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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Eth'el, a.p. 467Noble. [Obs.]
  2. E’ther, n.p. 467(Physics.) An hypothetical medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of transmission of light and…
  3. E-thē're-al, a.p. 467Pertaining to the ether, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions. Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger. Milton. 2.…
  4. E·thē're-al-ism, n.p. 467The state or quality of being ethereal; etherealness; ethereality.
  5. E-thĕ're-ăl'ĭ-ty, n.p. 467The state or condition of being ethereal; etherealness.
  6. E·thē're-al-īze, v. t.p. 467To convert into ether, or into subtile fluid; to saturate with ether. Good. 2. To render ethereal or spirit-like.
  7. E-thē're-al-ly, adv.p. 467In an ethereal, celestial, or heavenly manner.
  8. E·thē're-al-ness, n.p. 467The state or quality of being ethereal; ethereality; etherealism.
  9. E-thē're-oûs, a.p. 467Formed of ether; ethereal. [Obs.] This ethereous mold on which we stand. Milton.
  10. E-thē'ri-a, n.p. 467(Conch.) A genus of bivalve mollusks inhabiting fresh water, and found in the rivers of Africa attached to stones or to other shells. Baird.
  11. E'ther-i-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 467The production of ether.
  12. E'ther-i-fōrm or E-thér'i-fōrm, a.p. 467Having the form of ether.
  13. E'ther-ine, n.p. 467Carbureted hydrogen; — so called from being supposed to exist in ether.
  14. Ē'ther-i-zā'tion, n.p. 467(Med.) (a.) The administration of ether by inhalation. (b.) The state of the system under the influence of ether.
  15. Ē'ther-īze, v. t.p. 467To convert into ether. 2. To put under the influence of ether, as by inhalation; as, to etherize a patient.
  16. Ĕth'ic or Ĕth'ic-al, a.p. 467Relating to manner or morals; treating of the moral feelings or duties; containing precepts of morality; as, ethic discourses or epistles. Cicero was himself the author of an ethical system. De…
  17. Ĕth'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 467According to, or in harmony with, moral principles or character.
  18. Ĕth'ics, n. sing.p. 467The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerning duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a…
  19. Ĕ'thi-op or Ĕ'thi-ō'pi-an, n.p. 467(Geog.) A native, or inhabitant, of Ethiopia.
  20. Ē'thi-ō'pi-an or Ē'thi-ōp'ic, a.p. 467(Geog.) Belonging, or relating, to Ethiopia.
  21. Ē'thi-ōp'ie, n.p. 467The language of Ethiopia.
  22. Æ'thi-ops Mār'tialp. 467Black oxide of iron; iron in the form of a very fine powder.
  23. É'thi-ops Mīner-alp. 467A combination of mercury and sulphur, of a black color; black sulphuret of mercury. See CALOMEL.
  24. Ĕth'moid or Eth-moid'al, a.p. 467(Anat.) Resembling a sieve; cribriform. Ethmoid bone (Anat.), the bone through which the nerves of olfaction pass to the nose, and on which they are mainly distributed.
  25. Ĕth'moid, n.p. 467(Anat.) The ethmoid bone.
  26. Ěth'nārch, n.p. 467(Gr. Antiq.) The governor of a province or people.
  27. Eth'nārch-y, n.p. 467The dominion of an ethnarch; principality and rule. Wright.
  28. Eth'nie or Eth'nie-al, a.p. 467Belonging to races; based on distinctions of race; ethnological. 2. Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to Christianity; heathen; pagan;—opposed to Jewish and Christian. Hudibras.
  29. Ĕth'nie, n.p. 467A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.] No better reported than impure ethnics and lay dogs. Milton.
  30. Ĕth'ni-cĭsm, n.p. 467Heathenism; paganism; idolatry. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  31. Eth-nŏg'ra-pher, n.p. 467One who cultivates ethnography; one who studies or treats of the different natural races and families of men.
  32. Ĕth'no-grāph'ic or Ĕth'no-grāph'ic-al, a.p. 467Pertaining to ethnography.
  33. Eth-nŏg'ra-phy, n.p. 467That branch of knowledge which has for its subject the description of the different races of men, with their different characteristics, circumstances, manners, and habits.
  34. Ĕth'no-lŏġ'ic or Ĕth'no-lŏġ'ic-al, a.p. 467Pertaining to ethnology.
  35. Eth-nŏl'o-ġĭst, a.p. 467One versed in ethnology; a student of ethnology.
  36. Eth-nŏl'o-ġy, n.p. 467The science which treats of the division of man into races, their origin and relations, and the differences which characterize them.
  37. Ĕth'o-lŏġ'ic or Ĕth'o-lŏġ'ic-al, a.p. 467Treating of, or pertaining to, ethics or morality. Johnson.
  38. E-thŏl'o-ġĭst, n.p. 467One who studies or writes upon the subject of manners and morality.
  39. E-thŏl'o-ġy, n.p. 467The science of ethics; a treatise on morality; also, the science of character. J. S. Mill.
  40. Ĕth'o-po-ĕt'ic, a.p. 467Belonging to, or suitable for, the formation of character. [Obs.] Urquhart.
  41. Ē'thūle, n.p. 467(Chem.) A compound of hydrogen and carbon, regarded by Berzelius as forming ether by oxidation; ethyl.
  42. Ē'thyl, n.p. 467(Chem.) An hypothetical radical or base existing in ether and its compounds.
  43. Ē'ti-o-lāte, v. i.p. 467To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as plants. 2. (Pathol.) To become pale through disease or absence of light.
  44. Ē'ti-o-lāte, v. t.p. 467To blanch; to whiten by depriving of the sun’s rays. 2. (Pathol.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.
  45. Ē'ti-o-lā'tion, n.p. 467The operation of blanching so as to render plants white, crisp, and tender, by excluding the action of light from them. 2. (Pathol.) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease. Dunglison.
  46. Ē'ti-o-lŏg'ic-al, a.p. 468Pertaining to etiology.
  47. Ē`ti-ōl'o-gy, n.p. 468(Med.) That branch of medical science which treats of the causes of disease.
  48. Ĕt'i-quĕtte/, n.p. 468The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum. The pompous…
  49. Et-nē'an, a.p. 468Pertaining to Etna, a volcanic mountain in Sicily.
  50. E-tru'ri-an, a.p. 468(Geog.) Belonging, or relating to ancient Etruria, in Italy.
  51. E-tru'ri-an, n.p. 468(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
  52. E-trūs'can, a.p. 468Of, or belonging to, Etruria.
  53. Et'tin, n.p. 468A giant. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  54. Et'tle, v. t.p. 468To earn. [Obs.] See ADDLE. Boucher.
  55. Étude, n.p. 468A composition in music or the fine arts which is intended, or may serve, for a study.
  56. Étui (ā-twē') or Et-wee', n.p. 468A case for small articles, as needles, pins, and other small instruments; a lady’s reticule or work-box.
  57. Ĕt'ym, n.p. 468An etymon. See ETYMON. H. F. Talbot.
  58. Ĕt'y-mŏl'o-ġer, n.p. 468An etymologist. [Obs.]
  59. Ĕt'y-mo-lŏġ'ic-al, a.p. 468Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words.
  60. Ĕt'y-mo-lŏg'ĭc-al-ly, adv.p. 468According to, or by means of, etymology.