Webster's Dictionary 1913

4915

Exuperate

Ex‐u″per‐ate (?), v. t. [L. exuperatus, exsuperatus, p. p. of exuperare, exsuperare to excel; ex out + superare to go over, super above, over.] To excel; to surmount.

4916

Exuperation

Ex‐u′per‐a″tion (?), n. [See Exurgent.] The act of rising or coming into view. Baxter.

4917

Exurgent

Ex‐ur″gent (?), a. [L. exurgens, exsurgens, p. pr. of exurgere, exsurgere, to rise up; ex out + surgere to rise.] Arising; coming to light.

4918

Exuscitate

Ex‐us″ci‐tate (?), v. t. See ExsuscitateT. Adams.

4919

Exustion

Ex‐us″tion (?; 106), n. [L. exustio, fr. exurere, exustum, to burn up; ex out + urere to burn.] The act or operation of burning up. Bailey.

4920

Exutory

Ex‐u″to‐ry (?), n. [Cf. F. exutoire. See Exuv�e.] (Med.) An issue.

4921

Exuvia

‖Ex‐u″vi‐a (?), n. sing. of Exuviæ.

4922

Exuviability

Ex‐u′vi‐a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. Capability of shedding the skin periodically. Craig.

4923

Exuviable

Ex‐u″vi‐a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. exuviable.] Capable of being cast off in the form of exuviæ.

4924

Exuviæ

‖Ex‐u″vi‐æ, n. pl. [L., fr. exuere to draw out or off, to pull off.] 1. (Zoöl) Cast skins, shells, or coverings of animals; any parts of animals which are shed or cast off, as t...

4925

Exuvial

Ex‐u″vi‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to exuviæ. “Exuvial layers.” “Exuvial deposits.”

4926

Exuviate

Ex‐u″vi‐ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Exuviated, p. pr. & vb. n.Exuviating.] (�) [From Exuviae.] (Zoöl.) To shed an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on a new one; t...

4927

Exuviation

Ex‐u′vi‐a″tion (?), n.(Zoöl.) The rejecting or casting off of some part, more particularly, the outer cuticular layer, as the shells of crustaceans, skins of snakes, etc.; molti...

4928

Ey

Ey (?), n. [AS. īg. Cf.Eyot.] An island.

4929

Ey (2)

Ey, n.; pl.Eyren (�). See Egg. Chaucer.

4930

Ey (3)

Ey, An interj. of wonder or inquiry. Chaucer.

4931

Eyalet

E′ya‐let″ (?), n. [Turk., fr. Ar. iyālah.] Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; — now called a vilayet.

4932

Eyas

Ey′as (?), n. [F. niais fresh from the nest, a derivative fr. L. nidus nest. E. an eyas for a nias. See Nest, and cf. Nias, Jashawk.] (Zoöl.) A nesting or unfledged bird; in fal...

4933

Eyas (2)

Ey″as, a. Unfledged, or newly fledged.Like eyas hawk up mounts unto the skies,His newly budded pinions to assay. Spebser.

4934

Eyasmusket

Ey″as‐mus′ket (?), n. [Eyas + muske the brid.] An unfledged or young male sparrow hawk. Shak.

4935

Eye

Eye (ī), n. [Prob. fr. nye, an eye being for a nye. See Nye.] (Zoöl.) A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.

4936

Eye (2)

Eye (ī), n. [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. eáge; akin to OFries. āge, OS. ōga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. öga, Dan. öie, Goth. augō; cf. OSlav. oko, Lith. akis...

4937

Eye (3)

Eye (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Eyed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.EyingorEyeing.] To fix the eye on; to look on; to view; to observe; particularly, to observe or watch narrowly, or with fixe...

4938

Eye (4)

Eye, v. i. To appear; to look.My becomings kill me, when they do notEye well to you. Shak.

4939

Eye opener

Eye opener. That which makes the eyes open, as startling news or occurrence, or (U. S. Slang), a drink of liquor, esp. the first one in the morning.

4940

Eye-minded

Eye″–mind′ed, a. Having one's mental imagery prevailingly of the visual type; having one's thoughts and memories mainly in the form of visual images. — Eye″–mind′ed‐ness, n.

4941

Eye-saint

Eye″–saint′ (?), n. An object of interest to the eye; one worshiped with the eyes.That's the eye-saint, I know,Among young gallants. Beau. & Fl.