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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-trāct', v. t. p. 486To draw out; to withdraw. The bee Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweets. Milton. 2. To remove forcibly from a fixed position; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a…Ex'tract, n. p. 486That which is extracted or drawn out. 2. A passage taken from a book or writing; an excerpt; a citation; a quotation. 3. Any thing drawn from a substance by heat, solution, distillation, or chemical…Ex-trāct'a-ble or Ex-trāct'i-ble, a. p. 486Capable of being extracted.Ex-trā'et'i·form, a. p. 486(Chem.) Having the appearance or nature of an extract.Ex-trā'ction, n. p. 486The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from the earth, of a passage from a book, and the like. 2. The stock from which a…Ex-trāct'ive, a. p. 486Capable of being extracted. 2. Tending or serving to extract or draw out.Ex-trā'et'īve, n. p. 486Extract. Parr. 2. (Med.) A peculiar immediate principle admitted to exist in extracts. Bitter extractive is the immediate principle of bitter vegetables. Douglass.Ex-trāct'or, n. p. 486One who, or that which, extracts; (Surg.), a forceps or instrument for extracting substances.Ex'tra-dīc'tion-a-ry, a. p. 486Consisting not in words, but in realities. [Obs.] Of these extradictionary and real fallacies, Aristotle and logicians make in number six. Browne.Ex'tra-di'tion, n. p. 486The delivery, by one nation or state to another, of fugitives from justice, in pursuance of a treaty.Ex-trā'dos, n. p. 486(Arch.) The exterior curve of an arch;—usually the upper curve of voussoirs or stones forming the arch. Gwilt.Ex'tra-dō'tal, a. p. 486Not belonging to dower; as, extradotal property.Ex′tra-fō′li-ā′ceous, a. p. 486(Bot.) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them; as, extrafoliaceous prickles. Loudon.Ex'tra-fo-rā'ne-oūs, a. p. 486Pertaining to that which is out of doors. Fine weather and a variety of extraforaneous occupations ... make it difficult for me to find opportunities for writing. Cooper.Ex'tra-gē'ne-oŭs, a. p. 486Belonging to another kind.Ex'tra-ju-di'cial, a. p. 486Out of the proper court, or the ordinary course of legal procedure; not called for by the case; not legally required; as, an extrajudicial oath.Ĕx'tra-ju-di'cial-ly, adv. p. 486In a manner out of the ordinary course of legal proceedings. Ayliffe.Ex'tra-lim'it-a-ry, a. p. 486Being beyond the limit or bounds; as, extralimitary land. Milford.Ex’tra-lŏg’ie-al, a. p. 486Lying out of the domain of logic.Ĕx′tra-mĭs′sion, n. p. 486A sending out; emission. Browne.Ex'tra-mun'dāne, a. p. 486Beyond the limit of the material world, or relating to that which is so. “An extramundane being.” Warburton.Ĕx'tra-mū'ral, a. p. 486Without or beyond the walls, as of a fortified city.Ex·trā'ne·oŭs, a. p. 486Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; not essential; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter. Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment. Landor.Ex-trā'ne-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 486In an extraneous manner or relation.Ex'tra-ōc'ū-lar, a. p. 486(Entom.) Inserted upon the outsides of the eyes; — said of the antennæ of certain insects. Maunder.Ĕx’tra-of-fi’cial, a. p. 486Not prescribed by official duty.Ex-traōr'di-na-ri-ly, adv. p. 486In a manner out of the ordinary or usual method; in an uncommon degree; remarkably; particularly; eminently.Ex-traôr'di-na-ri-ness, n. p. 486Uncommonness; remarkableness.Ex-tra’ôr’di-na-ry, a. p. 486Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies. To something extraordinary my thoughts. Milton. 2. Exceeding…Ex-trāor'di-na-ry, n. p. 486That which is extraordinary or unusual; an uncommon circumstance or quality; a peculiarity; — used especially in the plural, as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success. Their…Ĕx′tra-pa-rō′chi-al, a. p. 486Beyond the limits of a parish; out of a parish. Blackstone.Ĕx'tra-phys'ic-al, a. p. 486Not subject to physical laws or methods.Ex'tra-pro-fes'sion-al, a. p. 486Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.Ĕx'tra-pro-vin'cial, a. p. 486Not within or pertaining to the same province or jurisdiction. Ayliffe.Ex·tra-rēg'ū-lar, a. p. 486Not comprehended within a rule or rules. Bp. Taylor.Ĕx'tra-tēr'ri-tō'ri-al, a. p. 486Beyond or without the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction. Wheaton.Ĕx'tra-trŏp'ie-al, a. p. 486Beyond the tropics. Whewell.Ex-traught', p. p. p. 486of extract. [Obs.] “Knowing whence thou art extraught.” Shak.Ex’tra-ū’ter-īne, a. p. 486Out of the womb;—said of pregnancy, when the fetus is carried out of the cavity of the womb, as in the ovarian, tube, or cavity of the abdomen. Dunglison.Ex-trăv'a-gance or Ex-trăv'a-gan-cy, n. p. 487The act of wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit. My determinate voyage is mere extravagancy. Shak. 2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or…Ex-trăv'a-gant, a. p. 487Wandering beyond bounds; inclined to err; going out of fixed or proper limits; irregular. “The extravagant and erring spirits.” Shak. 2. Wild; excessive; unrestrained; uncontrolled; as, extravagant…Ex-trăv'a-gant, n. p. 487One who is confined to no general rule. L'Estrange. 2. (pl.) (Eccl. Hist.) Certain papal constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with the others, but subsequently made a part of the…Ex-trāv'a-gant-ly, adv. p. 487In an extravagant manner; wildly; unreasonably; excessively; expensively; profusely.Ex-trāv'a-gant-ness, n. p. 487The state of being extravagant or in excess; excess; extravagance.Ex-trāv'a-gān'za, n. p. 487A musical composition, designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity. 2. An extravagant flight of sentiment or language.Ex-trăv'a-gāte, v. i. p. 487To wander beyond the proper bounds or limits. [Obs.] Warburton.Ex-trăv'a-gā'tion, n. p. 487A wandering beyond limits; excess. [Obs.] Smollett.Ex-trāv'a-sāte, v. t. p. 487To let out of the proper vessels, as blood.Ex-trāv'a-sā'tion, n. p. 487The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels.Ĕx'tra-vās'cu-lar, a. p. 487Being out of the proper vessels. Lawrence.Ex-trāv'e-nate, a. p. 487Let out of the veins. [Obs.] Glanville.Ĕx'tra-vēr'sion, n. p. 487The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out. [Obs.] Boyle.Ex-trēat', n. p. 487Extraction. [Obs.] Spenser.Ex-trēme', a. p. 487At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; furthest; most remote; most distant; at the widest limit. “The extremest verge of the swift brook.” Shak. 2. Last; final; conclusive; — said…Ex-trēme', n. p. 487The utmost point or verge of a thing; that part which terminates a body; extremity. 2. Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, great necessity; furthest degree; — often in the…Ex-trēme'less, a. p. 487Having no extremes or extremities; infinite.Ex-trême'ly, adv. p. 487In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; as, extremely hot or cold.Ex-trēm’ist, n. p. 487A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions. He shared fully the opinion of those extremists who attribute to human laws an indescribable power of making, or . . . of…Ex-trēm'i-ty, n. p. 487That which is at the extreme; the utmost limit; the furthest point or portion;—said of the body, or of a country, and the like. They sent fleets . . . to the extremities of Ethiopia. Arbuthnot. 2.…Ĕx'tri-ca-ble, a. p. 487Capable of being extricated.