Webster's Dictionary 1913

3403

Estramacon

‖Es′tra′ma′con″ (?), n. 1. A straight, heavy sword with two edges, used in the 16th and 17th centuries.2. A blow with edge of a sword. Farrow.

3404

Estrange

Es‐trange″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Estranged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Estranging.] [OF. estrangier to remove, F. étranger, L. extraneare to treat as a stranger, from extraneus strang...

3405

Estrangedness

Es‐tran″ged‐ness (?), n. State of being estranged; estrangement. Prynne.

3406

Estrangement

Es‐trange″ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. estrangement.] The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged; alienation.An estrangement from God. J. C. Shairp.A long estrangement from...

3407

Estranger

Es‐tran″ger (?), n. One who estranges.

3408

Estrangle

Es‐tran″gle (?), v. t. To strangle.

3409

Estrapade

Es′tra‐pade″ (?), n.(Man.) The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rears, plunges, and kicks furiously.

3410

Estray

Es‐tray″ (?), v. i. To stray. Daniel.

3411

Estray (2)

Es‐tray″n.(Law) Any valuable animal, not wild, found wandering from its owner; a stray. Burrill.

3412

Estre

Es″tre (?), n. [OF. estre state, plan.] The inward part of a building; the interior. Chaucer.

3413

Estreat

Es‐treat″ (?), n. [OF. estraite, prop., an extract, fr. p. p. of estraire to extract, F. extraire, fr. L. extrahere. See Extract.] (Law) A true copy, duplicate, or extract of an...

3414

Estreat (2)

Es‐treat″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Estreated; p. pr. & vb. n.Estreating.] (Law) (a) To extract or take out from the records of a court, and send up to the court of exchequer to be en...

3415

Estrepe

Es‐trepe″ (?), v. t. [OF. estreper.] (Law) To strip or lay bare, as land of wood, houses, etc.; to commit waste.

3416

Estrepement

Es‐trepe″ment (?), n.(Law) A destructive kind of waste, committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses. Cowell.

3417

Estrich

Es″trich (?), n. 1. Ostrich. Massinger.2. (Com.) The down of the ostrich. Brande & C.

3418

Estuance

Es″tu‐ance (?), n. [From L. aestuans, p. pr. of aestuare. See Estuate.] Heat.

3419

Estuarine

Es″tu‐a‐rine (?), a. Pertaining to an estuary; estuary.

3420

Estuary

Es″tu‐a‐ry (?), n.; pl.Estuaries (#). [L. aestuarium, from aestuare to surge. See Estuate.] [Written also æstuary.] 1. A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth. B...

3421

Estuary (2)

Es″tu‐a‐ry, a. Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata. Lyell.

3422

Estuate

Es″tu‐ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Estuated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Estuating.] [L. aestuare to be in violent motion, to boil up, burn, fr. aestus boiling or undulating motion, fire,...

3423

Estuation

Es′tu‐a″tion (?), n. [L. aestuatio.] The act of estuating; commotion, as of a fluid; agitation.The estuations of joys and fears. W. Montagu.

3424

Estufa

‖Es‐tu″fa (?), n.; pl.Estufas (#). [Sp., a stove, a warm room. Cf. Stove.] An assembly room in dwelling of the Pueblo Indians. L. H. Morgan.

3425

Esture

Es″ture (?; 135), n. [See Estuate.] Commotion. Chapman.

3426

Esurient

E‐su″ri‐ent (?), a. [L. esuriens, p. pr. of ensurire, fr. edere to eat.] Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. Bailey. “Poor, but esurient.” Carlyle.

3427

Esurient (2)

E‐su″ri‐ent, n. One who is hungry or greedy.An insatiable esurient after riches. Wood.

3428

Esurine

Es″u‐rine (?), a. [See Esurient.] Causing hunger; eating; corroding. Wiseman.

3429

Esurine (2)

Es″u‐rine, n.(Med.) A medicine which provokes appetites, or causes hunger.