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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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En'thy-mēme, n. p. 453(Rhet.) An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and a consequent deduced from it; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed.…En-tīce', v. t. p. 453To draw on, or instigate, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; especially in a bad sense, to lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; to incite. My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.…En-tīçe'a-ble, a. p. 453Capable of being enticed, or led astray.En-tīçe'ment, n. p. 453The act or practice of inciting, alluring, coaxing, or tempting to evil; as, the enticements of evil companions. 2. That which incites to evil; means of allurement; alluring object; as, an enticement…En-tī'çer, n. p. 453One who entices; one who incites or instigates to evil.En-ti'cing-ly, adv. p. 453In an enticing or winning manner; charmingly; attractively. “She sings most enticingly.” Addison.En-ti'er'ty, n. p. 453The whole. [Obs.]En-ti're', a. p. 453Complete in all parts; undivided and undiminished; full and perfect. With strength entire and free will armed. Milton. 2. Whole; complete; not participated with others; as, this man has the entire…En-tire', n. p. 453That which is whole and unmingled; especially, beer or porter drawn from one tap, and which is unmixed.En-tīre'ly, adv. p. 453In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the trace is entirely lost. Euphrates . . . falls not entirely into the Persian Sea. Raleigh. 2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely. “To…En-tire'ness, n. p. 453The state or condition of being entire; completeness; fullness; totality; as, the entireness of an arch or a bridge. 2. Integrity; wholeness of heart; honesty. “En-tire'ness in preaching the gospel.”…En-ti're'ty, n. p. 453The state of being entire or whole; completeness; integrity; as, entirety of interest. Blackstone. 2. That which is entire or whole; the whole. Bacon.Ĕn’ti-ta-tĭve, a. p. 453Considered as an entity or independent existence; abstract. [Rare.] Ellis.En'ti-ta-tīve-ly, adv. p. 453In an entitative manner; abstract. [Rare.]En-ti'tle, v. t. p. 453To give a title to; to affix as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book “Commentaries;” to entitle a man “Honorable.”…En-tit'ule, v. t. p. 453To entitle. [Obs.] B. Jonson.En'ti-ty, n. p. 453A real being, whether in thought or in fact; being; essence; existence. Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative signification. Bentley.En'to-blăst, n. p. 453(Nat. Hist.) The nucleolus of a cell. Agassiz.En-toil', v. t. p. 453To take with toils; to insnare; to entangle. [Rare.] “En-toiled in woofed phantasies.” Keats.En'to-ma-tŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 453The same as ENTOMOLOGY.En-tomb′, v. t. p. 453To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume. Hooker.En-tōmb'ment, n. p. 453The act of entombing, or burying; burial. Barrow.En-tŏm'ie or En-tŏm'ie-al, a. p. 453Relating to insects.En’to-moid, a. p. 453Resembling an insect.En'to-moid, n. p. 453An object resembling an insect.En-tŏm'o-līne, n. p. 453(Chem.) A chemical principle obtained from the wings and elytra of insects; — called also chitine.En-tōm'o-līte, n. p. 453A petrified insect.En'to-mo-lŏg'ie-al, a. p. 453Pertaining to the science of entomology.Ĕn'/to-mŏl'/o-gĭst, n. p. 453One versed in the science of entomology.En'to-mōl'o-gy, n. p. 453That part of zoology which treats of insects; the science or natural history and description of insects.Ĕn’to-mōph’a-gan, n. p. 453(Entom.) One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvæ feed parasitically upon living insects.Ĕn’to-mōph’a-gōus, a. p. 453Feeding on insects; insectivorous.En'to-mo-stōm'a-tă, n. pl. p. 453(Zo-ol.) A family of mollusca, mostly marine.En'to-mōs'-tra-cān, n. p. 453Entomostomata. 1. Ricinula horrida. 2. Cancillaria reticulata. (Zoöl.) A crustacean of inferior grade. See CRUSTACEAN. ☞ The principal subdivisions of the Entomostracans are, I. Those with an…En'to-mōs'tra-cēous, a. p. 453Belonging to the entomostracans.En'to-mōt'o-mist, n. p. 453One who practices entomotomy. Shuckard.En'to-mŏt'o-my, n. p. 453The science of the dissection of insects. Shuckard.En-tōn'ic, a. p. 453(Med.) Having great tension, or exaggerated action. Dunglison.En-tôr'ti-lā'tion, n. p. 453A turning into a circle. [Obs.] Donne.En-tōs'tho-blāst, n. p. 453(Nat. Hist.) The nucleus of the nucleolus or entoblast. Agassiz.En'to-zō'al, a. p. 453Pertaining to the entozoa.En'to-zō'ic or En'to-zo-ōl'o-gist, n. p. 453One versed in the science of the entozoa. Dana.En'to-zō'ön, n. p. 453(Zoöl.) A worm-like animal adapted to live within parts of another animal, as within the eye, the intestines, &c., the different species being peculiar to the different parts; as the tape-worm, and…Entr'acte, n. p. 453The interval between the acts of a play. 2. (Mus.) Musical performances during such intervals.En-trāil’, v. t. p. 453To interweave or twist; to interlace; to diversify. [Obs.] Therein entrailed the end of all the knots. Spenser.Ĕn’trails, n. pl. p. 453The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera. 2. The internal parts; as, the entrails of the earth. That treasure that lay so long hid in the dark entrails of America. Locke.En-trăm'mel, v. t. p. 453To trammel; to entangle. Hackett.En'trance, n. p. 453The act of entering or going into; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his…En-trănçe’, v. t. p. 453To put into a trance; to withdraw consciousness or sensibility from; to make insensible to present objects. Him, still entranced and in a litter laid, They bore from field and to the bed conveyed.…En-trànçe'ment, n. p. 453The act of entrancing, or the state of trance or ecstasy. Otway.Ĕn’trant, n. p. 453One who enters. [Obs.] “The entrant upon life.” Bp. Terret.En-trăp’, v. t. p. 453To catch, as in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to entangle; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of…En-trăp'ping-ly, adv. p. 453In a manner to entrap.En-trēat', v. t. p. 453To treat or conduct toward; to deal with; to use or manage. I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil. Jer. xv. 11. 2. To treat with or in respect to a thing desired; hence, to…En-trēat', v. i. p. 453To treat or discourse, as upon a subject; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty. [Obs.] Of which I shall have further occasion to entreat. Hakewill. Alexander was the first that…En-trēat', n. p. 454Entreaty. [Obs.] Ford.En-trēat'a-ble, a. p. 454Capable of being entreated, or won by entreaty. [Rare.]En-trēat'ance, n. p. 454Entreaty. [Obs.] Fairfax.En-trēat′er, n. p. 454One who entreats or asks earnestly.En-trēat'ing-ly, adv. p. 454In an entreating manner; with solicitation.