The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 526
That ye may be perfect and entire , wanting nothing. James i. 4.
With strength entire and free will armed. Milton.
One entire and perfect chrysolite. Shak.
2. Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.
Pure fear and entire cowardice. Shak.
No man had ever a heart more entire to the king. Clarendon.
3. (Bot.) (a) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla. (b) Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no kind of teeth.
4. Not gelded; -- said of a horse.
5. Internal; interior. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Syn. -- See Whole , and Radical .
Entire <Xpage=497>
En*tire" , n.
1. Entirely. "Too long to print in entire ."
Thackeray.
2. (Brewing) A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer. [Eng.] "Foker's Entire ."
Thackeray.
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En*tire"ly , adv.
1. In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the trace is entirely lost .
Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea. Raleigh.
2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely.
To highest God entirely pray. Spenser.
Entireness <Xpage=497>
En*tire"ness (?) , n.
1. The state or condition of being entire; completeness; fullness; totality; as, the entireness of an arch or a bridge .
This same entireness or completeness. Trench.
2. Integrity; wholeness of heart; honesty. [R.]
Entireness in preaching the gospel. Udall.
3. Oneness; unity; -- applied to a condition of intimacy or close association. [Obs.]
True Christian love may be separated from acquaintance, and acquaintance from entireness . Bp. Hall.
Entirety <Xpage=497>
En*tire"ty (?) , n. ; pl. Entireness (#) . [OF. entieret\'82 . Cf. Integrity .]
1. The state of being entire; completeness; as, entirely of interest .
Blackstone.
2. That which is entire; the whole.
Bacon.
Entitative <Xpage=497>
En"ti*ta*tive (?) , a. [See Entity .] Considered as pure entity; abstracted from all circumstances. Ellis . -- En"ti*ta*tive*ly , adv.
Entitle <Xpage=497>
En*ti"tle (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Entitled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Entitling (?) .] [OF. entituler , F. intituler , LL. intitulare , fr. L. in + titulus title. See Title , and cf. Intitule .]
1. To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book "Commentaries;" to entitle a man "Honorable."
That which . . . we entitle patience. Shak.
2. To give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command .
3. To attribute; to ascribe. [Obs.]
The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . . peculiarly to God himself. Milton.
Syn. -- To name; designate; style; characterize; empower; qualify; enable; fit.
Entitule <Xpage=497>
En*tit"ule (?) , v. t. [See Entitle .] To entitle.
B. Jonson.
Entity <Xpage=497>
En"ti*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Entities (#) . [LL. entitas , fr. L. ens , entis , thing, prop. p. pr. of esse to be: cf. F. entit\'82 . See Essence , Is .] A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence.
Self-subsisting entities , such as our own personality. Shairp.
Fortune is no real entity , . . . but a mere relative signification. Bentley.
Ento- <Xpage=497>
En"to- (?) . [Gr. <?/ within, fr. <?/ in. See In .] A combining form signifying within ; as, ento blast .
Entoblast <Xpage=497>
En"to*blast (?) , n. [ Ento- + -blast .] (Biol.) The inner germ layer; endoderm. See Nucleolus .
Entobronchium <Xpage=497>
En`to*bron"chi*um (?) , n. ; pl. Entobronchia (#) . [See Ento- , and Bronchia .] (Anat.) One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds .
Entocuneiform, Entocuniform <Xpage=497>
En`to*cu*ne"i*form (?) , En`to*cu"ni*form (?) , n. [ Ento- + cuneiform , cuniform .] (Anat.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform .
Entoderm <Xpage=497>
En"to*derm (?) , n. [ Ento- + Gr. <?/ skin.] (Biol.) See Endoderm , and Illust . of Blastoderm .
Entodermal, Entodermic <Xpage=497>
En`to*der"mal (?) , En`to*der"mic (?) , a. (Biol.) Relating to the entoderm.
Entogastric <Xpage=497>
En`to*gas"tric (?) , a. [ Ento- + Gr. <?/ the stomach.] (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to the interior of the stomach; -- applied to a mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in certain hydroids.
Entogenous <Xpage=497>
En*tog"e*nous (?) , a. [ Ento- + -genous .] (Biol.) See Endogenous .
Entoglossal <Xpage=497>
En`to*glos"sal (?) , a. [ Ento- + Gr. <?/ the tongue.] (Anat.) Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone.
Entoil <Xpage=497>
En*toil" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Entoiled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Entoiling .] To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.]
Entoiled in woofed phantasies. Keats.
Entomb <Xpage=497>
En*tomb" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Entombed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Entombing .] [Pref. en- + tomb : cf. OF. entomber .] To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume.
Hooker.
Entombment <Xpage=497>
En*tomb"ment (?) , n. The act of entombing or burying, or state of being entombed; burial.
Barrow.
Entomere <Xpage=497>
En"to*mere (?) , n. [ Ento- + -mere .] (Biol.) The more granular cells, which finally become internal, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals.
Entomic, Entomical <Xpage=497>
En*tom"ic (?) , En*tom"ic*al (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ insect. See Entomology .] (Zo\'94l.) Relating to insects; entomological.
Entomoid <Xpage=497>
En"to*moid (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ insect + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Resembling an insect. -- n. An object resembling an insect.
Entomolin <Xpage=497>
En*tom"o*lin (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ insect.] (Chem.) See Chitin .
Entomolite <Xpage=497>
En*tom"o*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ insect + -lite .] (Paleon.) A fossil insect.
Entomologic, Entomological <Xpage=497>
En`to*mo*log"ic (?) , En`to*mo*log"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. entomologique .] Of or relating to entomology. -- En`to*mo*log"ic*al*ly , adv.
Entomologist <Xpage=497>
En`to*mol"o*gist (?) , n. [Cf. F. entomologiste .] One versed in entomology.
Entomologize <Xpage=497>
En`to*mol"o*gize (?) , v. i. To collect specimens in the study of entomology.
C. Kingsley.
Entomology <Xpage=497>
En`to*mol"o*gy (?) , n. ; pl. Entomologies (#) . [Gr. 'e`ntomon insect (so called because nearly cut in two, fr. 'e`ntomos cut in; 'en in + te`mnein to cut) + -logy : cf. F. entomologie . See In , and Tome , and cf. Insect .]
1. That part of zo\'94logy which treats of insects.
2. A treatise on the science of entomology.
Entomophaga <Xpage=497>
En`to*moph"a*ga (?) , n. ; pl . [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ntomon an insect + fagei^n to eat.] (Zo\'94l.)
1. One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larv\'91 feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon , 2.
2. A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum.
3. A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters.
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Entomophagan <Xpage=498>
En`to*moph"a*gan (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Relating to the Entomophaga. -- n. One of the Entomophaga.
Entomophagous <Xpage=498>
En`to*moph"a*gous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Feeding on insects; insectivorous.
Entomophilous <Xpage=498>
En`to*moph"i*lous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ insect + <?/ a lover.] (Bot.) Fertilized by the agency of insects; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects.
Entomostraca <Xpage=498>
En`to*mos"tra*ca (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ cut in pieces + <?/ burnt clay, the hard shell of Testacea.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several orders; as the Phyllopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Pectostraca. See Copepoda , Phyllopoda , and Cladocera .
Entomostracan <Xpage=498>
En`to*mos"tra*can (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Relating to the Entomostraca. -- n. One of the Entomostraca.
Entomostracous <Xpage=498>
En`to*mos"tra*cous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Belonging to the Entomostracans.
Entomotomist <Xpage=498>
En`to*mot"o*mist (?) , n. One who practices entomotomy.
Entomotomy <Xpage=498>
En`to*mot"o*my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ insect + <?/ to cut.] The science of the dissection of insects.
Entonic <Xpage=498>
En*ton"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ strained, fr. <?/ to strain. See Entasis .] (Med.) Having great tension, or exaggerated action.
Dunglison.
Entoperipheral <Xpage=498>
En`to*pe*riph"er*al (?) , a. [ Ento- + peripheral .] (Physiol.) Being, or having its origin, within the external surface of the body; -- especially applied to feelings, such as hunger, produced by internal disturbances. Opposed to epiperipheral .
Entophyte <Xpage=498>
En"to*phyte (?) , n. [ Ento- + Gr. <?/ a plant.] (Med.) A vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body.
Entophytic <Xpage=498>
En`to*phyt"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to entophytes; as, an entophytic disease .
Entoplasm <Xpage=498>
En"to*plasm (?) , n. [ Ento- + Gr. <?/ anything formed.] (Biol.) (a) The inner granular layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum . (b) Endosarc.
Entoplastic <Xpage=498>
En`to*plas"tic (?) , a. [ Ento- + Gr. <?/ to mold.] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or composed of, entoplasm; as, the entoplastic products of some Protozoa, or the entoplastic modification of the cell protoplasm, by which a nucleus is produced .
Entoplastron <Xpage=498>
En`to*plas"tron (?) , n. ; pl. Entoplastra (#) . [ Ento- + plastron .] (Anat.) The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also entosternum .
Entoprocta <Xpage=498>
En`to*proc"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ within + <?/ the anus.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of tentacles. See Pedicellina .
Entoptic <Xpage=498>
Ent*op"tic (?) , a. [ Ent- + optic .] (Physiol.) Relating to objects situated within the eye; esp., relating to the perception of objects in one's own eye.
Entorganism <Xpage=498>
Ent*or"gan*ism (?) , n. [ Ent- + organism .] (Biol.) An internal parasitic organism.
Entortilation <Xpage=498>
En*tor`ti*la"tion (?) , n. [F. entortiller to twist; pref. en- (L. in ) + tortiller to twist.] A turning into a circle; round figures. [Obs.]
Donne.
Entosternum <Xpage=498>
En`to*ster"num (?) , n. ; pl. Entosterna (#) . [NL. See Ento- , and Sternum .] (Anat.) See Entoplastron . -- En`to*ster"nal (#) , a.
Entosthoblast <Xpage=498>
En*tos"tho*blast (?) , n. [Gr. 'e`ntosthe from within + -blast .] (Biol.) The granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell.
Agassiz.
Entothorax <Xpage=498>
En`to*tho"rax (?) , n. [ Ento- + thorax .] (Zo\'94l.) See Endothorax .
Entotic <Xpage=498>
Ent*ot"ic (?) , a. [ Ent- + Gr. <?/, <?/, the ear.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the interior of the ear.
Entozoa <Xpage=498>
En`to*zo"a (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ within + <?/ an animal.] (Zo\'94l.)
1. A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes.
2. An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living parasitically in others.
Entozoal, Entozoic <Xpage=498>
En`to*zo"al (?) , En`to*zo"ic (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, the Entozoa.
Entozo\'94logist <Xpage=498>
En`to*zo*\'94l"o*gist (?) , n. [ Entozo\'94n + -logy + -ist .] One versed in the science of the Entozoa.
Entozo\'94n <Xpage=498>
En`to*zo"\'94n (?) , n. ; pl. Entozoa (#) . [NL. See Entozoa .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Entozoa.
Entr'acte <Xpage=498>
En`tr'acte" (?) , n. [F. Cf. Interact .]
1. The interval of time which occurs between the performance of any two acts of a drama.
2. A dance, piece of music, or interlude, performed between two acts of a drama.
Entrail <Xpage=498>
En*trail" (?) , v. t. [Pref. en- + OF. treiller to grate, lattice, F. treille vine, arbor. See Trellis .] To interweave; to intertwine. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Entrail <Xpage=498>
En*trail" , n. Entanglement; fold. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Entrails <Xpage=498>
En"trails (?) , n. pl. [F. entrailles , LL. intralia , intranea , fr. interaneum , pl. interanea , intestine, interaneus inward, interior, fr. inter between, among, within. See Internal .]
1. The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines.
2. The internal parts; as, the entrails of the earth .
That treasure . . . hid the dark entrails of America. Locke.
Entrain <Xpage=498>
En*train" (?) , v. t. [F. entrainer .] To draw along as a current does; as, water entrained by steam .
Entrain <Xpage=498>
En*train" , v. t. [Pref. en- + train .] To put aboard a railway train; as, to entrain a regiment . [Recent, Eng.]
Entrain <Xpage=498>
En*train" , v. i. To go aboard a railway train; as, the troops entrained at the station . [Recent, Eng.]
Entrammel <Xpage=498>
En*tram"mel (?) , v. t. [See Trammel .] To trammel; to entangle.
Bp. Hacket.
Entrance <Xpage=498>
En"trance (?) , n. [OF. entrance , fr. OF. & F. entrant , p. pr. of entrer to enter. See Enter .]
1. The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment ; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office .
2. Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends .
Shak.
3. The passage, door, or gate, for entering.
Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city. Judg. i. 24.
4. The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a difficult entrance into business . "Beware of entrance to a quarrel."
Shak.
St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology. Hakewill.
5. The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering; as, his entrance of the arrival was made the same day .
6. (Naut.) (a) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line. Ham. Nav. Encyc . (b) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
Totten.
Entrance <Xpage=498>
En*trance" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Entranced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Entrancing (?) .] [Pref. en- + trance .]
1. To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.
Him, still entranced and in a litter laid, They bore from field and to the bed conveyed. Dryden.
2. To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm.
And I so ravished with her heavenly note, I stood entranced , and had no room for thought. Dryden.
Entrancement <Xpage=498>
En*trance"ment (?) , n. The act of entrancing, or the state of trance or ecstasy.
Otway.
Entrant <Xpage=498>
En"trant (?) , n. [See Entrance , n. ]
1. One who enters; a beginner. "The entrant upon life."
Bp. Terrot.
2. An applicant for admission.
Stormonth.
Entrap <Xpage=498>
En*trap" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Entrapped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Entrapping .] [Pref. en- + trap : cf. OF. entraper .] To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men .
A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. Shak.
Syn. -- To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.
Entreat <Xpage=498>