Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Épure

‖É′pure″ (?), n.(Fine Arts) A draught or model from which to build; especially, one of the full size of the work to be done; a detailed drawing.

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Étagère

‖É′ta′gère″ (?), n. [F., fr. étager to arrange on shelves, fr. étage story, floor. See Stage.] A piece of furniture having a number of uninclosed shelves or stages, one above an...

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Étape

‖É′tape″ (?), n. [F. Cf. Staple a mart.] 1. A public storehouse.2. Supplies issued to troops on the march; hence (Mil.), the place where troops on the march halt over night; als...

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État Major

‖É′tat″ Ma′jor″ (?). [F., fr. état state + L. major greater.] (Mil.) The staff of an army, including all officers above the rank of colonel, also, all adjutants, inspectors, qua...

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Étoile

‖É′toile″ (ā̍′twäl″), n.(Her.) See Estoile.

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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...

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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.

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Œ

Œ (ē), a diphthong, employed in the Latin language, and thence in the English language, as the representative of the Greek diphthong οι. In many words in common use, e alone sta...

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Œcoid

Œ″coid (?), n. [Gr. � a house + -oid.] (Anat.) The colorless porous framework, or stroma, of red blood corpuscles from which the zooid, or hemoglobin and other substances of the...

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Œcology

Œ‐col″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr.� house + -logy.] (Biol.) The various relations of animals and plants to one another and to the outer world.

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Œconomical

Œ′co‐nom″ic‐al (?), a. See Economical.

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Œconomics

Œ′co‐nom″ics (?), n. See Economics.

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Œconomy

Œ‐con″o‐my (?), n. See Economy.

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Œcumenical

Œc′u‐men″ic‐al (?), a. See Ecumenical.

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Œdema

‖Œ‐de″ma (?), n.(Med.) A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue. [Written...

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Œdematous

Œ‐dem″a‐tous (?), a.(Med.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, edema; affected with edema.

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Œil-de-bœuf

‖Œil′–de–bœuf″ (?), n.; pl. Œils-de-bœuf (#). (Arch.) A circular or oval window; — generally used of architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries. A famous room in the palace of ...

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Œil-de-perdrix

‖Œil′–de–per′drix″ (?), a. 1. (Ornamental Art) Characterized by, or decorated with, small round points, spots, or rings; as, œil-de-perdrix pattern.2. Having a brownish red colo...

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Œiliad

{ Œ‐il″iad (?), ‖Œil″lade′ (?), } n. [F. œillade, fr. œel eye. See Eyelent.] A glance of the eye; an amorous look.She gave strange œillades and most speaking looks. Shak.

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Œlet

Œ″let (?), n. [See Eyelet.] An eye, bud, or shoot, as of a plant; an oilet. Holland.

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Œnanthate

Œ‐nan″thate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of the supposed œnanthic acid.

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Œnanthic

Œ‐nan″thic (?), a. [Gr. � the first shoot of the vine, the vine blossom, the vine; οἴνη the vine + � bloom, ἄνθοσ flower.] (Chem.) Having, or imparting, the odor characteristic ...

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Œnanthol

Œ‐nan″thol (?), n. [œnanthylic + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) An oily substance obtained by the distillation of castor oil, recognized as the aldehyde of œnanthylic acid, and hence ca...

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Œnanthone

Œ‐nan″thone (?), n. [œnanthic + -one] (Chem.) The ketone of œnanthic acid.

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Œnanthyl

Œ‐nan″thyl (?), n. [œnnthic + -yl.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical formerly supposed to exist in œnanthic acid, now known to be identical with heptyl.

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Œnanthylate

Œ‐nan″thyl‐ate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of œnanthylic acid; as, potassium œnanthylate.

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Œnanthylic

Œ′nan‐thyl″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, œnanthyl; specifically, designating an acid formerly supposed to be identical with the acid in œnanthic ...