_aor._ aorist.
_abbrev._ abbreviation.
_abl._ ablative.
_acc._ according.
_accus._ accusative.
_adj._ adjective.
_adv._ adverb.
_agri._ agriculture.
_alg._ algebra.
_anat._ anatomy.
_app._ apparently.
_arch._ archaic.
_archit._ architecture.
_arith._ arithmetic.
_astrol._ astrology.
_astron._ astronomy.
_attrib._ attributive.
_augm._ augmentative.
_B._ Bible.
_biol._ biology.
_book-k._ book-keeping.
_bot._ botany.
_c._ (_circa_) about.
_c._, _cent._ century.
_carp._ carpentry.
_cf._ compare.
_chem._ chemistry.
_cog._ cognate.
_coll._, _colloq._ colloquially.
_comp._ comparative.
_conch._ conchology.
_conj._ conjunction.
_conn._ connected.
_contr._ contracted.
_cook._ cookery.
_corr._ corruption.
_crystal._ crystallography.
_dat._ dative.
_demons._ demonstrative.
_der._ derivation.
_dial._ dialect, dialectal.
_Dict._ Dictionary.
_dim._ diminutive.
_dub._ doubtful.
_eccles._ ecclesiastical history.
_e.g._ for example.
_elect._ electricity.
_entom._ entomology.
_esp._ especially.
_ety._ etymology.
_fem._ feminine.
_fig._ figuratively.
_fol._ followed; following.
_fort._ fortification.
_freq._ frequentative.
_fut._ future.
_gen._ genitive.
_gener._ generally.
_geog._ geography.
_geol._ geology.
_geom._ geometry.
_ger._ gerundive.
_gram._ grammar.
_gun._ gunnery.
_her._ heraldry.
_hist._ history.
_hort._ horticulture.
_hum._ humorous.
_i.e._ that is.
_imit._ imitative.
_imper._ imperative.
_impers._ impersonal.
_indic._ indicative.
_infin._ infinitive.
_inten._ intensive.
_interj._ interjection.
_interrog._ interrogative.
_jew._ jewellery.
_lit._ literally.
_mach._ machinery.
_masc._ masculine.
_math._ mathematics.
_mech._ mechanics.
_med._ medicine.
_metaph._ metaphysics.
_mil._ military.
_Milt._ Milton.
_min._ mineralogy.
_mod._ modern.
_Mt._ Mount.
_mus._ music.
_myth._ mythology.
_n._, _ns._ noun, nouns.
_nat. hist._ natural history.
_naut._ nautical.
_neg._ negative.
_neut._ neuter.
_n.pl._ noun plural.
_n.sing._ noun singular.
_N.T._ New Testament.
_obs._ obsolete.
_opp._ opposed.
_opt._ optics.
_orig._ originally.
_ornith._ ornithology.
_O.S._ old style.
_O.T._ Old Testament.
_p._, _part._ participle.
_p.adj._ participial adjective.
_paint._ painting.
_paleog._ paleography.
_paleon._ paleontology.
_palm._ palmistry.
_pa.p._ past participle.
_pass._ passive.
_pa.t._ past tense.
_path._ pathology.
_perf._ perfect.
_perh._ perhaps.
_pers._ person.
_pfx._ prefix.
_phil._, _philos._ philosophy.
_philol._ philology.
_phon._ phonetics.
_phot._ photography.
_phrenol._ phrenology.
_phys._ physics.
_physiol._ physiology.
_pl._ plural.
_poet._ poetical.
_pol. econ._ political economy.
_poss._ possessive.
_Pr.Bk._ Book of Common
Prayer.
_pr.p._ present participle.
_prep._ preposition.
_pres._ present.
_print._ printing.
_priv._ privative.
_prob._ probably.
_Prof._ Professor.
_pron._ pronoun;
pronounced;
pronunciation.
_prop._ properly.
_pros._ prosody.
_prov._ provincial.
_q.v._ which see.
_R.C._ Roman Catholic.
_recip._ reciprocal.
_redup._ reduplication.
_refl._ reflexive.
_rel._ related; relative.
_rhet._ rhetoric.
_sculp._ sculpture.
_Shak._ Shakespeare.
_sig._ signifying.
_sing._ singular.
_spec._ specifically.
_Spens_. Spenser.
_subj._ subjunctive.
_suff._ suffix.
_superl._ superlative.
_surg._ surgery.
_term._ termination.
_teleg._ telegraphy.
_Tenn._ Tennyson.
_Test._ Testament.
_theat._ theatre; theatricals.
_theol._ theology.
_trig._ trigonometry.
_ult._ ultimately.
_v.i._ verb intransitive.
_voc._ vocative.
_v.t._ verb transitive.
_vul._ vulgar.
_zool._ zoology.
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Amer. American.
Ar. Arabic.
A.S. Anglo-Saxon.
Austr. Australian.
Bav. Bavarian.
Beng. Bengali.
Bohem. Bohemian.
Braz. Brazilian.
Bret. Breton.
Carib. Caribbean.
Celt. Celtic.
Chal. Chaldean.
Chin. Chinese.
Corn. Cornish.
Dan. Danish.
Dut. Dutch.
Egypt. Egyptian.
Eng. English.
Finn. Finnish.
Flem. Flemish.
Fr. French.
Fris. Frisian.
Gael. Gaelic.
Ger. German.
Goth. Gothic.
Gr. Greek.
Heb. Hebrew.
Hind. Hindustani.
Hung. Hungarian.
Ice. Icelandic.
Ind. Indian.
Ion. Ionic.
Ir. Irish.
It. Italian.
Jap. Japanese.
Jav. Javanese.
L. Latin.
Lith. Lithuanian.
L. L. Low or Late Latin.
M. E. Middle English.
Mex. Mexican.
Norm. Norman.
Norw. Norwegian.
O. Fr. Old French.
Pers. Persian.
Peruv. Peruvian.
Pol. Polish.
Port. Portuguese.
Prov. Provençal.
Rom. Romance.
Russ. Russian
Sans. Sanskrit.
Scand. Scandinavian.
Scot. Scottish.
Singh. Singhalese.
Slav. Slavonic.
Sp. Spanish.
Sw. Swedish.
Teut. Teutonic.
Turk. Turkish.
U.S. United States.
W. Welsh.
* * * * *
CHAMBERS'S
TWENTIETH CENTURY
DICTIONARY.
* * * * *
E the fifth letter in our own and the cognate alphabets, with four
sounds--e.g. _e_ in _e_vil, _i_ in _E_ngland, _u_ in the last syllable of
elev_e_n, Italian _e_ in pr_e_y. A subscript _e_ is commonly used to
lengthen the previous vowel, as in not, not_e_; bit, bit_e_; (_mus._) the
third note or sound of the natural diatonic scale, and the third above the
tonic C.
EACH, [=e]ch, _adj._ every one in any number separately considered.--_adv._
EACH'WHERE, everywhere. [A.S. _['æ]lc_, supposed to be for _á-ge-líc_, from
_á_ (=_aye_), pfx. _ge-_, and _líc_, like--i.e. aye-like.]
EADISH, obsolete form of EDDISH.
EAGER, [=e]'g[.e]r, _adj._ excited by desire: ardent to do or obtain:
(_obs._) earnest: keen, severe, sour, acid, bitter.--_adv._ EA'GERLY.--_n._
EA'GERNESS. [O. Fr. _aigre_--L. _acer_, _acris_, sharp.]
EAGER. Same as EAGRE.
EAGLE, [=e]'gl, _n._ a name given to many birds of prey in the family
_Falconidæ_: a military standard carrying the figure of an eagle: a gold
coin of the United States, worth ten dollars.--_adjs._ EA'GLE-EYED,
EA'GLE-SIGHT'ED, having a piercing eye: discerning; EA'GLE-FLIGHT'ED,
mounting high.--_ns._ EA'GLE-HAWK, a name applied to several eagles of
comparatively small size; EA'GLE-OWL, a genus of large owls, the largest in
Europe; EA'GLE-STONE, a variety of argillaceous oxide of iron occurring in
egg-shaped masses; EA'GLET, a young or small eagle.--_adj._ EA'GLE-WINGED,
having an eagle's wings.--_ns._ EA'GLE-WOOD, another name for agalloch or
calambac; SPREAD'-EA'GLE (see Spread). [O. Fr. _aigle_--L. _aquila_.]
EAGRE, [=e]'g[.e]r, _n._ rise of the tide in a river (same as Bore). [Ety.
dub.; hardly from A.S. _égor_, flood.]
EALDORMAN. See ALDERMAN.
EAN, [=e]n, _v.t._ or _v.i._ (_Shak._) to bring forth young.--_n._
EAN'LING, a young lamb. [A.S. _éanian_.]
EAR, [=e]r, _n._ a spike, as of corn.--_v.i._ to put forth ears.--_n._
EAR'-COCK'LE, a disease of wheat.--_adj._ EARED, of corn, having ears.
[A.S. _éar_; Ger. _ähre_.]
EAR, [=e]r, _v.t._ (_obs._) to plough or till.--_n._ EAR'ING (_obs._),
ploughing. [A.S. _erian_; cf. L. _ar[=a]re_, Gr. _aroein_.]
EAR, [=e]r, _n._ the organ of hearing, or the external part merely: the
sense or power of hearing: the faculty of distinguishing sounds: attention:
anything like an ear.--_ns._ EAR'ACHE, an ache or pain in the ear; EAR'BOB,
an earring; EAR'-CAP, a covering to protect the ear from cold; EAR'DROP, an
ornamental pendant hanging from the ear; EAR'DRUM, the drum or middle
cavity of the ear, tympanum (q.v.).--_adj._ EARED, having ears.--_n._
EAR'-HOLE, the aperture of the ear.--_adj._ EAR'-KISS'ING, whispered.--_n._
EAR'LAP, the tip of the ear: an ear-cap.--_adj._ EAR'LESS, wanting
ears.--_ns._ EAR'LOCK, a curl near the ear worn by Elizabethan dandies;
EAR'MARK, a mark set on the ears of sheep whereby their owners may
distinguish them: a distinctive mark.--_v.t._ to put an earmark on.--_n._
EAR'-PICK, an instrument for clearing the ear.--_adj._ EAR'-PIERC'ING,
shrill, screaming.--_ns._ EAR'RING, an ornamental ring worn in the ear;
EAR'-SHELL, any shell of the family _Haliotidæ_; EAR'SHOT, the distance at
which a sound can be heard; EAR'-TRUM'PET, a tube to aid in hearing;
EAR'WAX, a waxy substance secreted by the glands of the ear; EAR'WIG, an
insect which was supposed to creep into the brain through the ear: a
flatterer.--_v.t._ to gain the ear of: to bias: to torment by private
importunities (A.S. _éarwicga_, _éare_, ear, _wicga_, earwig).--_n._
EAR'WITNESS, a witness that can testify from his own hearing.--ABOUT ONE'S
EARS, said of a house falling, &c.; BE ALL EARS, to give every attention;
GIVE EAR, to attend; GO IN AT ONE EAR AND OUT AT THE OTHER, used of words
which make no permanent impression; HAVE A PERSON'S EAR, to be secure of
his favourable attention; HAVE ITCHING EARS, to be desirous of hearing
novelties (2 Tim. iv. 3); LEND AN EAR, to listen; OVER HEAD AND EARS,
overwhelmed: deeply engrossed or involved; SET BY THE EARS, to set at
strife; SPEAK IN THE EAR, to whisper; TICKLE THE EAR, to flatter; TURN A
DEAF EAR, to refuse to listen; WALLS HAVE EARS, a proverbial phrase
implying that there may be listeners behind the wall. [A.S. _éare_; cf. L.
_auris_, Ger. _ohr_.]
[Illustration]
EARL, [.e]rl, _n._ an English nobleman ranking between a marquis and a
viscount:--_fem._ COUNT'ESS.--_ns._ EARL'DOM, the dominion or dignity of an
earl; EARL'-MAR'SHAL, an English officer of state, president of the
Heralds' College--the Scotch form _Earl-marischal_. [A.S. _eorl_, a
warrior, hero; cf. Ice. _jarl_.]
EARLES-PENNY. See ARLES.
EARLY, [.e]r'li, _adj._ in good season: at or near the beginning of the
day: relating to the beginning: happening in the near future.--_adv._ near
the beginning: soon.--_n._ EAR'LINESS.--EARLY AND LATE, at all times; EARLY
BIRD, an early riser; EARLY ENGLISH (_archit._), generally applied to the
form of Gothic in which the pointed arch was first employed in Britain. The
Early English succeeded the _Norman_ towards the end of the 12th century,
and merged into the _Decorated_ at the end of the 13th.--KEEP EARLY HOURS,
to rise and go to bed betimes; SMALL AND EARLY (_coll._), applied to
evening parties; THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM, a proverb in favour of
early rising. [A.S. _árlíce_--_['æ]r_, before.]
EARN, [.e]rn, _v.t._ to gain by labour: to acquire: to deserve.--_n.pl._
EARN'INGS, what one has earned: money saved. [A.S. _earnian_, to earn; cog.
with Old High Ger. _aran_, to reap; Ger. _ernte_, harvest.]