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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-ôr'di-ūm, n. p. 479The beginning of any thing; especially, the introductory part of a discourse, which prepares the audience for the main subject; the preface or proemial part of a composition. “The exordium of…Ex'o-rhi'zā, n. p. 479(Bot.) A plant whose radicle is not inclosed or sheathed by the cotyledons or plumule. Gray.Ex'o-rhi'zal or Ex'o-rhi'zōus, a. p. 479(Bot.) Having a radicle which is not inclosed by the cotyledons or plumule; belonging or relating to an exorhiza.Ēx'or-nā'tion, n. p. 479Ornament; decoration; embellishment. [Obs.] “Hyperbolical exornations which many affect.” Burton.Ex-ôr'tive, a. p. 479Rising; relating to the east.Ex-ôs'eu-lāte, v. t. p. 479To kiss; especially, to kiss repeatedly or fondly. [Obs.]Ex'o-skēl'e-ton, n. p. 479(Anat.) The hardened superficial tissues of external protection, as the shells of crabs, and the scales and plates of fishes and reptiles; dermo-skeleton.Ex'os-mōse or Ex'os-mō'sis, n. p. 479The passage of gases, vapors, or liquids through membranes or porous media from within outward, in the phenomena of osmose. See OSMOSE.Ex-ōs'sāte, v. t. p. 480To deprive of bones; to take out the bones of; to bone. [Obs.] Bailey.Ex′os-sā′tion, n. p. 480The act of taking out the bones; state of being deprived of bones. [Obs.] Bacon.Ex-ös'se-oüs, a. p. 480Without bones; destitute of bones; boneless. [Obs.] Browne.Ĕx'os-tōme', n. p. 480(Bot.) The small aperture or foramen in the outer coat of the ovule of a plant.Ex·os-tō'sis, n. p. 480(Anat.) Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone. Coxe. 2. (Bot.) A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease.Ex`o-tēr'ic or Ex`o-tēr'ic-al, a. p. 480External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public; hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended;—opposed to esoteric, or secret. He has ascribed to Kant the foppery of an exoteric and…Ex'o-tēr'i-çĭsm, n. p. 480Exoteric doctrines or principles.Ĕx'o-tēr'y, n. p. 480That which is obvious, public, or common. “Dealing out exoteries only to the vulgar.” Search.Ex-ōt'ic or Ex-ōt'ic-al, a. p. 480Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word. Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the embassador. Evelyn.Ex-ŏt'ic, n. p. 480Any thing of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom, and the like. Plants that are unknown to Italy, and such as the gardeners call exotics. Addison.Ex-ŏt'ic-al-ness, n. p. 480The state of being exotic; foreignness.Ex-ōt'i-çism, n. p. 480The state of being exotic; also, any thing foreign; an exotic.Ex-pānd', v. t. p. 480To lay open; to open; to spread; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves. Then with expanded wings he steers his flight. Milton. 2. To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or…Ex-pānd', v. i. p. 480To become opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy.Ex-pānse', n. p. 480That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky; the firmament. Lights . . . high in the expanse of heaven. Milton. The smooth expanse of crystal…Ex-pānse', v. t. p. 480To expand. [Obs.] “That lies expansed unto the eyes of all.” Browne.Ex-pān'si-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 480The capacity of being expanded; capacity of extension in surface or bulk; as, the expandibility of air.Ex-păn'si-ble, a. p. 480Capable of being expanded, spread, extended, dilated, or diffused. Bodies are not expansible in proportion to their weight. Grew.Ex-păn'si-ble-ness, n. p. 480Expansibility.Ex-păn'si-bly, adv. p. 480In an expansible manner.Ex-păn'sĭle, a. p. 480Capable of expanding, or of being dilated; expansible; expansive.Ex-pān'sion, n. p. 480The act of expanding or spreading out, or the condition of being expanded; dilatation; distention; enlargement. 2. That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or…Ex-păn'sion-gēar, n. p. 480(Steam-eng.) A cut-off. [See Illustr. of Link-motion.] Fixed expansion-gear, or fixed cut-off, one that always operates at the same fixed point of the stroke. — Variable or adjustable expansion-gear…Ex-pān'sion-joint, n. p. 480(Steam-eng.) A pipe so formed as to be compressed endwise by the expansion of the metal by heat. The copper end a of the iron pipe b bends without injury as the whole, or its attachments, expand or…Ex-păn’sion-vălve, n. p. 480(Steam-eng.) A part of a cut-off; a valve which allows steam to follow the piston only during a part of its stroke.Ex-păn'sive, a. p. 480Serving or tending to expand; having a capacity or tendency to expand; dilating; diffusive; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. “A more expansive and…Ex-pān'sive-ness, n. p. 480The quality of being expansive.Ex-pān'sūre, n. p. 480Expānse. [Obs.] “Night's rich expansure.” Marlow & Chapman.Ex-pār'te, a. p. 480Upon or from one side only. Ex-parte application, one made without notice or opportunity to oppose. — Ex-parte council, one that assembles at the request of only one of the parties in dispute. —…Ex-pā'ti-āte, v. i. p. 480To move at large; to rove without prescribed limits; to wander in space without restraint. He bids his soul expatiate in the skies. Pope. 2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in…Ex-pā'ti-āte, v. t. p. 480To cause or allow to roam abroad; to extend; to diffuse. A subject which shall afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself. Dryden.Ex-pā'ti-ā'tion, n. p. 480Act of expatiating.Ex-pā'ti-ā'tor, n. p. 480One who enlarges or amplifies, as in language.Ex-pā'ti-a-to-ry, a. p. 480Expatiating; diffusing.Ex-pā'tri-āte, v. t. p. 480To banish; reflexively, to expatriate one's self; to withdraw from one's native country; to renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born, and become a citizen of another…Ex-pā'tri-ā'tion, n. p. 480The act of banishing, or state of banishment; especially, the act of forsaking one's own country. Expatriation was a heavy ransom to pay for the rights of their minds and souls. Palfrey.Ex-pĕct’, v. t. p. 480To wait for; to await. “Expecting the approaching even.” Chapman. The guards, By me encamped on yonder hill, expect Their motion. Milton. 2. To look forward to, as to something that is believed to be…Ex-pēct’, v. i. p. 480To wait; to stay. [Obs.] Sandys.Ex-pēct’, n. p. 480Expectation. [Obs.] Shak.Ex-pĕct'a-ble, a. p. 480To be expected or looked for. Browne.Ex-pēct'ance or Ex-pēct'an-cy, n. p. 480The act or state of expecting; expectation. Milton. 2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope. The expectancy and rose of the fair state.…Ex-pĕct'ant, a. p. 480Having an attitude of expectation; waiting; looking for; in medicine, waiting for the efforts of nature. Swift. Expectant estate (Law), an estate in expectancy. See EXPECTANCY.Ex-pĕct'ant, n. p. 480One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by his belief or hope of receiving some good. “Vain expectants of the bridal hour.” Pope. “Those who had employments, or were expectants.” Swift.Ĕx/pec-tā'tion, n. p. 480The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen. “In expectation of a guest.” Tennyson. My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from him. Ps. lxii. 5.…Ex-pĕct'a-tīve, a. p. 480Looking for with expectation; anticipating. [Rare.] Expectative graces or mandates nominating a person to succeed to a benefice. Robertson.Ex-pēct'a-tīve, n. p. 480Something which is expected; a thing in expectation; especially, a mandate nominating to a benefice or vacancy. Milman.Ex-pĕct'er, n. p. 480One who expects; one who waits for something, or for another person.Ex-pēct'ing-ly, adv. p. 480In a state of expectation.Ex-pēc'to-rant, a. p. 480(Med.) Tending to promote discharges from the lungs or throat.Ex-pĕc'to-rant, n. p. 480(Med.) A medicine which promotes discharges from the lungs or throat.Ex-pĕc'to-rāte, v. t. p. 480To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth; to spew.Ex-Pĕc'to-rāte, v. i. p. 480To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.