Chapter 72

Ef*fran"chise (?), v. t. [Pref. ex- + franchise: cf. OF. esfranchir.] To enfranchise.

Ef*fray" (?), v. t. [F. effrayer. See Affray.] To frighten; to scare. [Obs.] Spenser.

Ef*fray"a*ble (?), a. Frightful. [Obs.] Harvey.

Ef`fre*na"tion (?), n. [L. effrenatio, fr. effrenare to unbridle; ex + frenum a bridle.] Unbridled license; unruliness. [Obs.] Cockeram.

Ef*front" (?), v. t. To give assurance to. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Ef*front"er*y (?), n.; pl. Effronteries (#). [F. effronterie, fr. effronté shameless, fr. L. effrons, - ontis, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced, shameless; ex + frons the forehead. See Front.] Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.

Corruption lost nothing of its effrontery.

Bancroft.

Syn. -- Impudence; sauciness. See Impudence.

Ef*front"it (?), a. [F. effronté.] Marked by impudence. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

Ef*fron"tu*ous*ly (?; 135), adv. Impudently. [Obs.] R. North.

Ef*fulge" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effulged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Effulging (?).] [L. effulgere to shine forth; ex + fulgere to flash, shine. See Fulgent.] To cause to shine with abundance of light; to radiate; to beam. [R.]

His eyes effulging a peculiar fire.

Thomson.

Ef*fulge", v. i. To shine forth; to beam.

Ef*ful"gence (?), n. The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor.

The effulgence of his glory abides.

Milton.

The bright and the balmy effulgence of morn.

Beattie.

Ef*ful"gent (?), a. [L. effulgens, -entis, p. pr. of effulgere.] Diffusing a flood of light; shining; luminous; beaming; bright; splendid. "Effulgent rays of light." Cowper.

Ef*ful"gent*ly, adv. In an effulgent manner.

Ef*fu`ma*bil"i*ty (?), n. The capability of flying off in fumes or vapor. [Obs.] Boyle.

Ef*fume" (?), v. t. [L. effumare to emit smoke; ex + fumare to smoke, fr. fumus smoke.] To breathe or puff out. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Ef*fund" (?), v. t. [L. effundere. See Effuse.] To pour out. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Ef*fuse" (?), a. [L. effusus, p. p. of effundere to pour out; ex + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.] 1. Poured out freely; profuse. [Obs.]

So should our joy be very effuse.

Barrow.

2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. [Obs.] Young.

3. (Bot.) Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence. Loudon.

4. (Zoöl.) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells.

Ef*fuse", n. Effusion; loss. "Much effuse of blood." Shak.

Ef*fuse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Effusing.] To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. [R.]

With gushing blood effused.

Milton.

Ef*fuse", v. i. To emanate; to issue. Thomson.

Ef*fu"sion (?), n. [L. effusio: cf. F. effusion.] 1. The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words, and the like.

To save the effusion of my people's blood.

Dryden.

2. That which is poured out, literally or figuratively.

Wash me with that precious effusion, and I shall be whiter than sow.

Eikon Basilike.

The light effusions of a heedless boy.

Byron.

3. (Pathol.) (a) The escape of a fluid out of its natural vessel, either by rupture of the vessel, or by exudation through its walls. It may pass into the substance of an organ, or issue upon a free surface. (b) The liquid escaping or exuded.

Ef*fu"sive (?), a. Pouring out; pouring forth freely. "Washed with the effusive wave." Pope.

Effusive rocks (Geol.), volcanic rocks, in distinction from so-called intrusive, or plutonic, rocks.

-- Ef*fu"sive*ly, adv. -- Ef*fu"sive*ness, n.

Ef"reet (?), n. See Afrit.

Eft (?), n. [AS. efete lizard. See Newt.] (Zoöl.) (a) A European lizard of the genus Seps. (b) A salamander, esp. the European smooth newt (Triton punctatus).

Eft, adv. [AS. eft, æft, again, back, afterward. See Aft, After.] Again; afterwards; soon; quickly. [Obs.]

I wold never eft comen into the snare.

Spenser.

{ Eft*soon" (?), Eft*soons" (?), } adv. [OE. eftsone, eftsones; AS. eft + s&?;na soon. See Eft, and Soon.] Again; anew; a second time; at once; speedily. [Archaic]

And, if he fall from his capel [horse] eftsone.

Chaucer.

The champion stout eftsoons dismounted.

Spenser.

E*gad" (?), interj. [Euphemistic corruption of the oath, "by God."] An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise, etc.

E"gal (?), a. [F. égal. See Equal.] Equal; impartial. [Obs.] Shak.

E*gal"i*ty (?), n. [OE. egalite, F. égalité.] Equality. Chaucer. Tennyson.

E*ge"an (?), a. See Ægean.

E"gence (?), n. [L. egens, - entis, p. pr. of egere to be needy, suffer want.] The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want. [R.] J. Grote.

{ E"ger (?), E"gre }, a. [See Eager.] Sharp; bitter; acid; sour. [Obs.]

The egre words of thy friend.

Chaucer.

E"ger, n. An impetuous flood; a bore. See Eagre.

E*ger"mi*nate (?), v. i. [From L. egerminare to sprout.] To germinate. [Obs.]

E*gest" (?), v. t. [L. egestus, p. p. of egerere to carry out, to discharge; e out + gerere to carry.] (Physiol.) To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidneys.

||E*ges"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from p. p. of L. egere. See Egest.] (Physiol.) That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; -- opposed to ingesta.

E*ges"tion (?), n. [L. egestio.] Act or process of egesting; a voiding. Sir M. Hale.

Egg (?), n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. æg (whence OE. ey), Sw. ägg, Dan. æg, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav. aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. 'w,o`n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh. to L. avis bird. Cf. Oval.] 1. (Popularly) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the "white" or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.

2. (Biol.) A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.

3. Anything resembling an egg in form.

Egg is used adjectively, or as the first part of self-explaining compounds; as, egg beater or egg- beater, egg case, egg ladle, egg-shaped, etc.

Egg and anchor (Arch.), an egg-shaped ornament, alternating with another in the form of a dart, used to enrich the ovolo; -- called also egg and dart, and egg and tongue. See Anchor, n., 5. Ogilvie. -- Egg cleavage (Biol.), a process of cleavage or segmentation, by which the egg undergoes endogenous division with formation of a mass of nearly similar cells, from the growth and differentiation of which the new organism is ultimately formed. See Segmentation of the ovum, under Segmentation. -- Egg development (Biol.), the process of the development of an egg, by which the embryo is formed. -- Egg mite (Zoöl.), any mite which devours the eggs of insects, as Nothrus ovivorus, which destroys those of the canker worm. -- Egg parasite (Zoöl.), any small hymenopterous insect, which, in the larval stage, lives within the eggs of other insects. Many genera and species are known.

Egg, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Egged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Egging (?).] [OE. eggen, Icel. eggja, fr. egg edge. &?;&?;. See Edge.] To urge on; to instigate; to incite&?;

Adam and Eve he egged to ill.

Piers Plowman.

[She] did egg him on to tell How fair she was.

Warner.

Eg"gar (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar (L. roboris) of Europe.

Egg"-bird` (?), n. (Zoöl.) A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Phaëthon flavirostris.

Egg"-cup` (?), n. A cup used for holding an egg, at table.

Eg"ge*ment (?), n. [Egg, v. t. + -ment.] Instigation; incitement. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Egg"er (?), n. [See Egg, n.] One who gathers eggs; an eggler.

Egg"er, n. [See Egg, v. t.] One who eggs or incites.

Egg"er*y (?), n. A place where eggs are deposited (as by sea birds) or kept; a nest of eggs. [R.]

Egg"-glass` (?), n. A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table.

Egg"hot` (?), n. A kind of posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale. Lamb.

Egg"ler (?), n. One who gathers, or deals in, eggs.

Egg`nog" (?), n. A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits.

Egg"plant` (?), n. (Bot.) A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.

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Egg"-shaped` (?), a. Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.

Egg"shell` (?), n. 1. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.

2. (Zoöl.) A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form.

Egg" squash` (?). A variety of squash with small egg-shaped fruit.

E"ghen (?), n. pl. Eyes. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Eg`i*lop"ic*al (?), a. [See Ægilops.] (Med.) Pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with, an ægilops, or tumor in the corner of the eye.

Eg"i*lops (?), n. See Ægilops.

{ E*glan"du*lose` (?; 135), E*glan"du*lous (?), } a. [Pref. e- + glandulose, glandulosus.] Destitute of glands.

Eg"lan*tine (?), n. [F. églantine, fr. OF. aiglent brier, hip tree, fr. (assumed) LL. acuculentus, fr. a dim. of L. acus needle; cf. F. aiguille needle. Cf. Aglet.] (Bot.) (a) A species of rose (Rosa Eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors. (b) The sweetbrier (R. rubiginosa).

Milton, in the following lines, has applied the name to some twining plant, perhaps the honeysuckle.

Through the sweetbrier, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine.

L'Allegro, 47.

"In our early writers and in Gerarde and the herbalists, it was a shrub with white flowers." Dr. Prior.

Eg"la*tere (?), n. Eglantine. [Obs. or R.] [Written also eglantere.] Tennyson.

Eg"ling (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) The European perch when two years old. [Prov. Eng.]

E*glom"er*ate (?), v. t. [Pref. e- + glomerate.] To unwind, as a thread from a ball. [R.]

E"go (?), n. [L., I.] (Met.) The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; -- opposed to non-ego.

E*go"i*cal (?), a. Pertaining to egoism. [R.]

E"go*ism (?), n. [F. égoïsme, fr. L. -ego I. See I, and cf. Egotism.] 1. (Philos.) The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for.

2. Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness; -- opposed to altruism.

E"go*ist, n. [F. égoïste. See Egoism.] 1. One given overmuch to egoism or thoughts of self.

I, dullard egoist, taking no special recognition of such nobleness.

Carlyle.

2. (Philos.) A believer in egoism.

{ E`go*is"tic (?), E`go*is"tic*al (?), } a. Pertaining to egoism; imbued with egoism or excessive thoughts of self; self-loving.

Ill-natured feeling, or egoistic pleasure in making men miserable.

G. Eliot.

E`go*is"tic*al*ly, adv. In an egoistic manner.

E*go"i*ty (?), n. Personality. [R.] Swift.

E"go*mism (?), n. Egoism. [R.] A. Baxter.

E`go*phon"ic (?), a. Belonging to, or resembling, egophony.

E*goph"o*ny (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, goat + &?; voice.] (Med.) The sound of a patient's voice so modified as to resemble the bleating of a goat, heard on applying the ear to the chest in certain diseases within its cavity, as in pleurisy with effusion.

E"go*the`ism (?), n. [Gr. 'egw` I + qeo`s God.] The deification of self. [R.]

E"go*tism (?; 277), n. [L. ego I + ending -tism for -ism, prob. influenced by other English words in -tism fr. the Greek, where t is not part of the ending, as baptism. See Egoism.] The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; the act or practice of magnifying one's self or parading one's own doings. The word is also used in the sense of egoism.

His excessive egotism, which filled all objects with himself.

Hazlitt.

Syn. -- Egotism, Self-conceit, Vanity, Egoism. Self-conceit is an overweening opinion of one's talents, capacity, attractions, etc.; egotism is the acting out of self-conceit, or self-importance, in words and exterior conduct; vanity is inflation of mind arising from the idea of being thought highly of by others. It shows itself by its eagerness to catch the notice of others. Egoism is a state in which the feelings are concentrated on one's self. Its expression is egotism.

E"go*tist (?), n. [L. ego I + ending -tist for -ist. See Egotism, and cf. Egoist.] One addicted to egotism; one who speaks much of himself or magnifies his own achievements or affairs.

{ E`go*tis"tic (?), E`go*tis"tic*al (?), } a. Addicted to, or manifesting, egotism.

Syn. -- Conceited; vain; self-important; opinionated.

E`go*tis"tic*al*ly, adv. With egotism.

E"go*tize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Egotized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Egotizing (?).] [See Egotism.] To talk or write as an egotist. Cowper.

E*gran"u*lose` (?), a. [Pref. e- + granule.] (Bot.) Having no granules, as chlorophyll in certain conditions. R. Brown.

E"gre (?), a. & n. See Eager, and Eagre. [Obs.]

E*gre"gious (?; 277), a. [L. egregius; lit., separated or chosen from the herd, i. e., distinguished, excellent; e out + grex, gregis, herd. See Gregarious.] Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); -- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake.

The egregious impudence of this fellow.

Bp. Hall.

His [Wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be neglected.

Milton.

E*gre"gious*ly (?), adv. Greatly; enormously; shamefully; as, egregiously cheated.

E*gre"gious*ness (?; 277), n. The state of being egregious.

Eg"re*moin (?), n. [See Agrimony.] Agrimony (Agrimonia Eupatoria). [Obs.] Chaucer.

E"gress (?), n. [L. egressus, fr. egredi to go out; e out + gradi to go. See Grade.] 1. The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure.

Embarred from all egress and regress.

Holland.

Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress.

Milton.

2. (Astron.) The passing off from the sun's disk of an inferior planet, in a transit.

E*gress" (?), v. i. To go out; to depart; to leave.

E*gres"sion (?), n. [L. egressio.] The act of going; egress. [R.] B. Jonson.

E*gress"or (?), n. One who goes out. [R.]

E"gret (?), n. [See Aigret, Heron.] 1. (Zoöl.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, or Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima).

A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage.

G. W. Cable.

2. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.

3. (Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.

4. (Zoöl.) A kind of ape.

E*grette" (?), n. [See Aigrette.] Same as Egret, n., 2.

Eg"ri*mo*ny (?), [Corrupted fr. agrimony.] (Bot.) The herb agrimony. [Obs.]

Eg"ri*mo*ny, n. [L. aegrimonia.] Sorrow. [Obs.]

E"gri*ot (?), n. [F. aigrette, griotte, formerly agriote; cf. aigre sour.] A kind of sour cherry. Bacon.

E"gri*tude (?), n. [L. aegritudo, fr. aeger sick.] Sickness; ailment; sorrow. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

E*gyp"tian (?), a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; (L. Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. égyptien. Cf. Gypsy.] Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.

Egyptian bean. (Bot.) (a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant (Nelumbium speciosum), somewhat resembling the water lily. (b) See under Bean, 1. -- Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross. -- Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera). It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.

E*gyp"tian, n. 1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language.

2. A gypsy. [Obs.] Shak.

E"gypt*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Egyptized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Egyptizing (?).] To give an Egyptian character or appearance to. Fairbairn.

{ E`gyp*tol"o*ger (?), E`gyp*tol"o*gist (?), } n. One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt; a student of Egyptology.

E*gyp`to*log"ic*al (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or devoted to, Egyptology.

E`gyp*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Egypt + -logy.] The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the hieroglyphics.

Eh (?), interj. [OE. ei, ey.] An expression of inquiry or slight surprise.

Eh"lite (?), n. [From Ehl near Linz, where it occurs.] (Min.) A mineral of a green color and pearly luster; a hydrous phosphate of copper.

Ei"der (?), n. [Of Scand. origin, cf. Icel æ&?;r; akin to Sw. eider, Dan. ederfugl.] (Zoöl.) Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species.

Eider down. [Cf. Icel. æðardn, Sw. eiderdn, Dan. ederduun.] Down of the eider duck, much sought after as an article of luxury.

Ei"do*graph (?), n. [Gr. &?; form + graph.] An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of the pantograph.

||Ei*do"lon (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; image. See Idol.] An image or representation; a form; a phantom; an apparition. Sir W. Scott.

Eigh (?), interj. An exclamation expressing delight.

Eight (t), n. [See Ait.] An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] "Osiers on their eights." Evelyn.

Eight, a. [AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta, D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. tta, Sw. åtta, Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. asztni, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. 'oktw`, Skr. ashan. &radic;306. Cf. Octave.] Seven and one; as, eight years.

Eight (t), n. 1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.

2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.

Eight"een` ("tn`), a. [AS. eahtatne, eahtatne. See Eight, and Ten, and cf. Eighty.] Eight and ten; as, eighteen pounds.

Eight"een`, n. 1. The number greater by a unit than seventeen; eighteen units or objects.

2. A symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.

Eight`een"mo (?), a. & n. See Octodecimo.

Eight"eenth` (?), a. [From Eighteen.] 1. Next in order after the seventeenth.

2. Consisting of one of eighteen equal parts or divisions of a thing.

Eight"eenth`, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by eighteen; one of eighteen equal parts or divisions.

2. The eighth after the tenth.

Eight"e*teth`e (?), a. [OE., fr. AS. eahtateóða; eahta eight + teóða tenth. Cf. Eighteenth, Tenth.] Eighteenth. [Obs.]

Eight"fold` (?), a. Eight times a quantity.

Eighth (tth), a. [AS. eahtoða.] 1. Next in order after the seventh.

2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing.

Eighth note (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver.

Eighth, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.

2. (Mus.) The interval of an octave.

Eighth"ly, adv. As the eighth in order.

Eight"i*eth (?), a. [From Eighty.] 1. The next in order after seventy-ninth.

2. Consisting of one of eighty equal parts or divisions.

Eight"i*eth, n. The quotient of a unit divided by eighty; one of eighty equal parts.

Eight"ling (?), n. [Eight + - ling.] (Crystallog.) A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals.

Eight"score` (?), a. & n. Eight times twenty; a hundred and sixty.

Eight"y (?), a. [AS. eahtatig, where the ending -tig is akin to English ten; cf. G. achtzig. See Eight, and Ten.] Eight times ten; fourscore.

Eight"y, n. 1. The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.

2. A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx.

Eigne (?), a. [OF. aisné, ainsné, F. aîné, fr. L. ante natus born before. Cf. Esnecy.] 1. (Law) Eldest; firstborn. Blackstone.

2. Entailed; belonging to the eldest son. [Obs.]

Bastard eigne, a bastard eldest son whose parents afterwards intermarry.

Eik"ing (?), n. (Naut.) See Eking.

||Ei"kon (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. e'ikw`n.] An image or effigy; -- used rather in an abstract sense, and rarely for a work of art.

Ei"ko*sane (?), n. [Gr. e'i`kosi.] (Chem.) A solid hydrocarbon, C20H42, of the paraffine series, of artificial production, and also probably occurring in petroleum.

Ei*kos"y*lene (?), n. [Gr. e'i`kosi twenty + acetylene.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C20H38, of the acetylene series, obtained from brown coal.

Eild (?), n. [See Eld.] Age. [Obs.] Fairfax.

Eire (?), n. Air. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ei`re*narch (?), n. [See Irenarch.] (Gr. Antiq.) A justice of the peace; irenarch.

Ei*ren"ic (?), a. Pacific. See Irenic.

Ei"rie (?), n. See Aerie, and Eyrie.

Ei"sel (?), n. [OF. aisil, aissil, fr. L. acetum. Cf. Acetic.] Vinegar; verjuice. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

Eis*tedd"fod (s*t"vd), n. [W., session, fr. eistedd to sit.] An assembly or session of the Welsh bards; an annual congress of bards, minstrels and literati of Wales, -- being a patriotic revival of the old custom.

Ei"ther ("r or "r; 277), a. & pron. [OE. either, aither, AS. gðer, ghwæðer (akin to OHG. ogiwedar, MHG. iegeweder); + ge + hwæðer whether. See Each, and Whether, and cf. Or, conj.] 1. One of two; the one or the other; -- properly used of two things, but sometimes of a larger number, for any one.

Lepidus flatters both, Of both is flattered; but he neither loves, Nor either cares for him.

Shak.

Scarce a palm of ground could be gotten by either of the three.

Bacon.

There have been three talkers in Great British, either of whom would illustrate what I say about dogmatists.

Holmes.

2. Each of two; the one and the other; both; -- formerly, also, each of any number.

His flowing hair In curls on either cheek played.

Milton.

On either side . . . was there the tree of life.

Rev. xxii. 2.

The extreme right and left of either army never engaged.

Jowett (Thucyd).

Ei"ther, conj. Either precedes two, or more, coördinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to or.

Either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth.

1 Kings xviii. 27.

Few writers hesitate to use either in what is called a triple alternative; such as, We must either stay where we are, proceed, or recede.

Latham.

Either was formerly sometimes used without any correlation, and where we should now use or.

Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs?

James iii. 12.

E*jac"u*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ejaculated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ejaculating.] [L. ejaculatus, p. p. of ejaculari to throw out; e out + ejaculari to throw, fr. jaculum javelin, dart, fr. jacere to throw. See Eject.] 1. To throw out suddenly and swiftly, as if a dart; to dart; to eject. [Archaic or Technical]

Its active rays ejaculated thence.

Blackmore.

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2. To throw out, as an exclamation; to utter by a brief and sudden impulse; as, to ejaculate a prayer.

E*jac"u*late (?), v. i. To utter ejaculations; to make short and hasty exclamations. [R.] "Ejaculating to himself." Sir W. Scott.

E*jac`u*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. éjaculation.] 1. The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight. [Archaic or Technical] "An ejaculation or irradiation of the eye." Bacon.