Chapter 541

I will deliver you, in ready coin, The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave. J. Webster.

2. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth.

Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem . Shak.

Syn. -- See Estimate , n.

Esteemable <Xpage=511>

Es*teem"a*ble (?) , a. Worthy of esteem; estimable. [R.] " Esteemable qualities."

Pope.

Esteemer <Xpage=511>

Es*teem"er (?) , n. One who esteems; one who sets a high value on any thing.

The proudest esteemer of his own parts. Locke.

Ester <Xpage=511>

Es"ter (?) , n. [A word invented by L. Gmelin, a German chemist.] (Chem.) An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc.

Esthesiometer <Xpage=511>

Es*the`si*om"e*ter (?) , n. Same as \'92sthesiometer .

Esthete, n.; Esthetic </, a., Esthetical </, a., Esthetics <Xpage=511>

Es"thete (?) , n. ; Es*thet"ic (<?/) , a. , Es*thet"ic*al (<?/) , a. , Es*thet"ics (<?/) , n. etc. Same as \'92sthete , \'92sthetic , \'92sthetical , \'92sthetics , etc.

Estiferous <Xpage=511>

Es*tif"er*ous (?) , a. [L. aestifer ; aestus fire + ferre to bear.] Producing heat. [R.]

Smart.

Estimable <Xpage=511>

Es"ti*ma*ble (?) , a. [F. estimable , or L. aestimabilis . See Esteem .]

1. Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage .

Paley. .

2. Valuable; worth a great price. [R.]

A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, Is not so estimable , profitable neither, As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats. Shak.

3. Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard.

A lady said of her two companions, that one was more amiable, the other more estimable . Sir W. Temple.

Estimable <Xpage=511>

Es"ti*ma*ble (?) , n. A thing worthy of regard. [R.]

One of the peculiar estimables of her country. Sir T. Browne.

Estimableness <Xpage=511>

Es"ti*ma*ble*ness , n. The quality of deserving esteem or regard.

Estimably <Xpage=511>

Es"ti*ma*bly , adv. In an estimable manner.

Estimate <Xpage=511>

Es"ti*mate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Estimated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Estimating (?) .] [L. aestimatus , p. p. of aestimare . See Esteem , v. t. ]

1. To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, -- either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral), value; to fix the worth of roughly or in a general way; as, to estimate the value of goods or land; to estimate the worth or talents of a person.

It is by the weight of silver, and not the name of the piece, that men estimate commodities and exchange them. Locke.

It is always very difficult to estimate the age in which you are living. J. C. Shairp.

2. To from an opinion of, as to amount,, number, etc., from imperfect data, comparison, or experience; to make an estimate of; to calculate roughly; to rate; as, to estimate the cost of a trip, the number of feet in a piece of land .

Syn. -- To appreciate; value; appraise; prize; rate; esteem; count; calculate; number. -- To Estimate , Esteem . Both these words imply an exercise of the judgment. Estimate has reference especially to the external relations of things, such as amount, magnitude, importance, etc. It usually involves computation or calculation; as, to estimate the loss or gain of an enterprise . Esteem has reference to the intrinsic or moral worth of a person or thing. Thus, we esteem a man for his kindness, or his uniform integrity. In this sense it implies a mingled sentiment of respect and attachment. We esteem it an honor to live in a free country. See Appreciate .

Estimate <Xpage=511>

Es"ti*mate (?) , n. A valuing or rating by the mind, without actually measuring, weighing, or the like; rough or approximate calculation; as, an estimate of the cost of a building, or of the quantity of water in a pond .

Weigh success in a moral balance, and our whole estimate is changed. J. C. Shairp.

Syn. -- Estimate , Estimation , Esteem . The noun estimate , like its verb, supposes chiefly an exercise of judgment in determining the amount, importance, or magnitude of things, with their other exterior relations; as, an estimate of expenses incurred; a true estimate of life, etc. Esteem is a moral sentiment made up of respect and attachment, -- the valuation of a person as possessing useful qualities or real worth. Thus we speak of the esteem of the wise and good as a thing greatly to be desired. Estimation seems to waver between the two. In our version of the Scriptures it is used simply for estimate ; as, "If he be poorer than thy estimation ." Lev. xxvii. 8 . In other cases, it verges toward esteem ; as, "I know him to be of worth and worthy estimation ." Shak . It will probably settle down at last on this latter sense. " Esteem is the value we place upon some degree of worth. It is higher than simple approbation, which is a decision of judgment. It is the commencement of affection." Gogan.

No; dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation prized above all price. Cowper.

Estimation <Xpage=511>

Es`ti*ma"tion (?) , n. [L. aestimatio , fr. aestimare : cf. F. estimation . See Esteem , v. t. ]

1. The act of estimating.

Shak.

2. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities .

If he be poorer that thy estimation , then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest, and the priest shall value him. Lev. xxvii. 8.

3. Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor.

I shall have estimation among multitude, and honor with the elders. Wisdom viii. 10.

4. Supposition; conjecture.

I speak not this in estimation , As what I think might be, but what I know. Shak.

Syn. -- Estimate; calculation; computation; appraisement; esteem; honor; regard. See Estimate , n.

Estimative <Xpage=511>

Es"ti*ma*tive (?) , a. [Cf. F. estimatif .]

1. Inclined, or able, to estimate; serving for, or capable of being used in, estimating.

We find in animals an estimative or judicial faculty. Sir M. Hale.

2. Pertaining to an estimate. [R.]

Estimator <Xpage=511>

Es"ti*ma`tor (?) , n. [L. aestimator .] One who estimates or values; a valuer.

Jer. Taylor.

Estival, a., Estivate </, v. i., Estivation <Xpage=511>

Es"ti*val (?) , a. , Es"ti*vate (<?/) , v. i. , Es`ti*va"tion (<?/) , n. Same as \'92stival , \'92stivate , etc.

Estoile <Xpage=511>

Es`toile" (?) , n. [OF.] (Her.) A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, instead of straight like those of a mullet. [Written also \'82toile .]

Estoile of eight points , a star which has four straight and four wavy rays. -- Estoile of four points . Same as Cross estoil\'82 , under Cross .

Estop <Xpage=511>

Es*top" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Estophed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Estopping .] [OF. estoper to stop, plug, close, F. \'82touper , LL. stuppare to close with tow, obstruct, fr. L. stuppa tow, oakum, cf. Gr. <?/. Cf. Stop .] (Law) To impede or bar by estoppel.

A party will be estopped by his admissions, where his intent is to influence another, or derive an advantage to himself. Abbott.

Estoppel <Xpage=511>

Es*top"pel (?) , n. [From Estop .] (Law) (a) A stop; an obstruction or bar to one's alleging or denying a fact contrary to his own previous action, allegation, or denial; an admission, by words or conduct, which induces another to purchase rights, against which the party making such admission can not take a position inconsistent with the admission. (b) The agency by which the law excludes evidence to dispute certain admissions, which the policy of the law treats as indisputable.

Wharton. Stephen. Burrill.

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Estovers <Xpage=512>

Es*to"vers (?) , n. pl. [OF. estoveir , estovoir , necessary, necessity, need, prop. an infin. meaning to suit, be fit, be necessary. See Stover .] (Law) Necessaries or supples; an allowance to a person out of an estate or other thing for support; as of wood to a tenant for life, etc., of sustenance to a man confined for felony of his estate, or alimony to a woman divorced out of her husband's estate.

Blackstone.

Common of estovers . See under Common , n.

Estrade <Xpage=512>

Es`trade" (?) , n. [F., fr. Sp. estrado , orig., a carpet on the floor of a room, also, a carpeted platform, fr. L. stratum bed covering. See Stratum .] (Arch.) A portion of the floor of a room raised above the general level, as a place for a bed or a throne; a platform; a dais.

He [the teacher] himself should have his desk on a mounted estrade or platform. J. G. Fitch.

Estramacon <Xpage=512>

Es`tra`ma`con" (?) , n. [F.]

1. A straight, heavy sword with two edges, used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

2. A blow with edge of a sword.

Farrow.

Estrange <Xpage=512>

Es*trange" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Estranged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Estranging .] [OF. estrangier to remove, F. \'82tranger , L. extraneare to treat as a stranger, from extraneus strange. See Strange .]

1. To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with.

We must estrange our belief from everything which is not clearly and distinctly evidenced. Glanvill.

Had we . . . estranged ourselves from them in things indifferent. Hooker.

2. To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its former possessor; to alienate.

They . . . have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods. Jer. xix. 4.

3. To alienate the affections or confidence of; to turn from attachment to enmity or indifference.

I do not know, to this hour, what it is that has estranged him from me. Pope.

He . . . had pretended to be estranged from the Whigs, and had promised to act as a spy upon them. Macaulay.

Estrangedness <Xpage=512>

Es*tran"ged*ness (?) , n. State of being estranged; estrangement.

Prynne.

Estrangement <Xpage=512>

Es*trange"ment (?) , n. [Cf. OF. estrangement .] The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged; alienation.

An estrangement from God. J. C. Shairp.

A long estrangement from better things. South.

Estranger <Xpage=512>

Es*tran"ger (?) , n. One who estranges.

Estrangle <Xpage=512>

Es*tran"gle (?) , v. t. To strangle. [Obs.]

Estrapade <Xpage=512>

Es`tra*pade" (?) , n. [F.] (Man.) The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rears, plunges, and kicks furiously.

Estray <Xpage=512>

Es*tray" (?) , v. i. To stray. [Obs.]

Daniel.

Estray <Xpage=512>

Es*tray" n. (Law) Any valuable animal, not wild, found wandering from its owner; a stray.

Burrill.

Estre <Xpage=512>

Es"tre (?) , n. [OF. estre state, plan.] The inward part of a building; the interior. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Estreat <Xpage=512>

Es*treat" (?) , n. [OF. estraite , prop., an extract, fr. p. p. of estraire to extract, F. extraire , fr. L. extrahere . See Extract .] (Law) A true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original writing or record, esp. of amercements or penalties set down in the rolls of court to be levied by the bailiff, or other officer.

Cowell.

Estreat of a recognizance , the extracting or taking out a forfeited recognizance from among the other records of the court, for the purpose of a prosecution in another court, or it may be in the same court.

Burrill.

Estreat <Xpage=512>

Es*treat" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Estreated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Estreating .] (Law) (a) To extract or take out from the records of a court, and send up to the court of exchequer to be enforced; -- said of a forfeited recognizance. (b) To bring in to the exchequer, as a fine.

Estrepe <Xpage=512>

Es*trepe" (?) , v. t. [OF. estreper .] (Law) To strip or lay bare, as land of wood, houses, etc.; to commit waste.

Estrepement <Xpage=512>

Es*trepe"ment (?) , n. [OF., damage, waste.] (Law) A destructive kind of waste, committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses.

Cowell.

Estrich <Xpage=512>

Es"trich (?) , n.

1. Ostrich. [Obs.]

Massinger.

2. (Com.) The down of the ostrich.

Brande & C.

Estuance <Xpage=512>

Es"tu*ance (?) , n. [From L. aestuans , p. pr. of aestuare . See Estuate .] Heat. [Obs.]

Estuarine <Xpage=512>

Es"tu*a*rine (?) , a. Pertaining to an estuary; estuary.

Estuary <Xpage=512>

Es"tu*a*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Estuaries (#) . [L. aestuarium , from aestuare to surge. See Estuate .] [Written also \'91stuary .]

1. A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth. [Obs.]

Boyle.

2. A passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith.

it to the sea was often by long and wide estuaries . Dana.

Estuary <Xpage=512>

Es"tu*a*ry , a. Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata .

Lyell.

Estuate <Xpage=512>

Es"tu*ate (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Estuated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Estuating .] [L. aestuare to be in violent motion, to boil up, burn, fr. aestus boiling or undulating motion, fire, glow, heat; akin to Gr.<?/ to burn. See Ether .] To boil up; to swell and rage; to be agitated.

Bacon.

Estuation <Xpage=512>

Es`tu*a"tion (?) , n. [L. aestuatio .] The act of estuating; commotion, as of a fluid; agitation.

The estuations of joys and fears. W. Montagu.

Estufa <Xpage=512>

Es*tu"fa (?) , n. ; pl. Estufas (#) . [Sp., a stove, a warm room. Cf. Stove .] An assembly room in dwelling of the Pueblo Indians.

L. H. Morgan.

Esture <Xpage=512>

Es"ture (?; 135) , n. [See Estuate .] Commotion. [Obs.]

Chapman.

Esurient <Xpage=512>

E*su"ri*ent (?) , a. [L. esuriens , p. pr. of ensurire , fr. edere to eat.] Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. [R.] Bailey . "Poor, but esurient ."

Carlyle.

Esurient <Xpage=512>

E*su"ri*ent , n. One who is hungry or greedy. [R.]

An insatiable esurient after riches. Wood.

Esurine <Xpage=512>

Es"u*rine (?) , a. [See Esurient .] Causing hunger; eating; corroding. [Obs.]

Wiseman.

Esurine <Xpage=512>

Es"u*rine , n. (Med.) A medicine which provokes appetites, or causes hunger. [Obs.]

-et <Xpage=512>

-et (?) . [F. -et , masc., -ette , fem. Cf. -let .] A noun suffix with a diminutive force; as in baron et , pock et , fac et , flower et , latch et .

Etaac <Xpage=512>

E*taac" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The blue buck.

Etacism <Xpage=512>

E"ta*cism (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ the letter <?/, <?/. Cf. Itacism .] (Greek Gram.) The pronunciation of the Greek &eta; (eta) like the Italian e long, that is like a in the English word ate. See Itacism .

Etacist <Xpage=512>

E"ta*cist (?) , n. One who favors etacism.

\'90tag\'8are <Xpage=512>

\'90`ta`g\'8are" (?) , n. [F., fr. \'82tager to arrange on shelves, fr. \'82tage story, floor. See Stage .] A piece of furniture having a number of uninclosed shelves or stages, one above another, for receiving articles of elegance or use.

Fairholt.

\'90tat Major <Xpage=512>

\'90`tat" Ma`jor" (?) . [F., fr. \'82tat state + L. major greater.] (Mil.) The staff of an army, including all officers above the rank of colonel, also, all adjutants, inspectors, quartermasters, commissaries, engineers, ordnance officers, paymasters, physicians, signal officers, judge advocates; also, the noncommissioned assistants of the above officers.

Et cetera, Et c\'91tera <Xpage=512>

Et` cet"e*ra , Et` c\'91t"e*ra (?) . [L. et and + caetera other things.] Others of the like kind; and the rest; and so on; -- used to point out that other things which could be mentioned are to be understood. Usually abbreviated into etc. or &c. ( &c ).

Shak.

Etch <Xpage=512>

Etch (?) , n. A variant of Eddish . [Obs.]

Mortimer.

Etch <Xpage=512>

Etch , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Etched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Etching .] [D. etsen , G. \'84tzen to feed, corrode, etch. MHG. etzen , causative of ezzen to eat, G. essen <?/<?/. See Eat .]

1. To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the like, by means of lines or strokes eaten in or corroded by means of some strong acid.

&hand; The plate is first covered with varnish, or some other ground capable of resisting the acid, and this is then scored or scratched with a needle, or similar instrument, so as to form the drawing; the plate is then covered with acid, which corrodes the metal in the lines thus laid bare.

2. To subject to etching; to draw upon and bite with acid, as a plate of metal.

I was etching a plate at the beginning of 1875. Hamerton.

3. To sketch; to delineate. [R.]

There are many empty terms to be found in some learned writes, to which they had recourse to etch out their system. Locke.

Etch <Xpage=512>

Etch , v. i. To practice etching; to make etchings.

Etcher <Xpage=512>

Etch"er (?) , n. One who etches.

Etching <Xpage=512>

Etch"ing , n.