EARTH-CREATED
EARTH-CREA'TED, adjective Formed of earth.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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EARTHBAG
EARTH'BAG, noun A bag filled with earth, used for defense in war.
EARTHBANK
EARTH'BANK, noun A bank or mound of earth.
EARTHBOARD
EARTH'BOARD, noun The board of a plow that turns over the earth; the mold-board.
EARTHBORN
EARTH'BORN, adjective Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; as the fabled earthborn giants.1. Earthly; terrestrial.All earthborn cares are wrong.
EARTHBOUND
EARTH'BOUND, adjective Fastened by the pressure of the earth.
EARTHBRED
EARTH'BRED, adjective Low; abject; groveling.
EARTHEN
EARTH'EN, adjective erth'n. Made of earth; made of clay; as an earthen vessel; earthen ware.
EARTHFED
EARTH'FED, adjective Low; abject.
EARTHFLAX
EARTH'FLAX, noun Amianth; a fibrous, flexile, elastic mineral substance, consisting of short interwoven, or long parallel filaments.
EARTHINESS
EARTH'INESS, noun The quality of being earthy, or of containing earth; grossness.
EARTHLINESS
EARTH'LINESS, noun [from earthly.] The quality of being earthly; grossness.1. Worldliness; strong attachment to worldly things.
EARTHLING
EARTH'LING, noun An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal; a frail creature.
EARTHLY
EARTH'LY, adjective Pertaining to the earth, or to this world.Our earthly house of this tabernacle. 2 Corinthians 5:1.1. Not heavenly; vile; mean,This earthly loadOf death calle...
EARTHLY-MINDED
EARTHLY-MINDED, adjective Having a mind devoted to earthly things.
EARTHLY-MINDEDNESS
EARTHLY-MINDEDNESS, noun Grossness; sensuality; extreme devotedness to earthly objects.
EARTHNUT
EARTH'NUT, noun The groundnut, or root of the Arachis; a small round bulb or knob, like a nut. This root or bulb is formed from the germen, which becomes a pod and is thrust int...
EARTHQUAKE
EARTH'QUAKE, noun A shaking, trembling or concussion of the earth; sometimes a slight tremor; at other times a violent shaking or convulsion; at other times a rocking or heaving...
EARTHSHAKING
EARTH'SHAKING, adjective Shaking the earth; having power to shake the earth.
EARTHWORM
EARTH'WORM, noun The dew worm, a species of Lumbricus; a worm that lives under ground.1. A mean sordid wretch.
EARTHY
EARTH'Y, adjective Consisting of earth; as earthy matter.1. Resembling earth; as an earthy taste or smell.2. Partaking of earth; terrene.3. Inhabiting the earth; terrestrial; as...
EARWAX
E'ARWAX, noun The cerumen; a thick viscous substance, secreted by the glands of the ear into the outer passage.
EARWIG
E'ARWIG, noun A genus of insects of the order of Coleopters. The antennae are bristly; the elytra dimidiated; the wings covered; and the tail forked. This animal is called in La...
EASE
EASE, noun s as z. [Latin otium.]1. Rest; an undisturbed state. Applied to the body, freedom from pain, disturbance, excitement or annoyance. He sits at his ease He takes his ea...
EASEFUL
E'ASEFUL, adjective Quiet; peaceful; fit for rest.
EASEFULLY
E'ASEFULLY, adverb With ease or quiet.
EASEL
E'ASEL, noun The frame on which painters place their canvas.Easel-pieces, among painters, are the smaller pieces, either portraits or landscapes, which are painted on the easel ...