Chapter 546

E*van"ge*ly (?) , n. Evangel. [Obs.]

The sacred pledge of Christ's evangely . Spenser.

Evangile <Xpage=515>

E*van"gile (?) , n. [F. \'82vangile . See Evangel .] Good tidings; evangel. [R.]

Above all, the Servians . . . read, with much avidity, the evangile of their freedom. Londor.

Evanid <Xpage=515>

E*van"id (?) , a. [L. evanidus , fr. evanescere . See Evanesce .] Liable to vanish or disappear; faint; weak; evanescent; as, evanid color . [Obs.]

They are very transistory and evanid . Barrow.

Evanish <Xpage=515>

E*van"ish (?) , v. i. [Pref. e- + vanish : cf. L. evanescere . See Evanesce , vanish .] To vanish.

Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm. Burns.

Evanishment <Xpage=515>

E*van"ish*ment (?) , n. A vanishing; disappearance. [R.]

T. Jefferson.

Evaporable <Xpage=515>

E*vap"o*ra*ble (?) , a. Capable of being converted into vapor, or dissipated by evaporation.

Evaporate <Xpage=515>

E*vap"o*rate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Evaporated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Evaporating (?) .] [L. evaporatus , p. p. of evaporare ; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See Vapor .] 1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too minute to be visible.

2. To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in the process of translation .

To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate . . . is a safe way. Bacon.

Evaporate <Xpage=515>

E*vap"o*rate , v. t. 1. To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes.

2. To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples .

3. To give vent to; to dissipate. [R.]

My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet. Sir. H. Wotton.

Evaporating surface (Steam Boilers) , that part of the heating surface with which water is in contact.

Evaporate <Xpage=515>

E*vap"o*rate (?) , a. [L. evaporatus , p. p.] Dispersed in vapors.

Thomson.

Evaporation <Xpage=515>

E*vap`o*ra"tion (?) , n. [L. evaporatio : cf. F. \'82vaporation .] 1. The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor .

2. The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence.

3. That which is evaporated; vapor.

4. (Steam Engine) See Vaporization .

Evaporaive <Xpage=515>

E*vap"o*ra*ive (?) , a. [L. evaporatius : cf. F. \'82vaporatif .] Pertaining to, or producing, evaporation; as, the evaporative process .

Evaporator <Xpage=515>

E*vap"o*ra`tor (?) , n. An apparatus for condensing vegetable juices, or for drying fruit by heat.

Evaporometer <Xpage=515>

E*vap`o*rom"e*ter (?) , n. [L. evaporare to evaporate + -meter : cf. F. \'82vaporm\'8atre .] (Physics) An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of a fluid evaporated in a given time; an atmometer.

Evasible <Xpage=515>

E*va"si*ble (?) , a. That may be evaded. [R.]

Evasion <Xpage=515>

E*va"sion (?) , n. [L. evasio : cf. F. \'82vasion . See Evade .] The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more. Milton.

Syn. -- Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.

Evasive <Xpage=515>

E*va"sive (?) , a. [Cf. F. \'82vasif . See Evade .] Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice.

Thus he, though conscious of the ethereal guest, Answered evasive of the sly request. Pope.

Stammered out a few evasive phrases. Macaulay.

-- E*va"sive*ly , adv. -- E*va"sive*ness , n.

Eve <Xpage=515>

Eve (?) , n. [See Even , n. ] 1. Evening. [Poetic]

Winter oft, at eve resumes the breeze. Thomson.

2. The evening before a holiday, -- from the Jewish mode of reckoning the day as beginning at sunset. not at midnight; as, Christians eve is the evening before Christmas ; also, the period immediately preceding some important event. "On the eve of death."

Keble.

Eve churr (Zo\'94l) , the European goatsucker or nightjar; -- called also night churr , and churr owl .

Evectics <Xpage=515>

E*vec"tics (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ healthy.] The branch of medical science which teaches the method of acquiring a good habit of body. [Obs.]

Evection <Xpage=515>

E*vec"tion (?) . [L. evectio a going up, fr. evehere to carry out; e out + vehere to carry: cf. F \'82vection .] 1. The act of carrying up or away; exaltation. [Obs.]

Bp. Pearson.

2. (Astron.) (a) An inequality of the moon's motion is its orbit to the attraction of the sun, by which the equation of the center is diminished at the syzygies, and increased at the quadratures by about 1&deg; 20\'b7. (b) The libration of the moon.

Whewell.

Even <Xpage=515>

E"ven (?) n. [OE. eve , even , efen , \'91fen . AS. \'d6fen ; akin to OS. \'beband , OFries, \'bevend , D. avond , OHG. \'beband , Icel. aptan , Sw. afton , Dan. aften ; of unknown origin. Cf. Eve , Evening .] Evening. See Eve , n. 1. [Poetic.]

Shak.

Even <Xpage=515>

E"ven , a. [AS. efen . efn ; akin to OS. eban , D. even , OHG. eban , G. efen , Icel. jafn , Dan. jevn , Sw. j\'84mn , Goth. ibns . Cf. Anent , Ebb .] 1. Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct.

2. Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper .

3. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.

And shall lay thee even with the ground. Luke xix. 44.

4. Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both side; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even ; an even bargain.

To make the even truth in pleasure flow. Shak.

5. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. "I know my life so even ."

Shak.

6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [Obs.] "His even servant."

Wyclif (Matt.<?/).

7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers .

Whether the number of the stars is even or odd. Jer. Taylor.

On even ground , with equal advantage. -- On even keel (Naut.) , in a level or horizontal position.

Even <Xpage=515>

E"ven (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Evened (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Evening (?) ] 1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.

His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. Sir. W. Raleigh.

It will even all inequalities Evelyn.

2. To equal [Obs.] "To even him in valor."

Fuller.

3. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.

Shak.

4. To set right; to complete.

5. To act up to; to keep pace with.

Shak.

Even <Xpage=515>

E"ven (?) , v. i. To be equal. [Obs.]

R. Carew.

Even <Xpage=515>

E"ven , adv. [AS. efne . See Even , a. , and cf. E'en .]

1. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well. "Is it even so?"

Shak.

Even so did these Gauls possess the coast. Spenser.

2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite.

Thou wast a soldier Even to Cato's wish. Shak.

Without . . . making us even sensible of the change. Swift.

3. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected.

I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning. Addison.

4. At the very time; in the very case.

I knew they were had enough to please, even when I wrote them. Dryden.

&hand; Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase. "I have debated even in my soul."

Shak.

By these presence, even the presence of Lord Mortimer. Shak.

Evene <Xpage=515>

E*vene" (?) , v. i. [L. evenire . See Event .] To happen. [Obs.]

Hewyt.

Evener <Xpage=515>

E"ven*er (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which makes even.

2. In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast.

Evenfall <Xpage=515>

E"ven*fall` (?) , n. Beginning of evening. "At the quiet evenfall ."

Tennyson.

Evenhand <Xpage=515>

E"ven*hand` (?) , n. Equality. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Evenhanded <Xpage=515>

E"ven*hand`ed , a. Fair or impartial; unbiased. " Evenhanded justice." Shak. -- E"ven*hand`ed*ly , adv. -- E"ven*hand`ed*ness , n. <?/.

Evening <Xpage=515>

E"ven*ing (?) , n. [AS. \'d6fnung . See even , n. , and cf. Eve .] 1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum.

In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. Milton.

&hand; Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the United States, the afternoon is called evening .

Bartlett.

2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.

&hand; Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. " Evening Prayer."

Shak.

Evening flower (Bot.) , a genus of iridaceous plants ( Hesperantha ) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening. -- Evening grosbeak (Zo\'94l.) , an American singing bird ( Coccothraustes vespertina ) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening. -- Evening primrose . See under Primrose . -- The evening star , the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; -- called also Vesper and Hesperus . During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See Morning Star .

Evenly <Xpage=515>

E"ven*ly (?) , adv. With an even, level, or smooth surface; without roughness, elevations, or depression; uniformly; equally; comfortably; impartially; serenely.

Evenminded <Xpage=515>

E"ven*mind`ed (?) , a. Having equanimity.

Evenness <Xpage=515>

E"ven*ness , n. The state of being ven, level, or disturbed; smoothness; horizontal position; uniformity; impartiality; calmness; equanimity; appropriate place or level; as, evenness of surface, of a fluid at rest, of motion, of dealings, of temper, of condition .

It had need be something extraordinary, that must warrant an ordinary person to rise higher than his own evenness . Jer. Taylor.

Evensong <Xpage=515>

E"ven*song` (?) , n. [AS. \'d6fensang .] A song for the evening; the evening service or form of worship (in the Church of England including vespers and compline); also, the time of evensong.

Wyclif. Milton.

Event <Xpage=515>

E*vent" (?) , n. [L. eventus , fr. evenire to happen, come out; e out + venire to come. See Come .] 1. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. "The events of his early years."

Macaulay.

To watch quietly the course of events . Jowett (Thucyd. )

There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked. Eccl. ix. 2.

2. An affair in hand; business; enterprise. [Obs.] "Leave we him to his events ."

Shak.

3. The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates.

Dark doubts between the promise and event . Young.

Syn. -- Incident; occurrence; adventure; issue; result; termination; consequence; conclusion. -- Event , Occurrence , Incident , Circumstance . An event denotes that which arises from a preceding state of things. Hence we speak or watching the event ; of tracing the progress of events . An occurrence has no reference to any antecedents, but simply marks that which meets us in our progress through life, as if by chance, or in the course of divine providence. The things which thus meet us, if important, are usually connected with antecedents; and hence event is the leading term. In the "Declaration of Independence" it is said, "When, in the cource of human events , it becomes necessary." etc. Here, occurrences would be out of place. An incident is that which falls into a state of things to which is does not primarily belong; as, the incidents of a journey. The term is usually applied to things of secondary importance. A circumstance is one of the things surrounding us in our path of life. These may differ greatly in importance; but they are always outsiders , which operate upon us from without, exerting greater or less influence according to their intrinsic importance. A person giving an account of a campaign might dwell on the leading events which it produced; might mention some of its striking occurrences ; might allude to some remarkable incidents which attended it; and might give the details of the favorable or adverse circumstances which marked its progress. <-- events which produced it? -->

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Event <Xpage=517>

E*vent" (?) , v. t. [F. \'82venter to fan, divulge, LL. eventare to fan, fr., L. e out + ventus wind.] To break forth. [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

Eventerate <Xpage=517>

E*ven"ter*ate (?) , v. t. [L. e out + venter the belly: cf. F. \'82venter .] To rip open; todisembowel. [Obs.]

Sir. T. Brown.

Eventful <Xpage=517>

E*vent"ful (?) a. Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; as, an eventful journey; an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.

Eventide <Xpage=517>

E"ven*tide` (?) n. [AS. \'d6fent\'c6d . See Tide .] The time of evening; evening. [Poetic.]

Spenser.

Eventilate <Xpage=517>

E*ven"ti*late (?) , v. t. [L. eventilatus , p. p. of eventilare to fan. See Ventilate .] 1. To winnow out; to fan. [Obs.]

Cockeram.

2. To discuss; to ventilate. [Obs.]

Johnson.

Eventilation <Xpage=517>

E*ven`ti*la"tion (?) , n. The act of eventilating; discussion. [Obs.]

Bp. Berkely.

Eventless <Xpage=517>

E*vent"less (?) , a. Without events; tame; monotomous; marked by nothing unusual; uneventful.

Eventognathi <Xpage=517>

Ev`en*tog"na*thi (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Dr. <?/ well + <?/ within <?/ the jaw.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of fishes including a vast number of freshwater species such as the carp, loach, chub, etc.

Eventration <Xpage=517>

E`ven*tra*tion (?) , n. [L. e out + venter belly.] (Med.) (a) A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen. (b) A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude. (c) The act af disemboweling.

Eventtual <Xpage=517>

E*vent"tu*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. \'82ventiel . See Event .] 1. Coming or happening as a consequence or result; consequential.

Burke.

2. Final; ultimate. " Eventual success."

Cooper.

3. (Law) Dependent on events; contingent.

Marshall.

Eventuality <Xpage=517>

E*ven`tu*al"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Eventualities (#) . [Cf. F. \'82ventualit\'82 .] 1. The coming as a consequence; contingency; also, an event which comes as a consequence.

2. (Phren.) Disposition to take cognizance of events.

Eventually <Xpage=517>

E*ven"tu*al*ly (?) , adv. In an eventual manner; finally; ultimately.

Eventuate <Xpage=517>

E*ven"tu*ate (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Eventuated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Eventuating .] To come out finally or in conclusion; to result; to come to pass.

Eventuation <Xpage=517>

E*ven`tu*a"tion (?) , n. The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome.

R. W. Hamilton.

Ever <Xpage=517>

Ev"er (?) adv. [OE. ever , \'91fre , AS. \'91fre ; perh. akin to AS. \'be always. Cf. Aye , Age , Evry , Never .] [Sometimes contracted into e'er .] 1. At any time; at any period or point of time.

No man ever yet hated his own flesh. Eph. v. 29.

2. At all times; through all time; always; forever.

He shall ever love, and always be The subject of by scorn and cruelty. Dryder.

3. Without cessation; continually.

&hand; Ever is sometimes used as an intensive or a word of enforcement. "His the old man e'er a son?"

Shak.

To produce as much as ever they can. M. Arnold.