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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-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.En-trēat'ive, a. p. 454Used in entreaty; pleading. “Embellished my entreative phrase.” Brewer.En-trēat'ment, n. p. 454Entreaty; discourse. [Obs.] Shak.En-trēat'y, n. p. 454Treatment; reception; entertainment. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 2. The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation. “Fair entreaty, and sweet blandishment.”…Entrée, n. p. 454A coming in, or entry; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entrée of a house. 2. A course of dishes, the first that is placed upon the table.Entremets, n. p. 454A small plate, or dainty dish, set on between the principal dishes at table. 2. (Mus.) An inferior and lesser movement, which is inserted between the greater and more important movements of a…En-trĕnch', v. t. p. 454See INTRENCH.Entrepôt, n. p. 454A warehouse or magazine, for the deposit of goods; a bonded-warehouse; a mart or place where goods are received and deposited, free of duty, for exportation to another port or country; a free port.Entresol, n. p. 454A low story in a building between two higher ones, usually placed between the ground floor and the first story.En-trĭck', v. t. p. 454To trick; to deceive. [Obs.] Chaucer.