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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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Ex-hāle'ment, n. p. 478Matter exhaled; vapor; exhalation. [Obs.] Browne.Ex-hāl'ence, n. p. 478The act of exhaling, or matter exhaled. [Obs.]Ex-haust', v. t. p. 478To draw out or drain off completely, as to exhaust the water of a well. “The moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.” 2. To empty by drawing out the contents; as, to exhaust a well of its…Ex-haust’, a. p. 478Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy. Exhaust steam (Steam-eng.), that which is allowed to escape from the cylinder after having been employed to produce motion of the piston.Ex-haust', n. p. 478(Steam-eng.) The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.Ex-haust'er, n. p. 478One who, or that which, exhausts or draws out.Ex-haust'i-ble, a. p. 478Capable of being exhausted or drained off.Ex-haust'ion, n. p. 478The act of drawing out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents. 2. The state of being exhausted or emptied; the state of being deprived of strength or spirits. 3. (Math.) A…Ex-haust'ive, a. p. 478Serving or tending to exhaust. “An exhaustive fullness of sense.” Coleridge.Ex-haust'less, a. p. 478Not to be exhausted; not to be wholly drawn off or emptied; inexhaustible; as, an exhaustless fund or store.Ex-haust'ment, n. p. 478Exhaustion; drain. [Obs.]Ex-haust'-nŏz'zle or Ex-haust'-ŏr'i-fĭçe, n. p. 478(Steam-eng.) The blast-orifice or nozzle.Ex-haust'-pīpe, n. p. 478(Steam-Engin.) The pipe that conveys steam from the cylinder to the atmosphere or to the condenser.Ex-haust'-pōrt, n. p. 478(Steam-eng.) See PORT.Ex-haust'ūre, n. p. 478Exhaustion. [Obs.] Wraxall.Ex-haust'-vălve, n. p. 478(Steam-eng.) A valve that lets steam escape out of a cylinder.Ex'he-dra or Ex-hed'ra, n. p. 478See EXEDRA. Gwilt.Ex-hĕr'e-dāte, v. t. p. 478To disinherit. [Rare.] Hulot.Ex-hĕr′e-dā′tion, n. p. 478(Law.) A disinheriting; the exclusion of a child, by his father, from inheriting any part of the estate. [Rare.]Ex-hib'it, v. t. p. 478To hold forth or present to view; to present for inspection, to bring forward for acceptance; to show; to display; as, to exhibit a document in court, or a picture in a gallery. Exhibiting a…Ex-hĭb'it, n. p. 478Any paper produced or presented to a court, or to auditors, referees, or arbitrators, as a voucher, or in proof of facts; a voucher or document produced. 2. (Law.) A document or writing produced and…Ex-hĭb'it-er, n. p. 478One who exhibits; one who presents a petition or charge. Shak.Ĕx/hi-bĭ'tion, n. p. 478The act of exhibiting for inspection, or holding forth to view; manifestation; display. 2. That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also, any public show; a display of works of art, or of…Ĕx/hi-bĭ'tion-er, n. p. 478(Eng. Universities.) One who has a pension or allowance granted for support.Ex-hĭb'it-ĭve, a. p. 478Serving for exhibition; representative. Norris.Ex-hĭb'it-ĭve-ly, adv. p. 478By representation.Ex-hĭb'it-or, n. p. 478One who exhibits; an exhibiter.Ex-hĭb'it-o-ry, a. p. 478Exhibiting; showing. Warton.Ex-hĭl'a-rant, a. p. 478Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure.Ex-hĭl'a-rant, n. p. 478That which exhilarates.Ex-hĭl'a-rāte, v. t. p. 478To make cheerful or merry; to enliven; to make glad or joyous; to gladden; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind.Ex-hil'a-rāte, v. i. p. 478To become cheerful, glad, or joyous. [Rare.] Bacon.Ex-hil'a-rā'ting-ly, adv. p. 478In an exhilarating manner.Ex-hil/a-rā/tion, n. p. 478The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful. 2. The state of being enlivened or cheerful. Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy, though it be a much lighter motion.…Ex-hôrt′, n. p. 478The act of exhorting; an exhortation. [Obs.] Pope.Ex-hōrt', v. t. p. 478To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments, as to a good deed or to any laudable conduct or course of action; to stimulate; to urge; to advise, warn, or caution. Examples gross as…Ex-hôrt', v. i. p. 478To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds. And with many other words did he testify and exhort. Acts ii. 40.Ĕx'hor-tā'tion, n. p. 478The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable. 2. Language intended to incite and encourage; advice; counsel. I'll end my…Ex-hôr'ta-tīve, a. p. 478Containing exhortation; exhortatory. Barrow.Ex'hor-tā'tor, n. p. 478One who exhorts or encourages; an exhorter.Ex-hôr'ta-to-ry, a. p. 478Tending to exhort; containing, or serving for, exhortation; hortatory; exhortative.Ex-hôrt'er, n. p. 478One who exhorts or encourages.Ex-hū'mā-ted, a. p. 478Disinterred. [Obs.]Ex'hu-mā'tion, n. p. 478The act of exhuming or digging up that which has been buried; as, the exhumation of a corpse.Ex-hūme', v. t. p. 478To dig out of a place of burial; to disinter; to unbury. Mantell.Ex'ic-cāte or Ex-ic'cāte, v. t. p. 478The same as Ex-SICCATE. [Obs.]Ĕx/i-cā'tion, n. p. 478The same as EXSICCATION. [Obs.]Ex'i-gence or Ex'i-gen-cy, n. p. 478The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as, the exigence of the times or of business; an unforeseen…Ex'i-gēn'da-ry, n. p. 478Same as EXIGENTER, q. v.Ĕx'i-gent, n. p. 478A state of pressing need; exigency; emergency; extremity. [Obs.] Why do you cross me in this exigent? Shak. 2. (Law.) A judicial writ made use of in the process of outlawry. Burrill.Ex'i-gent, a. p. 478Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing.Ex'i-gēnt'er, n. p. 478(O. Eng. Law.) An officer in the Court of Common Pleas in England, who made out exigents and proclamations in cases of outlawry. The office is now abolished. Cowell.Ĕx'i-gi-ble, a. p. 478Capable of being exacted; demandable; requirable. [Rare.] Bolingbroke.Ĕx/i-gū/ĭ-ty, n. p. 478The state of being small; slenderness. [Rare.] Boyle.Ex-īg'ŭ-ōus, a. p. 478Small; slender; minute; diminutive. [Rare.]Ex-īg'ū-oūs-ness, n. p. 478The state or quality of being exiguous; diminutiveness. [Rare.]Ex'ile (ēks'īl), n. p. 478Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion from one's home by the civil authority; banishment; sometimes, more loosely, voluntary separation from one's land. Let them be recalled from…Ĕx'ile, v. t. p. 479To banish or expel from one's own country; to drive away; to transport. Call home our exiled friends abroad. Shak.Ex-īle', a. p. 479Small; slender; thin; fine. [Obs.] “An exile sound.” Bacon.Ĕx'īle-ment, n. p. 479State of banishment; exile. Wotton.