Webster's Dictionary 1913

3133

Erostrate

E‐ros″trate (?), a. [Pref. e- out + rostrate.] (Bot.) Without a beak.

3134

Eroteme

Er″o‐teme (?), n. A mark indicating a question; a note of interrogation.

3135

Erotesis

‖Er′o‐te″sis (?), n.(Rhet.) A figure of speech by which a strong affirmation of the contrary, is implied under the form of an earnest interrogation, as in the following lines; -...

3136

Erotic

{ E‐rot″ic (?), E‐rot″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. érotique. See Eros.] Of or pertaining to the passion of love; treating of love; amatory.

3137

Erotic (2)

E‐rot″ic, n. An amorous composition or poem.

3138

Eroticism

E‐rot″i‐cism (?), n. Erotic quality.

3139

Erpetologist

Er′pe‐tol″o‐gist (?), n. Herpetologist.

3140

Erpetology

Er′pe‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Cf. F. erpétologie.] (Zoöl.) Herpetology.

3141

Err

Err (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Erred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Erring (?; 277, 85).] [F. errer, L. errare; akin to G. irren, OHG. irran, v. t., irr�n, v. i., OS. irrien, Sw. irra, Dan. i...

3142

Errable

Er″ra‐ble (?), a. Liable to error; fallible.

3143

Errableness

Er″ra‐ble‐ness, n. Liability to error. Dr. H. More.

3144

Errabund

Er″ra‐bund (?), a. [L. errabundus.] Erratic. “Errabund guesses.” Southey.

3145

Errancy

Er″ran‐cy (?), n. [L. errantia.] A wandering; state of being in error.

3146

Errand

Er″rand (?), n. [OE. erende, erande, message, business, AS. ærende, ærend; akin to OS. arundi, OHG. arunti, Icel. eyrendi, örendi, erendi, Sw. ärende, Dan. ærende; perh. akin to...

3147

Errant

Er″rant (?), a. [F. errant, p. pr. fr. OF. errer to travel, LL. iterare, fr. L. iter journey; confused somewhat with L. errare to err. See Eyre, and cf. Arrant, Itinerant.] 1. W...

3148

Errant (2)

Er″rant, n. One who wanders about. Fuller.

3149

Errantia

‖Er‐ran″ti‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. errare to wander. See Err.] (Zoöl.) A group of chætopod annelids, including those that are not confined to tubes. See Chætopoda. [Written a...

3150

Errantry

Er″rant‐ry (?), n. 1. A wandering; a roving; esp., a roving in quest of adventures. Addison.2. The employment of a knight-errant. Johnson.

3151

Errata

‖Er‐ra″ta (?), n. pl. See Erratum.

3152

Erratic

Er‐rat″ic (?), a. [L. erraticus, fr. errare to wander: cf. F. erratique. See Err.] 1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; — he...

3153

Erratic (2)

Er‐rat″ic, n. 1. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.2. A rogue. Cockeram.3. (Geol.) Any stone or ...

3154

Erratical

Er‐rat″ic‐al (?), a. Erratic. — Er‐rat″ic‐al‐ly, adv. — Er‐rat″ic‐al‐ness, n.

3155

Erration

Er‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. erratio. See Err.] A wandering; a roving about. Cockeram.

3156

Erratum

‖Er‐ra″tum (?), n.; pl.Errata (#). [L., fr. errare, erratum, to wander, err. See Err.] An error or mistake in writing or printing.A single erratum may knock out the brains of a ...

3157

Errhine

Er″rhine (?), n. [Gr. �; � in + �, �, nose: cf. F. errhin.] (Med.) A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory. Coxe. — a. Caus...

3158

Erroneous

Er‐ro″ne‐ous (?), a. [L. erroneus, fr. errare to err. See Err.] 1. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; — hence, irregular; unnatural. “Erroneous circulation.” ...

3159

Error

Er″ror (?), n. [OF. error, errur, F. erreur, L. error, fr. errare to err. See Err.] 1. A wandering; a roving or irregular course.The rest of his journey, his error by sea. B. Jo...