EAGER, adj. sour
EAN, v. t. to yean, to bring forth young
EANLING, sub. a young lamb
EAR, v. t. to plough or cultivate
ECSTASY, sub. a temporary aberration of the
mind from joy or grief
EGAL, adj. equal
ELD, sub. old times old age
ELF, v. t. to entangle hair in so intricate a man-
ner that it is not to be unravelled; supposed
to be the work of fairies in the night
EMBALLING, pr. p. being invested with ball and
sceptre at coronation. Hen. VIII. ii. 3. 47.
EMBARQUEMBNTS, sub. hindrances, restraints
EMBOSS, v. t. to hunt to death
EMBOSSED, part. adj. swollen out; foaming at the
mouth from hard running
EMBOWELLED, pt. p. emptied
EMPERY, sub. dominion; a country subject to a
prince's sway
ENDEARED, pt. p. bound
ENGINE, sub. an instrument of war, a piece of ord-
nance; instrument of torture
ENGLUT, v. t. to swallow [Fr. engloute]
ENMESH, v. t to entangle, ensnare
ENMEW, v. t. to mew up
ENSEAMED, part. adj. filthy
ENSCONCE, v. t. to cover as with a fort, to shelter
ENSBAR, v. t. to sear up, to make dry,
ENSHIELD, part. adj. shielded, protected
ENSTBEPED, part. adj. lying under water
ENTBRTAIM, v. t. to take into one's service; sub.
reception
ENTREATMENTS, sub. invitations
EPHESIAN, sub. a boon companion
ERINGO, sub. the candied roots of sea-holly
ERRING, part. adj. wandering
ESCAPE, sub. a freak
ESCOTED, pt. p. paid, maintained
EVEN CHRISTIAN, sub. fellow Christian
EVEN-PLEACHED, adj. evenly interwoven
EVITATE, v. t. to avoid
EXCEED, v. i. to be of surpassing excellence
EXCREMENT, sub. hair, beard, anything grow-
ing out of body
EXHIBITION, sub. a money allowance
EXIGENT, sub. extremity, pressing necessity; also
the end
EXORCISER, sub. one who raises spirits
EXORCIST, sub. the same
EXPEDIENCE, sub. expedition, enterprise; also haste
EXPEDIENT, adj. expeditious, quick
EXSUFFLICATE, v. i. inflated, or perhaps contemptible
EXTENT, sub. seizure, a law term; favour
EXTRAVAGANT, adj. wandering about
EYAS, sub. a young hawk just taken from the
nest
EYAS-MUSKET, sub. young sparrow-hawk
EYE, sub. a shade of colour; v. i. to look, appear
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