Webster's Dictionary 1913

3538

Etter pike

Et″ter pike′ (?), n. [Cf. Atter.] (Zoöl.) The stingfish, or lesser weever (Tranchinus vipera).

3539

Ettin

Et″tin (?), n. [SA. eten, eoten, orig., gluttonous, fr. etan to eat.] A giant. Beau. & Fl.

3540

Ettle

Et″tle (?), v. t. [Perh. the same word as addle to earn; bur cf. OE. atlien, etlien, to intend, prepare, Icel. ætla to think, suppose, mean.] To earn. See Addle, to earn. Boucher.

3541

Étude

‖É′tude″ (ā̍′tụd″), n. [F. See Study.] 1. A composition in the fine arts which is intended, or may serve, for a study.2. (Mus.) A study; an exercise; a piece for practice of som...

3542

Étui

‖É′tui″ (ā̍′twē̍″), n. A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in which scissors, tweezers, and other articles of toilet or of daily use are carried.

3543

Etwee

Et‐wee″ (ĕt‐eē″), n. See Étui. Shenstone.

3544

Etym

Et″ym (ĕt″ĭm), n. See Etymon. H. F. Talbot.

3545

Etymic

E‐tym″ic (ē̍‐tĭm″ĭk), a. Relating to the etymon; as, an etymic word.

3546

Etymologer

Et′y‐mol″o‐ger (ĕt′ĭ‐mŏl″ō̍‐jẽr), n. An etymologist.

3547

Etymological

Et′y‐mo‐log″ic‐al (–mō̍‐lŏj″ĭ‐kal), a. [L. etymologicus, Gr. ετυμολογικὄσ: cf. F. étymologique. See Etymology.] Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words. — Et′y‐mo‐lo...

3548

Etymologicon

‖Et′y‐mo‐log″i‐con (–ĭ‐kŏn), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ετυμολογικὄν, prop. neut. sing. from ετυμολογικὄσ.] An etymological dictionary or manual.

3549

Etymologist

Et′y‐mol″o‐gist (ĕt′ĭ‐mŏl″ō̍‐jĭst), n. [Cf. F. étymologiste.] One who investigates the derivation of words.

3550

Etymologize

Et′y‐mol″o‐gize (–jīz), v. t. [Cf. F. étymologiser.] To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. Camden

3551

Etymologize (2)

Et′y‐mol″o‐gize, v. t. To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.How perilous it is to etymologize at random. Trench.

3552

Etymology

Et′y‐mol″o‐gy (–jy̆), n.; pl.Etymologies (–jĭz). [L. etymologia, Gr. ετυμολογἴα; ἔτυμον etymon + λόγοσ discourse, description: cf. F. étymologie. See Etymon, and -logy.] 1. That...

3553

Etymon

Et″y‐mon (?), n.; pl. E. Etymons (#), Gr. Etyma (#). [L., fr. Gr. ἔτυμον the true literal sense of a word according to its derivation, an etymon, fr. � true, real, prob, akin to...

3554

Etypical

E‐typ″ic‐al (?), a. [Pref. e- + typical.] (Biol.) Diverging from, or lacking conformity to, a type.

3555

Eu

‖Eu (?). [Gr. � well, orig. neut. of � good; prob. connected with Skr. su, from the same root as E. is; or with Skr. vasu good, prob. fr. the same root as E. was.] A prefix used...

3556

Eucairite

Eu‐cai″rite (?), n.(Min.) A metallic mineral, a selenide of copper and silver; — so called by Berzelius on account of its being found soon after the discovery of the metal selen...

3557

Eucalyn

Eu″ca‐lyn (ū″kȧ‐lĭn), n.(Chem.) An unfermentable sugar, obtained as an uncrystallizable sirup by the decomposition of melitose; also obtained from a Tasmanian eucalyptus, — when...

3558

Eucalyptol

Eu′ca‐lyp‐tol (?), n. [Eucalyptus + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A volatile, terpenelike oil extracted from the eucalyptus, and consisting largely of cymene.

3559

Eucalyptus

‖Eu′ca‐lyp″tus (?), n.(Bot.) A myrtaceous genus of trees, mostly Australian. Many of them grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the height even of the Californ...

3560

Eucharis

‖Eu″cha‐ris (?), n. [NL., fr. L. eucharis agreeable, Gr. εὔχαρισ See Eucharist.] (Bot.) A genus of South American amaryllidaceous plants with large and beautiful white blossoms.

3561

Eucharist

Eu″cha‐rist (?), n. [L. eucharistia, Gr. ευχαριστἴα, lit., a giving of thanks; εὐ̑ + χάρισ favor, grace, thanks; akin to χαίρειν to rejoice, and prob. to yearn: cf. F. eucharist...

3562

Eucharistic

{ Eu′cha‐ris″tic (?), Eu′cha‐ris″tic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. eucharistie.] 1. Giving thanks; expressing thankfulness; rejoicing.The eucharistical part of our daily devotions. Ray.2...

3563

Euchite

Eu″chite (?), n. One who resolves religion into prayer. Gauden.

3564

Euchloric

Eu‐chlo″ric (?), a. [Gr. εὔχλωρόσ fresh and green; εὐ̑ well + χλωρόσ pale green.] (Chem.) Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine; as, euchloric gas. Davy.