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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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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.Ĕs'cu-lā'pi-ŭs, n. p. 464(Myth.) The god of the healing art, fabled to have been the son of Apollo and the nymph Coronis. He is usually represented as an old man with a flowing beard, accompanied by or grasping the head of a…Ĕs'cu-lent, a. p. 464Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish. “Esculent grain for food.” Sir W. Jones.Ĕs'cu-lent, n. p. 464Any thing that is eatable; that which is or may be safely eaten by man. Or any esculent, as the learned call it. Massinger.Es-cū'lĭc, a. p. 464(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the horse-chestnut; as, esculic acid. Wright.Es'eu-line, n. p. 464(Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from the Æsculus hippocastanum, or horse-chestnut.Es-eū'ri-al, n. p. 464A palace and mausoleum of the kings of Spain, about 25 miles north-west of Madrid. The ground plan is in the form of a gridiron, with bars and handle complete, the structure being designed in honor…Es-cūtch'eon, n. p. 464(Her.) The shield; the field or ground on which a coat of arms is represented; also, the shield of a family; the token of one's birth and rank. The duke's private band ... displaying on their breasts…Es-cūtch'eoned, a. p. 464Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign. Young.Ĕs'em-plăs'tic, a. p. 464Molded or formed into one; shaped or fashioned into one. [Rare.] Coleridge.Es-guärd’, n. p. 464Guard. [Obs.] “One of our esguard.” Beau. & Fl.Es-loin', v. t. p. 464To remove; to avoid; to eloin. [Obs.] From worldly cares he did himself esloin. Spenser.Ēs'ne-cy, n. p. 464(Eng. Law.) The right which the eldest coparcener of lands has to make the first choice in dividing a joint inheritance, on the ground of age. Bouvier.E-sŏd'ic, a. p. 464(Physiol.) Conducting influences to the spinal marrow;—said of certain nerves.Ē'so-phāg'e-an, a. p. 464Pertaining to the esophagus; œsophagean.E-sŏph/a-gŏt'o-my, n. p. 464(Surg.) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus, for the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs the passage. [Written also œsophagotomy.]E-sōph'a-gŭs, n. p. 464(Anat.) The passage through which food and drink pass to the stomach; the gullet. [Written also œsophagus.]E-sō'pi-an, a. p. 464Pertaining to Æsop; composed by him, or in his manner. Warton.Es'o-tĕr'ic, a. p. 464Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or not intelligible, to the general body of followers; private; interior; acroatic — said of the private instruction…És'o-těr'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 464In an esoteric manner.Es'o-tēr'i-cĭsm, n. p. 464Esoteric doctrine or principles.Ēs'o-tĕr'ies, n. sing. p. 464Mysterious or hidden doctrine; secret science. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Ĕs'o-tĕr'y, n. p. 464Mystery; secrecy; acroatics. [Rare.]