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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-soin', n. p. 465(Eng. Law.) An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the presentation or allegation of such excuse to the court. 2. Excuse; exemption. [Obs.] For every work he challenged…Es-soin', v. t. p. 465(Eng. Law.) To allege or offer an excuse for the non-appearance of in court; to excuse for absence. Cowell.Es-soin'er, n. p. 465(Eng. Law.) An attorney who sufficiently excuses the absence of another.Es'so-nīte, n. p. 465(Min.) Cinnamon-stone.Ĕs'so-rant, a. p. 465(Her.) Standing on the ground with the wings spread out, as if about to fly;—said of the figure of a bird borne as a charge in an escutcheon.Es-tăb'lish, v. t. p. 465To make stable or firm; to fix or set unalterably; to settle; to confirm. The best established tempers can scarcely forbear being borne down. Burke. The confidence which must precede union could be…Es-tăb'lish-er, n. p. 465One who establishes, ordains, or confirms.Es-tăb'lish-ment, n. p. 465The act of establishing, founding, ratifying, or ordaining; settlement; confirmation. 2. The state of being established, founded, and the like. 3. That which is established; as, (a.) A form of…Ĕs'ta-cāde, n. p. 465(Mil.) A dike constructed of piles in the sea, a river, or a morass, to check the approach of an enemy.Es'ta-fet' or Es'ta-fette, n. p. 465A courier who conveys messages to another courier; one of a series of couriers in relay.Es-tāte′, n. p. 465The fixed condition of any thing or person; the subjective state; hence, the circumstances under which a thing or person stands; fixedness; condition; rank; state; position; welfare. “Discovering my…Es-tāte', v. t. p. 466To settle as a fortune. Shak. 2. To establish; to fix.Es-teem', v. t. p. 466To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon. One man esteemeth one day above another; another esteemeth every day alike. Rom. xiv. 5. Then he forsook God, which…Es-teem’, v. i. p. 466To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider. We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force. Milton.Es-teem’, n. p. 466Opinion or judgment of value; estimate; valuation; price. [Obs.] “The full esteem in gold.” J. Webster. I will deliver you, in ready coin, The full dear’st esteem of what you crave. J. Webster. 2.…Es-teem'a-ble, a. p. 466Worthy of esteem; estimable. [Rare.] “Esteemable qualities.” Pope.Es-teem'er, n. p. 466One who esteems; one who sets a high value on any thing. “The proudest esteemer of his own parts.” Locke.Es-thē/si-ôm'e-ter, n. p. 466An instrument used to measure the tactile sensibility of the surface of the human body, in health and disease, by finding the shortest distance by which two points can be separated when brought in…Es-thēt'ic, a. p. 466Pertaining to the science of taste or of beauty.Es-thĕt'ics, n. sing. p. 466The science which treats of the beautiful, or of the theory of taste. See ÆS-THETICS. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Es-tĭf'er-ōus, a. p. 466Producing heat. [Rare.]Ĕs'ti-ma-ble, a. p. 466Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage. Paley. 2. Valuable; worth a great price. [Rare.] A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, Is not so estimable or profitable. Shak. 3.…Ĕs'ti-ma-ble, n. p. 466A thing worthy of regard. [Rare.] One of the peculiar estimables of her country. Browne.Es'ti-ma-ble-ness, n. p. 466The quality of deserving esteem or regard.Ĕs'ti-ma-bly, adv. p. 466In an estimable manner.Ĕs'ti-māte, v. t. p. 466To judge and form an opinion of the value of, without actually measuring or weighing; to fix the worth of; to compute or rate; as, to estimate the value of goods or land; to estimate the worth or…Ěs'ti-mate, n. p. 466A value determined by judgment; particularly, an approximate judgment or opinion as to weight, magnitude, cost, and the like; a calculation without measuring or weighing. Syn. — ESTIMATE, ESTIMATION…Ĕs'ti-mā'tion, n. p. 466The act of estimating. 2. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of any thing, formed without using precise data; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities.…Ĕs'ti-mā'tive, a. p. 466Inclined, or able, to estimate; serving for, or capable of being used in, estimating. We find in animals an estimative or judicial faculty. Hale. 2. Imaginative. [Rare.]Ĕs'ti-mā'tor, n. p. 466One who estimates or values.Ĕs'ti-val, a. p. 466Pertaining to, or continuing through, the summer; æstival. “Estival garlands.” Browne.Ĕs'ti-vāte, v. i. p. 466To pass the summer. [Obs.] Cockram.Ĕs'ti-vā'tion, n. p. 466The act of passing the summer. Bacon. 2. (Bot.) The disposition of the petals within the floral gem or bud; æstivation.Estoilée, a. p. 466(Her.) Having the form of a star, especially of a star with four rays. Cross estoilée (Her.), a star with four rays in the form of a cross, the rays being broad at the center and terminating in sharp…Es-tŏp’, v. t. p. 466(Law.) To impede or bar; to stop the progress of. “Estopping a river.” Burvill. A man shall always be estopped by his own deed, or not permitted to aver or prove any thing in contradiction to what he…Ēs'to-pĭl'la, n. p. 466A kind of long lawn or mixed linen fabric, made in Silesia. Simmonds.Es-tōp'pel, n. p. 466(Law.) A stop; an obstruction or bar to one's alleging or denying a fact contrary to his own previous action, allegation, or denial; a conclusive admission, which can not be denied or controverted.…Es-tō'vers, n. pl. p. 466(Law.) Necessaries or supplies; an allowance to a person out of an estate or other thing for support; as of wood to a tenant for life, &c., of sustenance to a man confined for felony out of his…Es-trāde’, n. p. 466An even or level space; a level and slightly raised place in a room. Smart.Estramaçon p. 466m. [Fr., It. stramazone, L. Lat. scramasaxus, O. Ger. schramas, from L. Lat. scrama, broadsword, akin to Ger. schramme, scratch, scar, and L. Lat. saxa, a little knife, small sword, M. H. Ger. sahs].…Es-trānge', v. t. p. 466To make strange; to withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with. We must estrange our belief from what is not clearly evidenced.…Es-trān'ged-ness, n. p. 466The state of being estranged; estrangement. Prynne.Es-trānge'ment, n. p. 466The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged; a keeping at a distance; voluntary abstraction; alienation; removal; as, an estrangement of affection. A long estrangement from better things.…Es-trān'ǵer, n. p. 466One who estranges. Browning.Es-trăn'gle, v. t. p. 466To strangle. [Obs.]Es'tra-pāde', n. p. 466(Man.) The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rises before, and at the same time kicks furiously with his hind legs.Es-trāy', v. i. p. 466To stray. [Obs.]Es-trāy', n. p. 466(Law.) Any valuable animal, not wild, found wandering from its owner; a stray. Burrill.Es-trēat’, n. p. 466(Law.) A true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original writing or record, especially of amercements or penalties set down in the rolls of court to be levied by the bailiff, or other officer.…Es-trēat', v. t. p. 466(Law.) (a.) To extract or take out from the records of a court, and return to the court of exchequer to be prosecuted;— said of a forfeited recognizance. (b.) To bring in to the exchequer, as a fine.…Ĕs'tre-mē'ni-an, a. p. 466(Geog.) Belonging or relating to Estremadura, in Spain.Ĕs'tre-mē'ni-an, n. p. 466(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Estremadura.Es-trēpe', v. t. p. 466(Law.) To strip or lay bare, as trees of their branches, or land of wood, houses, &c.; to commit waste or spoil in, as in lands, woods, or houses, to the damage of another. Burrill.Es-trēpe'ment, n. p. 466(Law.) A destructive kind of waste, committed by a tenant, in lands, woods, or houses. Cowell.Ĕs'trich, n. p. 466The ostrich. [Obs.] Massinger.Ĕs'tridge p. 4662. (Com.) The fine down of the ostrich, lying immediately beneath the feathers.Ĕst'ū-ance, n. p. 466Heat. [Obs.] “Regulated estuance from wine.” Browne.Ĕst'ū-a-ry, n. p. 466A place where water boils up or wells forth. [Obs.] Bogle. 2. A narrow passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith.Ĕst'ū-a-ry, a. p. 466Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata. Lyell.Ĕst'ū-āte, v. i. p. 466To boil up; to swell and rage; to be agitated. Cockeram.