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Chapter 523
Enneagon <Xpage=494>
En"ne*a*gon (?; 277) , n. [Gr. <?/ nine + corner, angle: cf. enn\'82agone .] (Geom.) A polygon or plane figure with nine sides and nine angles; a nonagon.
Enneagonal <Xpage=494>
En`ne*ag"o*nal (?) , a. (Geom.) Belonging to an enneagon; having nine angles.
Enneagynous <Xpage=494>
En`ne*ag"y*nous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ nine + <?/ woman, female.] (Bot.) Having or producing nine pistils or styles; -- said of a flower or plant.
Enheahedral <Xpage=494>
En`he*a*he"dral (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ nine + <?/ side.] (Geom.) Having nine sides.
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En`he*a*he"dri*a (?) , En`he*a*he"dron (?) , n. (Geom.) A figure having nine sides; a nonagon.
Enneandria <Xpage=494>
En`ne*an"dri*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ nine + <?/, <?/, man, male: cf. F. enn\'82andrie .] (Bot.) A Linn\'91an class of plants having nine stamens.
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En`ne*an"dri*an (?) , En`ne*an"drous (?) , a. (Bot.) Having nine stamens.
Enneapetalous <Xpage=494>
En`ne*a*pet"al*ous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ nine + E. petalous : cf. F. enn\'82ap\'82tale .] (Bot.) Having nine petals, or flower leaves.
Enneaspermous <Xpage=494>
En`ne*a*sper"mous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ + <?/ seed.] (Bot.) Having nine seeds; -- said of fruits.
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En`ne*at"ic (?) , En`ne*at"ic*al (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ nine.] Occurring once in every nine times, days, years, etc.; every ninth.
Enneatical day , every ninth day of a disease. -- Enneatical year , every ninth year of a man's life.
Ennew <Xpage=494>
En*new" (?) , v. t. [Pref. en- + new . Cf. Innovate .] To make new. [Obs.]
Skelton.
Enniche <Xpage=494>
En*niche" (?) , v. t. To place in a niche.
Sterne.
Ennoble <Xpage=494>
En*no"ble (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ennobled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ennobling (?) .] [Pref. en- + noble : cf. F. ennoblir .]
1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. " Ennobling all that he touches."
Trench.
What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. Pope.
2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner .
Syn. -- To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.
Ennoblement <Xpage=494>
En*no"ble*ment , n.
1. The act of making noble, or of exalting, dignifying, or advancing to nobility.
Bacon.
2. That which ennobles; excellence; dignity.
Ennobler <Xpage=494>
En*no"bler (?) , n. One who ennobles.
Ennui <Xpage=494>
En`nui" (?) , n. [F., fr. L. in odio in hatred. See Annoy .] A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium.
T. Gray.
Ennuy\'82 <Xpage=494>
En`nuy`\'82" (?) , a. [F., p. p. of ennuyer . See Ennui .] Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; emotionally exhausted.
Ennuy\'82 <Xpage=494>
En`nuy`\'82" , n. [F.] One who is affected with ennui.
Ennuy\'82e <Xpage=494>
En`nuy`\'82e" (?) , n. [F.] A woman affected with ennui.
Mrs. Jameson.
Enodal <Xpage=494>
E*nod"al (?) , a. (Bot.) Without a node.
Gray.
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Enodation <Xpage=495>
En`o*da"tion (?) , n. [L. enodatio explanation, fr. enodare to free from knots. See Enode .] The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying; hence, also, the solution of a difficulty. [R.]
Bailey.
Enode <Xpage=495>
E*node" (?) , v. t. [L. enodare ; e out + nodare to fill with knots, nodus a knot.] To clear of knots; to make clear. [Obs.]
Cockeram.
Enoint <Xpage=495>
E*noint" (?) , a. Anointed. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Enomotarch <Xpage=495>
E*nom"o*tarch (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/ leader. See Enomoty .] (Gr. Antiq.) The commander of an enomoty.
Mitford.
Enomoty <Xpage=495>
E*nom"o*ty (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ sworn; <?/ in + <?/ to swear.] (Gr. Antiq.) A band of sworn soldiers; a division of the Spartan army ranging from twenty-five to thirty-six men, bound together by oath.
Enopla <Xpage=495>
En"o*pla (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ armed; <?/ in + <?/, pl., armor.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the orders of Nemertina, characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in the proboscis.
Enoptomancy <Xpage=495>
En*op"to*man`cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ visible in (a thing) + -mancy .] Divination by the use of a mirror.
Enorm <Xpage=495>
E*norm" (?) , a. [Cf. F. \'82norme . See Enormous .] Enormous. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Enormity <Xpage=495>
E*nor"mi*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Enormities (#) . [L. enormitas , fr. enormis enormous: cf. F. \'82normit\'82 . See Enormous .]
1. The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous.
The enormity of his learned acquisitions. De Quincey.
2. That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity.
These clamorous enormities which are grown too big and strong for law or shame. South.
Enormous <Xpage=495>
E*nor"mous (?) , a. [L. enormis enormous, out of rule; e out + norma rule: cf. F. \'82norme . See Normal .]
1. Exceeding the usual rule, norm, or measure; out of due proportion; inordinate; abnormal. " Enormous bliss." Milton . "This enormous state." Shak . "The hoop's enormous size."
Jenyns.
Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait. Milton.
2. Exceedingly wicked; outrageous; atrocious; monstrous; as, an enormous crime .
That detestable profession of a life so enormous . Bale.
Syn. -- Huge; vast; immoderate; immense; excessive; prodigious; monstrous. -- Enormous , Immense , Excessive . We speak of a thing as enormous when it overpasses its ordinary law of existence or far exceeds its proper average or standard, and becomes -- so to speak -- abnormal in its magnitude, degree, etc.; as, a man of enormous strength; a deed of enormous wickedness . Immense expresses somewhat indefinitely an immeasurable quantity or extent. Excessive is applied to what is beyond a just measure or amount, and is always used in an evil; as, enormous size ; an enormous crime ; an immense expenditure; the expanse of ocean is immense . " Excessive levity and indulgence are ultimately excessive rigor." V. Knox . "Complaisance becomes servitude when it is excessive ." La Rochefoucauld (Trans).
Enormously <Xpage=495>
E*nor"mous*ly , adv. In an enormous degree.
Enormousness <Xpage=495>
E*nor"mous*ness , n. The state of being enormous.
Enorthotrope <Xpage=495>
En*or"tho*trope (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ in + <?/ upright, correct + <?/ to turn.] An optical toy; a card on which confused or imperfect figures are drawn, but which form to the eye regular figures when the card is rapidly revolved. See Thaumatrope .
Enough <Xpage=495>
E*nough" (?) , a. [OE. inoh , inow , enogh , AS. gen<?/h , gen<?/g , a. & adv. (akin to OS. gin<?/g , D. genoeg , OHG. ginoug , G. genug , Icel. gn<?/gr , Sw. nog , Dan. nok , Goth. gan<?/hs ), fr. geneah it suffices (akin to Goth. ganah ); pref. ge- + a root akin to L. nancisci to get, Skr. na<?/ , Gr. <?/ to carry.] Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want; sufficient; -- usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs.
How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare! Luke xv. 17.
Enough <Xpage=495>
E*nough" , adv.
1. In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; sufficiently.
2. Fully; quite; -- used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very ; as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer .
I know you well enough ; you are Signior Antonio. Shak.
Thou knowest well enough . . . that this is no time to lend money. Shak.
3. In a tolerable degree; -- used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was well enough .
&hand; Enough usually follows the word it modifies.
Enough <Xpage=495>
E*nough" , n. A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do take care of himself . " Enough is as good as a feast."
And Esau said, I have enough , my brother. Gen. xxxiii. 9.
Enough <Xpage=495>
E*nough" , interj. An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough .
Enounce <Xpage=495>
E*nounce" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enounced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enouncing (?) .] [F. \'82noncer , L. enuntiare ; e out + nuntiare to announce, fr. nuntius messenger. See Nuncio , and cf. Enunciate .]
1. To announce; to declare; to state, as a proposition or argument.
Sir W. Hamilton.
2. To utter; to articulate.
The student should be able to enounce these [sounds] independently. A. M. Bell.
Enouncement <Xpage=495>
E*nounce"ment (?) , n. Act of enouncing; that which is enounced.
Enow <Xpage=495>
E*now" (?) . A form of Enough . [Archaic]
Shak.
Enpatron <Xpage=495>
En*pa"tron (?) , v. t. To act the part of a patron towards; to patronize. [Obs.]
Shak.
Enpierce <Xpage=495>
En*pierce" (?) , v. t. [See Empierce .] To pierce. [Obs.]
Shak.
Enquere <Xpage=495>
En*quere" (?) , v. i. To inquire. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Enquicken <Xpage=495>
En*quick"en (?) , v. t. To quicken; to make alive. [Obs.]
Dr. H. More.
Enquire <Xpage=495>
En*quire" (?) , v. i. & t. See Inquire .
Enquirer <Xpage=495>
En*quir"er (?) , n. See Inquirer .
Enquiry <Xpage=495>
En*quir"y (?) , n. See Inquiry .
Enrace <Xpage=495>
En*race" (?) , v. t. [Pref. en- + race lineage.] To enroot; to implant. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Enrage <Xpage=495>
En*rage" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enraged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enraging (?) .] [F. enrager to be enraged; pref. en- (L. in ) + rage rage. See Rage .] To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make furious.
Syn. -- To irritate; incense; inflame; exasperate; provoke; anger; madden; infuriate.
Enragement <Xpage=495>
En*rage"ment (?) , n. Act of enraging or state of being enraged; excitement. [Obs.]
Enrange <Xpage=495>
En*range" (?) , v. t. [Pref. en- + range . Cf. Enrank , Arrange .]
1. To range in order; to put in rank; to arrange. [Obs.]
Spenser.
2. To rove over; to range. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Enrank <Xpage=495>
En*rank" (?) , v. t. [Pref. en- + rank .] To place in ranks or in order. [R.]
Shak.
Enrapt <Xpage=495>
En*rapt" (?) , p. a. [Pref. en- + rapt . Cf. Enravish .] Thrown into ecstasy; transported; enraptured.
Shak.
Enrapture <Xpage=495>
En*rap"ture (?; 135) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enraptured (?; 135) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enrapturing .] To transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure; to enravish.
Shenstone.
Enravish <Xpage=495>
En*rav"ish (?) , v. t. To transport with delight; to enrapture; to fascinate.
Spenser.
Enravishingly <Xpage=495>
En*rav"ish*ing*ly , adv. So as to throw into ecstasy.
Enravishment <Xpage=495>
En*rav"ish*ment (?) , n. The state of being enravished or enraptured; ecstasy; rapture.
Glanvill.
Enregister <Xpage=495>
En*reg"is*ter (?) , v. t. [Pref. en- + register : cf. F. enregistrer . Cf. Inregister .] To register; to enroll or record; to inregister.
To read enregistered in every nook His goodness, which His beauty doth declare. Spenser.
Enrheum <Xpage=495>
En*rheum" (?) , v. i. [Pref. en- + rheum : cf. F. s'enrhumer .] To contract a rheum. [Obs.]
Harvey.
Enrich <Xpage=495>
En*rich" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enriched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enriching .] [F. enrichir ; pref. en- (L. in ) + riche rich. See Rich .]
1. To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent; to increase the possessions of; as, to enrich the understanding with knowledge .
Seeing, Lord, your great mercy Us hath enriched so openly. Chaucer's Dream.
2. To supply with ornament; to adorn; as, to enrich a ceiling by frescoes .
3. To make rich with manure; to fertilize; -- said of the soil; as, to enrich land by irrigation .
4. To supply with knowledge; to instruct; to store; -- said of the mind.
Sir W. Raleigh.
Enricher <Xpage=495>
En*rich"er (?) , n. One who enriches.
Enrichment <Xpage=495>
En*rich"ment (?) , n. The act of making rich, or that which enriches; increase of value by improvements, embellishment, etc.; decoration; embellishment.
Enridge <Xpage=495>
En*ridge" (?) , v. t. To form into ridges.
Shak.
Enring <Xpage=495>
En*ring" (?) , v. t. To encircle. [R.]
The Muses and the Graces, grouped in threes, Enringed a billowing fountain in the midst. Tennyson.
Enripen <Xpage=495>
En*rip"en (?) , v. t. To ripen. [Obs.]
Donne.
Enrive <Xpage=495>
En*rive" (?) , v. t. To rive; to cleave. [Obs.]
Enrobe <Xpage=495>
En*robe" (?) , v. t. [Pref. en- + robe : cf. OF. enrober .] To invest or adorn with a robe; to attire.
Enrockment <Xpage=495>
En*rock"ment (?) , n. [Pref. en- + rock .] A mass of large stones thrown into water at random to form bases of piers, breakwaters, etc.
Enroll <Xpage=495>
En*roll" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enrolled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enrolling .] [Pref. en- + roll : cf. F. enr\'93ler ; pref. en- (L. in ) + r\'93le roll or register. See Roll , n. ] [Written also enrol .]
1. To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men for service; to enroll a decree or a law ; also, reflexively, to enlist.
An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not enrolling . Milton.
All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled themselves. Prescott.
2. To envelop; to inwrap; to involve. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Enroller <Xpage=495>
En*roll"er (?) , n. One who enrolls or registers.
Enrollment <Xpage=495>
En*roll"ment (?) , n. [Cf. F. enr\'93lement .] [Written also enrolment .]
1. The act of enrolling; registration.
Holland.
2. A writing in which anything is enrolled; a register; a record.
Sir J. Davies.
Enroot <Xpage=495>
En*root" (?) , v. t. To fix by the root; to fix fast; to implant deep.
Shak.
Enround <Xpage=495>
En*round" (?) , v. t. To surround. [Obs.]
Shak.
En route <Xpage=495>
En` route" (?) . [F.] On the way or road.
Ens <Xpage=495>
Ens (?) , n. [L., ens , entis , a thing. See Entity .]
1. (Metaph.) Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings.
2. (Chem.) Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; essence. [Obs.]
Ensaf</ <Xpage=495>
En*saf<?/" (?) , v. t. To make safe. [Obs.]
Hall.
Ensample <Xpage=495>
En*sam"ple (?) , n. [OF. ensample , essample , F. exemple . See Example .] An example; a pattern or model for imitation. [Obs.]
Tyndale.
Being ensamples to the flock. <?/ Pet. v. 3.
Ensample <Xpage=495>
En*sam"ple (?) , v. t. To exemplify, to show by example. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Ensanguine <Xpage=495>
En*san"guine (?) , v. t. To stain or cover with blood; to make bloody, or of a blood-red color; as, an ensanguined hue . "The ensanguined field."
Milton.
Ensate <Xpage=495>
En"sate (?) , a. [NL. ensatus , fr. L. ensis sword.] (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Having sword-shaped leaves, or appendages; ensiform.
Enscale <Xpage=495>
En*scale" (?) , v. t. To cover with scales.
Enshedule <Xpage=495>
En*shed"ule (?; 135) , v. t. To insert in a schedule. See Schedule . [R.]
Shak.
Ensconce <Xpage=495>
En*sconce" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ensconced (?) ; imp. & p. p. Ensconcing (?) .] To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal.
She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. Shak.
Enseal <Xpage=495>