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Enslaver (?), n. One who enslaves. Swift.
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Ensnare (?), v. t. To catch in a snare. See .
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Ensnarl (?), v. t. To entangle. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Ensober (?), v. t. To make sober. [Obs.]
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Sad accidents to ensober his spirits. Jer. Taylor.
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Ensoul (?), v. t. To indue or imbue (a body) with soul. [R.] Emerson.
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Ensphere (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + sphere. Cf. .] 1. To place in a sphere; to envelop.
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His ample shoulders in a cloud ensphered. Chapman.
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2. To form into a sphere.
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Enstamp (?), v. t. To stamp; to mark as with a stamp; to impress deeply.
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It is the motive . . . which enstamps the character. Gogan.
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Enstate (?), v. t. See .
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Enstatite (?), n. [Named fr. Gr. � an adversary, because infusible before the blowpipe.] (Min.) A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a silicate of magnesia with some iron. Bronzite is a ferriferous variety.
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Enstatitic (?), a. Relating to enstatite.
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Enstore (?), v. t. [See .] To restore. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Enstyle (?), v. t. To style; to name. [Obs.]
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Ensuable (?), a. Ensuing; following.
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Ensue (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ensuing.] [OF. ensevre, OF. & F. ensuivre, fr. L. insequi; in + sequi to pursue. See .] To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake. [Obs.] “Seek peace, and ensue it.” 1 Pet. iii. 11.
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To ensue his example in doing the like mischief. Golding.
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Ensue, v. i. To follow or come afterward; to follow as a consequence or in chronological succession; to result; as, an ensuing conclusion or effect; the year ensuing was a cold one.
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So spoke the Dame, but no applause ensued. Pope.
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Damage to the mind or the body, or to both, ensues, unless the exciting cause be presently removed. I. Taylor.

Syn. -- To follow; pursue; succeed. See .
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ensuing adj. subsequent, or occurring as a result; as, ensuing events confirmed the prediction.
Syn. -- following; succeeding. [WordNet 1.5]

Ensure (?), v. t. 1. To make sure. See .
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2. To betroth. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
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Ensurer (?), n. See .
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Enswathe (?), v. t. To swathe; to envelop, as in swaddling clothes. Shak.
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Enswathement (?), n. The act of enswathing, or the state of being enswathed.
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Ensweep (?), v. t. To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly. [R.] Thomson.
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Ent- (?). A prefix signifying within. See .
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-ent (?). [F. -ent, L. -ens, -entis.] An adjective suffix signifying action or being; as, corrodent, excellent, emergent, continent, quiescent. See .
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Entablature (?; 135), n. [OF. entablature: cf. It intavolatura, fr. LL. intabulare to construct a basis; L. in + tabulatum board work, flooring, fr. tabula. See .] (Arch.) The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns. See Illust. of , .
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☞ It is commonly divided into architrave, the part immediately above the column; frieze, the central space; and cornice, the upper projecting moldings. Parker.
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Entablement (?), n. [F. entablement, LL. intabulamentum.] See . [R.] Evelyn.
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Entackle (?), v. t. To supply with tackle. [Obs.] Skelton.
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Entad (?), adv. [Ent- + L. ad towards.] (Anat.) Toward the inside or central part; away from the surface; -- opposed to ectad. B. G. Wilder.
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Entail (?), n. [OE. entaile carving, OF. entaille, F., an incision, fr. entailler to cut away; pref. en- (L. in) + tailler to cut; LL. feudum talliatum a fee entailed, i. e., curtailed or limited. See limitation, .] 1. That which is entailed. Hence: (Law) (a) An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue. (b) The rule by which the descent is fixed.
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A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates. Hume.
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2. Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. [Obs.] “A work of rich entail.” Spenser.
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Entail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Entailing.] [OE. entailen to carve, OF. entailler. See , n.] 1. To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage.
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Allowing them to entail their estates. Hume.
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I here entail
The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. Shak.
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2. To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.]
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To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. Shak.
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3. To cut or carve in an ornamental way. [Obs.]
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Entailed with curious antics. Spenser.
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Entailment, n. 1. The act of entailing or of giving, as an estate, and directing the mode of descent.
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2. The condition of being entailed.
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3. A thing entailed.
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Brutality as an hereditary entailment becomes an ever weakening force. R. L. Dugdale.
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Ental (?), a. [See .] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, central or deep parts; inner; -- opposed to ectal. B. G. Wilder.
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Entame (?), v. t. To tame. [Obs.] Shak.
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Entangle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entangled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Entangling (?).] 1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair.
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2. To involve in such complications as to render extrication a bewildering difficulty; hence, metaphorically, to insnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers. “Entangling alliances.” Washington.
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The difficulties that perplex men's thoughts and entangle their understandings. Locke.
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Allowing her to entangle herself with a person whose future was so uncertain. Froude.
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entangled adj. 1. in a confused mass. Contrasted with untangled. [Narrower terms: afoul(postnominal), foul, fouled; knotted, snarled, snarly; matted; rootbound; intertwined]
Syn. -- tangled.
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2. deeply involved especially in something problematic; as, entangled in the conflict.
Syn. -- embroiled.
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3. constrained by or as if by a convoluted rope or net; ensnared.
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Entanglement (?), n. 1. State of being entangled; intricate and confused involution; that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity.
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2. (Mil.) An extensive low obstacle formed of stakes, stumps, or the like, connected by wires, ropes, or the like.
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3. (Naut.) An obstruction of cables and spars across a river or harbor entrance.
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Entangler (?), n. One that entangles.
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Entasia (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �. See .] (Med.) Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.
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Entasis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. � a stretching; fr. �; � in + � to extend.] 1. (Arch.) A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.
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2. (Med.) Same as .
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Entassment (?), n. [F. entassement, fr. entasser to heap up.] A heap; accumulation. [R.]
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Entastic (?), a. [Formed as if fr. (assumed) Gr. �. See .] (Med.) Relating to any disease characterized by tonic spasms.
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Entelechy (?), n. [L. entelechia, Gr. �, prob. fr. � � � to be complete; � + � completion, end + � to have or hold.] (Peripatetic Philos.) An actuality; a conception completely actualized, in distinction from mere potential existence.
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Entellus (?), n. [NL., the specific name, fr. Gr. � to command.] (Zoöl.) An East Indian long-tailed bearded monkey (Semnopithecus entellus) regarded as sacred by the natives. It is remarkable for the caplike arrangement of the hair on the head. Called also hoonoomaun and hungoor.
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Entend (?), v. i. [F. entendre, fr. L. intendere. See .] To attend to; to apply one's self to. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Entender (?), v. t. 1. To make tender. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
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2. To treat with tenderness. [R.] Young.
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Ententive (?), a. [OF. ententif.] Attentive; zealous. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Enter- (?). [F. entre between, fr. L. inter. See ] A prefix signifying between, among, part.
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Enter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Entering.] [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See , , and cf. .] 1. To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door, etc.; the river enters the sea.
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That darksome cave they enter. Spenser.
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I, . . . with the multitude of my redeemed,
Shall enter heaven, long absent. Milton.
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2. To unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an army.
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3. To engage in; to become occupied with; as, to enter the legal profession, the book trade, etc.
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4. To pass within the limits of; to attain; to begin; to commence upon; as, to enter one's teens, a new era, a new dispensation.
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5. To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.
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6. To inscribe; to enroll; to record; as, to enter a name, or a date, in a book, or a book in a catalogue; to enter the particulars of a sale in an account, a manifest of a ship or of merchandise at the customhouse.
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7. (Law) (a) To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them. (b) To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order; as, to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment. Burrill.
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8. To make report of (a vessel or her cargo) at the customhouse; to submit a statement of (imported goods), with the original invoices, to the proper officer of the customs for estimating the duties. See , 4.
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9. To file or inscribe upon the records of the land office the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public land) in order to entitle a person to a right pf preëmption. [U.S.] Abbott.
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10. To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc.); as, “entered according to act of Congress.”
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11. To initiate; to introduce favorably. [Obs.] Shak.
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Enter, v. i. 1. To go or come in; -- often with in used pleonastically; also, to begin; to take the first steps. “The year entering.” Evelyn.
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No evil thing approach nor enter in. Milton.
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Truth is fallen in the street, and equity can not enter. Is. lix. 14.
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For we which have believed do enter into rest. Heb. iv. 3.
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2. To get admission; to introduce one's self; to penetrate; to form or constitute a part; to become a partaker or participant; to share; to engage; -- usually with into; sometimes with on or upon; as, a ball enters into the body; water enters into a ship; he enters into the plan; to enter into a quarrel; a merchant enters into partnership with some one; to enter upon another's land; the boy enters on his tenth year; to enter upon a task; lead enters into the composition of pewter.
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3. To penetrate mentally; to consider attentively; -- with into.
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He is particularly pleased with . . . Sallust for his entering into internal principles of action. Addison.
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Enteradenography (?), n. [Gr. 'enteron an intestine + � a gland + -graphy.] A treatise upon, or description of, the intestinal glands.
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Enteradenology (?), n. [Gr. 'enteron an intestine + � a gland + -logy.] The science which treats of the glands of the alimentary canal.
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Enteralgia (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'enteron an intestine + � pain: cf. F. entéralgie.] (Med.) Pain in the intestines; colic.
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Enterdeal (?), n. [Enter- + deal.] Mutual dealings; intercourse. [Obs.]
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The enterdeal of princes strange. Spenser.
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Enterer (?), n. One who makes an entrance or beginning. A. Seward.
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Enteric (?), a. [Gr. �. See .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the enteron, or alimentary canal; intestinal.
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Coloq. Enteric fever (Med.), typhoid fever.
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enterics n. rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals; those of the genus Erwinia are found in plants.
Syn. -- enteric bacteria, enterobacteria.
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entering adj. incoming; -- of a person or group assuming a role. Opposite of leaving and outgoing. [predicate]
Syn. -- ingoing.
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{ Entering edge, or Entrant edge }. same as .
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Enteritis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'enteron an intestine + -itis.] (Med.) An inflammation of the intestines. Hoblyn.
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Enterlace (?), v. t. See .
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Entermete (?), v. i. [F. s'entremettre; entre between + mettre to place.] To interfere; to intermeddle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Entermewer (?), n. [Enter- + mew to molt.] (Zoöl.) A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly in the second year.
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Entermise (?), n. [F. entremise, fr. s'entremettre. See .] Mediation. [Obs.]
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enterobacteria n. pl. rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals; some, such as those of the genus Erwinia, are found in plants.
Syn. -- enteric bacteria, enterics.
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Enterobacteriaceae (ĕntẽr�băktērēāsēē), prop. n. (Microbiol.) a natural family of rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria, most of which occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals, and some of which grow in plants. The type genus is Escherichia. They are aerobic and facultatively anaerobic, and may be motile or non-motile. Most are easily cultured on artificial growth media. Both pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains exist.
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enterobacterial a. Of or pertaining to the enterobacteria.
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enterobacterium n. one of the enterobacteria; a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
Syn. -- enteric bacterium, enteric.
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Enterobius prop. n. (Zool.) a genus of nematode worms.
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Enterocele (?), n. [Gr. 'enterokhlh; 'enteron an intestine + khlh tumor, hernia.] (Med.) A hernial tumor whose contents are intestine.
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Enterocœle (?), n. [Gr. 'enteron an intestine + koi^lon a hollow.] (Anat.) A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or outgrowths from the digestive tract; distinguished from a schizocœle, which arises by a splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo.
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Enterography (?), n. [Gr. 'enteron an intestine + -graphy.] (Anat.) A treatise upon, or description of, the intestines; enterology.
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Enterolith (?), n. [Gr. 'enteron an intestine + -lith.] (Med.) An intestinal concretion.
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Enterology (?), n. [Gr. 'enteron an intestine + -logy: cf. F. entérologie.] The science which treats of the viscera of the body.
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Enteron (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'enteron an intestine, fr. 'entos within.] (Anat.) The whole alimentary, or enteric, canal.
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Enteropathy (?), n. [Gr. � intestine + � suffering.] (Med.) Disease of the intestines.
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Enteropneusta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'enteron an intestine + � to breathe.] (Zoöl.) A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Enterorrhaphy (?), n. [Gr. 'enteron an intestine + � a sewing.] (Med.) The operation of sewing up a rent in the intestinal canal.
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Enterotome (?), n. [F. entérotome. See .] (Med.) A kind of scissors used for opening the intestinal canal, as in post-mortem examinations.
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Enterotomy (?), n. [Gr. 'enteron an intestine + temnein to cut.] (Med.) Incision of the intestines, especially in reducing certain cases of hernia.
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Enterparlance (?), n. Mutual talk or conversation; conference. [Obs.] Sir J. Hayward.
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Enterplead (?), v. i. Same as .
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Enterprise (?), n. [F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See , and .] 1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. Shak.
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Their hands can not perform their enterprise. Job v. 12.
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2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.
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Enterprise, v. t. 1. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon. [R.]
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The business must be enterprised this night. Dryden.
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What would I not renounce or enterprise for you! T. Otway.
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2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [Obs.]
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Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise. Spenser.
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Enterprise, v. i. To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult. [R.] Pope.
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Enterpriser (?), n. One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward.
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Enterprising (?), a. Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an enterprising man or firm. -- Enterprisingly, adv.
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Entertain (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entertained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Entertaining.] [F. entretenir; entre between (L. inter) + tenir to hold, L. tenere. See .] 1. To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.
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