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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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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. 468Eū'cha-rīst'ic-al p. 468Containing expressions of thanks. [Obs.] Browne. 2. Pertaining to the Lord's supper.Eū-chlōre', a. p. 468Having a distinct green color; — said of some minerals. [Obs.]Eū-chlō'rie, a. p. 468Having a distinct green color. Euchloric gas (Chem.). Same as EUCHLORINE. Davy.Eū'chlo·rine, n. p. 468(Chem.) Protoxide of chlorine. Davy.Eū'cho-lo'gi-on or Eū-chōl'o-gy, n. p. 468(Eccl.) A formulary of prayers; the Greek ritual, in which are prescribed the order of ceremonies, sacraments, and ordinances.Eŭ'chre, n. p. 468A game at cards, originally a German game, the highest card being the knave of the same color and suit as the trump, and called right bower, the lowest card played being the seven. See BOWER. Hoyle.Eū'chro-ite, n. p. 468(Min.) A mineral of a light, emerald-green color, transparent and brittle; arsenate of copper. Dana.Eū'chy-my, n. p. 468(Med.) A good state of the blood and other fluids of the body.Eū'/ehy-sīd'er-ite, n. p. 468(Min.) A mineral containing silica, lime, magnesia, and oxide of iron; a variety of pyroxene.Eū’clāse, n. p. 468(Min.) A brittle gem of the beryl family, consisting of silica, alumina, and glucina. It occurs in light, green, transparent crystals, affording a brilliant diagonal cleavage, and is obtained from…Eu'cra-sy, n. p. 468(Med.) Such a due or well-proportioned mixture of qualities in bodies, as constitutes health or soundness. Quincy.Eūc'tic-al, a. p. 468Containing acts of supplication; supplicatory; precatory. [Obs.] Sacrifices . . . distinguished into expiatory, euctical, and eucharistical. Law.Eū-dē'mon-ism, n. p. 468That system of philosophy which derives the foundation of moral obligation from its relation to happiness or well-being. [Written also eudæmonism.]Eū·dē'mon·ist, n. p. 468One who believes in eudæmonism. [Written also eudæmonist.] I am too much of a eudæmonist; I hanker too much after a state of happiness both for myself and others. De Quincey.Eū-dĭ'al-yte, n. p. 468(Min.) A mineral of a brownish-red color and vitreous luster, consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron, zirconia, and lime; — so called from the ease with which it is dissolved in acids. Dana.Eū/dĭ-òm/e-ter, n. p. 468An instrument for ascertaining the purity of the air, or rather the quantity of oxygen contained in any given bulk of elastic fluid. Ure.Eū'di-o-mē'trie or Eū'di-o-mē'trie-al, a. p. 468Pertaining to a eudiometer; performed or ascertained by a eudiometer; as, eudiometrical experiments or results.Eū'dĭ-ōm'e-try, n. p. 468Eudiometer. The art or practice of ascertaining the purity of the air by the eudiometer.Eū-dŏx'ī-an, n. p. 468(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Eudoxius, who was a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius, and was patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople in the fourteenth century.Eū-dȳn'a-mis, n. p. 468(Ornith.) A genus of cuckoos remarkable for the strength of the bill, legs, and toes.Eū'ge, n. p. 468Applause. [Obs.] Hammond.Eū-gē'ni-ā, n. p. 468(Bot.) A genus of plants, mostly of tropical countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees which produce the allspice and cloves of commerce.Eū-gĕn'ic, a. p. 468(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves; as, eugenic acid.Eū'ge-nīne, n. p. 468(Chem.) A crystallizable substance obtained from cloves by means of alcohol.Eū'ge-ny, n. p. 468Nobleness of birth. [Obs.]Eūgh, n. p. 468The yew, or yew-tree. See Yew. “The tough eugh.” Dryden.Eu-har-mōn'ic, a. p. 468(Mus.) Producing perfect harmony or concord; — used to distinguish from that produced by the tempered scale.Eū-lŏg'ie or Eū-lŏg'ie-al, a. p. 468Containing, or pertaining to, eulogy; commendatory; eulogistic. [Rare.]