ELONGATA-ELSHOLTZIA.

ELONGATA, e-long-ga'ta, a. (Latin.) In Law, an epithet used when the sheriff, to a writ of replevin, returns that the goods are carried a long way off to places to him unknown.-3 Bl. Com. 148. ELONGATE, e-long'gate, v. a. (elongo, Lat.) To lengthen; to extend; to remove farther off;v. n. to depart from; to recede; to move to a greater distance; to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. ELONGATION, e-long-ga'shun, s. The act of stretch-, ing or lengthening; the state of being extended; i distance; space which separates one thing from another; departure; removal; recession; exten- ' sion; continuation. In Astronomy, the digression or recess of a planet from the sun, with respect to an eye supposed to see from our earth. The term is chiefly used in speaking of Venus and Mercury; the arch of a great circle, intercepted between either of these planets and the sun, being called the elongation of that planet from the sun. The greatest elongation of Mercury amounts to about 284, and that of Venus to 47° 48'. In Surgical Pathology, augmentation of the length of a limb from disease or injury of the articulation above; also, the extension practised in the reduction of a dislocated or fractured bone.

ELOPE, e-lope', v. n. (loopen, Dut.) To run away; to depart from one's proper place or station privately or without permission; to break loose; to escape from law or restraint. ELOPEMENT, e-lope'ment, s.

Private or unlicensed departure froin the place or station to which one is assigned by duty or law. In Law, when a married woman, of her own accord, goes away and leaves her husband, and lives with an adulterer.— 2 Bl. Com. 130.

ELOPS, e'lops. s. A genus of fishes, belonging to the Clupina, or herring tribe: Family, Salmonidae. ELOQUENCE, el'o-kwens, s. (eloquentia, Lat.) The expression of strong emotion in a manner adapted to excite correspondent emotions in others; the art or act of speaking with grace, effect, and fluency, in which is comprehended a good elocution or utterance; correct, appropriate, and rich expressions, with animation and suitable action; the power of expressing strong emotion with fluency and force; forcible language, which gives utterance to deep emotion: it is sometimes applied to written language.

ELOQUENT, el'o-kwent, a. Having the power of expressing strong emotions in a vivid and appropriate manner; adapted to express strong emotions| with fluency and power; characterized by elegance, vigour, fluency, and animation.

ELOQUENTLY, el'o-kwent-le, ad. With eloquence;

in an eloquent manner; in a manner to please, affect, and persuade.

ELSE, els, a. or pron. (elles, Sax.) Other; one or something beside, as, 'who else is coming ?ad, otherwise; in the other case; if the fact were different; beside; except that mentioned. ELSEN, el'sn, s. (aclsenc, Teut.) A shoemaker's ELIN, aw.

ELSEWHERE, els'hware, ad. In any other place;

in some other place; in other places indefinitely. ELSHOLTZIA, el-sholt'ze-a, s. (in honour of J. S. Elsholtz, a Prussian botanist.) A genus of plants, with many-whorled minute flowers disposed in spikes: Order, Lamiacea.

ELUCIDATION, e-lu-se-da'shun, s. The act of explaining or throwing light on any obscure subject; explanation; exposition; illustration. ELUCIDATIVE, e-lu ́se-day-tiv, a Throwing light; explanatory.

ELUCIDATOR, e-lu'se-day-tur, s. One who explains; an expositor.

ELUCIDATORY, e-lu'se-day-tur-e, ad. Tending to elucidate.

ELUCTATION, el-luk-ta'shun, s. (eluctatus, Lat. The act of bursting forth; escape. ELUCUBRATION.-See Lucubration. ELUDE, e-lude', v. a. (eludo, Lat.) To escape; to evade; to avoid by artifice, stratagem, wiles, deceit, or dexterity; to mock by an unexpected escape; to escape being seen; to remain unseen or undiscovered.

ELUDIBLE, e-lu ́de-bl, a. That may be eluded or escaped.

ELUL, e'lul, s.

The twelfth month of the civil Jewish year, and sixth of the ecclesiastical. It consisted of twenty-nine days, and nearly corresponded with our August.

ELUMBATED, e-lum-ba'ted, a. (clumbis, Lat.) Weakened in the loins.

ELUSION, e-lu'zhun, s. (elusio, Lat.) An escape by artifice or deception; evasion.

ELUSIVE, c-lu'siv, a. Practising elusion; using arts to escape.

ELUSORINESS, e-lu'sur-e-nes, s. The state of being elusory.

ELUSORY, e-lu'sur-e, a. Tending to elude; tending to deceive; evasive; fraudulent; fallacious; deceitful.

ELUTE, e-lute', r. a. (cluo, Lat.) To wash off; to cleanse.

ELUTRIATE, e-la'tre-ate, v. a. (elutrio, Lat.) To purify by washing; to cleanse by separating fonl matter, and decanting or straining off the liquor. ELUTRIATION, e-lu-tre-a'shun, s. The operation of pulverizing a solid substance, mixing it with water, and pouring off the liquid, while the foul or extraneous substances are floating, or after the coarser particles have subsided, and while the riner parts are suspended in the liquor. ELUXATE.-See Luxate. ELUXATION.-See Luxation. ELVAN, el van, a. Pertaining to elves. ELVASIA, el-va'se-a, s. (in honour of Francis Manoel d'Elvis, a Portuguese, who first illustrated the natural history of Brazil.) A genus of plants, ¦ with small yellow flowers: Order, Ochnaceæ. ELVE-LOCK.-See Elt-lock.

ELVERS, el vurz, s. Young cels; young congers or sea-eels.

ELVES. Plural of Elf. ELVISH.-See Elfish.

ELYDORIC, el-e-dawr'ik, a. (elaion, oil, and hydor, water, Gr.) An epithet applied to a species of painting, invented by M. Vincent of Montpetit, by which the freshness of water-colours and the mellowness of oil-painting are produced.

ELYNA, e-li'na, s. (elyo, I cover, Gr.) A genus of plants: Order, Cyperaceæ.

ELYSIAN, e-lizh'e-an, a. (clysius, Lat.) Pertaining to elysium or the seat of delight; yielding the

ELYSIUM-EMANATION.

highest pleasures; deliciously soothing; exceedingly delightful.

ELYSIUM, e-lizh ́e-um, s. (elysios, Gr.) In Mythology, the region assigned to spirits of good men after death, represented as in the lower world, but adorned with flowery fields, green meadows, verdant groves, and delightful rivers. It was the abode of the virtuous and patriotic, and opposed to Tartarus, where the wicked suffered the punishment of their crimes.

Thee to the Elysian fields, earth's farthest end,
Where Rhadamanthus dwells, the gods shall send.
There mortals easiest pass the careless hour,
Where neither winter comes, nor snow, nor shower,
But ocean ever to refresh mankind

Breathes the shrill spirit of the western wind.-
Homer's Odyss.
ELITHRANTHE, el-e-thran'the, s. (elytron, a sheath,
and anthos, a flower, Gr.?) A genus of plants:
Order, Loranthacea.
ELYTRA-See Elytron.

ELYTRARIA, e-le-tra're-a, s. (elytron, an envelope, Gr. in allusion to the stems being covered with scaly envelopes or sheaths.) A genus of plants: Order, Acanthaceæ. ELYTRIFORM, e-lit 're-fawrm, a. In the form of a wing sheath.

ELYTROCELE, el-e-tro-se'le, s. (elytron, and kele, a tumor, Gr.) Vaginal hernia.

ELYTROIDES, el-e-tro ́id-es, s. (elytron, and eidos, resemblance, Gr.) In Anatomy, a term applied to the Tunica vaginalis, and to the Pessary. ELYTRON, e-li'trun, pl. ELYTRA, s. (Greek, a sheath.) In Entomology, the wing-case or coriaceous covering which sheaths or protects the inferior or membranous wings of coleopterous and orthopterous insects: elytra is also used for the scales which invest the dorsum of the Annelides. In Anatomy, the alæ vagina. ELYTROPAPPUs, el-e-tro-pap'pus, s. (elytron, and pappus, father, and, in Botany, the crown of the fruit of composite plants, Gr.) A genus of Composite plants: Suborder, Tubuliflora. 'Ex, em. A contraction of them. EMACERATE, e-mas'er-ate, v. a. (emacero, Lat.) To make lean.-Obsolete.

EMACERATION, e-mas-er-a'shun, s. Leanness, or falling away in flesh.-Obsolete. EMACIATE, e-ma'she-ate, v. n. (emacio, Lat.) To lose flesh gradually; to become lean by pining with sorrow, or by loss of appetite or other cause; to waste away, as flesh; to decay in flesh;e. a. to cause to lose flesh gradually; to waste the flesh and reduce to leanness ;-a. thin; wasted. EMACIATION, e-may-she-a'shun, s. The act of making lean or thin in flesh, or a becoming lean by a gradual waste of flesh; the state of being reduced to leanness. EMACULATE, e-mak'u-late, v. a. (emaculo, Lat.) To take spots from.-Seldom used. EMACULATION, e-mak-u-la'shun, s. The act or operation of freeing from spots.-Seldom used. EMANANT, em'a-nant, a. (emanans, Lat.) Issuing or flowing from.

EMANATE, em'a-nate, v. n. (emano, Lat.) To issue from a source; to flow from; to proceed from a source or fountain.

EMANATION, em-a-na'shun, s. The act of flowing or proceeding from a source or fountain; that which issues, flows, or proceeds from any subEtance, source, or body; efflux; effluvium."

EMANATIVE-EMBARGO.

EMANATIVE, em'a-nay-tiv, a. Issuing from another. EMANCIPATE, e-inan'se-pate, v. a. (emancipo, Lat.) To set free from servitude or slavery by the voluntary act of the proprietor; to liberate; to restore from bondage to freedom; to set free or restore to liberty; to free from bondage or restraint of any kind; to liberate from subjection, controlling power, or influence. In ancient Rome, to set a son free from subjection to his father, and give him the capacity of managing his affairs, as if he was of age;-a. set at liberty. EMANCIPATION, e-man-se-pa'shun, s. The act of setting free from slavery, servitude, subjection, or dependence; deliverance from bondage or controlling influence; liberation. EMANCIPATIONIST, e-man-se-pa'shun ist, s. One EMANCIPATOR, e-man'se-pay-tur, Sopposed

to slavery; one who advocates the right and necessity of giving freedom to the enslaved; one who emancipates or liberates from bondage or restraint.

EMANE.-See Emanate.

EMANUEL, em-man'u-el, s. A Hebrew word which signifies 'God with us;' a title of the Messiah. EMARGINATE, e-măr'je-nate, a. (emarginaEMARGINATED, e-măr'je-nay-ted, tus, Lat.) In Botany, applied to a leaf having a small acute notch at the summit; in Conchology, to a shell without a margin, or when the edges, instead of being level, are hollowed out; in Mineralogy, to a mineral having all the edges of the primitive form of the crystal truncated, each by one face. EMARGINATE, e-măr'je-nate, v. a. (emargino, Lat.) To take away the margin.-Obsolete. EMARGINATELY, e-mărje-nate-le, ad. In the form of notches. EMARGINULA, e-măr-jinʼu-la, s. (emargino, I take away the margin, Lat.) A genus of cap-shaped Limpets, having a fissure on the anterior margin of the shell: Tribe, Scutibranchia. EMASCULATE, e-mas'ku-late, v. a. (emasculo, Lat.) To castrate; to geld; to deprive of virility; to deprive of masculine strength or vigour; to render effeminate; to weaken; to vitiate by unmanly softness;-a. unmanned; deprived of vigour. EMASCULATION, e-mas-ku-la'shun, s. depriving a male of the parts which characterize the sex; castration; the act of depriving of vigour or strength; effeminacy; unmanly weakness. EMBALE, em-bale', v. a. (emballer, Fr.) To make up into a bundle, bale, or package; to pack; to bind; to enclose. EMBALM, em-băm', v. a. (embaumer, Fr.) To open a dead body, take out the intestines, and fill their place with odoriferous and desiccative spices and drugs, to prevent its putrefaction; to fill with sweet scent; to preserve with care and affection from loss or decay.

The act of

EMBALMER, em-băm'ur, s. One who embalms bodies for preservation.

EMBALMMENT, em-băm'ment, s. Act of embalming. EMBAR, em-bar', v. a. To shut close or fasten with a bar; to make fast; to enclose, so as to hinder egress or escape; to stop; to shut from entering; to hinder; to block up.-Seldom used. He embarred all further trade for the future.-Bacon. EMBARCATION.-See Embarkation. EMBARGO, em-băr'go, s. (Spanish, French, and Portuguese.) In Commerce, a restraint on ships, or prohibition of sailing either out of port or into

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port, or both, such prohibition being by public authority for a limited time. Most generally, it is a prohibition of ships to leave a port;-. a. (embargar, Span. and Port.) to hinder or prevent ships from sailing out of port or into port, or both, by some law or ediet of sovereign authority for a limited time; to stop; to hinder commerce from being prosecuted by the departure or entrance of ships.

EMBARK, em-bărk', v. a. (embarcar, Span.) To put or cause to enter on board a ship, or other vessel or boat; to engage a person in any affair;-2. N. to go on board of a ship, boat, or vessel; to engage in any business; to undertake in; to take a share

in. EMBARKATION, em-bar-ka'shun, s. The act of putting on board of a ship or other vessel, or the act of going aboard; that which is embarked. EMBARRASS, em-bar'ras, v. a. (embarrasser, Fr.) To perples; to render intricate; to entangle; to perplex, as the mind or intellectual faculties; to confuse; to perplex, as with debt or demands beyond the means of payment; to disconcert; to

abash.

EMBASE, em-base', v. a. To lower in value; to vitiate; to deprave; to impair; to degrade; to vilify. Seldom used.

A pleasure, high, rational, and angelical; a pleasure embased with no appendant sting.-South. EMBASEMENT, em-base'ment, s. Act of depraving; depravation; deterioration. EMBASSADOR.-See Ambassador. EMBASSADRESS.-See Ambassadress. EMBASSAGE.-See Ambassage.

EMBASSY, em'bas-se, s. (embazada, Span, and Port.) The message or public function of an ambassador; the charge or employment of a public minister, whether ambassador or envoy; a solemn message; in an ironical sense, an errand.

EMBATTLE, em-bat'tl, v. a. To arrange in order of battle; to array troops for battle; to furnish with battlements;-v. n. to be ranged in order of battle. EMBATTLED, em-bat'tid, a. Having been in the place of battle. In Heraldry, having the outline resembling a battlement, as an ordinary. EMBAY, em-ba', v. a. To enclose in a bay or inlet; to land-lock; to enclose between capes or promontaries;-(baigner, Fr.) To bathe; to wash.-Obsolete in the last two senses. For in her streaming blood he did embay

His little hands, and tender joints embrew.-Spenser, EMBED, em'bed, r. a. To lie as in a bed; to lay surrounding matter.

EMBEDDED, em-bed'ded, a. Sunk in another substance.

EMBELLISHINGLY, em-bel'lish-ing-le, ad. In a manner so as to embellish. EMBELLISHMENT, em-bel'lish-ment, s. The act of adorning; ornament; decoration; anything that adds beauty or elegance; that which renders anything pleasing to the eye, or agreeable to the taste, in dress, furniture, manners, or in the fine arts. EMBER GOOSE.-See Emmer Goose. EMBERING, em'bur-ing, s. The ember days.-Obsolete.

For causes good so many ways,

Keep emb'rings well, and fasting days.

Tusser.

EMBERIZA, em-ber-i'za, s. (Latin.) The Buntings, a genus of birds belonging to the Fringillina, or Ground-finches: Family, Emberizida. EMBERIZIDA, em-ber-i'ze-de, s. (emberiza, one of the genera.) The Buntings, a family of birds, of which the genus Emberiza is the type.

EMBERS, em'burz, s. pl. (amyrian," "Sax.) Small coals of fire with ashes; the residuum of wood, coal, or other combustibles not extinguished; hot cinders.

EMBER WEEKS, em'bur weeks, s. pl. (emb-ren, or ymb-ryne, a circle or revolution, Sax.) Four seasons in the year more particularly set apart for prayer and fasting-namely, the first week in Lent, the next after Whitsuntide, the fourteenth of September, and the thirteenth of December. Ember days, particular days of fasting and humiliation in the ember weeks.

It

EMBEZZLE, em-boz'zl, v. a. (embeasiler, old Fr.) To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use what is intrusted to one's care and management. differs from stealing and robbery in this, that the latter imply a wrongful taking of another's goods; but embezzlement denotes the wrongful appropriation and use of what came into possession by right; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance. EMBEZZLEMENT, ein-bez'zl-ment, s. (embesler, to filch, Fr.) In Law, the fraudulent appropriation by servants and others of money or goods intrusted to their care, or received by them on account of their employers.

EMBEZZLER, em-bez zlur, s. One who embezzles. EMBIA, em'be a, s. (embios, vivacious, Gr.) A genus of Neuropterous insects: Family, Planipennes. EMBLAZE, em-blaze', v. a. (blassoner, Fr.) To adorn with glittering embellishments; to blazon; to paint or adorn with figures armorial. EMBLAZON, em-bla ́zn, v. a. To adorn with figures of heraldry, or ensigns armorial; to deck in glaring colours; to display pompously. EMBLAZONER, em-bla'zn-ur, s. A blazoner; one that emblazons; a herald; one that publishes and displays with pomp.

EMBLAZONMENT, em-blaʼzn-mnent, s. An emblazoning.

EMBLAZONRY, em-bla'zn-re, s. Pictures on shields; display of figures.

EMBLEM, em'blein, s. (emblemo, Gr.) Inlayed or Mosaic work; something inserted in the body of another; a picture representing one thing to the eye, and another to the understanding; a painted enigma, or a figure representing some obvions history; a painting or representation, intended to hold forth some moral or political instruction; an

EMBLEMATIC-EMBOSS.

allusive picture; a typical designation; that which represents another thing in its predominant qualities;-. a. to represent by similar qualities. EMBLEMATIC, em-ble-mat ́ik, a. Pertaining EMBLEMATICAL, em-ble-mat ́e-kal, to or comprising an emblem; representing by some allusion or customary connection; representing by similar qualities; using emblems. EMBLEMATICALLY, em-ble-mat'e-kal-le, ad. By way or means of emblems; in the manner of emblems; by way of allusive representation. EMBLEMATIST, em-blem'a-tist, s. A writer or in

ventor of emblems. EMBLEMATIZE, em-blem'a-tize, v.a. To represent EMBLEMIZE, em-ble'mize, by an emblem. EMBLEMENTS, em'ble-ments, s. (emblear, Norm.) In Law, a term used for the produce of land sown or planted by a tenant for life or years, whose estate is determined suddenly after the land is sown or planted, and before a harvest. In this case, the tenant's executors shall have the emblements. EMBLEMMA, em-blem'ma, s. A term used by the ancients for picture-work of stone, wood, or metal, finely set in different colours, as seals, chess-boards, tables, &c.; also, for embossed portable ornaments. EMBLICA, em'ble-ka, 8. (its name in the Moluccas.) A genus of plants: Order, Euphorbiaceæ. EMBLOOM, em-bloom', v. a. To cover or enrich with bloom.

EMBODIER, em-bod'e-ur, s. One that embodies. EMBODIMENT, em-bod ́e-ment, s. Act of embodying.

EMBODY, em-bod'e, r. a. To form or collect into a body or united mass; to collect into a whole; to incorporate; to concentrate. EMBOGUING, em-bo'ging, 8. (embouchure, Fr.) The mouth of a river or place where its waters are discharged into the sea. EMBOITEMENT, em-boyt'ment, s. (French, the situation of one box within another, from boite, a box.) A term used by Bonnet to indicate that species of generation by which hundreds and thousands of individuals lie one within the other, yet each possessing a complete series of organic parts. In Military tactics, a term used by the French for closing up a number of men for the purpose of securing the front ranks from injury. EMBOLDEN, em-bole ́dn, v. a. To give boldness or courage; to encourage.

EMBOLDENER, em-bolde'nur, s. One that em

boldens.

EMBOLISM, em bo-lizm; s. (embolisma, Gr.) Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years in an account of time, to produce regularity. The ancient Grecks made use of the lunar year of 354 days; and to adjust it to the solar year of 365, they added a lunar month every second or third year, which additional month they called embolimaios, intercalated time.

EMBOLISMAL, em-bo-liz'mal,) a. Relating to inEMBOLISMIC, em-bo-liz'mik, tercalation; intercalated; inserted.

EMBOLUS, em'bo-lus, s. (embolos, Gr.) Something inserted or acting in another; that which thrusts or drives; a piston. EMBORDER, em-bawr'dur, v. a. (old French.) To adorn with a border.

EMBOSS, em-bos', v. a. In Architecture and Sculpture, to form bosses or protuberances; to fashion in relievo, or raised work; to cut or form with pro

to enclose in a wood; to conceal in a thicket.Obsolete.

Like that self-begotten bird

In the Arabian woods embost.-Milton. EMBOSSED, em-bost', a. In Botany, projecting in the centre like a boss, or umbo, of a round shield or target.

EMBOSSMENT, em-bos'ment, s. A prominence like a boss; a jut; relief; figures in relievo; raised work.

EMBOTHRIUM, cm-both're-um, s. (bothreon, a little pit, Gr. in allusion to the form of the anthers.) A genus of plants, with yellowish-green flowersnatives of New Holland: Order, Protaceæ. EMBOTTLE, em-bot ́tl, v. a. To put in a bottle; to bottle; to include or confine in a bottle. EMBOUCHURE, em'bu-shure, s. (French.) A mouth or aperture, as of a river, cannon, &c.; the mouthhole of a wind instrument of music. EMBOW, em-bo', v. a. To form like a bow; to arch; to vault.

EMBOWEL, em-bow'el, v. a. To take out the en

trails of an animal body; to eviscerate; to take out the internal parts; to sink or enclose in another substance.

EMBOWELLER, em-bow'el-ur, s. One that takes out the bowels.

EMBOWELMENT, em-bow'el-ment, s. The act of taking out the bowels; evisceration. EMBOWER, em-bow'er, v. n. To lodge or rest in a bower.

EMBOXED, em-bokst', a. Enclosed as in a box. EMBRACE, em-brase', v. a. (embrasser, Fr.) To take, clasp, or enclose in the arms; to press to the bosom in token of affection; to seize eagerly; to lay hold on; to receive or take with willingness that which is offered; to comprehend; to include or take in; to comprise; to enclose; to encompass; to contain; to encircle; to receive; to admit; to find; to take; to accept; to have carnal intercourse with. In Botany, a leaf is said to embrace a stem when it clasps it round with its base; -v. n. to join in an embrace;-s. enclosure or clasp with the arms; pressure to the bosom with the arms; reception of one thing into another; sexual intercourse; conjugal endearment. EMBRACEMENT, em-brase'ment, s. A clasp in the arms; a hug; embrace; hostile hug; grapple; comprehension; state of being contained; enclosure; conjugal endearment; sexual commerce; admission; reception.

EMBRACER, em-bra ́sur, s. One who embraces. In Law, one who attempts to corrupt and influence a jury by bribe, intimidation, or otherwise: spelt also embraceour and embraceor. EMBRACERY, em-bra ́sur-e, s. (embraseire, Norm. Fr.) In Law, an attempt to influence a jury corruptly to one side, by promises, persuasions, entreaties, money, entertainments, or the like, punishable by fine or imprisonment.

EMBRAID, em-brade', v. a. To upbraid.-Obsolete. He embruyded him with cowardice.-Sir T. Elyot

EMBRASURE-EMBRYONATE.

EMBRASURE, em-braʼzhure, s. (French.) In Gunnery, a piece of iron which grasps the trunnions of a piece of ordnance, when it is raised upon the boring machine. In Fortification, a hole in a parapet through which cannons are laid to fire into the moat or field. In Architecture, the enlargement of the aperture of a door or window on the inside of the wall, for giving greater play for the opening of the door or casement, or for admitting more light.

EMBRAVE, em-brave', v. a. To embellish; to make showy; to inspire with fortitude.-Obsolete.

Psyche, cmbran'd by Chari's generous flame,
Strives in devotion's furnace to retine
Her pious sclt.—Beaumont,

EMBROCATE, em'bro-kate, v. a. (embrecho, Gr.)
In Surgery, to moisten and rub a diseased part of
the body with a liquid substance, as with spirit,
oil, &c.
EMBROCATION, em-bro-ka'slun, s. The act of
moistening and rubbing a diseased part with a
cloth or sponge dipped in some liquid substance;
the liquid or lotion with which an affected part is
rubbed or washed.
EMBROIDER, em-broy'dur, v. a. (broder, Fr.) To
border with ornamental needlework or figures; to
adorn with raised figures of needlework, as cloths,
stuffs, or muslin.

EMBROIDERER, em-broy'dur-ur, s. One who em

broiders.

EMBROIDERY, cm-broy'dur-e, s. Work in gold, silver, or silk thread, formed by the needle on cloth, stuffs, and muslin, into various figures; variegated needlework; variegation or diversity of figures and colours; artificial ornaments. EMBROIL, em-broyl', v. a. (embrouiller, Fr.) To perplex; to entangle; to intermix in confusion; to involve in troubles or perplexities; to disturb or distract by connection with something else; to throw into confusion or commotion.

EMBROILMENT, em-broyl'inent, s. Confusion; disturbance.

EMBROTHEL, em-broth'el,v. a. To enclose in a brothel. EMBRUTE.-See Imbrute.

EMBRYO, em'bre-o, s. (embryon, Gr.) In PhyEMBRYON, em'bre-on, siology, the first rudiments

of an animal in the womb, before the several members are distinctly formed, after which it is called a foetus; the beginning or first state of anything not fit for production; the rudiments of anything yet imperfectly formed. In Botany, the vegetable foetus, a fleshy body occupying the interior of a seed, and constituting the rudiment of a future plant. It consists of three parts-the plumule or growing point, a radicle or root, and a cotyledon or cotyledons;-a. pertaining to or noting anything in its first rudiments or unfinished state. EMBRYOCTONIA, em-bre-ok-to'ne-a, s. (embryon, and keino, I destroy, Gr.) In Obstetrics, destruction of the fortus in utero, for the sake of preserving the mother.

EMBRYOGRAPHY, em-bre-og'ra-fe, s. (embryon, and grapho, I write, Gr.) A general description of

the fortus.

EMBRYOLOGY, em-bre-ol'o-je, s. (embryon, and logos, a discourse, Gr.) A description of the development of the fetus or embryo of animals. EMBRYONATE, em'bre-o-nate,) a. Relating to an EMBRYONIC, em-bre-on'ik, embryo, or in the

state of one.

EMBRYOTHLAST-EMERGENT.

EMBRYOTHLAST, em'bre-oth last, s. (embryon, and thlao, I crush, Gr.) An instrument for breaking the bones of the dead foetus, in order to facilitate its extraction in difficult parturition. EMBRYOTOMY, em-bre-ot'o-me, s. (embryon, and tome, a cutting, Gr.) The operation of cutting the fœtus out of the womb; dissection of the fortus.

EMBRYOUS, em'bre-us, a. Of the nature of an einbryo.

EMBRYULCIA, em-bre-ul'se-a, s. (embryon, and elko, I drag, Gr.) Extraction of the foetus from the womb in difficult parturition.

EMBRYULCES, em-bre-ul'kus, s. A surgical instrument used in the operation of embryotomy. EMBURSE. See Imburse.

Without fault ;

EMBUSY, em-biz'e, v. a. To employ.-Obsolete. EMEDULLATE, e-med'ul-late, v. a. (emedullo, Lat.) To take out the pith or marrow.-Obsolete. EMEND.-See Amend. EMENDABLE.-See Amendable. EMENDATELY, e-men'date-le, ad. correctly. EMENDATION, em-en-da'shun, s. (cmendatio, Lat.) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction, applied particularly to the correction of errors in writings; when applied to life and manners, amend and amendment are used-the French orthography; an alteration for the better; correction of an error or fault. In Law, an amending and correcting of abuses. Emendatio panni, the power of inspecting the assize of cloth. Emendatio pannis et cervisie, the power of supervising the weights and measures of bread and beer.

EMENDATOR, em-en-da'tur, s. A corrector of errors or faults in writings; one who corrects or improves. EMENDATORY, e-men'day-tur-e, a. Contributing

to emendation or correction. EMENDICATE.See Mendicate.

EMERALD, em'er-ald, s. (emeraude, Fr.) A valuable mineral of a beautiful green colour, much esteemed in ornamental jewellery. It occurs in prismatic crystals, and consists of silica, 65; alumina, 16; glucina, 13; oxide of chronium, (the colouring matter,) 3. The finest emeralds are

obtained from Peru.

EMERETI, e-mer'e-ti, s. (Latin.) The soldiers and other public functionaries of ancient Rome who had retired from their country's service. EMERGE, c-merj', v. n. (emergo, Lat.) To rise out of a fluid or other covering, or surrounding substance; to issue; to proceed from; to reappear after being eclipsed; to leave the sphere of the obscuring object; to rise out of a state of depres sion or obscurity; to rise into view. EMERGENCE, e-mer'jens, s. The act of rising EMERGENCY, e-mer'jen-se, out of a fluid or other covering, or surrounding matter; the act of rising or starting into view; the act of issuing from or quitting; that which comes suddenly; a sudden occasion; an unexpected event; exigence; any event or occasional combination of circunstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity. EMERGENT, e-iner'jent, a. Rising out of a fluid, or anything that covers or surrounds; issuing or proceeding from; rising out of a depressed state, or from obscurity; coming suddenly; sudden;