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Ec*trot"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ for abortion; <?/ out + <?/ to wound, cause mischief to.] (Med.) Having a tendency to prevent the development of anything, especially of a disease.

Ectypal <Xpage=470>

Ec"ty*pal (?) , a. [L. ectypus worked in high relief, Gr. <?/; <?/ out + <?/ stamp, figure. See Type .] Copied, reproduced as a molding or cast, in contradistinction from the original model.

Ectype <Xpage=470>

Ec"type (?) , n. [Cf. F. ectype . See Ectypal .]

1. (Classical Arch\'91ol.) (a) A copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence: (b) A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely).

2. A copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed.

Some regarded him [Klopstock] as an ectype of the ancient prophets. Eng. Cyc. .

Ectypography <Xpage=470>

Ec`ty*pog"ra*phy (?) , n. [ Ectype + -graphy .] A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.

Ecumenic, Ecumenical <Xpage=470>

Ec`u*men"ic (?) , Ec`u*men"ic*al (?) , a. [L. oecumenicus , Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/) the inhabited world, fr. <?/ to inhabit, from <?/ house, dwelling. See Economy .] General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council . [Written also <?/cumenical .]

Ecumenical Bishop , a title assumed by the popes. -- Ecumenical council . See under Council .

Ecurie <Xpage=470>

Ec"u*rie (?) , n. [F. See Equerry .] A stable.

Eczema <Xpage=470>

Ec"ze*ma (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kzema ; "ek out + zei^n to boil.] (Med.) An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter , milk crust , and salt rheum .

Eczematous <Xpage=470>

Ec*zem"a*tous (?) , a. (Med.) Pertaining to eczema; having the characteristic of eczema.

-ed <Xpage=470>

-ed (?) . The termination of the past participle of regular, or weak, verbs; also, of analogous participial adjectives from nouns; as, pigment ed ; talent ed .

Edacious <Xpage=470>

E*da"cious (?) , a. [L. edax , edacis , fr. edere to eat.] Given to eating; voracious; devouring.

Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time. Carlyle.

-- E*da"cious*ly , adv. -- E*da"cious*ness , n.

Edacity <Xpage=470>

E*dac"i*ty (?) , n. [L. edacitas .] Greediness; voracity; ravenousness; rapacity.

Bacon.

Edda <Xpage=470>

Ed"da (?) , n. ; pl. Eddas (#) . [Icel., lit. great-grandmother ( i. e. , of Scandinavian poetry), so called by Bishop Brynj\'a3lf Sveinsson, who brought it again to light in 1643.] The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes.

&hand; There are two Eddas. The older, consisting of 39 poems, was reduced to writing from oral tradition in Iceland between 1050 and 1133. The younger or prose Edda , called also the Edda of Snorri , is the work of several writers, though usually ascribed to Snorri Sturleson, who was born in 1178.

Eddaic, Eddic <Xpage=470>

Ed*da"ic (?) , Ed"dic (?) , a. Relating to the Eddas; resembling the Eddas.

Edder <Xpage=470>

Ed"der (?) , n. [See Adder .] (Zo\'94l.) An adder or serpent. [Prov. Eng.]

Wright.

Edder <Xpage=470>

Ed"der , n. [AS. edor hedge, fence; akin to etar .] Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together. [Obs.]

Tusser.

Edder <Xpage=470>

Ed"der , v. t. To bind the top interweaving edder; as, to edder a hedge . [Obs.]

Eddish <Xpage=470>

Ed"dish (?) , n. [AS. edisc ; cf. AS. pref. ed- again, anew. Cf. Eddy , and Arrish .] Aftermath; also, stubble and stubble field. See Arrish . [Eng.]

Eddoes <Xpage=470>

Ed"does (?) , n. pl. (Bot.) The tubers of Colocasia antiquorum . See Taro .

Eddy <Xpage=470>

Ed"dy (?) , n. ; pl. Eddies (#) . [Prob. fr. Icel. i<?/a ; cf. Icel. pref. i<?/- back, AS. ed -, OS. idug -, OHG. ita -; Goth. id -.]

1. A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.

2. A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.

And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. Dryden.

Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play. Addison.

Used also adjectively; as, eddy winds.

Dryden.

Eddy <Xpage=470>

Ed"dy , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Eddied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Eddying .] To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.

Eddying round and round they sink. Wordsworth.

Eddy <Xpage=470>

Ed"dy , v. t. To collect as into an eddy. [R.]

The circling mountains eddy in From the bare wild the dissipated storm. Thomson.

Edelweiss <Xpage=470>

E"del*weiss (?) , n. [G., fr. edel noble + weiss white.] (Bot.) A little, perennial, white, woolly plant ( Leontopodium alpinum ), growing at high elevations in the Alps. <-- = the national flower of Austria -->

Edema <Xpage=470>

E*de"ma (?) , n. [NL.] (Med.) Same as \'d2dema .

Edematous, &or; Edematose <Xpage=470>

E*de"ma*tous (?) , &or; E*de"ma*tose` (?) , a. (Med.) Same as \'d2dematous .

Eden <Xpage=470>

E"den (?) , n. [Heb. \'c7den delight, pleasure; also, a place of pleasure, Eden.] The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a delightful region or residence.

Edenic <Xpage=470>

E*den"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Eden; paradisaic. " Edenic joys."

Mrs. Browning.

Edenite <Xpage=470>

E"den*ite (?) , n. [From Eden ville, N . Y .] (Min.) A variety of amphibole. See Amphibole .

Edenized <Xpage=470>

E"den*ized (?) , a. Admitted to a state of paradisaic happiness. [R.]

Davies (Wit's Pilgr. ).

Edental <Xpage=470>

E*den"tal (?) , a. See Edentate , a. -- n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Edentata.

Edentalous <Xpage=470>

E*den"tal*ous (?) , a. See Edentate , a.

Edentata <Xpage=470>

E`den*ta"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L. edentatus , p. p. of edentare to render toothless; e out + dens , dentis , tooth.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta . The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking.

Edentate <Xpage=470>

E*den"tate (?) , a. 1. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Belonging to the Edentata.

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Edentate <Xpage=471>

E*den"tate (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Edentata.

Edentated <Xpage=471>

E*den`ta*ted (?) , a. Same as Edentate , a.

Edentation <Xpage=471>

E`den*ta"tion (?) , n. A depriving of teeth. [R.]

Cockeram.

Edentulous <Xpage=471>

E*den"tu*lous (?; 135) , a. [L. edentulus ; e out + dens , dentis , tooth.] Toothless.

Edge <Xpage=471>

Edge (?) , n. [OE. eg , egge , AS. ecg ; akin to OHG. ekka , G. ecke , Icel. & Sw. egg , Dan. eg , and to L. acies , Gr. <?/ point, Skr. a<?/ri edge. <?/<?/. Cf. Egg , v. t. , Eager , Ear spike of corn, Acute .]

1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe . Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.

He which hath the sharp sword with two edges . Rev. ii. 12.

Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword. Shak.

2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice .

Upon the edge of yonder coppice. Shak.

In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge Of battle. Milton.

Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. Sir W. Scott.

3. Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

The full edge of our indignation. Sir W. Scott.

Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our fears and by our vices. Jer. Taylor.

4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening . "On the edge of winter."

Milton.

Edge joint (Carp.) , a joint formed by two edges making a corner. -- Edge mill , a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also Chilian mill . -- Edge molding (Arch.) , a molding whose section is made up of two curves meeting in an angle. -- Edge plane . (a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards. (b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles. -- Edge play , a kind of swordplay in which backswords or cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point, is employed. -- Edge rail . (Railroad) (a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth than width. (b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch. Knight . -- Edge railway , a railway having the rails set on edge. -- Edge stone , a curbstone. -- Edge tool . (a) Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for cutting. (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging tool. -- To be on edge , to be eager, impatient, or anxious. -- To set the teeth on edge , to cause a disagreeable tingling sensation in the teeth, as by bringing acids into contact with them.

Bacon.

Edge <Xpage=471>

Edge (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Edged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Edging .]

1. To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

To edge her champion's sword. Dryden.

2. To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.

3. To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box.

Hills whose tops were edged with groves. Pope.

4. To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on. [Obs.]

By such reasonings, the simple were blinded, and the malicious edged . Hayward.

5. To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards .

Locke.

Edge <Xpage=471>

Edge , v. i. 1. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way .

2. To sail close to the wind.

I must edge up on a point of wind. Dryden.

To edge away &or; off (Naut.) , to increase the distance gradually from the shore, vessel, or other object. -- To edge down (Naut.) , to approach by slow degrees, as when a sailing vessel approaches an object in an oblique direction from the windward. -- To edge in , to get in edgewise; to get in by degrees. -- To edge in with , as with a coast or vessel (Naut.) , to advance gradually, but not directly, toward it.

Edgebone <Xpage=471>

Edge"bone` (?) , n. Same as Aitchbone .

Edgeless <Xpage=471>

Edge"less , a. Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse; as, an edgeless sword or weapon .

Edgelong <Xpage=471>

Edge"long (?; 115) , adv. In the direction of the edge. [Obs.]

Three hundred thousand pieces have you stuck Edgelong into the ground. B. Jonson.

Edgeshot <Xpage=471>

Edge"shot (?) , a. (Carp.) Having an edge planed, -- said of a board.

Knight.

Edgeways, Edgewise <Xpage=471>

Edge"ways (?) , Edge"wise (?) , adv. With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge.

Glad to get in a word, as they say, edgeways . Sir W. Scott.

Edging <Xpage=471>

Edg"ing (?) , n. 1. That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden.

Dryden.

2. The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal.

Edging machine , a machine tool with a revolving cutter, for dressing edges, as of boards, or metal plates, to a pattern or templet.

Edgingly <Xpage=471>

Edg"ing*ly , adv. Gradually; gingerly. [R.]

Edgy <Xpage=471>

Edg"y (?) , a. [From Edge .]

1. Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper .

2. (Fine Arts) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined. "An edgy style of sculpture."

Hazlitt.

Edh <Xpage=471>

Edh (?) , n. The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter &edh;, capital form <EDH/. It is sounded as "English th in a similar word: &omac;&edh;er, other, d&ocir;&edh;, doth."

March.

Edibility <Xpage=471>

Ed`i*bil"i*ty (?) , n. Suitableness for being eaten; edibleness.

Edible <Xpage=471>

Ed"i*ble (?) , a. [L. edibilis , fr. edere to eat. See Eat .] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes . Bacon . -- n. Anything edible.

Edible bird's nest . See Bird's nest , 2. -- Edible crab (Zo\'94l.) , any species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab ( Callinectes hastatus ). See Crab . -- Edible frog (Zo\'94l.) , the common European frog ( Rana esculenta ), used as food. -- Edible snail (Zo\'94l.) , any snail used as food, esp. Helix pomatia and H. aspersa of Europe.

Edibleness <Xpage=471>

Ed"i*ble*ness , n. Suitableness for being eaten.

Edict <Xpage=471>

E"dict (?) , n. [L. edictum , fr. edicere , edictum , to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. F. \'82dit . See Diction .] A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch.

It stands as an edict in destiny. Shak.

Edict of Nantes (French Hist.) , an edict issued by Henry IV. ( A. D. 1598), giving toleration to Protestants. Its revocation by Louis XIV. ( A. D. 1685) was followed by terrible persecutions and the expatriation of thousands of French Protestants.

Syn. -- Decree; proclamation; law; ordinance; statute; rule; order; manifesti; command. See Law .

Edictal <Xpage=471>

E*dic"tal (?) , a. Relating to, or consisting of, edicts; as, the Roman edictal law .

Edificant <Xpage=471>

Ed"i*fi*cant (?) , a. [L. aedificans , -antis , p. pr. of aedificare . See Edify .] Building; constructing. [R.]

Dugard.

Edification <Xpage=471>

Ed`i*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. aedificatio : cf. F. \'82dification . See Edify .]

1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction.

The assured edification of his church. Bp. Hall.

Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with what may tend to their edification . Addison.

2. A building or edifice. [Obs.]

Bullokar.

Edificatory <Xpage=471>

Ed"i*fi*ca`to*ry (?) , a. Tending to edification.

Bp. Hall.

Edifice <Xpage=471>

Ed"i*fice (?) , n. [L. aedificium , fr. aedificare : cf. F. \'82difice . See Edify .] A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse .

Edificial <Xpage=471>

Ed`i*fi"cial (?) , a. [L. aedificialis .] Pertaining to an edifice; structural.

Edifier <Xpage=471>

Ed"i*fi`er (?) , n. 1. One who builds. [Obs.]

2. One who edifies, builds up, or strengthens another by moral or religious instruction.

Edify <Xpage=471>

Ed"i*fy (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Edified (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Edifying .] [F. \'82difier , L. aedificare ; aedes a building, house, orig., a fireplace (akin to Gr. <?/ to burn, Skr. idh to kindle, OHG. eit funeral pile, AS. \'bed , OIr. aed fire) + facere to make. See Fact , -fy .]

1. To build; to construct. [Archaic]

There was a holy chapel edified . Spenser.

2. To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach.

It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public. Gibbon.

3. To teach or persuade. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Edify <Xpage=471>

Ed"i*fy , v. i. To improve. [R.]

Swift.

Edifying <Xpage=471>

Ed"i*fy`ing (?) , a. Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation . -- Ed"i*fy`ing*ly , adv. -- Ed"i*fy`ing*ness , n.

Edile <Xpage=471>

E"dile (?) , n. [L. aedilis : cf. F. \'82dile . Cf. \'92dile .] (Rom. Antiq.) See \'92dile .

Edileship <Xpage=471>

E"dile*ship , n. The office of \'91dile.

T. Arnold.

Edingtonite <Xpage=471>

Ed"ing*ton*ite (?) , n. (Min.) A grayish white zeolitic mineral, in tetragonal crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta.

Edit <Xpage=471>