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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-rŭct’ or E-rŭc’tāte, v. t. p. 462To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [Rare.] Howell.Er/uc-tā'tion, n. p. 462The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch. 2. A violent bursting forth or ejection, as of wind or other matter from the earth.E-rŭ'di-ate, v. t. p. 463To instruct; to educate; to teach. [Obs.] The skillful goddess there erudiates these In all she did. Fanshaw.Ĕr’u-dite, a. p. 463Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned. “Erudite and metaphysical theology.” I. Taylor.Ĕr'u-dīte'ly, adv. p. 463With erudition or learning.Er'ū-dite'ness, n. p. 463The state or quality of being erudite or learned.Er'u-di'tion, n. p. 463The state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature, as distinct from the sciences, as in history, antiquity, and…Er'u-gate, a. p. 463Freed from wrinkles; smooth.E-rūʹgi·noŭs, a. p. 463Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or the rust of copper; resembling rust.E-rūn'dă, n. p. 463The seed of the castor-oil plant;— so called in the East. Simmonds.E-rŭpt', v. i. p. 463To burst forth. [Obs.]E-rŭp'tion, n. p. 463The act of breaking or bursting forth, as from inclosure or confinement; that which bursts forth in a sudden or violent manner; as, an eruption of lava from a volcano; an eruption of armed men. All…E-rŭp'tive, a. p. 463Breaking or bursting forth. The sudden glance Appears far south eruptive through the cloud. Thomson. 2. Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; as, an eruptive fever. 3. (Geol.)…Er'vum, n. p. 463(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, one species of which is the lentil (E. lens), the fruit of which is highly valued in Eastern countries as an article of food.E-ryn'gĭ-um, n. p. 463[Lat. eryngium, erynge, Gr.E-rўn'go p. 463ἠρύγγιον, dim. of ἤρυγγος. (Bot.) A genus of plants somewhat like thistles in appearance. E. maritimum, or sea-holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.E-rȳs'i-mum, n. p. 463(Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants, including the hedge-mustard.Ĕr'y-sĭp'e-las, n. p. 463(Med.) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface.Ĕr'y-si-pĕl'a-toid, a. p. 463Resembling erysipelas.Er'y-si-pĕl'a-tōus or Er'y-sip'e-lous, a. p. 463Eruptive; resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.Er'y-thē'mā, n. p. 463(Med.) A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size.Ĕr′y-the-măt′ic, a. p. 463Characterized by, or causing, a morbid redness of the skin; relating to erythema.Er'y-thre'ă, n. p. 463(Bot.) A genus of low, branching, annual plants; centaury; — so called from the red color of the flowers. Gray.E-rȳth'rine, n. p. 463(Chem.) One of a series of substances obtained from the lichen, Rocella tinctoria. Brande.E-rȳth'ro-gen, n. p. 463(Chem.) A crystalline, fatty substance obtained from diseased bile;—so called from the reddish or purple color of some of its compounds.E-ry̆th'ro-lē'ic, a. p. 463(Chem.) Having a red color and oily appearance;—applied to an acid obtained from archil.E-ry̆th'ro-lē'ĭne, n. p. 463(Chem.) A substance obtained from litmus.E-ry̆th'ro-lĭt'mĭne, n. p. 463(Chem.) A substance obtained from litmus; — so called from its red color.Ĕr'y-thrō'ni-ŭm, n. p. 463(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the dog's-tooth violet;— so called from the red flowers and leaves of some species. 2. The metal vanadium;— so called from the red color of certain of its acids.Ĕr'y-thrŏph'y-līne or Ĕr'y-thro-phy'line, n. p. 463(Chem.) The substance to which the red color of leaves in autumn is due.Ĕr'y-thrī'na, n. p. 463(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral-tree; — so called from its red flowers.E'ryx, n. p. 463(Zöol.) A genus of serpents having a short, obtuse tail, with a single series of subcaudal scales or plates. [Written also erix.] Brande.Es'ca-lāde', n. p. 463(Mil.) A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart. Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or treachery. Buckminster.Es'ca-lāde', v. t. p. 463(Mil.) To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as, to escalade a wall.Es-cal'op, n. p. 463(Conch.) A bivalve shell, of the genus Pecten, whose form is nearly that of a circle, with one straight side, as the hinge side, and whose face is usually marked with ribs, radiating from the hinge…Es-căl'oped, a. p. 463Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scolloped. 2. (Her.) Covered with waving lines, or with indented borders overlapping; — said of an escutcheon.Es-cām'bi-o, n. p. 463(Eng. Law.) A license in the shape of a writ, formerly granted to an English merchant, to draw a bill of exchange on another in foreign parts. [Obs.] Burrill.Es-cāp'a-ble, a. p. 463Capable of being avoided; avoidable.Ĕs'ca-pāde', n. p. 463The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his heels. 2. An impropriety of speech or behavior of which an individual is unconscious. A crowning escapade of his, the first and last of the kind.…Es-cāpe', v. t. p. 463To flee from and avoid; to get out of the way of; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger. “Sailors that escaped the wreck.” Shak. 2. To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to…Es-cāpe', v. i. p. 463To flee, and become secure from danger; to hasten away; to avoid danger or injury. Such heretics ... would have thought fortunate, if they escaped with life. Macaulay. 2. To be passed without harm…Es-cāpe′, n. p. 463The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or restraint; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm.…Es-cāpe'ment, n. p. 463The act of escaping; escape. [Rare.] 2. The contrivance in a time-piece which connects the train of wheel-work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in…Es-cär'bun-cle, n. p. 463(Her.) A precious stone; the carbuncle.Es-căr'/ga-toire/, n. p. 463A nursery of snails. [Obs.] Addison.Es-cärp', n. p. 463(Fort.) Any thing high and precipitous; the side of the ditch next the parapet. See SCARP.Es-cärp', v. t. p. 463(Mil.) To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, as that of an escarp. Carleton.Es-cārp'ment, n. p. 463A steep descent or declivity; a precipitous side of any hill or rock. Whewell.Ĕsch'a-lŏt', n. p. 463(Bot.) A species of small onion or garlic, the Allium Ascalonicum. See SHALLOT.Es'chār, n. p. 463(Surg.) A dry slough, crust, or scab, which separates from the healthy part of the body, as that produced by a burn, or the application of caustics.Ēs'ehă-ră, n. p. 463(Zoöl.) A group of coral-making mollusks, of the order Bryozoa: the coral is in the form of delicate branches or net-work. Dana.Es'cha-rōt'ic, a. p. 463Serving or tending to form an eschar; producing a scar; caustic.Es'cha-rōt'ie, n. p. 463(Med.) A substance which produces an eschar; a caustic.Ĕs'cha-tŏl'o-gy, n. p. 463The doctrine of the last or final things, as death, judgment, and the events therewith connected.Es-chēat’, n. p. 463(Law.) (a.) (Feud. & Eng. Law.) The reverting or resulting back of lands, by some casualty or accident, to the lord of the fee, in consequence of the extinction of the blood of the tenant, which may…Es-chēat’, v. i. p. 463(Law.) To revert, return, or become forfeited, to the lord, the crown, or the state, as lands by the failure of persons entitled to hold the same, or by forfeiture. ☞ In this country it is the…Es-chēat', v. t. p. 464To forfeit. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Es-chēat'a-ble, a. p. 464Liable to escheat. Cotgrave.Es-chēat'a/ge, n. p. 464The right of succeeding to an escheat. Sherwood.Es-chēat'or, n. p. 464(Law.) An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place, and to take charge of them. Burrill.