Drj'ad, n. in mythology, a wood-nymph.
Dryly, ad. in a dry manner; frigidly; coldly.
Dry'ness, n. want of moisture; aridity.
Dry'nürse, n. a woman who brings up and feeds
a child without the breast.
[xc.
Dry salt-er, . a dealer in salted or dried meats,
Dry'shód, a. without wet feet.
Du'al, a. expressing the number two.
Du-ali-ty, n. that which expresses two.
Du'ar-chy, n. government by two rulers.
Dub, v. a. to mike a man a knight; to confer
knighthood on a person.

Dub, v. n. to make a quick or brisk noise.
Dub, n. a blow; a knock; a puddle.
Dū'bi-oŭs, a. doubtful; uncertain; not clear.
Da'bi-ous-ly, ad. uncertainly.
Du bi-ous-ness, n. uncertainty.
Du'cal, a. pertaining to a duke.

Duclat, n. a Europe in coin struck by dukes.
Duc-a-tôôn', n. a silver coin of Holland.

Duch'ess, n. the consort or lady of a duke.
Duch'y, n. territory of a duke; a dukedom.
Duck, n. a water-fowl; bow of the head.
Duck, v. n. to dive under water; to cringe.
Duck, v. a. to put under water.
Duck er, n. a diver; a cringer.
Duc'king-stool, n. a stool to duck scolds.
Duck legged, (dăk'lƐgd) a. short-legged.
Duckling, n. a young or small duck.
Duct, n. guidance; a tube; a canal ; a passage.
Ductile, a. flexible, pliable; easily extended.
Duc tile-ness, n. flexibility; ductility.
Duc-til i-ty, n. capacity of extension; flexibility.
Dad'geon, (dad/jun) n. anger; resentment.
Dãe, (di) a. owed; proper; fit; exact.
Due, (du) ad. exactly; directly.

Due, n. a debt; right; just title; tribute; toll.
Duel, n. a combat between two; a single fight.
Du'el, v. n. to fight a single combat.

Du el-ler, or D'el-er, w. a single combatant.
Dū el-ling, or Dū el-ing, n. the custom of fight-
ing duels.
[single combat.
Du el-list, or Diel-ist, n. one who fights in
Du-ello, n. [It.] the duel; the rule of duelling.
Du-en'na, n. an old woman who guards a
Du-ět', n. an air for two performers. [younger.
Dug, n. a pap or te it of a beast.

Dug, imp. t. & pp. from Dig. [in England.
Duke, n. one of the highest order of nobility
Dake dom, n. possessions or quality of a duke.
Dul cet, a. sweet; luscious; harmonious.
Dul-ci-fi-cation, n. the act of sweetening.
Dulci-fy, or Dul'co-rate, v. a. to sweeten.
Dul'ci-mer, n. a kin 1 of musical instrument.
Duli-a, n. [G.] an inferior kind of worship.
Dull, a. stupid; blunt; obtuse; awkward;
sad; dejected; sluggish; heavy; vile.
Dull, v. a. to stupify; to blunt; to sadden.
Dullard, n. a blockhead; a dolt.

Dămp'ish-ness, n. sadness; melancholy.
Dumpling, n. a sort of pudding.
Dumpy, a. short and thick.

Dan, a. of a dark color; dark; gloomy.
Dăn, v. a. to press; to ask often for a debt.
Dăn, n. a clamorous, importunate creditor.
Dănce, n. a thickskull; a dullard; a doll.
Dine, n. a hill. See Down.

Dăng, n. the excrement of animals.
Dungeon, (dun jụn) n. a close, dark prison.
Dunghill, . a heap or accumulation of dung.
Dung hill, a. sprung from the dunghill; mean
Dung y, a. full of dung; mean; worthless.
Dung yard, n. the place of the dungiill.
Dan'ner, n. one employed in soliciting debts.
Di ọ, n. [L.] a song in two parts. [sheet.
Du-q-děg i-mo, a. [L.] having 12 leaves to a
Du-o-decu-ple, a. consisting of twelves.
Du-g-denum, n. [L.] the first of the small in-
testines.
[nan easily tricked.

Dupe, n. a person imposed on, or credulous; a
Dupe, v. a. to trick; to cheat; to deceive.
Duple, a. double; one repeated.
Dū'pli-cate, v. a. tó double, to fold.
Da'pli-cate, a. double; twofold.
Dupli-cate, n. an exact copy; a transcrip
Du-pli-cation, n. act of doubling; a fold.
Dupli-ca-ture, n. a fold; any thing doubled.
Du-pl ç'i-ty, a. deceit; doubleness of tongue.
Du-ra-b l'i-ty, n. the power of lasting.
Dar a-ble, a. lasting; having long existence.
Dura-ble-ness, n. power of lasting; continuance.
Dar'a-bly, ad. in a lasting manner. [brain.
Dura-na'ter, n. [L.] a metobrane covering the
Dur'ance, n. imprisonment; endurance.
Du-ration, n. continuance; length of time.
Dure less, a. without continuance; short.
Dū'ress, [dā'res, S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja.; đẹ
res', Wb. Maunder.] n. constraint: in law,
unjust imprisonment.

During, pre. for the time of the continuance
Da'ri-ty, n. hardness; firmness; cruelty.
Dürst, pp. from Dare.
Dusk, a. tending to darkness; dark-colored.
Dusk, n. tendency to darkness; dark color.
Dusk'i-ly, ad. with a tendency to darkness.
Dusk i-ness, . incipient obscurity.
Dusk įsh, a. inclining to darkness or blackness
Dusk ish-ness, n. approach to darkness.
Dusk'y, a. somewhat dark; gloomy; sad.
Dust, n. earth reduced to powder; earth.
Dust, v. a. to free from dist; to sprinkle with
dust; to levigate; to separate by a sieve.
Duster, n. that which frees from dust; a sifter
Dus:'i-ness, n. state of being covered with dust
Dust man, . one who carries away dust.
Dust'y, a. filled or covered with dust.
Dutch, n. the people and language of Holland.
Dutch'ess, Dutch'y. See Duchess and Duchy.
Du te-ous, [date-ǎs, W. P. J. Ja.; dū'tyus, š.
E. F. a. obedient; obsequious; dutiful.

Dull brained, (dăl/brānd) a. stupid; doltish.
Dully, ad. stupidly; slowly; not gayly. [ness.
Dul'ness, Dullness, n. stupidity; dimness; blunt-Du'ti-a-ble, a. subject to impost: little used.
Dully, ad. properly; fitly; in due manner.
Dumb, (dum) a. mute; incapable of speech.
Dumb, (dăm) v. a. to silence.

Dumb/-bells, n. pl. weights held in the hands,
and swung to and fro for exercise.
Dumb'ly, (dăm lẹ) ad. mutely; silently.
Dumb'ness, (dăm'nes) n. incapacity to speak.
Dum föûnd, (dam'föând) v. a. to confuse: low.
Dum'my, n. one who is dumb: vulgar.
Dump, n. sorrow; melancholy; sadness.
Dump'ish, a. sad; melancholy.

Da'ti-ful, a. obedient; submissive; reverent.
Du'ti-fûl-ly, ad. obediently; submissively.
Du'ti-ful-ness, n. obedience; submission; ro
spect.

[two

Duty, n. whatever one is bound to perform;
service; tax; impost; custom; toll.
Du-um vi-rate, n. a governinent exercised by
Dwarf, n. a man below the usual size.
Dwarf, n. a. to hinder from full growth.
Dwarfish, a. below the natural bulk; small
Dwarfish-ness, n. littleness of stature.

Wb.; din'as-tę, J. Ja.; din'as-tę, or di'naste, W. F.] n. government; a race of princes. Dy-nom'e-ter, n. an instrument for measuring the power of animal bodies.

Dwell, v. n. [imp. t. and pp. dwelt, dwelled] | Dy'nas-ty, or Dyn'as-ty, [di'nas-te, S. P. E.
to remain; to inhabit; to live in a place; to
Dwell'er, n. an inhabitant.
[continue.
Dwell'ing, n. habitation; place of residence.
Dwelling-höûse, n. a house in which one lives.
Dwelling-place, n. a place of residence.
Dwindle, v. n. to shrink; to grow little.
Dwin'dle, v. a. to make less; to sink; to lower.
Dye. See Die.

Dje, v. a. to tinge; to color; to stain.

Dye, n. color; coloring matter; tinge; stain.
Djeling, n. the art of coloring cloth, &c.
Dj'er, n. one who dyes cloth, &c.
Dying, pres. part. of Die; expiring.

Dyke, n.

See Dike.

Dỹ-năm'ics, n. the science of moving powers.

Dys'cra-sy, n. a distemperature of the juices.
Dys-en-těr ic, a. relating to dysentery.
Dys/en-tĕr-y, n. a looseness; a bloody flux.
Dys'pep-sy, or Dys-pep'sy, [dis'pep-se, S. W.
E. F. Ja.; dis-pep'se, Wb. Johnson, Ash,
Maunder.] n. a difficulty of digestion.
Dys-pěp/tic, a. having bad digestion.
Dys'pho-ny, n. a difficulty in speaking.
Dysp-noela, n. a difficulty of breathing.
Dyg'u-ry,(dizh'u-re) [dizh'u-re, W. J.F.Ja.; dis
u-re, S. P. E.] n. a difficulty in voiding urine.

E.

E, the most frequent vowel in the English | Earth'y, (ërth'e) a. consisting of earth ; terrene ; language, has two principal sounds; long in mete, short in met.

fach, (ech) pr. either of two; every one.
Ea ger, (Eger) a. keenly desirous; vehement;
ardent; impetuous; quick; sharp; keen.
Eager-ly, (eger-le) ad. ardently; keenly.
Lager-ness, (elger-nes) n. strong desire.
Eagle, (e'gl) n. a bird of prey; a standard.
Eagle-eyed, (e'gl-id) a. very sharp-sighted.
Eaglet, (eglet) n. a young eagle.

gross.

Eaşe, (ēz) n. quiet; rest after labor; facility.
Ease, (ez) v. a. to free from pain; to relieve.
Ease'ful, (ez'ful) a. quiet; peaceful. [vass rests.
Easel, (ézl) n. frame on which a painter's can-
Easement, (ez'ment) n. ease; support; relief.
Easi-ly, (e'ze-le) ud. without difficulty; readily.
Ea'şi-ness, (ē ze-něs) n. readiness; ease; rest.
East, (est) n. the quarter where the sun rises.
East, a. being from or towards the rising sun.
East'er, (ester) n. the festival in commemora-
tion of our Savior's resurrection.

Eat, (et) v. n. to feed; to take food.
Eat a-ble, (et a-bl) a. capable of being eaten.
Eat'a-ble, n. any thing that may be eaten.
Eat'en, (e'tn) pp. from Eat.

Ea'gre, (èger) n. a tide swelling above another.
Ean, (en) v. n. to bring forth young: as sheep.
Ear, (er) n. the organ of hearing; power of judg-East'er-ly, (est'er-le) a. & ad. towards the east.
ing of harmony; sense of hearing; a spike East'ern, (est'ern) a. being in the east; oriental.
Ear, (er) v. n. to shoot into ears. [of corn. East'ward, (est ward) ad. towards the east.
Ear-lap, (er-lap) n. the tip of the ear.
Easy, (e'ze) a. not difficult; quiet; complying..
far'-märk, (er'-märk) n. a mark on the ear. Eat, (et) v. a. [imp. t. ate, eat; pp. eaten] to
Earl-marshal, (erl-mär'shal) n. an officer devour; to consume; to corrode.
who has the chief care of military solemnities.
Ear-pick, n. an instrument for cleaning ears.
Ear-ring, (er-ring) n. ornament for the ear.
Ear-wax, (er-waks) n. cerumen of the ear.
Ear-wig, (er-wig) n. an insect; a whisperer.
Eared, (erd) a. having ears.
Earl, (erl) n. a title of nobility.
[earl.
Earl dom, (erl'dum) n. the seigniory of an
Earless, (erles) a. destitute of ears.
Farli-ness, (erle-nes) n. state of being early.
Early, (er'le) a. being in season.-ad. betimes.
Earn, (ern) v. a. to gain by labor; to obtain.
Earnest, (er'nest) a. ardent; zealous; eager.
Earnest, (er'nest) n. seriousness; pledge; first
fruits; money advanced.

[cay.

Eat'er, (et'er) n. one that eats; a corrosive.
Eaves, n. pl. the edges of the roof of a house
Eavesdrop-per, n. a listener under windows.
Ebb, n. the reflux of the tide; waste.
Ebb, v. n. to flow back towards the sea; to de
Ebbtide, n. the reflux of the tide.
Eb'on, a. dark; black; made of ebony.
Ebo-ny, n. a hard, black, valuable wood.
E-brile-ty, n. drunkenness.

Ebrillade, (a-brel yäd) n. [Fr.] a check of the
bridle for turning a horse.
E-bri-os'i-ty, n. habitual drunkenness.
E-bull'ien-cy, (e-bŭl'yên-se̟) n. a boiling over.
E-bullient, (e-bul'yent) a. boiling over.
terra-Eb-ul-lition, (eb-ul-lish'un) n. act of boiling.
Ec'ce hō'mo, [L.] behold the man.

Ear'nest-ly, (ër'nest-le) ad. warmly; eagerly.
Ear'nest-ness, (ër'nest-nes) n. eagerness.
Earn'ing, (ern'ing) n. that which is earned.
Earth, (erth) n. soil; terrene matter; the
queous globe; the world.

Earth, (erth) v. a. to hide in earth; to bury.
Earth, (erth) v. n. to retire under ground.
Earth board, n. the board of a plough.
Earth börn, (erth börn) a. born of the earth.
Earth'en, (er thn) a. made of earth or clay.
Earth'i-ness, (ërth'e-nes) n. the being earthy.
Earth li-ness, (ërth'le-nes) n. worldliness.
Earth'ling, (erth ling) n. an inhabitant of earth.
Earth ly, (erthle) a. belonging to earth; vile.
Earth nut, (erth'nut) n. a pignut; a root.
Earth'quake, n. a tremor or convulsion of the

earth.

Ec-centric, a. deviating from the centre
Ec-cen tri-cal, irregular; anomalous.
Ec-cen-triç'i-ty, (ěk-sen-tris'e-te) n. deviation
from a centre; particularity; irregularity.
Ecce signum, [L] behold the sign.
Ec-chy-mo sis, n. a livid spot in the skin.
*Ec-cle-şi-as'teş, n. a book of Holy Scripture.
*Ec-cle-şi-as'tic, [ěk-kle-ze-ǎstik, S. J. E.; čk-
kle-zhe-astik, W. F. Ja.; ěk-klę-zę-äs'tjk,
P.] n. a clergyman; a priest.

Ecclesiastica. relating to the church. *Le-cle-şi-as ti-cal,

Ed-u-ca tion, n. a bringing up; nurture. [ern Ed-u-ca tion-al, a. relating to education: modEdu-ca-tor, n. one who instructs youth. E-duce', v. a. to bring out; to extract. Ech'o, a. the reverberation of a sound. E-duction, n. the act of bringing into view, Echo, v. n. to resound; to be sounded back. E-dul'co-rate, v. a. to sweeten; to purify. Ech'o, (ěk ko) v. a. to send back a voice. E-dŭl-co-rā tiọn, n. the act of sweetening. E-chom'e-ter, n. in music, a kind of scale, serv- Ēēk, (ēk) v. a. to supply. See Eke. ing to measure the duration of sounds." Eel, (el) n. a serpentine, slimy fish. E-claircisse-ment, (e-klár siz-měnt) [ęk-klar'-'en, (en) ad. contracted from even. siz-měnt, W. Ja. ; ęk-klĕr'siz-ment, S.; ekklår'sis-mon, P.; ęk-klār'siz-mong, J. ;e-klar'siz-măng, F.] n. [Fr.] explanation; the act of clearing up an affair.

Eft, (eft) n. a newt; a sort of lizard.
E-lection, n. the act or power of choosing;
E-gest', v. a. to throw out; to void.
choice, the ceremony of a public choice.
E-gestion, (e-jes'chun) n. a throwing out. E-loc-tion-eer, v. n. to use arts for electing a
Egg, (eg) n. the foetus or production of the candidate to an office: modera.
feathered tribe, and of some other animals. E-lection-eer ing, . arts used in an election.
Egʻlan-tine, [egʻlan-tin, S. J. E. Ja.; eg lan--lective, a. having, or regulated by, choice.

tin, W. F. n. a species of rose; sweet-brier. E'go-işm, n. skepticism; doubt.

Ego-tişm, [ego-tizm, S. P. J. E. Ja.; &go

-lctive-ly, ad. in an elective manner.
-lector, n. he who elects or gives a vote. [tion.
lec'to-ral, u. pertaining to an elector or elec-

tizm, or ĕgio-tizm, W. F.] n. self-commenda--lec/to-rate, n. territory or office of an elector.

tion; frequent use of the word I.

Ego-tist, n. one who talks much of himself.
E-go-tisti-cal, a. addicted to egotism.
Ego-tize, v. . to talk much of one's self.
E-gre gious, (e-grējus) a. eminent; remarkable.
E-gregious-ly, ad. eminently; remarkably.
-gre gious-ness, n. state of being eminent.
gress, n. a going out; departure.
E-gression, (e-gresh un) . act of going out.
Egret, n. a fowl of the heron kind.

Ei der-down, (i dẹr-döân) n. the down of the
Gothland or eider duck.

Eight, (at) a. twice four: a cord of number.
Eighteen, (a ten) a. twice nine. [seventeenth.
Eighteenth, a tenth) a. the next in order to the
Eight fold, (at fold) a. eight times the quantity.
Eighth, (atth) a. next in order to the seventh.
Eighth, (atth) . a term in music.

-lectric, a. relating to or containing elec
-e tri-cal, tricity.

E-lec-trician, (C-lck-trish'an) n. one who is
versed in the science of electricity.
E-lec-tric -ty, n. that property of bodies, first
observed in amber, of attracting or repelling
light bodies when excited by friction; a duid.
E-lěc trị-15, v. v. to communicate electricity to
-lec-trom e-ter, n. an electrical instrument.
Electrum, n. [L.] an.ber, a mixed metal.
E-lect --ry,. a soft compound medicine.
El-çe-mog y-na-ry, (cl-e-moze-up-re) a. relating
to alms, depending upon charity. [alms.
El-çe-mogy-na-ry, a. one who subsists upon
El e-gance, u. beauty, propriety, grace, or
Ele-gau-cy, symmetry, without grandeur.
Ele-gant, a. having elegance, pleasing.
Ele-gant-ly, od, with elegance; gracefully.
*El-e-gilac, [el-e-ji pk, S. W. J. F.. F'. Ja.; e̟-lē!
je-k, or el-e-jiak, P.; e-je-ak, Wb.] a
pertaining to elegy; mournful.
El-e-gi ac, . elegiac verse.
El-e-gia-cal, a. belonging to an elegy.
*El-e-giast, or El e-gist, . a writer of elegies.
E-cigit, n. [L.] a writ of execution.

-the four elements (so called) are earth, fire, air, water;-proper sphere; an ingredi ent; a constituent part.--pl. first rudiments. El-e-ment al, a. pertaining to elements; rude. El-e-men-tal i-ty, n. combination of ingredients El-e-men-tri-ty, . uncompounded state. El-e-men'ta-ry, a. primary; simple; uncombined.

Eighth ly, (atth lẹ) ad. in the eighth place.
Eigh'ti-eth, (a te-eth) a. the ordinal of eighty.
Eighty, (a te) a. eight times ten.
Either, ether) pr. one or the other.
Either, (ether) c. or; as, either this or that.
E-jaculate, o.a. to throw; to shoot; to dart out.
E-jac-u-la tion, «. a darting; a short prayer.
E-jac'u-la-to-ry, a. darted out; sudden; hasty. El e-dy, n. a mournful song or poem; a dirge.
E-ject, v. a. to throw out; to cast forth; to ex-El'e-ment, n. constituent principle of any thing
E-jection, n. a casting out; expulsion. [pel.
E-ject ment, n. a legal writ by which any ten-
ant of a house or estate is commanded to de-
Ej-u-la'tion, n. an outcry; lamentation. [part.
Eke, or Eek, (ek) v. a. to supply; to protract.
Eke, c. or ud. also; likewise; beside.
E-lab'o-rate, v. a. to produce with labor.
E-lab'o-rate, a. finished with great diligence.
E-lab'o-rate-ly, ad. with great labor.
E-lab'o-rate-ness, n. state of being elaborate.
E-lab-o-ra tion, n. act of elaborating.
E-lance', v. u. to throw out; to dart.
E-lapse', v. n. to pass away; to glide away.
E-lás/tic, a. springing back; rebounding;
E-lás/ti-cal, recovering the original forin.
E-las-tiç'i-ty, n. a property in bodies, by which
they restore themselves to their original form.
E-late', a. flushed with success; lofty.
E-late, v. a. to elevate; to puff up; to exalt.
E-la tion, n. triumph proceeding from success.
Elbow, (ěl bō), ". curvature of the arm; angle.
Elbow, (el bō) v. a. to push with the elbow.
El bow, v. n. to jut out in angles; to clash.
El bow-chair, n. a chair with arms.
El'bōw-rôôm, n. room to extend the elbows.
tĚld, n. old age; old people.

Elder, a. surpassing another in years.
Elder, n. a ruler; a senior; a tree or shrub.
Elder-ly, a. bordering upon old age.
El'der-ship, n, seniority; primogeniture.
Eldest, a. oldest; most aged.

Elding, n. wood for burning; fuel: local.
El-e-cam-pane', n. a plant; a sweetmeat.
Elect, v. a. to choose for any office or use;

to select.

E-lect', a. chosen; taken by preference.

E-lench', [e-lenk', W.; ẹ-lěnch', or e-iěngk',
Ja. n. a sophism.

Ele-phant, n. the largest of quadrupeds.
Fl-c-phan-tila-sis, ". [L.] a species of leprosy.
El-e-phan tine, a. pertaining to the elephant.
E-le-sine-an, a. relating to the rites of Ceres.
Ele-vate, v. a. to raise up, to exalt; to dignify.
Ele-vate, p. a. exalted; raised aloft.
El-e-vā tion, n. a raising up; exaltation; height.
El e-va-tor, n. a raiser or lifter up. [a pupil.
Elève, (a-láv) n. [Fr.] one protected by another;
Eleven, (e-lev vn) d. ten and one. [the tenth.
Eleventh, (e-lev'vnth) a. the next in order to
Elf, n. ; pl. ělves; a wandering spirit; a fairy;
a dwarf.

Elfin, a. relating to fairies; elfish.

Elfish, or Elv ish, a. relating to elvés or demons
Elf lock, n. a knot of hair twisted by elves.
E-1 çit, v. a. to draw out; to strike out.
E-lic-i-ta'tion, n. act of eliciting.

El-i-di-bii i-ty, n. worthiness to be chosen.
Eli-i-ble, a. fit to be chosen; preferable.
Eli-gi-ble-ness, . worthiness to be chosen.
E-lim'i-nate, o. a. to turn out of doors; to expel
E-lim-i-na'tion, n. expulsion; rejection.
E-liqua-ment, n. in chemistry, a fat juice.
El-i-qua'tion, n. separation of mixed bodies.
E-lişiọn, (e-līzh'ụn) n. act of cutting off.

[quence.

E-lite', (a-let') n. [Fr.] the flower of an army.
E-lixir, n. a medicine; quintessence; cordial
Elk, n. a quadruped of the deer kind."
Ell, n. a measure of a yard and a quarter.
El-lipse', n. an ellipsis. [omission; a defect.
El-lip'sis, n., pl. ellipses; an oval figure; an
El-lip'sö.d, n. a solid elliptical body. [lipsis. grade.
El-lip/tic, or Elliptical, a. pertaining to an el-Em-base/ment, n. deterioration; deprivation.
El-lip-tiç'i-ty, n. an elliptical form.
El-lip ti-cal-ly, ad. with an ellipsis.
Elm, n. the name of a forest tree.
El-o-cu'tion, n. pronunciation; utterance;
El-p-cutive, a. liaving eloquent expression.
Elo-gist, u. one who pronounces a panegyric.
El'o-y, n. panegyric. See Eulogy.
E-lón gate, v. a. to lengthen; to draw out.
E-lon'gite, v. n. to go off to a distance from.
El-on-ga tion, n. act of lengthening distance.
E-lope', v. a. to run away; to escape privately.
E-lope'ment, n. private or unlicensed departure.
El'o-quence, n. oratory; the art of speaking well;
fluent and elegant speech.

| Em-bark', v. a. to put on shipboard; to engage.
Em-bürk', v. n. to go on shipboard; to engage.
Em-bar-ka tion, n. the act of embarking.
Ein-bar rass, v. a. to perplex; to entangle.
Em-bar'rass-ment, n. perplexity; trouble.
Em-base', v. a. to vitiate; to deprave; to do-

Elo-quent, a. living the power of oratory.
Eloquent ly, ad. in an eloquent manner.
Else, pr. other; one besides.
Else, ad. otherwise; beside.

Em-bas sa-dor, n. a person sent in a publis
character from one state or power to another
Em'bas-sy, n. a public message or function.
elo-Em-battle, v. a. to range in order of battle.
Em-bit tle, v. n. to be ranged in battle-array.
Em-bāy', (em ba') v. a. to inclose in a bay.
Em-bed ded, a. sunk in another substance.
Em-bellish, v. a. to adorn; to beautify.
Em-bel lish-ment, n. ornament; decoration.
Em bers, n. pl. hot cinders or ashes.
En'ber-weck, n. a week in which an ember
day, or day of humiliation, falls.
Em-bez zle, v. a. to steal by breach of trust.
Em-bezzle-ment, n. a misapplying of a trust.
Em-bez zler, n. one who embezzles.

Elsewhere, (els/hwår) ad. in another place.
E-la ci-date, v. a. to explain; to clear.
E-la-ci-da tion, n. explanation; exposition.
E-la ci-da-tive, a. throwing light; explanatory.
F-lü'ci-da-tor, n. an expl tiner; a commentator.
E-lude', v. a. to escape by stratagem; to evade.
E-la'di-ble, a. that may be eluded."
E-la'şion, (e-li zhun) . evasion; artifice.
Ela'sive, a. practising elusion; deceptive.
E-lu'so-ri-ness, n. the state of being elusory.
E-la'so-ry, a. tending to elude or deceive.
E-late', r. a. to wash off.

F-la'tri-äte, v. a. to decant or strain out.
E-la-tri-a tion, n. a straining off.
Elves, (elvz) n. the plural of Elf.
Elvish, or Elf ish, a. relating to elves.
E-lys'i-an, (e-1 zh e-an) [el zh'e-an, W. P. J.
Ja.; el zhyan, E. F.; e-13 zhan, S.] a. per-
taining to Elysium; very soothing; exceed-
ingly delightful.

E-lys1i-um, (e-lízh'e-um) n. [L.] the place as-
signed by the heathens to happy souls.
E-mac/er-ate, v. n. to waste away.
E-mac-e-ra tion, n. leanness in flesh.
E-ma ci-ate, (e-ina'she-āt) v. a. to waste.
-mā'ci-ate, v. n. to grow lean.

-mā ci-ate, (e-ma'she-at) a. sunk; wasted.
-ma-ci-a'tion, n. the act of making lean.
E-macy-lite, v. a. to take out spots.
F-mac-u-la tion, n. a freeing from spots.
Em'a-nant, fèm'a-nant, W. P. Wb.; elma-nant,
S. J. F. Ja.] a. issuing or flowing from.
Em'a-nate, v. n. to issue or flow from.
Em-a-na tion, n. act of issuing; efflux.
Em'a-na-tive, [ĕm'a-na-tiv, W. Wb.; e-măn'a
tiv, S. P. Ja.] a. issuing from another.
E-man'ci-pāte, v. a. to set free from servitude.
E-man-ci-pa tion, n. the act of setting free.
E-man'ci-pa-tor, n. one who emancipates.

-mas cu-late, v. to deprive of virility.
-mas cu-late, a. unmanned; effeminate.
E-mas-cu-la tion, n. castration; effeminacy.
Em-balm', (em-bim') v. a. to impregnate a body
with aromatics to prevent putrefaction.
Em-balm'er, (em-bim'er) n. one who embalms.
Em-här go, n. a prohibition to sail.
Em-bar'go, v. a. to prohibit from sailing.

Em-b t'ter, v. a. to make bitter. See Imbitter
Em-bla zon, (em-blā'zn) v. a. to adorn with
figures of heraldry; to deck glaringly.
Em-bla zon-er, (em-blā/zn-er) n. a blazoner.
Em-bla zon-ry, (em-blazn-re) n. devices or pio.
tures upon shields.

Emblem, n. a picture; a painted enigma.
Emblematical,ing an emblem; allusive.
a. pertaining to, or compris.
Em-ble-mat i-cal-ly, ad. in manner of emblems.
Em-blem a-t st, n. a maker of emblems.
Em-blem'a-tize, v. a. to represent by emblem.
Em'ble-ments, n. pl. profits from land sown.
Em'blem-ize, v. n. to make or use emblems.
Em-bod'y, Im-body, v. a. to form into a body.
Em-bogu ing, (em-bó ging) n. a river's mouth.
Em-bōld en, or Im-bōld en, v. a. to make bold.
|Em bọ-l șm, n. intercalation; insertion of days
or years to produce regularity; the time in-
serted.

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Em-bô şom, v. a. to cherish in the bosom. Se
Em-boss, v. n. to form with protuberances ; to
engrave with relief, or rising work.
Em-boss ment, n. a prominence; jut; relief.
Em-bou-chure', (óm-bô-shaŭr) n. [Fr.] the aper.
ture of a flute, &c.; the mouth of a river.
Em-bowel, v. a. to take out the entrails.
Em-bow el ler, or Em-böŵ el-er, n. one who
embowels.

Em-bow er, v. n. to lodge or rest in a bower,
Em-brace', v. a. to hold fondly in the arms; to

inclose; to comprise ; to contain ; to include;
to comprehend.

Em-brace', v. n. to join in an embrace.
Em-brace', n. clasp; fond pressure in the arm
Em-brace/ment, n. clasp; hug; embrace.
Em-bra/cer-y, n. attempt to corrupt a court.
Em-bragure, (em-brā zhur) [em-brā zhūr, W.
J. F. Ja.; ĕm-bra-zhôr', S.; ĕm-bra-zūr', P.
Wb.] n. an aperture in fortifications for can
non; a battlement.

Em'bm-cate, v. a. to foment a part diseased.
Em-bro-ca'tion, n. act of embrocating.
Em-broïd'er, v. a. to adorn with figured work
Em-bröid'er-er, n. one who embroiders.
Em-broïd'er-y, n. variegated needlework.
Em-broil', v. a. to disturb; to confuse; to di
tract.

Em-bro I'ment, n. confusion; disturbance.
Em-brûe', v. a. to wet; to steep. See Imbrua.