Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Earreach

Ear″reach′ (?), n. Earshot. Marston.

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Earring

Ear″ring′ (?), n. An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant.

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Earsh

Earsh (?), n. See Arrish.

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Earshot

Ear″shot′ (?), n. Reach of the ear; distance at which words may be heard. Dryden.

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Earshrift

Ear″shrift′ (?), n. A nickname for auricular confession; shrift. Cartwright.

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Earsore

Ear″sore′ (?), n. An annoyance to the ear.The perpetual jangling of the chimes... is no small earsore �s. Sir T. Browne.

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Earst

Earst (?), adv. See Erst. Spenser.

89

Earth

Earth (?), n. [AS. eor�e; akin to OS. ertha, OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. jör�, Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. aīrpa, OHG. ero, Gr. �, adv., to earth, and perh. to...

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Earth (2)

Earth (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Earthed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Earthing.] 1. To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den. “The fox is earthed.” Dryden.2. T...

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Earth (3)

Earth, v. i. To burrow. Tickell.

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Earth (4)

Earth, n. [From Ear to plow.] A plowing.Such land as ye break up for barley to sow,Two earths at the least, ere ye sow it, bestow. Tusser.

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Earth (5)

Earth, n.(Elec.) The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.☞ Whe...

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Earth flax

Earth″ flax′ (?). (Min.) A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus.

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Earth shine

Earth″ shine′ (?). See Earth light, under Earth.

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Earth-tongue

Earth″–tongue′ (?), n.(Bot.) A fungus of the genus Geoglossum.

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Earthbag

Earth″bag′ (?), n.(Mil.) A bag filled with earth, used commonly to raise or repair a parapet.

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Earthbank

Earth″bank′ (?), n. A bank or mound of earth.

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Earthboard

Earth″board′ (?), n.(Agric.) The part of a plow, or other implement, that turns over the earth; the moldboard.

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Earthborn

Earth″born′ (?), a. 1. Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human.Some earthborn giant. Milton.2. Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects....

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Earthbred

Earth″bred′ (?), a. Low; grovelling; vulgar.

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Earthdin

Earth″din′ (?), n. An earthquake.

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Earthdrake

Earth″drake′ (?), n. A mythical monster of the early Anglo-Saxon literature; a dragon. W. Spalding.

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Earthen

Earth″en (?), a. Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe.

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Earthen-hearted

Earth″en–heart′ed (?), a. Hard-hearted; sordid; gross. Lowell.

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Earthenware

Earth″en‐ware′ (?), n. Vessels and other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of baked clay. See Crockery, Pottery, Stoneware, and Porcelain.

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Earthfork

Earth″fork′ (?), n. A pronged fork for turning up the earth.

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Earthiness

Earth″i‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being earthy, or of containing earth; hence, grossness.