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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'ther-i-fōrm or E-thér'i-fōrm, a. p. 467Having the form of ether.E'ther-ine, n. p. 467Carbureted hydrogen; — so called from being supposed to exist in ether.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.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.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…Ĕth'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 467According to, or in harmony with, moral principles or character.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…Ĕ'thi-op or Ĕ'thi-ō'pi-an, n. p. 467(Geog.) A native, or inhabitant, of Ethiopia.Ē'thi-ō'pi-an or Ē'thi-ōp'ic, a. p. 467(Geog.) Belonging, or relating, to Ethiopia.Ē'thi-ōp'ie, n. p. 467The language of Ethiopia.Æ'thi-ops Mār'tial p. 467Black oxide of iron; iron in the form of a very fine powder.É'thi-ops Mīner-al p. 467A combination of mercury and sulphur, of a black color; black sulphuret of mercury. See CALOMEL.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.Ĕth'moid, n. p. 467(Anat.) The ethmoid bone.Ěth'nārch, n. p. 467(Gr. Antiq.) The governor of a province or people.Eth'nārch-y, n. p. 467The dominion of an ethnarch; principality and rule. Wright.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.Ĕth'nie, n. p. 467A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.] No better reported than impure ethnics and lay dogs. Milton.Ĕth'ni-cĭsm, n. p. 467Heathenism; paganism; idolatry. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Eth-nŏg'ra-pher, n. p. 467One who cultivates ethnography; one who studies or treats of the different natural races and families of men.Ĕth'no-grāph'ic or Ĕth'no-grāph'ic-al, a. p. 467Pertaining to ethnography.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.Ĕth'no-lŏġ'ic or Ĕth'no-lŏġ'ic-al, a. p. 467Pertaining to ethnology.Eth-nŏl'o-ġĭst, a. p. 467One versed in ethnology; a student of ethnology.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.Ĕth'o-lŏġ'ic or Ĕth'o-lŏġ'ic-al, a. p. 467Treating of, or pertaining to, ethics or morality. Johnson.E-thŏl'o-ġĭst, n. p. 467One who studies or writes upon the subject of manners and morality.E-thŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 467The science of ethics; a treatise on morality; also, the science of character. J. S. Mill.Ĕth'o-po-ĕt'ic, a. p. 467Belonging to, or suitable for, the formation of character. [Obs.] Urquhart.Ē'thūle, n. p. 467(Chem.) A compound of hydrogen and carbon, regarded by Berzelius as forming ether by oxidation; ethyl.Ē'thyl, n. p. 467(Chem.) An hypothetical radical or base existing in ether and its compounds.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.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.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.Ē'ti-o-lŏg'ic-al, a. p. 468Pertaining to etiology.Ē`ti-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 468(Med.) That branch of medical science which treats of the causes of disease.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…Et-nē'an, a. p. 468Pertaining to Etna, a volcanic mountain in Sicily.E-tru'ri-an, a. p. 468(Geog.) Belonging, or relating to ancient Etruria, in Italy.E-tru'ri-an, n. p. 468(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.E-trūs'can, a. p. 468Of, or belonging to, Etruria.Et'tin, n. p. 468A giant. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Et'tle, v. t. p. 468To earn. [Obs.] See ADDLE. Boucher.Étude, n. p. 468A composition in music or the fine arts which is intended, or may serve, for a study.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.Ĕt'ym, n. p. 468An etymon. See ETYMON. H. F. Talbot.Ĕt'y-mŏl'o-ġer, n. p. 468An etymologist. [Obs.]Ĕt'y-mo-lŏġ'ic-al, a. p. 468Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words.Ĕt'y-mo-lŏg'ĭc-al-ly, adv. p. 468According to, or by means of, etymology.Ĕt'y-mo-lŏg'i-con, n. p. 468A treatise in which the etymologies of words are traced; an etymological dictionary or manual; as, Whiter's Etymologicon.Et’y-mŏl’ō-gĭst, n. p. 468One versed in etymology, or the deduction of words from their originals; one who searches into the origin of words.Et'y-mŏl'ō-gize, v. t. p. 468To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. “The grammarians etymologize it.” Camden.Et'ymōl'o-gīze, v. i. p. 468To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.Et'y-mōl'ō-gy, n. p. 468That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words and grammatical forms, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning. 2. That part of…Ĕt'ymon, n. p. 468An original form; primitive word; root. 2. Original or fundamental signification. [Rare.] The import here given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word. Coleridge.Eū p. 468A prefix from the Gr. εὖ, well, used very frequently in composition, signifying well, easy, advantageous, good, and the like.Eu-cāi'rīte, n. p. 468(Min.) A mineral, consisting principally of selenium, copper, and silver; — so called by Berzelius on account of its being found soon after the discovery of the metal selenium. Dana.Eū'ca-lýp'tus, n. p. 468(Bot.) A genus of trees, including many species, most of which are natives of Australia. The trees, which attain a very great size, have entire, leathery leaves, containing a considerable amount of…Eŭ'cha-rist, n. p. 468The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. [Obs.] Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs. South. 2. (Ecol.) The sacrament of the Lord’s supper; the solemn act or…Eu'cha-rist'ic, a. p. 468