Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Edulcorant

E‐dul″co‐rant (?), a. [See Edulcorate.] Having a tendency to purify or to sweeten by removing or correcting acidity and acrimony.

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Edulcorant (2)

E‐dul″co‐rant, n. An edulcorant remedy.

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Edulcorate

E‐dul″co‐rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Edulcorated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Edulcorating.] [L. e out + dulcoratus, p. p. of dulcorare to sweeten, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis swee...

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Edulcoration

E‐dul′co‐ra″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. édulcoration.] 1. The act of sweetening or edulcorating.2. (Chem.) The act of freeing from acids or any soluble substances, by affusions of wate...

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Edulcorative

E‐dul″co‐ra‐tive (?), a. Tending to �weeten or purify by affusions of water.

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Edulcorator

E‐dul″co‐ra′tor (?), n. A contrivance used to supply small quantities of sweetened liquid, water, etc., to any mixture, or to test tubes, etc.; a dropping bottle.

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Edulious

E‐du″li‐ous (?), a. [L. edulis, fr. edere to eat.] Edible. “Edulious pulses.” Sir T. Browne.

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Eek

{ Eek, Eeke (?) }, v. t. See Eke. Spenser.

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Eel

Eel (?), n. [AS. �l; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. āll, Sw. ål.] (Zoöl.) An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the ge...

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Eel-mother

Eel″–moth′er (?), n.(Zoöl.) The eelpout.

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Eelbuck

Eel″buck′ (?), n. An eelpot or eel basket.

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Eelfare

Eel″fare′ (?), n. [Eel + fare a journey or passage.] (Zoöl.) A brood of eels.

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Eelgrass

Eel″grass′ (?), n.(Bot.) A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.

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Eelpot

Eel″pot′ (?), n. A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.

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Eelpout

Eel″pout′ (?), n. [AS. �lepute.] (Zoöl.) (a) A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; — called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. ...

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Eelspear

Eel″spear′ (?), n. A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.

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Een

Een (?), n. The old plural of Eye.And eke with fatness swollen were his een. Spenser.

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Eerie

{ Ee″rie, Ee″ry } (?), a. [Scotch, fr. AS. earh timid.] 1. Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories.She whose elfin prancer springs...

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Eerily

Ee″ri‐ly (?), adv. In a strange, unearthly way.

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Eerisome

Ee″ri‐some (?), a. Causing fear; eerie.

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Eet

Eet (?), obs.imp. of Eat. Chaucer.

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Effable

Ef″fa‐ble (?), a. [L. effabilis; ex out + fari to speak.] Capable of being uttered or explained; utterable. Barrow.

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Efface

Ef‐face″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Effaced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Effacing (?).] [F. effacer; pref. es- (L. ex) + face face; prop., to destroy the face or form. See Face, and cf. Def...

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Effaceable

Ef‐face″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being effaced.

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Effacement

Ef‐face″ment (?), n. [Cf. F. effacement.] The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.

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Effascinate

Ef‐fas″ci‐nate (?), v. t. [L. effascinare.] To charm; to bewitch. Heywood.

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Effascination

Ef‐fas′ci‐na″tion (?), n. [L. effascinatio.] A charming; state of being bewitched or deluded.