Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Earldom

Earl″dom (?), n. [AS. eorl-d�m; eorl man, noble + -d�m -dom.] 1. The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.2. The status, title, or dignity of an earl....

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Earldorman

Earl″dor‐man (?), n. Alderman.

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Earlduck

Earl″duck′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator).

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Earles penny

Earles″ pen′ny (?). [Cf. Arles, 4th Earnest.] Earnest money. Same as Arles penny.

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Earless

Ear″less (?), a. Without ears; hence, deaf or unwilling to hear. Pope.

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Earlet

Ear″let (?), n. [Ear + -let.] An earring.The Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets. Judg. viii. 24 (Douay version).

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Earliness

Ear″li‐ness (?), n. The state of being early or forward; promptness.

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Earlock

Ear″lock′ (?), n. [AS. eár-locca.] A lock or curl of hair near the ear; a lovelock. See Lovelock.

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Early

Ear″ly (ẽr″ly̆), adv. [OE. erli, erliche, AS. ǣrlīce; ǣr sooner + līc like. See Ere, and Like.] Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.Those that me early sha...

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Early (2)

Ear″ly, a. [Compar.Earlier (ẽr″lĭ‐ẽr); superl.Earliest.] [OE. earlich. √204. See Early, adv.] 1. In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among ...

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Earmark

Ear″mark′ (?), n. 1. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting.2. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.Money is said to have no earmar...

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Earmark (2)

Ear″mark′, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Earmarked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Earmarking.] To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.

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Earn

Earn (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Ern, n.Sir W. Scott.

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Earn (2)

Earn (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Earned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Earning.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn�n to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis hireling, AS. esn...

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Earn (3)

Earn (?), v. t. & i. [See 1st Yearn.] To grieve.

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Earn (4)

Earn, v. i. [See 4th Yearn.] To long; to yearn.And ever as he rode, his heart did earnTo prove his puissance in battle brave. Spenser.

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Earn (5)

Earn, v. i. [AS. irnan to run. √11. See Rennet, and cf. Yearnings.] To curdle, as milk.

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Earnest

Ear″nest (?), n. [AS. eornost, eornest; akin to OHG. ernust, G. ernst; cf. Icel. orrosta battle, perh. akin to Gr. � to excite, L. oriri to rise.] Seriousness; reality; fixed de...

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Earnest (2)

Ear″nest, a. 1. Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; — used in a good sense; as, ...

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Earnest (3)

Ear″nest, v. t. To use in earnest.To earnest them with men. Pastor Fido (1602).

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Earnest (4)

Ear″nest, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. arrhes, L. arra, arrha, arrhabo, Gr. αρραβὤν, of Semitic origin, cf. Heb. ērāvōn; or perh. fr. W. ernes, akin to Gael. earlas, perh. fr. L. ...

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Earnestful

Ear″nest‐ful (?), a. Serious. Chaucer.

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Earnestly

Ear″nest‐ly, adv. In an earnest manner.

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Earnestness

Ear″nest‐ness, n. The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.An honest earnestness in the young man's manner. W. Irving.

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Earnful

Earn″ful (?), a. [From Earn to yearn.] Full of anxiety or yearning. P. Fletcher.

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Earning

Earn″ing, n.; pl.Earnings (�). That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; — used commonly in the plural.As to the common people, their stock is in the...

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Earpick

Ear″pick′ (?), n. An instrument for removing wax from the ear.