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Effusion

The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words, and the like.

effusive

Pouring out; pouring forth freely.

effusiveness

a friendly open trait of a talkative person; enthusiasm exhibited with little restraint.

Eft

Again; afterwards; soon; quickly.

Egad

An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise, etc.

Egal

Equal; impartial.

Egence

The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want.

Eger

An impetuous flood; a bore. See Eagre.

Egest

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.

Egesta

That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; -- opposed to ingesta.

Egestion

Act or process of egesting; a voiding.

Egg

To urge on; to instigate; to incite/

egg and dart egg-and-dart

a decorative ovolo molding, having a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape in the form of a dart or anchor. Also used attributively; as, an egg-and-dart molding; an egg-and-dart design. Called also egg and dart, and egg and tongue

egg-beater egg beater

a small device having one or usually two blades, each having several stiff oval wires at the tip. The blades are swirled or rotated for beating eggs or whipping cream. The electrical variety typically have two such blades, which are arranged so that the tips of the blades interlace while rotating.

Egg-bird

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, Pha/thon flavirostris.

Egg-cup

A cup used for holding an egg, at table.

Egg-glass

A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table.

egg-plant eggplant

A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, glossy, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. It is widely cultivated for its fruit, commonly eaten as a vegetable.

Eggar

Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar (L. roboris) of Europe.

Egger

One who eggs or incites.

Eggery

A place where eggs are deposited (as by sea birds) or kept; a nest of eggs.

Egghot

A kind of posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale.

Eggler

One who gathers, or deals in, eggs.

Eggnog

A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits.

eggshell

of a pale, yellowish-white color; as, an eggshell ceiling and light green walls.

Egilopical

Pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with, an /gilops, or tumor in the corner of the eye.

Eglantine

A species of rose (Rosa Eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors. The sweetbrier (R. rubiginosa).

Egling

The European perch when two years old.

ego

The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; the subject consciously considered as /I/ by a person; -- opposed to non-ego.

egocentric

a self-centered person with little regard for others.

egocentrism

the personality trait that causes one to attempt to get personal recognition for oneself (especially by unacceptable means).

Egoism

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.

Egoist

One given overmuch to egoism or thoughts of self.

Egoistical Egoistic

Pertaining to egoism; imbued with egoism or excessive thoughts of self; self-loving.

Egophonic

Belonging to, or resembling, egophony.

Egophony

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.

Egotism

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.

Egotist

One addicted to egotism; one who speaks much of himself or magnifies his own achievements or affairs.

Egotistical Egotistic

Addicted to, or manifesting, egotism; having an exaggerated view of one's own importance or good qualities.

Egotize

To talk or write as an egotist.

Egranulose

Having no granules, as chlorophyll in certain conditions.

Egre

See Eager, and Eagre.

Egregious

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.

Egregiously

Greatly; enormously; shamefully; as, egregiously cheated.

Egress

To go out; to depart; to leave.

Egret

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 egretta syn. Herodias egretta); the great egret (Ardea alba); the little egret (Ardea garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (Ardea candidissima).

Egypt

a country at the northeastern corner of Africa. At one time it was joined with Syria to form the United Arab Republic.

Egyptian

A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language.

Egyptize

To give an Egyptian character or appearance to.

Egyptology

The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the hieroglyphics.

Eh

An expression of inquiry or slight surprise.

Ehlite

A mineral of a green color and pearly luster; a hydrous phosphate of copper.

Eider

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.

Eidograph

An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of the pantograph.

Eidolon

An image or representation; a form; a phantom; an apparition.

Eigh

An exclamation expressing delight.

Eight

The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.

eight-spot

a playing card with eight pips on the face; an eight.

Eighteen

The number greater by a unit than seventeen; eighteen units or objects.

Eighteenth

The quotient of a unit divided by eighteen; one of eighteen equal parts or divisions.

Eighth

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

Eightieth

The quotient of a unit divided by eighty; one of eighty equal parts.

Eightling

A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals.

Eightscore

Eight times twenty; a hundred and sixty.

eightsome

eight people considered as a unit; as, there was an eightsome ahead of us on the golf course.

eightvo

the size of a book (ca. 16 x 23 cm) whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves. The pages have about half the area of a quarto. Symbolized as 8vo, and 8/.

Eighty

The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.

Eikon

An image or effigy; -- used rather in an abstract sense, and rarely for a work of art.

Eikonogen

The sodium salt of a sulphonic acid of a naphthol, C10H5(OH)(NH2)SO3Na used as a developer.

Eikosane

A solid hydrocarbon, C20H42, of the paraffin series, of artificial production, and also probably occurring in petroleum.

Eikosylene

A liquid hydrocarbon, C20H38, of the acetylene series, obtained from brown coal.

Eire

the Irish name for Ireland; the name used in 1937 to 1949 for the Republic of Ireland.

Eirie

See Aerie, and Eyrie.

Eisteddfod

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.

Either

Either precedes two, or more, co/rdinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to or.

Ejaculate

To utter ejaculations; to make short and hasty exclamations.

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