Webster's Dictionary 1913

3160

Errorful

Er″ror‐ful (?), a. Full of error; wrong. Foxe.

3161

Errorist

Er″ror‐ist, n. One who encourages and propagates error; one who holds to error.

3162

Ers

Ers (ẽrs), n. [F., fr. L. ervum a kind of pulse, bitter vetch.] (Bot.) The bitter vetch (Ervum Ervilia).

3163

Erse

Erse (ẽrs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.] A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; — called, by the Highlan...

3164

Erse (2)

Erse, a. Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of Scotland, or to their language.

3165

Ersh

Ersh (ẽrsh), n. See Arrish.

3166

Erst

Erst (ẽrst), adv. [Orig. superlative of ere; AS. ǣrest. See Ere.] 1. First. Chaucer.2. Previously; before; formerly; heretofore. Chaucer.Tityrus, with whose style he had erst di...

3167

Erstwhile

Erst′while″ (–hwīl″), adv. Till then or now; heretofore; formerly.

3168

Erubescence

{ Er′u‐bes″cence (?; 135), Er′u‐bes″cen‐cy (?), } n. [L. erubescentia: cf. F. érubescence.] The act of becoming red; redness of the skin or surface of anything; a blushing.

3169

Erubescent

Er′u‐bes″cent (?), a. [L. erubescens, p. pr. erubescere to grow red; e out + rubescere. See Rubescent.] Red, or reddish; blushing. Johnson.

3170

Erubescite

Er′u‐bes″cite (?), n.(Min.) See Bornite.

3171

Eruca

‖E‐ru″ca (?), n.; pl.Erucæ (#). (Zoöl.) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.

3172

Erucic

E‐ru″cic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and ...

3173

Erucifrom

E‐ru″ci‐from (?), a. [Eruca + -form.] (Zoöl.) Having the form of a caterpillar; — said of insect larvæ.

3174

Eruct

{ E‐ruct″ (?), E‐ruc″tate (?) }, v. t. [L. eructare; e out + ructare to belch: cf. F. éructer.] To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. Howell.

3175

Eructation

Er′uc‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. eructatio: cf. F. éructation.] 1. The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.2. A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other matt...

3176

Erudiate

E‐ru″di‐ate (?), v. t. [L. erudire.] To instruct; to educate; to teach.The skillful goddess there erudiates theseIn all she did. Fanshawe.

3177

Erudite

Er″u‐dite (ĕr″ū̍‐dīt; 135), a. [L. eruditus, p. p. of erudire to free from rudeness, to polish, instruct; e out + rudis rude: cf. F. érudit. See Rude.] Characterized by extensiv...

3178

Erudition

Er′u‐di″tion (–dĭsh″ŭn), n. [L. eruditio: cf. F. érudition.] The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions ...

3179

Erugate

Er″u‐gate (?), a. [L. erugatus, p. p. of erugare to smooth; e out + ruga wrinkle.] Freed from wrinkles; smooth.

3180

Eruginous

E‐ru″gi‐nous (?), a. [Cf. F. érugineux. See Æruginous.] Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust copper; resembling the trust of copper or verdigris; ærugi...

3181

Erumpent

E‐rum″pent (?), a. [L. erumpens, -entis, p. pr. of erumpere.] (Bot.) Breaking out; — said of certain fungi which burst through the texture of leaves.

3182

Erupt

E‐rupt″ (?), v. t. [See Eruption.] To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava. Huxley.

3183

Erupt (2)

E‐rupt″ (?), v. i. [See Eruption.] 1. To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano or geyser.2. To burst forth; to break out, as ashes from a volcano, teeth through ...

3184

Eruption

E‐rup″tion (?), n. [L. eruptio, fr. erumpere, eruptum, to break out; e out + rumpere, to break: cf. F. éruption. See Rupture.] 1. The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: ...

3185

Eruptional

E‐rup″tion‐al (?), a. Eruptive. R. A. Proctor.

3186

Eruptive

E‐rup″tive (?), a. [Cf. F. éruptif.] 1. Breaking out or bursting forth.The sudden glanceAppears far south eruptive through the cloud. Thomson.2. (Med.) Attended with eruption or...