Webster's Dictionary 1828

1729

ESCHAR

ES'CHAR, noun [Gr.] In surgery, the crust or scab occasioned by burns or caustic applications.1. A species of Coralline, resembling a net or woven cloth.

1730

ESCHAROTIC

ESCHAROT'IC, adjective Caustic; having the power of searing or destroying the flesh.ESCHAROT'IC, noun A caustic application; a medicine which sears or destroys flesh.

1731

ESCHEAT

ESCHE'AT, noun [Latin cado, cadere.]1. Any land or tenements which casually fall or revert to the lord within his manor, through failure of heirs. It is the determination of the...

1732

ESCHEATABLE

ESCHE'ATABLE, adjective Liable to escheat.

1733

ESCHEATAGE

ESCHE'ATAGE, noun The right of succeeding to an escheat.

1734

ESCHEATED

ESCHE'ATED, participle passive Having fallen to the lord through want of heirs, or to the state for want of an owner, or by forfeiture.

1735

ESCHEATING

ESCHE'ATING, participle present tense Reverting to the lord through failure of heirs, or to the state for want of an owner, or by forfeiture.

1736

ESCHEATOR

ESCHE'ATOR, noun An officer who observes the escheats of the king in the county whereof he is escheator and certifies them into the treasury.

1737

ESCHEW

ESCHEW', verb transitive To flee from; to shun; to avoid.He who obeys, destruction shall eschewJob--feared God and eschewed evil. Job 1:8.

1738

ESCHEWED

ESCHEW'ED, participle passive Shunned; avoided.

1739

ESCHEWING

ESCHEW'ING, participle present tense Shunning; avoiding. [This word is nearly obsolete, or at least little used.]

1740

ESCOCHEON

ESCO'CHEON, noun The shield of the family.

1741

ESCORT

ES'CORT, noun A guard; a body of armed men which attends an officer, or baggage; provisions or munitions conveyed by land from place to place, to protect them from an enemy, or ...

1742

ESCORTED

ESCORT'ED, participle passive Attended and guarded by land.

1743

ESCORTING

ESCORT'ING, participle present tense Attending and guarding by land.

1744

ESCOT

ESCOT. [See Scot.]

1745

ESCOUADE

ESCOUADE. [See Squad.]

1746

ESCOUT

ESCOUT. [See Scout.]

1747

ESCRITOIR

ESCRITO'IR, noun [Latin scribo; Eng. to scrape.] A box with instruments and conveniences for writing; sometimes, a desk or chest of drawers with an apartment for the instruments...

1748

ESCROW

ES'CROW, noun In law, a deed of lands or tenements delivered to a third person, to hold till some condition is performed by the grantee, and which is not to take effect till the...

1749

ESCUAGE

ES'CUAGE, noun [Latin scutum, a shield.] In feudal law, service of the shield, called also scutage; a species of tenure by knight service, by which a tenant was bound to follow ...

1750

ESCULAPIAN

ESCULA'PIAN, adjective [from Aesculapius, the physician.]Medical; pertaining to the healing art.

1751

ESCULENT

ES'CULENT, adjective [Latin esculentus, from esca, food.] Eatable; that is or may be used by man for food; as esculent plants; esculent fish.ES'CULENT, noun Something that is ea...

1752

ESCURIAL

ESCU'RIAL, noun The palace or residence of the King of Spain, about 15 miles North West of Madrid. This is the largest and most superb structure in the kingdom, and one of the m...

1753

ESCUTCHEON

ESCUTCH'EON, noun [Latin scutum, a shield.] The shield on which a coat of arms is represented; the shield of a family; the picture of ensigns armorial.

1754

ESCUTCHEONED

ESCUTCH'EONED, adjective Having a coat of arms or ensign.

1755

ESLOIN

ESLOIN', verb transitive To remove. [Not in use.]