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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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E-nôr'moüs'ly, adv. p. 450Beyond measure; excessively; as, an opinion enormously absurd.E-nôr'moüs'ness, n. p. 450The state of being enormous or excessive; immoderateness; immensity.E-nôr'tho-trōpe, n. p. 450A toy, consisting of a card, upon the sides of which confused or incomplete figures are so drawn that when it is rapidly revolved, these representations, being combined by the eye, in consequence of…E-nough', a. p. 450Satisfying desire; giving content; meeting reasonable expectation; adequate to want or demand; answering the purpose;—usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs. How many…E-noûgh', adv. p. 450In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; as much as one can ask or expect; sufficiently. 2. Fully; quite;—used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes…E-nough', n. p. 450A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do to take care of himself. And Esau said, I have enough, my brother.…E-noun'ce', v. t. p. 450To announce; to declare; to state, as a proposition or argument. [Rare.] A. Smith. 2. To utter; to articulate. [Rare.] The student should be able to enounce these [sounds] independently. A. M. Bell.E-nounce'ment, n. p. 450Act of enouncing; that which is enounced.E-now' p. 450Another form of enough:—formerly regarded by some as a plural, but not always so used. [Obs.] Shall I go on, or have I said enow? Shak.En-piërce', v. t. p. 450To empierce; to pierce. Shak.En-quick'en, v. t. p. 450To quicken; to make alive. [Obs.] Sir T. More.En-quire', v. i. & t. p. 450See INQUIRE.En-quir'er, n. p. 450See INQUIRER.En-qui'ry, n. p. 450See INQUIRY.En-rā'ce', v. t. p. 450To enroot; to implant. [Obs.] Spencer.En-rāge', v. t. p. 450To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make furious. Syn.—To irritate; incense; inflame; exasperate; provoke; anger; incite.En-rāge'ment, n. p. 450The act of enraging or being enraged; excitement. [Obs.] Spencer.En-rânge', v. t. p. 450To put in rank; to arrange. Spencer. 2. To rove over; to range. Spencer.En-rănk', v. t. p. 450To place in ranks or in order. Shak.En-rāp’, v. t. p. 451To bear away in ecstasy; to en-ravish. [Obs.] Shak.En-răpt'ūre, v. t. p. 451To transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure; to enravish.En-răv'ish, v. t. p. 451To transport with delight; to enrapture; to enchant; to fascinate; to charm.En-rāv'ish-ing-ly, adv. p. 451So as to throw into ecstasy. Sir T. More.En-rāv'ish-ment, n. p. 451The state of being enravished or enraptured; ecstasy; rapture. Glanville.En-rĕg'is-ter, v. t. p. 451To register; to enroll or record. Spencer.En-rheum’, v. i. p. 451To have rheum through cold; to take a cold. [Obs.] Harvey.En-rich', v. t. p. 451To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent; to increase the possessions of; hence, to supply with ornament; to adorn. Seeing, Lord, your great mercy Us hath enriched so openly. Chancer.…En-rĭch'er, n. p. 451One who enriches.En-rich'ment, n. p. 451The act of making rich, or that which enriches; the addition of fertility or ornament; decoration; embellishment.En-rĭdge', v. t. p. 451To form into ridges. Shak.En-rĭng′, v. t. p. 451To encircle; to surround; to bind. [Obs. or poet.]En-rīp’en, v. t. p. 451To ripen; to bring to perfection. [Obs.] Donne.En-rīve’, v. t. p. 451To rive; to cleave. [Obs.] Spencer.En-rōbe', v. t. p. 451To invest or adorn with a robe; to attire. Shak.En-rŏck'ment, n. p. 451A mass of large stones thrown into water at random to form the bases of piers, breakwaters, &c.En-rōll', v. t. p. 451To write in a roll or register; to insert a name or enter in a list or catalogue; hence, to record; to insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men for service; to enroll a law; also…En-rōll’er, n. p. 451One who enrolls or registers.En-rōll'ment, n. p. 451The act of enrolling. 2. That in which any thing is enrolled; a register.En-rōōt’, v. t. p. 451To fix by the root; to fix fast; to implant deep. Shak.En-round', v. t. p. 451To environ; to surround. [Obs.] Shak.Ēns, n. p. 451(Philos.) Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings. [Obs.] 2. (Chem.) Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a…En-sāfe′, v. t. p. 451To render safe. [Obs.] Hall.En-săm'ple, n. p. 451An example; a pattern or model for imitation. [Obs.] Being ensamples to the flock. 1 Pet. v. 3.En-sām'ple, v. t. p. 451To exemplify; to show by example. [Obs.] Spencer.En-sāng'guīne, v. t. p. 451To stain or cover with blood; to smear with gore; as, an ensanguined field. Milton. Then bore the tree of life ensanguined fruit, Which whoso tasteth, life shall be his loan. Trench.En'sāte, a. p. 451(Bot.) Having sword-shaped leaves; ensiform. Loudon.En-scāle', v. t. p. 451To carve or form with scales. Ogilvie.En-schēd’ūle, v. t. p. 451To insert in a schedule. See SCHEDULE. Shak.En-seōnce', v. t. p. 451To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to protect; to hide securely. I will ensconce me behind the arras. Shak.En-sēal’, v. t. p. 451To impress with a seal; to impress, as a seal. “This deed I do enseal.” Piers Plowman.En-sēam’, v. t. p. 451To sew up; to inclose by a seam; hence, to include; to contain. Camden.En-sēam', v. t. p. 451To cover with grease. [Obs.] In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed. Shak.En-sēar’, v. t. p. 451To sear; to cauterize. [Obs.] Shak.En-sēarch’, v. i. p. 451To make a search. [Obs.] Elyot.En-seel', v. t. p. 451To close the eyes of; to seel;—said in reference to a hawk.En-seint', a. p. 451(Law.) With child; pregnant. See ENCEINTE.Ensemble, n. p. 451The whole; all the parts taken together.Ensemble, adv. p. 451All at once; together; simultaneously.En-shīeld′, v. t. p. 451To defend, as with a shield; to shield. [Obs.] Shak.En-shīeld’, a. p. 451Defended, as with a shield. [Obs.] Shak.