Webster's Dictionary 1828

1864

ETHERIZED

E'THERIZED, participle passive Converted into ether.

1865

ETHERIZING

E'THERIZING, participle present tense Converting into ether.

1866

ETHIC

ETH'ICETH'ICAL, adjective [Latin ethicus; Gr. manners.]Relating to manners or morals; treating of morality; delivering precepts of morality; as ethic discourses or epistles.

1867

ETHICALLY

ETH'ICALLY, adverb According to the doctrines of morality.

1868

ETHICS

ETH'ICS, noun The doctrines of morality or social manners; the science of moral philosophy, which teaches men their duty and the reasons of it.1. A system of moral principles; a...

1869

ETHMOID

ETH'MOIDETHMOID'AL, adjective Gr. a sieve, and form.] Resembling a sieve.ETH'MOID, noun A bone at the top of the root of the nose.

1870

ETHMOIDAL

ETHMOID'AL, adjective Gr. a sieve, and form.] Resembling a sieve.

1871

ETHNIC

ETH'NICETH'NICAL, adjective [Latin ethnicus; Gr. from nation from the root of G. heide, heath, woods, whence heathen. See Heathen.]Heathen; pagan; pertaining to the gentiles or ...

1872

ETHNICISM

ETH'NICISM, noun Heathenism; paganism; idolatry.

1873

ETHNOLOGY

ETHNOL'OGY, noun [Gr. nation, and discourse.] A treatise on nations.

1874

ETHOLOGICAL

ETHOLOG'ICAL, adjective [See Ethology.] Treating of ethics or morality.

1875

ETHOLOGIST

ETHOL'OGIST, noun One who writes on the subject of manners and morality.

1876

ETHOLOGY

ETHOL'OGY, noun [Gr. manners, morals, and discourse.]A treatise on morality or the science of ethics.

1877

ETIOLATE

E'TIOLATE, verb intransitive [Gr. to shine.] To become white or whiter; to be whitened by excluding the light of the sun, as plants.E'TIOLATE, verb transitive To blanch; to whit...

1878

ETIOLATED

E'TIOLATED, participle passive Blanched; whitened by excluding the sun's rays.

1879

ETIOLATING

E'TIOLATING, participle present tense Blanching; whitening by excluding the sun's rays.

1880

ETIOLATION

ETIOLA'TION, noun The operation of being whitened or of becoming white by excluding the light of the sun.In gardening, the rendering plants white, crisp and tender, by excluding...

1881

ETIOLOGICAL

ETIOLOG'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to etiology.

1882

ETIOLOGY

ETIOL'OGY, noun [Gr. cause, and discourse.]An account of the causes of any thing, particularly of diseases.

1883

ETIQUET

ETIQUET', noun etiket'. [Eng. to dock. Originally, a little piece of paper, or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing its contents.]Primarily, an account of cer...

1884

ETITE

E'TITE, noun [Gr. an eagle.] Eagle-stone, a variety of bog iron. [See Eaglestone.]

1885

ETNEAN

ETNE'AN, adjective [from Aetna.] Pertaining to Etna, a volcanic mountain in Sicily.

1886

ETTIN

ET'TIN, noun A giant.

1887

ETTLE

ET'TLE, verb transitive To earn. [Not in use.]

1888

ETUI

ETUIETWEE'ETWEE'-CASE, noun A case for pocket instruments.

1889

ETWEE

ETWEE'

1890

ETYMOLOGER

ETYMOL'OGER, noun An etymologist. [Not in use.]