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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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Ĕx'ca-vā'tor, n. p. 473One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; especially, a machine for excavating.Ex-cāve′, v. t. p. 473To hollow out; to excavate. [Obs.] Cockram.Ex-cē'cāte, v. t. p. 473To make blind; to blind. [Obs.] Cockram.Ēx'çe-cā'tion, n. p. 473The act of blinding, or making blind. [Obs.] Bp. Richardson.Ex-cēd'ent, n. p. 473Excess. [Obs.]Ex-ceed′, v. t. p. 473To pass or go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, or weight; one offender exceeds another in villainy. Name the time…Ex-ceed′, v. i. p. 474To go too far; to pass the proper bounds; to go over any given limit, number, or measure. “In our reverence to whom we can not possibly exceed.” Bp. Taylor. Forty stripes he may give him, and not…Ex-ceed'a-ble, a. p. 474Capable of exceeding or surpassing. [Obs.] Sherwood.Ex-cēed'er, n. p. 474One who exceeds or passes the bounds of fitness. Montagu.Ex-ceed'ing, adv. p. 474In a very great degree; unusually; surpassingly; transcendently; as, exceeding rich. The Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea. Raleigh.Ex-ceed'ing-ly, adv. p. 474To a very great degree; in a degree beyond what is usual; greatly; very much.Ex-ceed'ing-ness, n. p. 474Greatness in quantity, extent, or duration. [Obs.] Sidney.Ex-cĕl′, v. t. p. 474To go beyond; to exceed; to surpass, especially in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo. Excelling others, these were great; Thou, greater still, must these excel. Prior. 2. To exceed or go…Ex-cĕl′, v. i. p. 474To have good qualities, or to perform meritorious actions, in an unusual degree; to surpass others; to be superior; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics, or painting. All horsemen, in which fight…Ĕx'cel-lence, n. p. 474The state or quality of being excellent, of surpassing others, or of possessing eminent properties or virtues; exalted merit; superiority; eminence. Consider first that great Or bright infers not…Ĕx'cel-len-cy, n. p. 474Valuable quality; excellence. Extinguish in men the sense of their own excellency. Hooker. 2. A title of honor or respect given to the highest dignitaries of a court or state; also, to ambassadors…Ex'cel-lent, a. p. 474Excelling or surpassing others in virtue, worth, dignity, capacity, attainments, or the like; eminent; distinguished; admirable; superior; exceedingly good or useful; as, an excellent man; an…Ex'cel-lent-ly, adv. p. 474In an excellent manner; well in a high degree; in an eminent degree; admirably; eminently; exceedingly. “A plot excellently well fortified.” Golding. When the whole heart is excellently sorry. J.…Ex-cĕl'si-or, a. p. 474More lofty; still higher; ever upward.Ex-cĕn’tral, a. p. 474(Bot.) Out of the center.Ex-çĕn'tric or Ex-çĕn'tric-al, a. p. 474(Bot.) The same as ECCENTRIC and ECCENTRICAL.Ex-çĕpt', v. t. p. 474To leave out of any number specified; to exclude. Who never touched The excepted tree. Milton.Ex-çĕpt', v. i. p. 474To take exception; to object;—usually followed by to, sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony. Except thou wilt except against my love. Shak.Ex-çĕpt', prep. p. 474originally past participle, or verb in the imperative mode. [Lat. exceptus, p. p. of excipere; Sp. excepto, It. eccetto, Fr. excepté. See supra.] With exclusion of; leaving out; excepting. God and…Ex-cēpt',, conj. p. 474With exclusion of the case that; unless; if not. Except it be because her method is so glib and easy. Milton.Ex-cĕpt'ant, a. p. 474Making or indicating exception.Ex-cēpt'ing, prep. p. 474but properly a participle. With rejection or exception of; excluding; except. “Excepting your worship's presence.” Shak.Ex-cēp'tion, n. p. 474The act of excepting or excluding from a number designated, or from a description; exclusion. “But write proviso and exception.” Shak. 2. That which is excepted or separated from others in a general…Bill of exceptions p. 474a statement of exceptions to the decision, or instructions of a judge in the trial of a cause, made for the purpose of putting the points decided on record so as to bring them before a superior court…Ex-cĕp'tion-a-ble, a. p. 474Liable to exception or objection; objectionable. This passage I look upon to be the most exceptionable in the whole poem. Addison.Ex-cĕp'tion-a-ble-ness, n. p. 474The quality of being liable to exception.Ex-cĕp'tion-al, a. p. 474Forming an exception; exceptive. Lyell.Ex-cĕp'tion-er, n. p. 474One who takes exceptions or objects. [Obs.] Milton.Ex-cĕp'tiŏus, a. p. 474Disposed or apt to take exceptions; peevish. [Obs.] At least effectually silence the doubtful and exceptionous. South.Ex-cēp'tious-ness, n. p. 474The state of being disposed to take exception. [Obs.] Barrow.Ex-cĕp'tive, a. p. 474Including an exception; as, an exceptive proposition. Watts. 2. Making or being an exception; exceptional. “A particular and exceptive law.” Milton.Ex-cĕpt'less, a. p. 474Not exceptional; usual. [Obs.] “My general and exceptless rashness.” Shak.Ex-cĕp'tor, n. p. 474One who takes exceptions. Burnet.Ex·cĕr'e-brā'tion, n. p. 474The act of removing or beating out the brains.Ex-cĕr'e-brōse', a. p. 474Having no brains; brainless. [Rare.]Ex-cĕrn', v. t. p. 474To separate and emit through the pores; to excrete: as, fluids are excerned in perspiration. [Obs.] Bacon.Ex-cĕrp', v. t. p. 474To pick out. [Obs.] Hales.Ex-cĕrpt', v. t. p. 474To make extracts from, or to make an extract of; to select; to extract; to cite or cite from. Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars. Fuller.Ex-cĕrpt', n. p. 474An extract; a passage selected from an author.Ex-cērp'ta, n. pl. p. 474Passages extracted.Ex-cērp'tion, n. p. 474The act of excerpting or selecting out. 2. That which is selected or gleaned. “His excerptions out of the fathers.” Fuller.Ex-cĕrp'tor, n. p. 474One who makes exceptions; a picker; a culler.Ex·cess', n. p. 474The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond necessity or duty; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; as, an excess of provisions or of light. That kills me…Ex-cĕss'ive, a. p. 474Marked with, or exhibiting, excess; beyond the ordinary degree, measure, or limit, or beyond the common measure or proportion; as, the excessive bulk of a man; excessive labor; excessive wages.…Ex-çēss'īve·ly, adv. p. 474In an extreme degree; beyond measure; exceedingly; violently; as, excessively impatient; excessively grieved; the wind blew excessively.Ex-cĕss'īve-ness, n. p. 474The state or quality of being excessive; excess.Ex-chān'ge, v. t. p. 474To part with or relinquish for something in place of; to give or take in return for something else; to transfer to another for compensation; to part with for compensation. He has something to…Ex-chānge’, v. i. p. 474To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in exchange; as, a dollar exchanges for ten dimes.Ex-chānge',, n. p. 474The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain; the act of substituting one thing in the place of another; as, an…Ex-chânge'a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 475The quality or state of being exchangeable. The law ought not to be contravened by an express article admitting the exchangeability of such persons. Washington.Ex-chānge'a-ble, a. p. 475Capable of being exchanged; fit or proper to be exchanged. The officers captured with Burgoyne were exchangeable within the powers of General Howe. Marshall.Ex-chânge'-brō'ker, n. p. 475(Com.) A dealer in bills of exchange.Ex-chān'ġer, n. p. 475One who exchanges; one who practices exchange.Ex-chēat', n. p. 475The same as ESCHEAT. Spenser.Ex-chēat'or, n. p. 475The same as ESCHEATOR.