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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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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.Ĕs'che-vīn, n. p. 464The elder or warden, who was principal of an ancient guild. [Obs.] Simmonds.Es-chew′, v. t. p. 464To flee from; to shun; to seek to avoid; to keep one's self clear of. They must not only eschew evil, but do good in the world. Bp. Beveridge. 2. To escape from; to avoid. [Obs.] He who obeys…Es-chew’er, n. p. 464One who eschews.Es-chew'ment, n. p. 464The act of eschewing; avoidance. [Rare.]Esch-schöltz'i-ä, n. p. 464(Bot.) A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon the west coast of North America, some species of which produce beautiful yellow flowers.Es'chy-nite, n. p. 464(Min.) A mineral containing titanic acid and zirconia, and so called by Berzelius on account of the inability of chemical science, at the time of its discovery, to separate these two unlike…Es-eóch'eon, n. p. 464The shield of a family. [Obs.] See ESCUTCHEON. Warton.Es'co-pĕt', n. p. 464A carbine. [Mexico.]Es'cort, n. p. 464A person, or body of persons, giving attendance for the sake of affording safety; a guard; also, a person, or persons, attending as a mark of respect, honor, or attention; — especially applied to…Es-cōrt', v. t. p. 464To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to;—used especially with reference to journeys or excursions on land; as, to escort…Es-cōt’, n. p. 464A reckoning. [Obs.] See SCOT.Es-cōt’, v. t. p. 464To pay the reckoning for; to support. [Obs.] Shak.Es'egu-āde', n. p. 464Same as SQUAD, q. v.Es-cout', n. p. 464Same as SCOUT, q. v.Es'cript or Es'cri-toire', n. p. 464A writing. [Obs.] Cockeram. Es'cri-toire' (ĕs'krĭ-twōr') (Synop., § 130), n. [O. Fr. escritoire, N. Fr. écritoire, Pr. escriptori, Sp. escriptorio, escritorio, Pg. escritorio, It. scrittorio…Ĕs'cri-tō'ri-al, a. p. 464Pertaining to an escritoire.Es-crōd', n. p. 464A small fresh cod broiled; a scrod. “That morsel for Monica, an escrod.” D. Webster.Es-crōll’, n. p. 464A scroll. [Obs.] 2. (Her.) An exterior ornament of an escutcheon, representing a slip of parchment or paper, on which is the motto. Wright.Ĕs'crōw, n. p. 464(Law.) A deed or bond delivered to a third person, to hold till some act is done or some condition is performed, and which is not to take effect till the condition is performed. Blackstone.Es'eu-a'ge, n. p. 464(Feud. Law.) Service of the shield; a species of tenure by knight service, by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war; afterward exchanged for a pecuniary satisfaction; — called also…Es'cu-de'ro, n. p. 464A shield-bearer; an esquire; hence, an attendant; a lady's page. B. Jonson.Es'eu-lā'pi-an, a. p. 464Pertaining to Esculapius; hence, also, to the healing art; medical; medicinal; curative. Young.