Et cetera
{ ‖Et′ cet″e‐ra, ‖Et′ cæt″e‐ra } (?). [L. et and + caetera other things.] Others of the like kind; and the rest; and so on; — used to point out that other things which could be ...
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Etaac
‖E‐taac″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The blue buck.
Etacism
E″ta‐cism (?), n. [Gr. � the letter �, �. Cf. Itacism.] (Greek Gram.) The pronunciation of the Greek η (eta) like the Italian e long, that is like a in the English word ate. See...
Etacist
E″ta‐cist (?), n. One who favors etacism.
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...
Etamine
Et″a‐mine (?), n. [F. élamine.] A light textile fabric, like a fine bunting.
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...
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...
Etch
Etch (?), n. A variant of Eddish. Mortimer.
Etch (2)
Etch, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Etched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Etching.] [D. etsen, G. ätzen to feed, corrode, etch. MHG. etzen, causative of ezzen to eat, G. essen ��. See Eat.] 1. To pro...
Etch (3)
Etch, v. i. To practice etching; to make etchings.
Etcher
Etch″er (?), n. One who etches.
Etching
Etch″ing, n. 1. The act, art, or practice of engraving by means of acid which eats away lines or surfaces left unprotected in metal, glass, or the like. See Etch, v. t.2. A desi...
Eteostic
E′te‐os″tic (?), n. A kind of chronogram. B. Jonson.
Eterminable
E‐ter″mi‐na‐ble (?), a. [Pref. e- + terminable.] Interminable. Skelton.
Etern
{ E‐tern″orE‐terne″ (?) }, a. [OF. eterne, L. aeternus, for aeviturnus, fr. aevum age. See Age, and cf. Eternal.] Eternal. Shak.Built up to eterne significance. Mrs. Browning.
Eternal
E‐ter″nal (?), a. [F. éternel, L. aeternalis, fr. aeternus. See Etern.] 1. Without beginning or end of existence; always existing.The eternal God is thy refuge. Deut. xxxiii. 27...
Eternal (2)
E‐ter″nal, n. 1. One of the appellations of God.Law whereby the Eternal himself doth work. Hooker.2. That which is endless and immortal. Young.
Eternalist
E‐ter″nal‐ist, n. One who holds the existence of matter to be from eternity. T. Burnet.
Eternalize
E‐ter″nal‐ize (?), v. t. To make eternal. Shelton.
Eternally
E‐ter″nal‐ly, adv. In an eternal manner.That which is morally good or evil at any time or in any case, must be also eternally and unchangeably so. South.Where western gales eter...
Eterne (2)
E‐terne″ (?), a. See Etern.
Eternify
E‐ter″ni‐fy (?), v. t. To make eternal.Fame... eternifies the name. Mir. for Mag.
Eternity
E‐ter″ni‐ty (?), n.; pl.Eternities (#). [F. éternité, L. aeternitas, fr. aeternus. See Etern.] 1. Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in the future; also, du...
Eternization
E‐ter′ni‐za″tion (?), n. The act of eternizing; the act of rendering immortal or famous.
Eternize
E‐ter″nize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Eternized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Eterniziing.] [Cf. F. éterniser.] 1. To make eternal or endless.This other served but to eternize woe. Milton.2....
Etesian
E‐te″sian (?), a. [L. etesiae, pl., periodic winds, Gr. �, fr. � year: cf. F. étésien.] Periodical; annual; — applied to winds which annually blow from the north over the Medite...