ETHER, [=e]'th[.e]r, _n._ the clear, upper air: the subtile medium supposed
to fill all space: a colourless, transparent, volatile liquid of great
mobility and high refractive power, and possessing a fragrant odour and a
fiery, passing to a cooling, taste.--_adj._ ETH[=E]'REAL, consisting of
ether: heavenly: airy: spirit-like.--_n._ ETHEREALIS[=A]'TION.--_v.t._
ETH[=E]'REALISE, to convert into ether, or the fluid ether: to render
spirit-like.--_n._ ETHEREAL'ITY.--_adv._ ETH[=E]'REALLY.--_adj._
ETH[=E]'REOUS (_Milt._), ethereal.--_n._ ETHERIFIC[=A]'TION.--_adj._
E'THERIFORM.--_n._ ETHERIS[=A]'TION.--_v.t._ E'THERISE, to convert into
ether: to stupefy with ether.--_n._ E'THERISM, the condition induced by
using ether. [L.,--Gr. _aith[=e]r_, _aithein_, to light up.]
ETHIC, eth'ik, _adj._ relating to morals: treating of morality or
duty.--_n._ (more commonly in _pl._ ETH'ICS) the science of morals, that
branch of philosophy which is concerned with human character and conduct: a
treatise on morals.--_adj._ ETH'ICAL, relating to the science of
ethics.--_adv._ ETH'ICALLY.--_n._ ETH'ICIST, one versed in ethics.--ETHICAL
DATIVE, the dative of a first or second personal pronoun implying an
indirect interest in the fact stated, used colloquially to give a livelier
tone to the sentence. [Gr. _[=e]thikos_--_[=e]thos_, custom.]
ETHIOPIAN, [=e]-thi-[=o]'pi-an, _adj._ pertaining to _Ethiopia_, a name
given to the countries south of Egypt inhabited by the negro races.--_n._ a
native of Ethiopia: a blackamoor--(_arch._) ETHIOP.--_adj._
ETHIOP'IC.--_n.pl._ [=E]'THIOPS, a term applied by the ancient chemists to
certain oxides and sulphides of the metals which possessed a dull, dingy,
or black appearance. [Gr. _Aithiops_, sun-burnt, Ethiopian--_aithein_, to
burn, _[=o]ps_, the face.]
ETHMOID, -AL, eth'moid, -al, _adj._ resembling a sieve.--ETHMOID BONE, one
of the eight somewhat cubical bones which collectively form the cranial
box. [Gr. _[=e]thmos_, a sieve, and _eidos_, form.]
ETHNIC, -AL, eth'nik, -al, _adj._ concerning nations or races: pertaining
to the heathen.--_ns._ ETH'NIC, a heathen; ETH'NICISM, heathenism;
ETHNOG'RAPHER.--_adj._ ETHNOGRAPH'IC.--_n._ ETHNOG'RAPHY, the scientific
description of the races of the earth.--_adj._ ETHNOLOG'ICAL.--_adv._
ETHNOLOG'ICALLY.--_ns._ ETHNOL'OGIST; ETHNOL'OGY, the science that treats
of the varieties of the human race. [L.,--Gr. _ethnos_, a nation; Gr.
_graph[=e]_, writing, _logia_, discourse.]
ETHOLOGY, [=e]-thol'o-ji, _n._ a discourse on ethics: the science of
character.--_adjs._ ETHOLOG'IC, -AL, relating to ethology: treating of
morality.--_ns._ ETHOL'OGIST, one versed in ethology or ethics; [=E]'THOS,
habitual character and disposition: the quality of a work of art which
produces a high moral impression. [Gr. _[=e]thos_, custom, _logia_, a
discourse.]
ETHYL, [=e]'thil, _n._ a colourless, inflammable gas, insoluble in water,
soluble in alcohol--supposed base of ether. [Gr. _aith[=e]r_, ether,
_hyl[=e]_, base.]
ETIOLATE, [=e]-ti-o-l[=a]t', _v.t._ (_med._, _bot._) to cause to grow pale
from want of light and fresh air.--_v.i._ to become pale from disease or
absence of light.--_n._ ETIOL[=A]'TION. [Fr. _étioler_, to become pale, to
grow into stubble, _éteule_, stubble--L. _stipula_, a stalk.]
ETIOLOGY, [=e]-ti-ol'o-ji, _n._ Same as ÆTIOLOGY.
ETIQUETTE, et-i-ket', _n._ forms of ceremony or decorum: ceremony: the
unwritten laws of courtesy observed between members of the same profession,
as 'medical etiquette.' [Fr. See TICKET.]
ETNA, et'na, _n._ a vessel for heating water, &c., at table or in the
sick-room, in a cup placed in a saucer is which alcohol is burned.--_adj._
ÆTN[=E]'AN. [From the volcano, Mount _Ætna_.]
ETONIAN, et-[=o]n'i-an, _n._ and _adj._ one educated at _Eton_
College.--ETON JACKET, a boy's dress-coat, untailed.
ETRURIAN, et-r[=u]'ri-an, _adj._ and _n._ of or belonging to
_Etruria_.--_adj._ and _n._ ETRUS'CAN, of or belonging to ancient Etruria
or its people, language, art, &c.--sometimes jocularly put for Tuscan.
ETTLE, et'l, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to purpose, intend.--_v.t._ to guess.--_n._
purpose, intent. [Ice., _ætla_, to think, from root of Goth. _aha_,
understanding.]
ÉTUDE, [=a]-tüd', _n._ (_mus._) a composition intended either to train or
to test the player's technical skill. [Fr.]