Webster's Dictionary 1913

3349

Essayist

Es″say‐ist (?; 277), n. A writer of an essay, or of essays. B. Jonson.

3350

Essence

Es″sence (?), n. [F. essence, L. essentia, formed as if fr. a p. pr. of esse to be. See Is, and cf. Entity.] 1. The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex not...

3351

Essence (2)

Es″sence, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Essenced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Essencing (?).] To perfume; to scent. “Essenced fops.” Addison.

3352

Essene

Es‐sene″ (?), n.; pl.Essenes (#). [Gr. �, lit., physicians, because they practiced medicine, fr. Chald āsayā to heal, cf. Heb. asā.] One of a sect among the Jews in the time of ...

3353

Essenism

Es″se‐nism (?), n. The doctrine or the practices of the Essenes. De Quincey.

3354

Essential

Es‐sen″tial (ĕs‐sĕn″sjal), a. [Cf. F. essentiel. See Essence.] 1. Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is.Majestic as the voice ...

3355

Essential (2)

Es‐sen″tial (ĕs‐sĕn″sjal), n. 1. Existence; being. Milton.2. That which is essential; first or constituent principle; as, the essentials of religion.

3356

Essentiality

Es‐sen′ti‐al″i‐ty (?), n. The quality of being essential; the essential part. Jer. Taylor.

3357

Essentially

Es‐sen″tial‐ly (?), adv. In an essential manner or degree; in an indispensable degree; really; as, essentially different.

3358

Essentialness

Es‐sen″tial‐ness, n. Essentiality. Ld. Digby.

3359

Essentiate

Es‐sen″ti‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Essentiated; p. pr. & vb. n.Essentiating.] To form or constitute the essence or being of. Boyle.

3360

Essentiate (2)

Es‐sen″ti‐ate, v. i. To become assimilated; to be changed into the essence. B. Jonson.

3361

Essoin

{ Es‐soin″ (?) orEs‐soign }, n. [OF. essoine, essoigne, F. exoine, L. essonia, exonia; pref. ex- (L. ex from) + sunnis, sunnia, sonia, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel. syn refusal, ...

3362

Essoin (2)

Es‐soin″, v. t. [OF. essoinier, essoignier, essonier, LL. essoniare, exoniare. See Essoin, n.] (Eng. Law) To excuse for nonappearance in court. “I 'll not essoin thee.” Quarles.

3363

Essoiner

Es‐soin″er (?), n.(Eng. Law) An attorney who sufficiently excuses the absence of another.

3364

Essonite

Es″so‐nite (?), n. [Named from Gr. � inferior, because not so hard as some minerals it resembles, e. g., hyacinth.] (Min.) Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet. See Garnet.

3365

Essorant

Es″so‐rant (?), a.(Her.) Standing, but with the wings spread, as if about to fly; — said of a bird borne as a charge on an escutcheon.

3366

Est

Est (?), n. & adv. East. Chaucer.

3367

Establish

Es‐tab″lish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Established (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Establishing.] [OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. établir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stabl...

3368

Established suit

Es‐tab″lished suit. (Whist) A plain suit in which a player (or side) could, except for trumping, take tricks with all his remaining cards.

3369

Establisher

Es‐tab″lish‐er (?), n. One who establishes.

3370

Establishment

Es‐tab″lish‐ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. establissement, F. établissement.] 1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.2. The state of being establi...

3371

Establishmentarian

Es‐tab′lish‐men‐ta″ri‐an (?), n. One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment formed by the State, and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual character. Shipley.

3372

Estacade

‖Es′ta‐cade″ (?), n. [F.; cf. It. steccata, Sp. estacada. Cf. Stake.] (Mil.) A dike of piles in the sea, a river, etc., to check the approach of an enemy.

3373

Estafet

{ Es′ta‐fet″, ‖Es′ta‐fette″ } (?), n. [F. estafette, cf. Sp. estafeta; fr. It. stafetta, fr. staffa stirrup, fr. OHG. stapho footstep, footprint, G. stapfe; akin to E. step.] A ...

3374

Estaminet

‖Es′ta′mi′net″ (?), n. A café, or room in a café, in which smoking is allowed.

3375

Estancia

‖Es‐tan″ci‐a (ā̍s‐tȧn″thē̍‐ȧ), n. [Sp. See Stanza.] A grazing farm; a country house.