Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Edder (3)

Ed″der, v. t. To bind the top interweaving edder; as, to edder a hedge.

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Eddish

Ed″dish (?), n. [AS. edisc; cf. AS. pref. ed- again, anew. Cf. Eddy, and Arrish.] Aftermath; also, stubble and stubble field. See Arrish.

381

Eddoes

Ed″does (?), n. pl.(Bot.) The tubers of Colocasia antiquorum. See Taro.

382

Eddy

Ed″dy (ĕd″dy̆), n.; pl.Eddies (–dĭz). [Prob. fr. Icel. iða; cf. Icel. pref. ið- back, AS. ed-, OS. idug-, OHG. ita-; Goth. id-.] 1. A current of air or water running back, or in...

383

Eddy (2)

Ed″dy, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Eddied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Eddying.] To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.Eddying round and round they sink. Wordsworth.

384

Eddy (3)

Ed″dy, v. t. To collect as into an eddy.The circling mountains eddy inFrom the bare wild the dissipated storm. Thomson.

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Eddy current

Ed″dy cur″rent (?). (Elec.) An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass of metal; — called also Foucault current.

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Eddy kite

Ed″dy kite (?). Called also Malay kite. [After William A. Eddy, American kite expert.] A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed to the wind. This kite was ex...

387

Edelweiss

‖E″del‐weiss (?), n. [G., fr. edel noble + weiss white.] (Bot.) A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps.

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Edema

E‐de″ma (?), n.(Med.) Same as œdema.

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Edematous

{ E‐de″ma‐tous (?), orE‐de″ma‐tose′ (?) }, a.(Med.) Same as œdematous.

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Eden

E″den (?), n. [Heb. ēden delight, pleasure; also, a place of pleasure, Eden.] The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a delightful region or residence.

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Edenic

E‐den″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Eden; paradisaic. “Edenic joys.” Mrs. Browning.

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Edenite

E″den‐ite (?), n. [From Edenville, N. Y.] (Min.) A variety of amphibole. See Amphibole.

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Edenized

E″den‐ized (?), a. Admitted to a state of paradisaic happiness. Davies (Wit's Pilgr.).

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Edental

E‐den″tal (?), a. See Edentate, a. — n.(Zoöl.) One of the Edentata.

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Edentalous

E‐den″tal‐ous (?), a. See Edentate, a.

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Edentata

‖E′den‐ta″ta (?), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L. edentatus, p. p. of edentare to render toothless; e out + dens, dentis, tooth.] (Zoöl.) An order of mammals including the armadi...

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Edentate

E‐den″tate (?), a. 1. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf.2. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the Edentata.

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Edentate (2)

E‐den″tate (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Edentata.

399

Edentated

E‐den′ta‐ted (?), a. Same as Edentate, a.

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Edentation

E′den‐ta″tion (?), n. A depriving of teeth. Cockeram.

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Edentulous

E‐den″tu‐lous (?; 135), a. [L. edentulus; e out + dens, dentis, tooth.] Toothless.

402

Edge

Edge (ĕj), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. ακἤ point, Skr. açri edge. √1. Cf. Egg, v. t., Eager, Ear spike ...

403

Edge (2)

Edge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Edged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Edging.] 1. To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.To edge her champion's sword. Dryden.2. To shape or dr...

404

Edge (3)

Edge, v. i. 1. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.2. To sail close to the wind.I must edge up on a point of wind. Dryden.To edge awayorTo edge off(Naut...

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Edgebone

Edge″bone′ (?), n. Same as Aitchbone.