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Efficient (?), n. An efficient cause; a prime mover.
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God . . . moveth mere natural agents as an efficient only. Hooker.
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Efficiently, adv. With effect; effectively.
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Effierce (?), v. t. [Pref. ex- (intens.) + fierce.] To make fierce. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Effigial (?), a. Relating to an effigy.
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Effigiate (?), v. t. [L. effigiatus, p. p. of effigiare to form, fr. effigies. See .] To form as an effigy; hence, to fashion; to adapt.
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[He must] effigiate and conform himself to those circumstances. Jer. Taylor.
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Effigiation (?), n. [Cf. LL. effigiatio.] The act of forming in resemblance; an effigy. Fuller.
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Effigies (?), n. [L.] See . Dryden.
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Effigy (?), n.; pl. Effigies (#). [L. effigies, fr. effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape, devise. See .] The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits.
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Coloq. To burn in effigy , or Coloq. To hang in effigy , to burn or to hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public odium.
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Efflagitate (?), v. t. [L. efflagitatus, p. p. of efflagitare.] To ask urgently. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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Efflate (?), v. t. [L. efflatus, p. p. of efflare to blow or breathe out; ex + flare to blow.] To fill with breath; to puff up. Sir T. Herbert.
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Efflation (?), n. The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out; a puff, as of wind.
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A soft efflation of celestial fire. Parnell.
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Effloresce (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Effloresced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Efflorescing (?).] [L. efflorescere to bloom, blossom; ex + florescere to begin to blossom, incho., fr. florere to blossom, fr. flos a flower. See .] 1. To blossom forth. Carlyle.
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2. (Chem.) To change on the surface, or throughout, to a whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual decomposition, esp. from the loss of water, on simple exposure to the air; as, Glauber's salts, and many others, effloresce.
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3. To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of calcium in consequence of the action of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere.
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Efflorescence (?), n. [F. efflorescence.] 1. (Bot.) Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth.
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2. (Med.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.
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3. (Chem.) (a) The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc. (b) The powder or crust thus formed.
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Efflorescency (?), n. The state or quality of being efflorescent; efflorescence.
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Efflorescent (?), a. [F. efflorescent, L. efflorescens, -entis, blooming, p. pr. of efflorescere. See , v. i.] 1. That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure; as, an efflorescent salt.
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2. Covered with an efflorescence.
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Efflower (?), v. t. [Cf. F. effleurer.] (Leather Making) To remove the epidermis of (a skin) with a concave knife, blunt in its middle part, -- as in making chamois leather.
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Effluence (?), n. [Cf. F. effluence.] 1. A flowing out, or emanation.
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2. That which flows or issues from any body or substance; issue; efflux.
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Bright effluence of bright essence increate! Milton.
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And, as if the gloom of the earth and sky had been but the effluence of these two mortal hearts, it vanished with their sorrow. Hawthorne.
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Effluency (?), n. Effluence.
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Effluent (?), a. [L. effluens, -entis, p. pr. of effluere to flow out; ex + fluere to flow: cf. F. effluent. See .] Flowing out; as, effluent beams. Parnell.
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Effluent, n. (Geog.) A stream that flows out of another stream or lake.
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Effluviable (?), a. Capable of being given off as an effluvium. “Effluviable matter.” Boyle.
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Effluvial (?), a. Belonging to effluvia.
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Effluviate (?), v. i. To give forth effluvium. [R.] “An effluviating power.” Boyle.
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Effluvium (?), n.; pl. Effluvia (#). [L., a flowing out, fr. effluere to flow out. See , a.] Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from ill drainage.
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Efflux (?), n. [See , .] 1. The act or process of flowing out, or issuing forth; effusion; outflow; as, the efflux of matter from an ulcer; the efflux of men's piety.
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It is then that the devout affections . . . are incessantly in efflux. I. Taylor.
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2. That which flows out; emanation; effluence.
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Prime cheerer, light! . . .
Efflux divine. Thomson.
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Efflux (?), v. i. To run out; to flow forth; to pass away. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Effluxion (?), n. [From .] 1. The act of flowing out; effusion.
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2. That which flows out; effluvium; emanation.
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Some light effluxions from spirit to spirit. Bacon.
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Effodient (?), a. [L. effodiens, p. pr. of effodere to dig out; ex + fodere to dig.] Digging up.
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Efforce (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Efforced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Efforcing (?).] [OF. esforcier (F. s'efforcer to exert one's self), LL. exforciare; L. ex + fortis strong. See .] To force; to constrain; to compel to yield. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Efform (?), v. t. [Pref. ex- + form.] To form; to shape. [Obs.]
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Efforming their words within their lips. Jer. Taylor.
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Efformation (?), n. The act of giving shape or form. [Obs.] Ray.
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Effort (?), n. [F. effort, OF. esfort, for esfors, esforz, fr. esforcier. See .] 1. An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a wall.
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We prize the stronger effort of his power. Pope.
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2. (Mech.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion. Rankine.

Syn. -- Endeavor; exertion; struggle; strain; straining; attempt; trial; essay. See .
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Effort, v. t. To stimulate. [Obs.] “He efforted his spirits.” Fuller.
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effortful adj. 1. requiring great physical effort. Opposite of effortless. [Narrower terms: arduous, backbreaking, back-breaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious, punishing, slavish, strenuous, toilsome; exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying] Also See: , .
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Effortless, a. 1. Making no effort. Southey.
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2. requiring little or no effort; as, an effortless victory.
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Effossion (?), n. [L. effossio. See .] A digging out or up. [R.] “The effossion of coins.” Arbuthnot.
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Effranchise (?), v. t. [Pref. ex- + franchise: cf. OF. esfranchir.] To enfranchise.
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Effray (?), v. t. [F. effrayer. See .] To frighten; to scare. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Effrayable (?), a. Frightful. [Obs.] Harvey.
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Effrenation (?), n. [L. effrenatio, fr. effrenare to unbridle; ex + frenum a bridle.] Unbridled license; unruliness. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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Effront (?), v. t. To give assurance to. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Effrontery (?), n.; pl. Effronteries (#). [F. effronterie, fr. effronté shameless, fr. L. effrons, -ontis, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced, shameless; ex + frons the forehead. See .] Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.
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Corruption lost nothing of its effrontery. Bancroft.

Syn. -- Impudence; sauciness. See .
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Effrontit (?), a. [F. effronté.] Marked by impudence. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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Effrontuously (?; 135), adv. Impudently. [Obs.] R. North.
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Effulge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effulged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Effulging (?).] [L. effulgere to shine forth; ex + fulgere to flash, shine. See .] To cause to shine with abundance of light; to radiate; to beam. [R.]
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His eyes effulging a peculiar fire. Thomson.
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Effulge, v. i. To shine forth; to beam.
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Effulgence (?), n. The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor.
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The effulgence of his glory abides. Milton.
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The bright and the balmy effulgence of morn. Beattie.
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Effulgent (?), a. [L. effulgens, -entis, p. pr. of effulgere.] Diffusing a flood of light; shining; luminous; beaming; bright; splendid. “Effulgent rays of light.” Cowper.
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Effulgently, adv. In an effulgent manner.
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Effumability (?), n. The capability of flying off in fumes or vapor. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Effume (?), v. t. [L. effumare to emit smoke; ex + fumare to smoke, fr. fumus smoke.] To breathe or puff out. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Effund (?), v. t. [L. effundere. See .] To pour out. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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Effuse (?), a. [L. effusus, p. p. of effundere to pour out; ex + fundere to pour. See to melt.] 1. Poured out freely; profuse. [Obs.]
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So should our joy be very effuse. Barrow.
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2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. [Obs.] Young.
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3. (Bot.) Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence. Loudon.
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4. (Zoöl.) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells.
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Effuse, n. Effusion; loss. “Much effuse of blood.” Shak.
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Effuse (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Effusing.] To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. [R.]
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With gushing blood effused. Milton.
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Effuse, v. i. To emanate; to issue. Thomson.
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Effusion (?), n. [L. effusio: cf. F. effusion.] 1. The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words, and the like.
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To save the effusion of my people's blood. Dryden.
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2. That which is poured out, literally or figuratively.
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Wash me with that precious effusion, and I shall be whiter than sow. Eikon Basilike.
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The light effusions of a heedless boy. Byron.
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3. (Pathol.) (a) The escape of a fluid out of its natural vessel, either by rupture of the vessel, or by exudation through its walls. It may pass into the substance of an organ, or issue upon a free surface. (b) The liquid escaping or exuded.
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effusive (?), a. 1. Pouring out; pouring forth freely. [archaic] “Washed with the effusive wave.” Pope.
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2. (Geol.) formed by an outpouring of molten lava, or pertaining to rocks so formed.
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3. overly demonstrative; expressing emotion in an unrestrained manner; exhibiting unrestrained enthusiasm; -- of people and human actions; as, effusive thanks; an effusive letter of recommendation. Contrasted with reserved. [wns=1+2]
Syn. -- gushing, gushy, burbling, burbly. [PJC]

Coloq. Effusive rocks (Geol.), volcanic rocks formed by a nonexplosive outpouring of lava in molten or plastic form; in distinction from so-called intrusive, or plutonic, rocks.

-- Effusively, adv. -- Effusiveness, n.
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effusiveness n. a friendly open trait of a talkative person; enthusiasm exhibited with little restraint.
Syn. -- expansiveness.
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Efreet (?), n. See .
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Eft (?), n. [AS. efete lizard. See .] (Zoöl.) (a) A European lizard of the genus Seps. (b) A salamander, esp. the European smooth newt (Triton punctatus).
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Eft, adv. [AS. eft, æft, again, back, afterward. See , .] Again; afterwards; soon; quickly. [Obs.]
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I wold never eft comen into the snare. Spenser.

{ Eftsoon (?), Eftsoons (?), } adv. [OE. eftsone, eftsones; AS. eft + sōna soon. See , and .] Again; anew; a second time; at once; speedily. [Archaic]
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And, if he fall from his capel [horse] eftsone. Chaucer.
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The champion stout eftsoons dismounted. Spenser.
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Egad (?), interj. [Euphemistic corruption of the oath, “by God.”] An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise, etc.
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Egal (?), a. [F. égal. See .] Equal; impartial. [Obs.] Shak.
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Egality (?), n. [OE. egalite, F. égalité.] Equality. Chaucer. Tennyson.
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Egean (?), a. See .
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Egence (?), n. [L. egens, -entis, p. pr. of egere to be needy, suffer want.] The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want. [R.] J. Grote.

{ Eger (?), Egre }, a. [See .] Sharp; bitter; acid; sour. [Obs.]
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The egre words of thy friend. Chaucer.
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Eger, n. An impetuous flood; a bore. See .
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Egerminate (?), v. i. [From L. egerminare to sprout.] To germinate. [Obs.]
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Egest (?), v. t. [L. egestus, p. p. of egerere to carry out, to discharge; e out + gerere to carry.] (Physiol.) To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidneys.
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Egesta (?), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from p. p. of L. egere. See .] (Physiol.) That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; -- opposed to ingesta.
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Egestion (?), n. [L. egestio.] Act or process of egesting; a voiding. Sir M. Hale.
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Egg (ĕg), n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. æg (whence OE. ey), Sw. ägg, Dan. æg, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav. aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. 'w,on, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh. to L. avis bird. Cf. .] 1. (Popularly) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the “white” or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.
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2. (Biol.) A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.
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3. Anything resembling an egg in form.
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☞ Egg is used adjectively, or as the first part of self-explaining compounds; as, egg beater or egg-beater, egg case, egg ladle, egg-shaped, etc.
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Coloq. Egg and anchor (Arch.), see in the vocabulary, below; -- called also egg and dart, and egg and tongue. See , n., 5. Ogilvie. -- Coloq. Egg cleavage (Biol.), a process of cleavage or segmentation, by which the egg undergoes endogenous division with formation of a mass of nearly similar cells, from the growth and differentiation of which the new organism is ultimately formed. See Segmentation of the ovum, under . -- Coloq. Egg development (Biol.), the process of the development of an egg, by which the embryo is formed. -- Coloq. Egg mite (Zoöl.), any mite which devours the eggs of insects, as Nothrus ovivorus, which destroys those of the canker worm. -- Coloq. Egg parasite (Zoöl.), any small hymenopterous insect, which, in the larval stage, lives within the eggs of other insects. Many genera and species are known.
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Egg, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Egged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Egging (?).] [OE. eggen, Icel. eggja, fr. egg edge. ��. See .] To urge on; to instigate; to incite�
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Adam and Eve he egged to ill. Piers Plowman.
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[She] did egg him on to tell
How fair she was. Warner.
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egg-and-anchor n. same as .
Syn. -- egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue.
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egg-and-dart, egg and dart n. a decorative ovolo molding, having a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape in the form of a dart or anchor. Also used attributively; as, an egg-and-dart molding; an egg-and-dart design. Called also egg and dart, and egg and tongue
Syn. -- egg-and-anchor, egg and anchor, egg-and-tongue, egg and tongue.
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egg-and-tongue n. same as .
Syn. -- egg-and-anchor, egg-and-dart.
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Eggar (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar (L. roboris) of Europe.
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egg beater, egg-beater n. a small device having one or usually two blades, each having several stiff oval wires at the tip. The blades are swirled or rotated for beating eggs or whipping cream. The electrical variety typically have two such blades, which are arranged so that the tips of the blades interlace while rotating.
Syn. -- eggwhisk.
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Egg-bird (?), n. (Zoöl.) A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Phaëthon flavirostris.
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Egg-cup (?), n. A cup used for holding an egg, at table.
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Eggement (?), n. [Egg, v. t. + -ment.] Instigation; incitement. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Egger (?), n. [See , n.] One who gathers eggs; an eggler.
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Egger, n. [See , v. t.] One who eggs or incites.
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Eggery (?), n. A place where eggs are deposited (as by sea birds) or kept; a nest of eggs. [R.]
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Egg-glass (?), n. A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table.
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Egghot (?), n. A kind of posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale. Lamb.
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Eggler (?), n. One who gathers, or deals in, eggs.
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Eggnog (?), n. A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits.
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eggplant, egg-plant (?), n. 1. (Bot.) A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, glossy, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. It is widely cultivated for its fruit, commonly eaten as a vegetable.
Syn. -- eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena.
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2. The fruit of the .
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egg-producing adj. (Biol.) same as .
Syn. -- young-bearing(prenominal).
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eggshake n. a milkshake with egg in it.
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