Epidemic
Epidemic ( La . Ilk. Itio/mor, Among The People. From . Pi, 111)1131 (pm 08, P1.01111. A Name Applied To Diseases H Ieh App.. Ral :ind Spread Over A Vi•rt A In Orea, Or Iraven, A Large Section Of The World, And Attack Si La Riv. Number Of People. An ...
Epidermis
Ep'ider'mis (lat., From Ok. Irri4eppic, Up Per Skin, From Hri, Epi, Upon ± (simla, Derma, Skin). The Cuticle, Or Searf-skin, A Semi-trans Parent Membrane. Containing Neither Vessels Nor Nerves, And Everywhere Forming An External Cov Ering To The Derma, Or True Skin. It Consists Of Two Layers, Chemically And Morphologically ...
Epigenesis
Ep'igen'esis (neo-lat., From Gk. Cpi, Upon + Genesis, Production, From An,ir, Gignesthai, To Be Produced). A Special Or Technical Name For The Modern Conception Of The Growth And Development Of The Animal Organism From The Undifferentiated Mass Of Protoplasm Constituting The Egg. The Word Is The Equivalent Of The Word ...
Epigram
Epigram (lat. (pigramma, Gk. Irtypagya, Pi Gra M Ma, Inscription, From Ha, Epi, Upon Ypdpaa, Gramma, Writing, From Graphein, To Write). The Epigrams Of The Early Greeks Were Simply Inscriptions On Tombs, Statues, And Monu Ments, Written In Verse, And Marked By Brevity And Simplieity Of Style, But Having Nothing ...
Epilepsy
Epilepsy (lat. Epilepsia, Gk. Hd.aytita, Epilcpsia, Epilepsy, From Ez-i;tapi3dituv, Epilantbanein, To Seize Upon, From 1a1, Cpi, Upon + Xanficivecv, Lambanein, To Seize). A Form Of Disorder, Com Monly Termed 'the Falling Sickness.' It Is Charac Terized By Sudden Insensibility, Generally With Convulsive Movements Of The Voluntary Muscles, And Occasionally Arrest ...
Epileptic Colony
Epilep'tic Colony. An Establishment That Differs From An Asylum Or A Hospital For Epihpti• Patients, In That It. Consists Not Of One Building Or A Group Of Buildings In Which The Pi Tienls Are Kept For Treatment. Hut Of A Large Farm, In Which Groups Of Epileptics Live In Cot ...
Epiphyte
Epiphyte (neo-lat., From Gk. Tirt, Epi, Upon Pttrov, Phyton, Plant, From Ovecp, Phyein, To Produce). A Plant Which Is Mechanically, But Not Physiologically, Attached To Another Plant. Such A Plant Derives Its Food Chiefly From The Air, Getting No Parasitic Nutrition From The Plants On Which It Grows, And Hence ...
Epipsany
Epips'any (lat. Cpiphania, From Gk. Odvela, Epiphancia, Appearance, From Ingta4s, Cptphanes, Evident, From E't(kaivriv, Epiphainein, To Appear, From Cpi, Upon +palmy, Phainein, To Be Evident, Skt. Bhun, To Shine, 01r. Ban, White). A Festival Held On The 6th Of January By The Roman Catholic, Eastern, And Anglican Churches In Commemoration ...
Epirus
Epi'rus (lat., From Gk. Iprespoc, ,'peiros, Mainland). The Ancient Name Of The Northwest Ernmost Division Of Greece. It Was Bounded On The East By Thessaly, On The South By The Am Braeian Gulf And .etolia, On The West By The Ionian Sea, And On The North By Illyria And Macedonia. ...
Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church. The Body Legally Known As The Protestant Episcopal Church In The United States Of America: The Legitimate And Lineal Descendant In That Country Of The Church Of England. It Dates As A Separate American Ecclesiastical Body From 1789, In Which Year It Adopted Its Constitution. In The Same ...
Episcopius
Ep'isco'pius (neo-lat.. From Lat. Episeo Pus, Gk. Ealcxozros, Episkopos,biaop; A Translation. Of His Dutch Name. Bisschop, Bishop), Snaox (1583-1643). A Dutch Theologian, After The Death Of Arminius The Head Of The Arminian Party. He Was Born In Amsterdam, Studied At Leyden. Took His Degree Of M.a. Ill 1606, And Was ...
Epistle As
Epistle (as. Cpistol, Of. Epistle, •pistre, Fr. Epitrc, Lat. Epistola, From Gk. In-wro4, T Pis Tali', Letter. From I-tcrixxru•, Cpistellcia, To Send, From I-t, Epi, Upon + Stc//cin, To Send). Properly, A Letter; Used Specially For A Letter Intended For Publication, Or Which, Having Been Published. Belongs To Literature. The ...
Epistle To Tiie Ephesians
Ephesians, Epistle To Tiie. One Of The New Testament Group Of Paul's Epistles. It Is Addressed To The Christians At Ephesus, The Prin Cipal City Of Western Asia Minor. The Question Of Its Authorship, However, Is Debated, Necessitat Ing A Careful Study Of The Material Which It Presents. Assuming, As ...
Epistol Obscurorum Virorum
Epis'tol. Ob'scuro'rum Viro'rum (lat., 'letters Of Obscure Alen'). The Title Of A Collection Of Satirical Letters Which Appeared At Llagenau In 1515, Professing To Be Issued By The Aldine Press At Venice. It Purported To Be The Composition Of Certain Ecclesiastics And Professors In Cologne And Other Places In Rhenish ...
Epitaph
Epitaph (lat. Epitaphium, Epitaphins, From Gk. Ircrcictisos, (pitaphios, Funeral, From Hrt, Cpi, Upon + Tcicpos, Taphos, Tomb). Properly, A Com Memorative Inscription On A Tomb Or Other Monu Ment Over A Grave. The Oldest Inscriptions Of This Kind That We Have Are Inscriptions On Sarcophagi Of The Ancient Egyptians. These ...
Equality
Equality. A Vague Term Of Varying Sig Nification In The Recent History Of Social And Political Speculation. In Its Primary Sense It Denotes The Equal Worthiness Of All Human Beings, And Calls For Such An Arrangement Of The Struc Ture Of Society As To Insure To All An Equal Degree ...
Equation
Equation (lat. Crquatio, From C•quarc, To Equalize. From Wrytins, Equal). In Algebra, An Equality Which Exists Only For Particular Values Of Certain Letters Representing The Unknown Quantities Is Called An Equation. These Partieu• Lar Values Are Called The Roots Of The Equation, And The Determination Of These Roots Is Called ...
Equisetum
Eq'uise'tum (neo-lat., From Lat. Equine Tum, Mamas, Cquiseta, From Equus, Horse Sesta, Bristle), Horse-tail Rusts, Or Scouring Rush. The Only Living Genus Of The Group Equi• Setales Or Equisetaceie. This Group Is One Of The Three Great Divisions Of The Pteridophyta, The Other Two Being The Ferns (mikales) And The ...
Equitable Assets
Equitable Assets. Property Of A Debtor Or Decedent Which Cannot Be Reached By Legal Process. But Which Will Be Applied By Equity To The Payment Of Debts. Originally, Only Property Held By The Debtor Or His Personal Representative By A Legal Title Was Applicable To This Purpose, And In The ...
Equitable Assignment
Equitable Assignment. A Transfer Of The Beneficial Interest In Property, Real Or Persona], Or Of A Claim Or Demand, The Legal Title To Which Remains Vested In The Transferror. It Is Effected By Any Transaction, As A Defective Legal Assignment Or Even A Mere Agreement, Whereby The Owner Of Such ...
Equitable Easement
Equitable Easement. A Right To Eon Trol Or Restrict Another, By Injunction Or Other Equitable Process, In The Lawful Use Of His Land. This Right Arises Under A Variety Of Circum Stances, But Usually Where The Owner Of A Parcel Of Land Enters Into A Restrictive Covenant As To His ...
Equitable Estate
Equitable Estate. An Interest In Prop Erty Of Such A Nature That Its Enforcement And Protection Are Within The Jurisdiction Of The Courts Of Equity And Not Of Common Law: The Right To The Beneficial Use And Enjoyment Of Property Without The Legal Estate. It Is Only By A Considerable ...
Equitable Mortgage
Equitable Mortgage. A Lien Created On Property, Either Real Or Personal, Without Transferring The Title Thereto To The Person In Tended To Be Secured. It Is Of The Essence Of The Mortgage Proper In The Common-law System That The Legal Title To The Property Mortgaged Shall Pass To The Creditor ...
Equity
Equity (lat. Irquitas, Fairness, Equality, From Civil's, Fair, Equal). In Law. A Term Some Times As Synonymous With Natural Hi-dice, Distinguished From The Fixed And Technical Rules Of Law. In Its Technical Sense The Term Si_uities Op System Of Jurisprudence Originated And Applied By The English Court Of Chancery. And ...
Equity Of Redemption
Equity Of Redemption. The Estate Or Interest Which The Mortgagor Retains In Mort Gaged Property. In Strict Legal Theory, The Ex Pression Has Reference Only To The Right Of The Mortgagor To Eompel The Redemption Of The Mort Gaged Property After Forfeiture And After The Title Of The Mortgagee Has ...
Er Echthe Um
Er Echthe 'um Lat., From Gk. 'epixeccov, 1:rtrnu Oa Tcnildt I Belonging To Ereenthens). A Tell Pli• Uii The Acropolis Of Athens, Northwest If T E Parthenon. In Were Combined The Sanctuaries Of Athena Polias And Erechtheus. It Also Contained Several Other Wonders, Such As The 'salt Sea' Of Poseithut ...
Erasmus
Erasmus, It-0.7.'1111)s. Desiderws (e.1466 15361. One Of The Greatest Scholars Of The Re Naissance And Reformation Period. Lie Was Born At Itotterdani, October 28th, Probably In The Year 1466. The Materials For The History Of His Life Are Scanty And Doubtful, Being Taken Almost En Tirely From His Own Writings. ...
Erastus
Eras'tus (lat., From Gk. 1paoros, Lovely; A Translation Of His German Name Lieber Or Lieb Ler), Tuom.ts (1524-83). A Swiss Physician And Theologian. Ile Was Born In The Canton Of Aargau, September 7, 1521. Lle Studied Theology At Easel (1540-44) And Adopted The Doctrines Of Zwingli. In 1544 He Went ...
Eratosthenes
Er'atos'thenes (lat., From Gk. 'eparo (c.275-195 D.c.). An Eminent Greek As Tronomer And Geometer, Who Was The First To Adopt The Name Philologist, `lover Of Learning.' Eratosthenes Was Born At Cyrene; For A Time He Enjoyed The Teaching Of Lysanias And Callima Elms, And Then Went To Athens, Where He ...
Erckmann Chatrian
Erckmann-chatrian, Erk'man-shie Tre'ax'. The Name Employed To Indicate The Joint Authorship Of Emile Erckmann (182•-99) And Alexandre Chatrian Whose Com Bined Work Affords One Of The Most Remarkable Instances Of Modern Collaboration. Erckmann Was Born In Pfalzburg (in Lorraine), Chatrian At Soldatcnthal (in The Same District). Both Were. Therefore, Of ...
Ergot
Ergot (fr. Ergot, Argot, Spur, Extremity Of A Dead Branch). A Name Given To The Peculiar, Hard, Purplish-black Bodies That Sometimes Re Place The Grain In The Head Of Rye Or Other Grasses. These Ergots Are The Result Of The De Velopment Of The Fungus Claviceps Purpurea Within The Ovaries ...
Eric
Er'ic. The Name Of Many Kings Of Sweden And Denmark, Before And After The Union Of The Two Kingdoms In 1397.—em• 1. Of Sweden, Who Died About 854, Protected The Christia 11a During The Latter Part Of His Reign, Yielding To The Per Suasion Of Saint Ansgarius.—emc 11. Is Said ...
Ericateie
Er'icateie (neo-lat., From Gk. Crike, Heath). An Order Of Dicotyledonous Plants, The Heath Family, Which Consists Chiefly Of Small Shrubs, But Which Contains Some Trees. The Leaves Are Alternate, Opposite, Or In Whorls, Entire, Destitute Of Stipules, Often Small, In Some Genera Mostly Evergreen And Rigid. The Flowers Are Sometimes ...
Erie
E'rie. The Most Southern Of The Ehain Of Five Great Lakes Drained By The Saint Lawrence River States. Eastern Part. K It Lies Loetween Lakes Huron And Ontario, Receiving Waters From The Former Through The Saint Clair River, Lake Saint Clair. And The Detroit River On The West, And Discharging ...
Erie_2
Erie. A City, Port Of Entry. And The County Seat Of Erie County, Pa., On Lake Erie, Ss Miles Southwest Of Ithtfalo, N. Y., And 95 Miles Northeast Of Cleveland, Ohio (map: Pennsyl Vania, A 1). The City's Supplies Of Nat Ural Gas, And Its Proximity To The Coke And ...
Erigena
Erigena, E-riye-na, Johannes Scotus. A Famous British Philosopher, Horn Probably Of Scotch Parentage In Ireland (whence Scotus, Scotehman, And Erigena, Irish-born) Within The First Two Decades Of The Ninth Century. Very Little Is Known Regarding His History. He Was Called To France By Charles The Bald, Who In Trusted To ...
Eriodendron
E'rioden'dron (neo-lat., From Gk. Rpcou, Erion, Wool Dendron, Tree). A Genus Of Trees Of The Natural Order .:\lalvace.e. Or Born According To Engler, Natives Of Tropical Countries. The Thick, Woody Seed-capsules Con Tain A Kind Of Fibre Which Resembles Cotton, From Which The Trees Are Called Silk-cotton. Erioden Dron Anfractuosum, ...
Eritrea
Eritre'a, It. Pron. Or Eryth R/ea. An Italian Colony In Northeast Africa. Lying Het \veen The Iced Sea On The Northeast And Abyssinia On The Southwest, And Between Egyp Tian Sudan On The Northwest And French Somali Land On The Southeast, And Embracing The North Ern Part Of The Abyssinian ...
Erivan
Erivan. A Government In The Southern Part Of Transcaucasia. Russia, Bordering On Persia And Asiatic Turkey On The South And Covering An Area Of Somewhat Over 10,000 Square Miles (map: Russia, F 6). It Is A Moun Tainous Country, Traversed By Chains Belonging To The Little Caucasus System. There Are ...
Erlaii
Erlaii, What, Or Eger. The Capital Of The Minify Of Cleves, Iltnigary, About Eighty Miles Northeast Of Budapest (map: Hungary, G 3). The Streets Are Narrow And Ill Kept, But Some Of Its Piddle Buildings Are Very Beautiful. Among Are The Large Cathedral In The Italian Style, With Two Towers ...
Ermland
Ermland, Ernelant. Or Ermeland, I.seme-lant. A Diocese In East Prussia. Now In The District Of Kiinigsherg. After Prussia Had Been Occupied For Christianity By The Teutonic Order (1230). The Papal Legates Di Vided It Into Four Bishoprics, Of Which Ermland Was One. When Riga Was Confirmed By Alex Ander Iv. ...
Erosion
Erosion (lat. Crosio, From Crodere, To Gnaw, From E, Out + Rodere. To Gnaw; Connected With Radcre, To Scrape, Skt. Rade, Tooth), Or Denudation. The Process By Which The Surface Forms Of The Earth Are Sculptured And Worn Down. The Present Features Of The Earth's Surface, While They Have The ...
Error
Error Ilat. Error, From Errare, To Wander). In Observations Of Every Kind Errors Are Un Avoidable. As In Astronomy Correctness In The Result Of Instrumental Measurements Is Of The First Eonseonence, It Is The Constant Care Of The Observer To Defect And Make Allowances For Errors. The Three Principal Sources ...
Erskine
Erskine, Joux (of Carnock, And After Wards F ('ardross) (1695-176s). An Eminent Scottish Jurist And Professor Of Scots Law In The Niversity Of Edinburgh. Lie Was The Son Of The Erskine Of Carnock, Third Son Of Lord Cardross, Whose Have Now Succeeded To The Earldom Of Buelmn. ;john Erskine, The ...
Eryngo
Eryngo, T.-rin'gro (lat. Eryngion, Crynge, Gk. Hpirrytov, ('ryngion, Iperryn, Erynge, Eryngo) , Eryngium. A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Or Der Umbelliferre. Which Have Simple Umbels. Re Sembling The Heads Of Some Composite Flowers. The Species Number About 150, And Are Mostly Natives Of The Warmer Temperate Parts Of ...
Erysipelas
Erysipelas (lat., From Gk. Epucrirexas, From Om-, Erysi-, Variant Of Epv0p6s, Erythros, Red, Lat. Tether, Rufus, Eng. Red. Ger. Rot, Ir. Rued, ()church Slay. Rudrii, Skt. Rudhira, Red Tax% ',elle, Skin. Lat. Petits, Eng. Fell, Ger. Fell, Lith. Plere, Skin), Or Saint Anthony's Fire. An In Flammatory Disease Of The ...
Esarhadmon
E'sarhadmon (assyr. Asshur-ah-iddina, Asshur Has Given A Brother). A King Of Assyria Who Succeeded His Father, Sennacherib, In B.c. 680. Ile Had Been Placed Over Babylonia During His Father's Lifetime, And By A Special Decree Had Been Declared Heir To The Throne. In Consequence Perhaps Of This Favoritism Shown To ...
Esau
E'sau ( Iek Esau, Hairy). According To The Narrative Of Genesis (chaps. Xxv.-xxxiii•), The Elder Son Of Isane And Twin Brother Of .tacob. The Narrative Is Regarded By Many Seholars As Symbolizing The History Of Edon' And Esau Is Viewed As The Ancestor Of The Edoniites, And Hence Is With ...
Eschatology
Eschatology. Es'kei-t6m-ji (from Gk. To Xaros , Rsehatos. Last -logia, Account, From Neyetv, Legein, To Say). The Doctrine Con Cerning Man's Existence After Death, The Future Of Nations, And The Final Condition Of The World. Even On The Lower Stages Of Religilms Develop Ment, Speculation Upon The Things To Conic ...
Escheat
Escheat (fr. ,'choir, From Lat. Cadere, To Fall Mot Or Happen). All Incident Of Feudal Tenure Of Real Property, Whereby The Eonrse Of Descent From The Tenant Is Obstructed, And The Property Falls Batik Or Reverts To The Immediate Lord Of Whom The Fee Is Held. In The Common-law System ...
Escorial
Escorial, Span. Pron. Es-kei-ri-nl' (sp.. From Escoria, Slag, From Lat. Scoria, Gk. Akcopia, Sk6ria, Slag). A Celebrated Monastery And Palace In Spain (el Real Snonastcrio Da San. Lorenzo Del Escorial). In Gratitude To Saint Laurence, On Whose Day (august 10, 1557) The Victory Of Saint Quentin Had Been Gained, Philip ...
Escort
Escort (fr. (scorn, It. Scoria, Guide, From Scoryco, To Guide, From Lat. Out Eorriycre, To Correct, From Coo?, Together 4- Rrqcrc, To Direct). In The United States Army, Escorts Are Of T Wo Kinds—escorts Of Honor, And Funeral Escorts. Escorts Of Honor Are Picked Bodies Of Troops, Detailed To Receive ...
Esdraelon
Es'drae'lon, Es'dra-lon Or Es-drw-lon (gk. 'ecrop)xwv, The Greek Form 01 The Hebrew Word, Rendered As Jezreel In The English Bible, Meaning God Has Sown). The Greatest Plain In Palestine, Separat Ing The Mountain Ranges Of Galilee From Those Of Samaria, Watered By The Kishon. It May Be De Scribed As ...
Esdras
Es'dras ( G K. "easpat, Ezra ) , First And Sec Ond Books Or. Tlue Name Of Two Works Placed Among The Apocryphal Books Of The Old Testament In Modern English Bibles. Considerable Confusion Exists In Regard To The Titles Of The Books Eon Taining The History Of Ezra. In ...
Eskimo
Es'kimo. A Race Of The Yellow Type, Confined To The Arctic Regions Of America And The Extreme Northeastern Part Of Asia. The Name Means `raw-fish Eaters,' And Was Applied To Them By Their Algonquin Indian Neighbors Living South Of Them. The American Eskimo Call Thinselves Lmmit, I.e. Men; Their Congeners ...
Esmarch
Esmarch, Os'infirk, Johannes Friedrich Von (1s'23—). A German Surgeon, Born At Tonning, Schleswig-holstein. He Studied Medi Cine At Kiel And Gottingen, And In The Danish War Of 18-18; Served As Lieutenant, As Assistant As Chief Physician Of The Citizens' Hos Pital At Flensburg, And Lastly As Adjutant Of Dr. Stromeyer. ...
Espirito Santo
Espirito Santo, Ft - To Sftrett) (port.). A Mark In' State Of Brazil. Bounded By The Slate Of Bahia On The North, The Atlantic Ocean On The East, The State Of Rio De Janeiro On The South, And Ninas Geraes On The West (nap: Brazil, J 7). Its Area Is ...
Espousal Of
Espousal (of. Espousailles, Fr. Epou Sallies, From Lat. Sponsalia, Betrothal, Pl. Of Spunsalis, Bride, From Spouse, Bride, From Spon Dere, To Pledge). A Ceremony Of Betrothal Prepar Atory To Marriage. (1) Among The Jews, The First Advances Suggesting Betrothal Or Engagement Were Generally On The Part Of The Young Man's ...
Esquivel
Esquivel, A'skt-vt;p. T- N Le.1470 E.151'11. 1 Spanish Soldier. In He Panied The Enpedil Ion Of Was A P. V() Hi To N Stiev•cd Bobadina As (.0verlior Of Iic Ava, Sent By Ovando In 1504 To Subjugate The Indians Of The Province Of Uiguey, Then Led In Revolt By The ...
Essay Of
Essay (of. «sai. (tsui, Fr. Essai, Sp. Ensayo, Lt, Saggio, Experiment, •from Lat. Exagium. A Weighing, From Ex/gyre, To Examine. Exact. Drive Out. From Ex. Out 4- ,sere, To Thrive). The History Of The E..ay As A Separate Form Of Literature Be Gan Near The End Of The Sixteenth Century. ...
Essenes
Essenes, S-sen E. A Jewish Brotherhood, Whose Origin Can Lie Traced Hack To The Second Century B.c., And Which Ceased To Exist In The Second Century A.d. The Derivation Of The Name Is Doubtful. Its Source May Perhaps Lie In The Aramaic The Two Plural Forms Of Which, Asrn And ...
Essex
Essex. Robert Devere•x, Third Earl Of (1591-16161. An English General And Politician. Ile Was The Son Of Robert Devereux, Second Earl Of Essex, And In 1604 Regained Possession Of His Father's Titles. Which Had Been Attainted In 1601. Ile Was Educated At Eton And Merton College, Oxford. End After The ...
Essex As
Es'sex (as. East Saxons). A Maritime County In Southeastern England, Bounded On The North By Cambridge And Suffolk, On The East By The North Sea. On The West By Middlesex And Hertford. And Divided From Kent On The South By The Thames Estuary (map: Eng Land, (-1 5). It Has ...
Estate
Estate. In A Political Sense, A Distinct Class Or Order In Society. The Three Estates Under The Feudal System Were The Nobles, The Clergy, And The Commons. The Feudal Theory Was That The Basis Of All Power Was Property In Land, And The Clergy Held Their Position In The Feudal ...
Estate Of
Estate (of'. Estat, Fr. Dial, From Lat. Status, State, Condition, From Stare, Gk. Lardvat, Histanai, Skt. Stha, To Stand). The Technical Term Of The Common Law For Property Interests In Land. Land Is Not, In Our Legal System, Like Goods And Chattels, Capable Of Absolute Ownership By A Subject. The ...
Este
Este, Ho•sr Or. One Of The Oldest And Most Illustrious Families Of Italy. It Owed Its Origin To One Of The Petty Princes Who Governed Tuscany In The Times Of The Carolingians, And Who Were In All Probability Of Lombard Extrac Tion. The First Whose Figure Is More Than A ...
Estheria
Esthe'ria (neo-lat., Anagram Of Saint A Bivalve Phyllopod Crustacean Of The Order Branchiopoda, Found In A Fossil State In Deposits Of Fresh And Brackish Water Origin, From The Devonian To The Pleistocene. The Animal Is Lilt Well Segmented. And Is Able To Withdraw Itself Wholly Within Its Shell. (for Its ...
Esthonia
Estho'nia (esthonian Esti-ma, Esthland). A Government Of Russia, The Most Northern Of The Baltic Provinces (q.v.), Bounded By The Gulf Of Finland On The North, The Government Of Saint Petersbnrg On The East, Lake Peipus And The Gov Ernment Of Livonia On The South, And The Baltic Sea On The ...
Estray Of
Estray (of. Rstrayer, Estraier, To Stray, From Retie,. Wow, Prov. Estrade, Street, From Lat. Stro(n, Street, From Stet-nem, To Aevord1ng To Another Etymology From :ail. Extravoyari, To Wander Beyond, From Lat. Extra, Beyond + Vayari, To Wander). Any Animal, The Subject Of Property And Not Ftra Naturtr, Or Wild, Which ...
Etc Halibut
Halibut, Etc. Nearly Related To The Gadida, And Like Them Of Great Importance, Are The Flat Fishes (pleuronectidie). The Fisheries Are Exten Sive In Both Europe And America. Flatfishes Are Bottom Fishes, And Many Of Them Are Found In Deep Waters. The Principal Means Of Capture, Therefore. Are The Hook ...
Etching
Etching (from Etch, Front Dutch Risen, From Ger..iitzen, To Etch, From Miig. Rizen, Cz:"cll, To Give To Eat, From Ezan, Ger. T'ssra, Goth. As. Etan, Eng. Rut; Connected With Ir. Ith, ()church Slay. Yam), I Eat, Lat. Edere, Gk. Gaeroal, Eflesihai, Skt. Ad, To Eat). The Art And The Proc ...
Ether
Ether (lat. (ether, Gk. A1b4p, Either, Upper Air, From Atoctr, Niacin, To Glow. Skt. Idh, To Kindle). It May He Regarded As Proved That The Sensation Light Is Due To Wave-motion, And That All The Thermal Effects Attributed To 'radiation' Arc Due To The Absorption Of Waves. A Train Of ...
Ethers
Ethers. An Important Class Of Carbon Com Pounds Related To The Alcohols (q.v.). Their Re Lation To The Alcohols Is Analogous To The Relation Of The Metallic Oxides (like To The Metallic Hydroxides (like Koh). Thus, While The Com Position Of Ordinary Ether (the Liquid Used For Ana•stliesia During Surgical ...
Ethics
Ethics (gk. Rd Ifh/c4, Ethika, Or Hui Ethike, Ethical Science, From Ithn, Ethos, Cus Tom, Habit). The Science Of Morality. There Has Been Much Discussion As To Whether It Is Really A Science Or Not Rather A Branch Of Philosophy. The Present Article Is Written In The Belief That Ethics ...
Ethiopia
Ethiopia I Gk. Aithowla, Aithiopia ). The Name Given By The Greeks To A Country South Of Egypt Variously Conceived As Including Only Nubia (.ethiopia .egypti ) . Or Nubia, Sennar, Kordofan. And Abyssinia. Or A Region Extending Indefinitely East And West From The Upper Nile, But Applied After The ...