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E`ti*o*la"tion (?), n. 1. The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.

2. (Med.) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease. Dunglison.

E"ti*o*lin (?), n. [See Etiolate.] (Bot.) A yellowish coloring matter found in plants grown in darkness, which is supposed to be an antecedent condition of chlorophyll. Encyc. Brit.

E`ti*o*log"ic*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or inquiring into, causes; ætiological.

E`ti*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Cf. F. étiologie.] The science of causes. Same as &?;tiology.

Et"i*quette` (?), n. [F. prop., a little piece of paper, or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing its contents, a label, ticket, OF. estiquete, of German origin; cf. LG. stikke peg, pin, tack, stikken to stick, G. stecken. See Stick, and cf. Ticket.] The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society.

The pompous etiquette to the court of Louis the Fourteenth.

Prescott.

Et"na (?), n. A kind of small, portable, cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp.

There should certainly be an etna for getting a hot cup of coffee in a hurry.

V. Baker.

Et*ne"an (?), a. [L. Aetnaeus, Gr. &?;, fr.&?; (L. Aetna, Aetne).] Pertaining to Etna, a volcanic mountain in Sicily.

||É`toile" (`twäl"), n. [F.] (Her.) See Estoile.

E*tru"ri*an (?), a. Of or relating to ancient Etruria, in Italy. "Etrurian Shades." Milton, -- n. A native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria.

E*trus"can (?), n. [L. Etruscus.] Of or relating to Etruria. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Etruria.

Et"ter pike` (?), n. [Cf. Atter.] (Zoöl.) The stingfish, or lesser weever (Tranchinus vipera).

Et"tin (?), n. [SA. eten, eoten, orig., gluttonous, fr. etan to eat.] A giant. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Et"tle (?), v. t. [Perh. the same word as addle to earn; bur cf. OE. atlien, etlien, to intend, prepare, Icel. ætla to think, suppose, mean.] To earn. [Obs.] See Addle, to earn. Boucher.

||É`tude" (`td"), n. [F. See Study.] 1. A composition in the fine arts which is intended, or may serve, for a study.

2. (Mus.) A study; an exercise; a piece for practice of some special point of technical execution.

||É`tui" (`tw"), n. [F.] A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in which scissors, tweezers, and other articles of toilet or of daily use are carried.

Et*wee" (t*e"), n. See Étui. Shenstone.

Et"ym (t"m), n. See Etymon. H. F. Talbot.

E*tym"ic (*tm"k), a. Relating to the etymon; as, an etymic word.

Et`y*mol"o*ger (t`*ml"*jr), n. An etymologist.

Et`y*mo*log"ic*al (- m*lj"*kal), a. [L. etymologicus, Gr. 'etymologiko`s: cf. F. étymologique. See Etymology.] Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words. -- Et`y*mo*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

||Et`y*mo*log"i*con (-*kn), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'etymologiko`n, prop. neut. sing. from 'etymologiko`s.] An etymological dictionary or manual.

Et`y*mol"o*gist (t`*ml"*jst), n. [Cf. F. étymologiste.] One who investigates the derivation of words.

Et`y*mol"o*gize (-jz), v. t. [Cf. F. étymologiser.] To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. Camden

Et`y*mol"o*gize, v. t. To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.

How perilous it is to etymologize at random.

Trench.

Et`y*mol"o*gy (-j), n.; pl. Etymologies (-jz). [L. etymologia, Gr. 'etymologi`a; 'e`tymon etymon + lo`gos discourse, description: cf. F. étymologie. See Etymon, and -logy.] 1. That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning.

2. That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.

Et"y*mon (?), n.; pl. E. Etymons (#), Gr. Etyma (#). [L., fr. Gr. 'e`tymon the true literal sense of a word according to its derivation, an etymon, fr. &?; true, real, prob, akin to Skr. sotya, E. sooth. See Sooth.] 1. An original form; primitive word; root.

2. Original or fundamental signification. [R.]

Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word.

Coleridge.

E*typ"ic*al (?), a. [Pref. e- + typical.] (Biol.) Diverging from, or lacking conformity to, a type.

||Eu (?). [Gr. &?; well, orig. neut. of &?; good; prob. connected with Skr. su, from the same root as E. is; or with Skr. vasu good, prob. fr. the same root as E. was.] A prefix used frequently in composition, signifying well, good, advantageous; -- the opposite of dys-.

Eu*cai"rite (?), n. [Gr. &?; seasonable, opportune; &?; well, good + &?; season.] (Min.) A metallic mineral, a selenide of copper and silver; -- so called by Berzelius on account of its being found soon after the discovery of the metal selenium.

Eu"ca*lyn ("k*ln), n. (Chem.) An unfermentable sugar, obtained as an uncrystallizable sirup by the decomposition of melitose; also obtained from a Tasmanian eucalyptus, -- whence its name.

Eu`ca*lyp*tol (?), n. [Eucalyptus + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A volatile, terpenelike oil extracted from the eucalyptus, and consisting largely of cymene.

||Eu`ca*lyp"tus (?), n. [NL., from GR. &?; well, good + &?; covered. The buds of Eucalyptus have a hemispherical or conical covering, which falls off at anthesis.] (Bot.) A myrtaceous genus of trees, mostly Australian. Many of them grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the height even of the California Sequoia.

They have rigid, entire leaves with one edge turned toward the zenith. Most of them secrete resinous gums, whence they called gum trees, and their timber is of great value. Eucalyptus Globulus is the blue gum; E. gigantea, the stringy bark: E. amygdalina, the peppermint tree. E. Gunnii, the Tasmanian cider tree, yields a refreshing drink from wounds made in the bark in the spring. Other species yield oils, tars, acids, dyes and tans. It is said that miasmatic valleys in Algeria and Portugal, and a part of the unhealthy Roman Campagna, have been made more salubrious by planting groves of these trees.

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||Eu"cha*ris (?), n. [NL., fr. L. eucharis agreeable, Gr. e'y`charis See Eucharist.] (Bot.) A genus of South American amaryllidaceous plants with large and beautiful white blossoms.

Eu"cha*rist (?), n. [L. eucharistia, Gr. e'ycharisti`a, lit., a giving of thanks; e'y^ + cha`ris favor, grace, thanks; akin to chai`rein to rejoice, and prob. to yearn: cf. F. eucharistie.] 1. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. [Obs.]

Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs.

South.

2. (Eccl.) The sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the solemn act of ceremony of commemorating the death of Christ, in the use of bread and wine, as the appointed emblems; the communion.

-- See Sacrament.

{ Eu`cha*ris"tic (?), Eu`cha*ris"tic*al (?), } a. [Cf. F. eucharistie.] 1. Giving thanks; expressing thankfulness; rejoicing. [Obs.]

The eucharistical part of our daily devotions.

Ray.

2. Pertaining to the Lord's Supper. "The eucharistic sacrament." Sir. G. C. Lewis.

Eu"chite (?), n. [From Gr. &?; to pray.] One who resolves religion into prayer. [Obs.] Gauden.

Eu*chlo"ric (?), a. [Gr. e'y`chlwro`s fresh and green; e'y^ well + chlwro`s pale green.] (Chem.) Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine; as, euchloric gas. Davy.

Eu*chlo"rine (?), n. [Cf. F. euchlorine. See Euchloric.] (Chem.) A yellow or greenish yellow gas, first prepared by Davy, evolved from potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid. It is supposed to consist of chlorine tetroxide with some free chlorine.

{ ||Eu`cho*lo"gi*on (?), Eu*chol"o*gy (?), } n. [NL. euchologion, Gr. &?; prayer book; &?; prayer, vow (fr. &?; to pray) + &?; to say, speak.] (Eccl.) A formulary of prayers; the book of offices in the Greek Church, containing the liturgy, sacraments, and forms of prayers.

Eu"cho*logue, n. [F. euchologe.] Euchology. [R.]

Eu"chre (?), n. [Perh. from F. écarté.] A game at cards, that may be played by two, three, or four persons, the highest card (except when an extra card called the Joker is used) being the knave of the same suit as the trump, and called right bower, the lowest card used being the seven, or frequently, in two-handed euchre, the nine spot. See Bower.

Eu"chre, v. t. 1. To defeat, in a game of euchre, the side that named the trump.

2. To defeat or foil thoroughly in any scheme. [Slang.]

Eu*chro"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; well- colored; &?; well + &?; color.] (Chem.) Having a fine color.

Euchroic acid (Chem.), an organic, imide acid, obtained as a colorless crystalline substance, C12H4N2O8 by heating an ammonium salt of mellitic acid. By reduction it is changed to a dark blue substance (euchrone), -- hence its name.

Eu"chro*ite (?), n. [See Euchroic.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in transparent emerald green crystals. It is hydrous arseniate of copper.

Eu"chrone (?) n. (Chem.) A substance obtained from euchroic acid. See Eychroic.

Eu"chy*my (?), n. [Gr. &?; well + &?; juice liquid. See Chyme.] (Med.) A good state of the blood and other fluids of the body.

Eu"clase (?) n. [Gr. &?; well, easily + &?; to break. Cf. F. euclase, G. euklas. See named from its brittleness.] (Min.) A brittle gem occurring in light green, transparent crystals, affording a brilliant clinodiagonal cleavage. It is a silicate of alumina and glucina.

Eu"clid (?), n. A Greek geometer of the 3d century b. c.; also, his treatise on geometry, and hence, the principles of geometry, in general.

Eu*clid"i*an (?), n. Related to Euclid, or to the geometry of Euclid.

Euclidian space (Geom.), the kind of space to which the axioms and definitions of Euclid, relative to straight lines and parallel lines, apply; -- called also flat space, and homaloidal space.

||Eu`co*pep"o*da (?), n. pl. [NL. See Eu- and Copepoda.] (Zoöl.) A group which includes the typical copepods and the lerneans.

Eu"cra*sy (?). [Gr. &?;; &?;, well-tempered; e'y^ well + &?; to mix, temper: cf. F. eucrasie.] (Med.) Such a due mixture of qualities in bodies as constitutes health or soundness. Quincy.

Euc"tic*al (?) [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to pray, wish.] Expecting a wish; supplicatory. [R.]

Sacrifices . . . distinguished into expiatory, euctical, and eucharistical.

Bp. Law.

{ Eu*de"mon, Eu*dæ"mon (?) }, n. [Gr. e'y^ well, good + &?; one's demon.] A good angel. Southey.

{ Eu`de*mon"ics, Eu`dæ*mon"ics (?) }, n. [Gr. &?; conducive to happiness. See Eudemonism.] That part of moral philosophy which treats of happiness; the science of happiness; -- contrasted with aretaics. J. Grote.

{ Eu*de"mon*ism, Eu*dæ"mon*ism (?) }, n. [Gr. &?; a thinking happy, fr, &?; blessed with a good genius, happy; e'y^ well, good + &?; one's demon of genius. See Demon.] That system of ethics which defines and enforces moral obligation by its relation to happiness or personal well-being.

{ Eu*de"mon*ist, Eu*dæ"mon*ist }, n. One who believes in eudemonism.

I am too much of a eudæmonist; I hanker too much after a state of happiness both for myself and others.

De Quincey.

{ Eu*de`mon*is"tic , Eu*dæ`mon*is"tic (?) }, a. Of or pertaining to eudemonism.

{ Eu*de`mon*is"tic*al, Eu*dæ`mon*is"tic*al (?) }, a. Eudemonistic.

Eu*di"a*lyte (?), n. [Gr. e'y^ well, easily + &?; to dissolve. So called because easily dissolvable in acids.] (Min.) A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster, consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron, zirconia, and lime.

Eu`di*om"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. &?; fair, clear weather, fr. &?; fine, clear ( said of the air or weather) + -meter: cf. F. ediomètre.] (Chem.) An instrument for the volumetric measurement of gases; -- so named because frequently used to determine the purity of the air.

It usually consists of a finely graduated and calibrated glass tube, open at one end, the bottom; and having near the top a pair of platinum wires fused in, to allow the passage of an electric spark, as the process involves the explosion and combustion of one of the ingredients to be determined. The operation is conducted in a trough of mercury, or sometimes over water. Cf. Burette. Ure's eudiometer has the tube bent in the form of the letter. U.

{ Eu`di*o*met"ric (?), Eu`di*o*met"ric*al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to a eudiometer; as, eudiometrical experiments or results.

Eu`di*om"e*try (?), n. [Cf. F. eudiométrie.] (Chem.) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.

||Eu`di*pleu"ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. e'y^ well + &?; double + &?; rib,&?;, pl.,side.] (Biol.) The fundamental forms of organic life, that are composed of two equal and symmetrical halves. Syd. Soc. Lex.

Eu*dox"i*an (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Eudoxius, patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople in the 4th century, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius.

||Eu`ga*noi"de*i (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. e'y^ well + NL. ganoidei. See Ganoid.] (Zoöl) A group which includes the bony ganoids, as the gar pikes.

||Eu"ge (?), n. [L., well done! bravo! Gr. &?;.] Applause. [Obs.] Hammond.

||Eu*ge"ni*a (*j"n*), n. [NL. Named in honor of Prince Eugene of Savoy.] (Bot.) A genus of myrtaceous plants, mostly of tropical countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce.

Eu*gen"ic (*jn"k), a. [See Eugenia.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves; as, eugenic acid.

Eu*gen"ic (*jn"k), a. [Gr. e'ygenh`s.] Well-born; of high birth. Atlantic Monthly.

Eu*gen"ics (?), n. The science of improving stock, whether human or animal. F. Galton.

Eu"ge*nin (?), n. (Chem.) A colorless, crystalline substance extracted from oil of cloves; -- called also clove camphor.

Eu"ge*nol (?), n. [Eugenia + -ol.] (Chem.) A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves.

Eu"ge*ny (?). [Gr. &?;, fr. e'ygenh`s well born; e'y^ well + &?; race.] Nobleness of birth. [Obs.]

{ Eu*get"ic (?), Eu`ge*tin"ic (?), } a. (Chem) Pertaining to, or derived from, eugenol; as, eugetic acid.

Eugh (?), n. [See Yew.] The yew. [Obs.] Dryden.

{ Eu*gu"bi*an (?), Eu"gu*bine (?), } a. Of or pertaining to the ancient town of Eugubium (now Gubbio); as, the Eugubine tablets, or tables, or inscriptions.

Eu`har*mon"ic (?), a. [Pref. -eu + harmonic.] (Mus.) Producing mathematically perfect harmony or concord; sweetly or perfectly harmonious.

Eu*hem"er*ism (?) n. [L. Euhemerus, Gr. &?; a philosopher, about 300 &?;.] The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the amplification in imagination of human acts.

Eu*hem"er*ist, n. One who advocates euhemerism.

Eu*hem`er*is"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to euhemerism.

Eu*hem"er*ize (?) v. t. To interpret (mythology) on the theory of euhemerism.

||Eu`i*sop"o*da (?). pl. [NL. See Eu- and Isopoda.] (Zoöl.) A group which includes the typical Isopoda.

||Eu"la*chon (?), n. [Native Indian name.] (Zoöl.) The candlefish. [Written also oulachan, oolacan, and ulikon.] See Candlefish.

Eu*le"ri*an (?) a. Pertaining to Euler, a German mathematician of the 18th century.

Eulerian integrals, certain definite integrals whose properties were first investigated by Euler.

{ Eu*log"ic (?), Eu*log"ic*al (?), } a. [See Eulogy.] Bestowing praise of eulogy; commendatory; eulogistic. [R.] -- Eu*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [R.]

Eu"lo*gist (?) n. One who eulogizes or praises; panegyrist; encomiast. Buckle.

{ Eu`lo*gis"tic (?), Eu`lo*gis"tic*al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to eulogy; characterized by eulogy; bestowing praise; panegyrical; commendatory; laudatory; as, eulogistic speech or discourse. -- Eu"lo*gis"tic*al*ly, adv.

Eu*lo"gi*um (?) n.; pl. Eulogiums (#). [LL., fr. Gr. &?; eulogy.] A formal eulogy. Smollett.

Eu"lo*gize (?) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eulogized. (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Eulogizing (?).] To speak or write in commendation of (another); to extol in speech or writing; to praise.

Eu"lo*gy (?), n.; pl. Eulogies (#). [Gr. &?;, from &?; well speaking; e'y^ well + &?; to speak. Cf. Eulogium, and see Legend.] A speech or writing in commendation of the character or services of a person; as, a fitting eulogy to worth.

Eulogies turn into elegies.

Spenser.

Syn. -- Encomium; praise; panegyric; applause. -- Eulogy, Eulogium, Encomium, Panegyric. The idea of praise is common to all these words. The word encomium is used of both persons and things which are the result of human action, and denotes warm praise. Eulogium and eulogy apply only to persons and are more studied and of greater length. A panegyric was originally a set speech in a full assembly of the people, and hence denotes a more formal eulogy, couched in terms of warm and continuous praise, especially as to personal character. We may bestow encomiums on any work of art, on production of genius, without reference to the performer; we bestow eulogies, or pronounce a eulogium, upon some individual distinguished for his merit public services; we pronounce a panegyric before an assembly gathered for the occasion.

Eu"ly*tite (?), n. [Gr. e'y^ well + &?; to dissolve.] (Min.) A mineral, consisting chiefly of the silicate of bismuth, found at Freiberg; -- called also culytine.

||Eu*men"i*des (?), n. pl. [L., from Gr. &?; lit., gracious goddesses.] (Class. Myth.) A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes.

||Eu*mol"pus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; sweetly singing.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small beetles, one species of which (E. viti) is very injurious to the vines in the wine countries of Europe.

Eu*no"mi*an (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Eunomius, bishop of Cyzicus (4th century A. D.), who held that Christ was not God but a created being, having a nature different from that of the Father. -- a. Of or pertaining to Eunomius or his doctrine.

Eu"no*my (?), n. [Gr. &?;; e'y^ well + &?; law.] Equal law, or a well-adjusted constitution of government. [R.] Mitford.

Eu"nuch (?), n. [L. eunuchus, Gr. &?;, prop., keeping or guarding the couch; &?; couch, bed, + &?; to have, hold, keep.] A male of the human species castrated; commonly, one of a class of such persons, in Oriental countries, having charge of the women's apartments. Some of them, in former times, gained high official rank.

{ Eu"nuch (?), Eu"nuch*ate, } v. t. [L. eunuchare.] To make a eunuch of; to castrate. as a man. Creech. Sir. T. Browne.

Eu"nuch*ism (?), n. [L. eunuchismus an unmanning, Gr. &?;: cf. F. eunuchisme eunuchism.] The state of being eunuch. Bp. Hall.

Eu*on"y*min (?), n. (Med.) A principle or mixture of principles derived from Euonymus atropurpureus, or spindle tree.

||Eu*on"y*mus (?), n. [NL. (cf. L. euonymos). fr. Gr. &?;, lit., of good name.] (Bot.) A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.

||Eu`or*ni"thes (?), n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. e'y^ well + &?;, &?; a bird.] (Zoöl.) The division of Aves which includes all the typical birds, or all living birds except the penguins and birds of ostrichlike form.

Eu*os"mitte (?), n. [Gr. e'y^ well + &?; a smell.] (Min.) A fossil resin, so called from its strong, peculiar, pleasant odor.

Eu"pa*thy (?), n. [Gr. &?; comfort, happy condition of the soul. See Eu-, and Pathetic.] Right feeling. [R.] Harris.

{ Eu*pat"o*rin Eu*pat"o*rine } (?), n. (Med.) A principle or mixture of principles extracted from various species of Eupatorium.

Eu`pa*to"ri*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Eupator, king of Pontus, said to have used it as a medicine.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial, composite herbs including hemp agrimony, boneset, throughwort, etc.

Eu"pa*trid (?), n. [Gr. e'y^ well + &?; father.] One well born, or of noble birth.

{ ||Eu*pep"si*a (?), Eu*pep"sy (?), } n. [NL. eupepsia, Fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; easy of digestion; e'y^ well + &?; to cook, digest.] (Med.) Soundness of the nutritive or digestive organs; good concoction or digestion; -- opposed to dyspepsia.

Eu*pep"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?;.] Of or pertaining to good digestion; easy of digestion; having a good digestion; as, eupeptic food; an eupeptic man.

Wrapt in lazy eupeptic fat.

Carlyle.

Eu"phe*mism ("f*mz'm), n. [Gr. &?; fr. &?; to use word of a good omen; e'y^ well + &?; to speak: cf. F. euphémisme. See Fame.] (Rhet.) A figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable.

{ Eu`phe*mis"tic (?), Eu`phe*mis"tic*al (?), } a. Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in expression. -- Eu`phe*mis"tic*al*ly, adv.

Eu"phe*mize (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Euphemized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Euphemizing.] [Gr. &?; .] To express by a euphemism, or in delicate language; to make use of euphemistic expressions.

Eu*pho"ni*ad (?), n. [See Euphony.] (Mus.) An instrument in which are combined the characteristic tones of the organ and various other instruments. [R.]

{ Eu*phon"ic (?), Eu*phon"ic*al (?), } a. Pertaining to, or exhibiting, euphony; agreeable in sound; pleasing to the ear; euphonious; as, a euphonic expression; euphonical orthography.

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Eu*phon"i*con (*fn"*kn), n. [See Euphony.] (Mus.) A kind of upright piano.

Eu*pho"ni*ous (?), a. Pleasing or sweet in sound; euphonic; smooth-sounding. Hallam. -- Eu*pho"ni*ous*ly, adv.

Eu"pho*nism (?), n. An agreeable combination of sounds; euphony.

Eu*pho"ni*um (?), n. [NL. See Euphony.] (Mus.) A bass instrument of the saxhorn family.

Eu"pho*nize (?), v. t. To make euphonic. [R.]

Eu"pho*non (?), n. [See Euphony.] (Mus.) An instrument resembling the organ in tone and the upright piano in form. It is characterized by great strength and sweetness of tone.

Eu"pho*nous (?), n. Euphonious. [R.]

Eu"pho*ny (?), n.; pl. Euphonies (#). [L. euphonia, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; sweet-voiced; e'y^ well + &?; sound, voice; akin to &?; to speak: cf. F. euphonie.] A pleasing or sweet sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.

||Eu*phor"bi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. L. euphorbea. See Euphorrium.] (Bot.) Spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species, mostly shrubby, herbaceous succulents, affording an acrid, milky juice. Some of them are armed with thorns. Most of them yield powerful emetic and cathartic products.

{ Eu*phor`bi*a"ceous (?), Eu*phor"bi*al (?), } a. (Bot.) Of, relating to, or resembling, the Euphorbia family.

{ Eu*phor"bin, Eu*phor"bine } (?), n. (Med.) A principle, or mixture of principles, derived from various species of Euphorbia.

Eu*phor"bi*um (?), n. [NL., fr. L. euphorbeum, from Gr. &?;; -- so called after Euphorbus, a Greek physician.] (Med.) An inodorous exudation, usually in the form of yellow tears, produced chiefly by the African Euphorbia resinifera. It was formerly employed medicinally, but was found so violent in its effects that its use is nearly abandoned.

Eu"pho*tide (?), n. [Gr. e'y^ well + &?;, &?;, light. So called because of its pleasing combination of white and green.] (Min.) A rock occurring in the Alps, consisting of saussurite and smaragdite; -- sometimes called gabbro.

Eu"phra*sy ("fr*s), n. [NL. euphrasia, fr. Gr. e'yfrasi`a delight, fr. e'yfrai`nein to delight; e'y^ well + frh`n heart, mind: cf. LL. eufrasia, F. eufraise.] (Bot.) The plant eyebright (Euphrasia officionalis), formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes.

Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see.

Milton.

Eu"phroe (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up. [Written also uphroe and uvrou.] Knight.