Webster's Dictionary 1913

3241

Eschar (2)

Es″char (?), n.(Geol.) In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the surface of the country. Similar ridges...

3242

Eschara

‖Es″cha‐ra (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals, often incrusting like lichens, but sometimes branched.

3243

Escharine

Es″cha‐rine (?), a.(Zoöl.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eschara, or family Escharidæ.

3244

Escharotic

Es′cha‐rot″ic (?), a. [Gr. �, fr. � an eschar: cf. F. escharotique.] (Med.) Serving or tending to form an eschar; producing a scar; caustic.

3245

Escharotic (2)

Es′cha‐rot″ic, n.(Med.) A substance which produces an eschar; a caustic, esp., a mild caustic.

3246

Eschatological

Es′cha‐to‐log″ic‐al (?), a. Pertaining to the last or final things.

3247

Eschatology

Es′cha‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � the furthest, last + -logy.] The doctrine of the last or final things, as death, judgment, and the events therewith connected.

3248

Eschaunge

Es‐chaunge″ (?), n. Exchange.

3249

Escheat

Es‐cheat″ (?), n. [OE. eschete, escheyte, an escheat, fr. OF. escheit, escheoit, escheeite, esheoite, fr. escheoir (F. échoir) to fall to, fall to the lot of; pref. es- (L. ex) ...

3250

Escheat (2)

Es‐cheat″, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Esheated; p. pr. & vb. n.Escheating.] (Law) To revert, or become forfeited, to the lord, the crown, or the State, as lands by the failure of person...

3251

Escheat (3)

Es‐cheat″, v. t.(Law) To forfeit. Bp. Hall.

3252

Escheatable

Es‐cheat″a‐ble (?), a. Liable to escheat.

3253

Escheatage

Es‐cheat″age (?; 48), n. The right of succeeding to an escheat. Sherwood.

3254

Escheator

Es‐cheat″or (?), n.(Law) An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place, and to take charge of them. Burrill.

3255

Eschevin

Es″che‐vin (?), n. [OF. eschevin, a sort of magistrate, alderman, F. échevin.] The alderman or chief officer of an ancient guild.

3256

Eschew

Es‐chew″ (es‐chṳ″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Eshewed (–chṳ″d); p. pr. & vb. n.Eshewing.] [OF. eschever, eschiver, eskiver, F. esquiver, fr. OHG. sciuhen, G. scheuen; akin to E. sky. S...

3257

Eschewer

Es‐chew″er (?), n. One who eschews.

3258

Eschewment

Es‐chew″ment (?), n. The act of eschewing.

3259

Eschscholtzia

‖Esch‐scholtz″i‐a (?), n. [NL. Named after Dr. Eschscholtz, a German botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon the west coast of North Amer...

3260

Eschynite

Es″chy‐nite (?), n.(Min.) A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account of the inability of chemical scienc...

3261

Escocheon

Es‐coch″eon (?), n. Escutcheon.

3262

Escopet

{ Es′co‐pet″, ‖Es′co‐pette″ (?) }, n. [Sp. escopeta, F. escopette.] A kind of firearm; a carbine.

3263

Escorial

‖Es‐co″ri‐al (?), n. See Escurial.

3264

Escort

Es″cort (?), n. [F. escorte, It. scorta a guard or guide, fr. scorgere to perceive, discern, lead, fr. L. ex out, quite + corrigere to correct, set right. See Correct.] 1. A bod...

3265

Escort (2)

Es‐cort″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Escorted; p. pr. & vb. n.Escorting.] [Cf. F. escorter, It. scortare. See Escort, n.] To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as...

3266

Escot

Es‐cot″ (?), n. See Scot, a tax.

3267

Escot (2)

Es‐cot″, v. t. To pay the reckoning for; to support; to maintain. Shak.