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E*rect"a*ble (?) a. Capable of being erected; as, an erectable feather. Col. G. Montagu.
E*rect"er (?), n. An erector; one who raises or builds.
E*rect"ile (?), a. [Cf. F. érectile.] Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated.
Erectile tissue (Anat.), a tissue which is capable of being greatly dilated and made rigid by the distension of the numerous blood vessels which it contains.
E`rec*til"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being erectile.
E*rec"tion (?), n. [L. erectio: cf. F. érection.] 1. The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage.
2. The state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes.
Her peerless height my mind to high erection draws up.