ELECTORATE, è-lêk'tò-råtė. s. 91.
tory of an elector.
ELECTRE, é-lêk'tår. s. 98, 416.
mixed metal.

ELECTRICAL, é-lêk'trè-kál.
ELECTRICK, è-lêk'trîk.

a.

Amber; a

Attractive

without magnetism; produced by an electrick body..

ELECTRICITY, è-lêk-tris'è-tè. s. A property in

Our own analogy would lead us to place the accent upon the second syllable of this word but its derivation from the Latin elegiacus and the Greek anos, (in both which the antepenultimate is long) obliges us, under pain of appearing grossly illiterate, to place the accent on the same letter. But it may be observed, that we have scarcely an instance in the whole language of adopting a Latin or Greek word, and curtailing it of a syllable, without removing the accent higher on the English word.-See|| ACADEMY.

ELEGIST, ¿l'é-jist. s. A writer of elegies. ELEGY, ¿l'è̟-jè. s. A mournful song; a funeral song; a short poem, without points or turns. ELEMENT, él'è-mẻnt. s. The first or constituent principle of any thing; the four elements, usually so called, are earth, air, fire, water, of which our world is composed; the proper habitation or sphere of any thing; an ingredient, a constituent part; the letters of any language; the lowest or first rudiments of literature or science.

ELEMENTAL, êl-è-mẻn ́tål. a. Produced by some of the four elements; arising from first principles.

ELEMENTARITY, êl-è-mên-tår'è-tè. s. Simplicity of nature, absence of composition. ELEMENTARY, êl-e-mën târ-è. a. Uncompounded, having only one principle. ELEPHANT, él'è-fânt. s. The largest of all quadrupeds.

ELEPHANTINE, êl-e-fân'tîn. a. 140. Pertaining to the elephant.

To ELEVATE, êl'è-våte. v. a. 91. To raise up aloft; to exalt, to dignify; to raise the mind with great conceptions.

ELEVÄTE, êl'è-våte. part. a. 91. Exalted, raised aloft. ELEVATION, êl-¿-vå'shân. s. The act of raising aloft; exaltation, dignity; exaltation of the mind by noble conceptions; the height of any heavenly body with respect to the horizon. ELEVATOR, ĕl'è-và-tår. s.521.166. A raiser or lifter up.

ELEVEN, è-lêv'vn. a. 103. Ten and one. ELEVENTH, è-lẻv'vnth. a The next in order| to the tenth.

ELF, êlf. s. Plural, elves. A wandering spirit, supposed to be seen in wild places; a devil. ELFLOCK, élf'lök. s. Knots of hair twisted by elves.

To ELICIT, è-lis'sit. v. a. To strike out, to fetch ou by labour.

ELICIT, è-lis'sit. a. Brought into act. ELICITATION, è-lls-se-tà shun. s. Is a deducing the power of the will into act.

of boiling.

ELIXIR, è-lik'sår. s. 418. A medicine made by strong infusion, where the ingredients are almost dissolved in the menstruum; the extract or quintessence of any thing; any cordial.

There is a corrupt pronunciation of this word, even among the upper ranks of people, which changes the i in the second syllable into e, as it written Elexir. The i is never pronounced in this manner when the accent is on it, except when followed by r and another consonart. 108. ELK, lk. s. The elk is a large and stately animal of the stag kind.

ELL, ¿l. s. A measure containing a yard and a quarter.

ELLIPSIS, el-lip'sts. s.-See EFFACE. A figure of rhetorick, by which something is left out: in geometry, an oval figure generated from the transverse section of a cone. ELLIPTICAL, êl-lip'tè-kål ELLIPTICK, êl-lip-tik.

form of an ellipsis.

a. Having the

ELM, élm. s. The name of a tree. ELOCUTION, êl-d-kú ́shân. s. The power of fluent speech; eloquence, flow of language; the power of expression or diction.

This word originally, both among the Greeks and Romans, signified the choice and order of words; and Dryden and other moderns have used it in the same sense; it is now scarcely ever used but to signify pronunciation. The French seem to have been the first who used it in this sense: Addison has followed them; and as it is perfectly agreeable to the Latin original e and loquor, and serves to distinguish oratorical pronunciation from pronunciation in general. the alteration is not without its use. ELOGY, él'ò-jè. s. 503. Praise, panegyrick. T. ELONGATE, ê-lông gate. v.a. Tolengthen

to draw out.

n.

To ELONGATE, ê-lông gate. v. a. To go off to a distance from any thing. ELONGATION, êl-ỗng-ga'shûn. s. 530, 533. The act of stretching or lengthening itself; the state of being stretched; distance; space at which one thing is distant from another; departure, removal.

To ELOPE, è-lope'. v. a. To run away, to break loose, to escape. ELOPÉMENT, è-13pe'mênt. s. Departure from just restraint.

ELOPS, è'lôps. s. A fish, reckoned by Milton
among the serpents.
ELOQUENCE, ¿l'ò-kwense. s.
The power of
speaking with fluency and elegance; elegant
language uttered with fluency.
ELOQUENT, êl'ò-kwent. a. Having the power
of oratory.

ELSE, êlse. pron. Other, one besides.
ELSE, êlse. ad. Otherwise, besides, except.
ELSEWHERE, êlse'hwåre. ad. 397. In any other

place; in other places, in some other place. To FLÚCIDATE, è-là ́sè-dåte. v. a. To explain, to clear.

ELUCIDATION, è-lù-sè-dà'shûn. s. Explanation, exposition.

ELUCIDATOR, è-lù'sè-dà-tår. s. 521. Explainer, expositor, commentator.

To ELUDE, è-lude'. v. a. To escape by stratagem, to avoid by artifice.

To EMBROCATE, êm'brò-kåte. v. a. To rub any diseased part with medicinal liquors. EMBROCATION, ẻm-brò-kå'shûn. s. The act of rubbing any part diseased with medicinal liquors; the lotion with which any diseased part is washed.

TO EMBROIDER, êm-bröè'dår. v. a. To border with ornaments, to decorate with figured work. EMBROIDEREK, êm-brôè'dår-år. s. One that adorns clothes with needle-work. EMBROIDERY, êm-broè'dår-è. s. Figures raised upon a ground, variegated needle-work; variegation, diversity of colours.

76 EMBROIL, ẻm-brỏil. v. a. To disturb, to confuse, to distract.

To EMBROTHEL; êm-broтH'êl. v. a. To enclose
in a brothel.
EMBRYO, êm'brè-¿.
EMBRYON, êm'brè-ôn.

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s. The offspring yet

EMISSARY, êm'is-sår-rẻ. s. One sent out on private messages, a spy, a secret agent; one that emits or sends out. EMISSION, é-mish'an. s. The act of sending

out, vent.

To EMIT, è-mit'. v. a. To send forth; to let fly to dart; to issue out juridically.

A me

emendation, corrigible.

EMENDATION, êm-ên-da'shun. s 530. Correction, alteration of any thing from worse to better; an alteration made in the text by verbal criticism.

EMENDATOR, ëm-ën-då'tôr. s. 521. A corrector, an improver.

EMERALD, êin'è-râld. s. A green precious

stone.

8.

To EMERGE, è-mêrje'. v. n. To rise out of any thing in which it is covered; to rise, to mount from a state of oppression or obscurity. EMERGENCE, é-měr'jënse. EMERGENCY, è-mêr jenses. The act of risẻ. sing out of any fluid by which it is covered;|| the act of rising into view; any sudden occasien, unexpected casualty; pressing necessity. EMERGENT, è-mêr'jênt. a. Rising out of that which overwhelms and obscures it; rising into|| view or notice; proceeding or issuing from any thing; sudden, unexpectedly casual. EMERITED, è-mer'ît-êd. a. Allowed to have|| done sufficient publick service. Muson. EMEROIDS, êm'er-didz. s. Painful swellings of the hemorrhoidal veins, piles, properly Hemorrhoids.

EMERSION, è-mêr'shûn. s. The time when a star, having been obscured by its too near approach to the sun, appears again.

EMERY, ¿m'èr-è. s. Emery is an iron ore. It is prepared by grinding in mills. It is useful in cleaning and polishing steel. EMETICAL, è-mêt'è-kal. EMETICK, è-mêtik.

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a. Having the qua

lity of provoking vomits. EMĚTICK, è-met'ik. s. A medicine that produces vomiting.

Sparkling,||

EMETICALLY, è-mêt'è-kál-é. ad. In such a manner as to provoke to vomit. EMICATION, em-ẻ-ká'shân. s. 530. flying off in small particles. EMICTION, é-mîk'shin. s. EMIGRANT, êm-grant. s. One that emigrates. Mason.

Urine.

To EMIGRATE, êm'mè-gråte. v. n. To remove from one place to another. EMIGRATION, êm-è-grå'shûn. s. 530. Change of habitation. EMINENCE, êm'è-uênse. EMINENCY, êin'è-nèu-së,

s. Laftiness,

height; summit, highest part; exaltation, conspicuousness, reputation, celebrity; supreme degree; notice, distinction; a title given to cardinals.

EMINENT, êm'è-nênt a. High, lofty, dignified, "exalted; conspicuous, remarkable.

pale; to fortify; to enclose, to shut in; to put to death by thrusting through with a stake fixed upright.

EMPANNEL, êm-pân'nêl. s. The writing or en tering the names of a jury into a schedule by the sheriff, which he has summoned to appear.

To EMPANNEL, êm-pån'nel. v. a. To summon to serve on a jury.

To EMPASSION, êm-påsh'ân. v. a. To move with passion, to affect strongly

To EMPEOPLE, êm-pè'pl. v. a. To form into a people or community.

EMPERESS, êm'pêr-ês. s. A woman invested with imperial power; the queen of an emperor. EMPEROR, êm'pêr-ár. s. 166. A monarch of title and dignity superiour to a king. EMPERY, ém'për-ẻ. s. 50S. Empire, sovereign command. A word out of use.

EMPHASIS, ¿m'få-sis. s. A remarkable stress laid upon a word or sentence. EMPHATICAL, êin-fât'îk-ål EMPHATICK, ¿m-fät'îk. strong, striking.

EMPIRE, m'pire. s. 140. Imperial power, supreme dominion; the region over which do ininion is extended; command over any thing I have differed from Mr. Sheridan and Bu chanan in the pronunciation of the last syllable of this word, as I think the long sound of i iз more agreeable to the ear, as well as to the best usage, though I confess not so analogical as the short i. Dr. Kenrick, Scott, W. Johnston and Perry, pronounce the i long, as I have done.See UMPIRE.

EMPIRICK, êm'pè-rîk, or êm-pir'îk. s. A trier or experimenter, such persons ás venture upon observation only; a quack.

Dr. Johnson tells us, the first accentuation is adopted by Dryden, and the last by Milton', and this he prefers. There is indeed a strong analogy for the last, as the word ends in ic, 509 but this analogy is sometimes violated in favour of the substantives, as in Lamatic, Heretic, &c.; and that this is the case in the word in question, may be gathered from the majority of votes in its favour: for though Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, and W. Johnston, are for the latter; Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash, Mr. Scott, Mr Perry, Buchanan, Entick, Bailey, and Barclay, are for the former. This word classes too with those that almost always adopt the antepeikati

ENAMELLER, ên-âm'êl-lûr. s. One that prac tises the art of enameling.

To ENAMOUR, ên-âm'år. v. a. 314. To inflame with love; to make fond. ENARRATION, ên-når-ra'shun. s. Explanation. ENARTHROSIS, én-ar-thrò'sis. 520. The insertion of one bone into another to form a joint. ENATATION, è-nå-tà'shân. s. The act of swim

ming out.

To EÑCAGE, ên-kâje'. v. a. To shut up as in a cage; to coop up to confine.

To ENCAMP, eu-kamp'. v. n. To pitch tents, to sit down for a time in a march.

To ENCAMP, ên-kåmp'. v. a. To form an army into a regular camp.

ENCAMPMENT, ën-kâmp'ment, s. The act of encamping or pitching teats; a camp, tents pitched in order.

To ENCAVE, ên-kåve'. v. a. To hide as in a cave. To ENCHAFE, êu-tshåfe'. v. a. To enrage, to irritate to provoke.

To ENCHAIN, ên-tshåne'. v. a. To fasten with a chain, to hold in chains, to bind.

To ENCHANT, ën-tshânt'. v. a. 79. To subdue by charms or spells; to delight in a high degree ENCHANTER, ên-tshân tôr. s. 98. A magician

ENCHANTINGLY, ên-tshân'ting-lè. ad. With the force of enchantment.

ENCHANTMENT, en-tshânt'ment. s. Magical charms, spells, incantation; irresistible infla ence, overpowering delight.

ENCHANTRESS, en-tshån'três. s. A sorceress,

a woman versed in magical arts; a woman whose beauty or excellencies give irresistible Influence.

To ENCHASE, ên tshase'.. v. a. To infix, to enclose in any other body so as to be held fast, but not concealed.

To ENCIRCLE, én-sér'kl. v. a. To surround, to environ, to enclose in a ring or circle. ENCIRCLET, ên-serk lêt. s. A circle, a ring. ENCLITICAL, ên-klît'è-kâl. a. Relating to encliticks.

ENCLITICKS, ên-klit'iks. s. Particles which throw back the accent upon the last syllable oi the foregoing word.

o ENCLOSE, én-kloze'. v. a. To part from things or grounds common by a fence; to environ, to encircle, to surround.

ENCLOSER, ên-klö'zår. s. One that encloses or separates common fields into several distinct properties; any thing in which another is enclosed.

to encircle; ty go round any place. ENCOMPASSMENT, en-kům pås ment. s. Cir cumlocution, remote tendency of talk. ENCORE, ông-kore'. ad. Again, once more.

This word is perfectly French, and, as usual, we have adopted it with the original pro nunciation. In other words which we have received from the French, where the nasal vowel has occurred, we have substituted an awkward pronunciation in imitation of it, which has at once shown our fondness for foreign modes of speaking, and our incapacity of acquiring them: thus Cuisson has been turned into Cas soon, Ballon into Balloon, Dragon into Dragoon, and Chamont (a character in the Orphan) into Shamoon; but in the word before us, this nasa. sound is followed by chard, which after n always involves hard g, 408; and this is precisely an English sound. An Englishman, therefore, does not find the difficulty in pronouncing the nasal sound in this word, which he would in another that does not admit of the succeeding hard c or g; as entendement, attentif, &c.; for it in pronouncing the en in these words the tongue should once touch the roof of the mouth, the French nasal sound would be ruined. No wender then that a mere English speaker should pronounce this French word so well, and the rest of the uasal vowels so ill. It does not arise from the habit they contract at Theatres, (where it would be the most barbarous and ill-bred pronunciation in the world to call for the repetition of an English song in plain English.) It does not, I say, arise from custom, but from coincidence. The sound, in the word before us, is common to both nations; and though the French may give it a somewhat lighter sound than the English, they are both radically the same. Adopting this word, however, in the Theatre, does the English no manner of credit. Every language ought to be sufficient for all its purposes. A foreigner who understood our language, but who had never been present at our dramatick performances, would suppose we had no equivalents in English, should he hear us cry out Encore, Bravo, and Bravissimo, when we only wish to have a song repeated, or to applaud the agility of a dancer.

ENCOUNTER, ễn-köûn'tår. s. 313. Duel, single fight, conflict; battle, fight in which enemics rush against each other; sudden meeting; casual incident.

To ENCOUNTER, ên-köûn'tûr. v. a. To mee face to face; to meet in a hostile manner, to rush against in conflict; to attract; to oppose; to incet by accident.

a.

Panegyrical, containing praise, bestowing praise.

ENCOMIUM, ên-ko'mè-ám. S. Panegyrick, praise, cuiogy.

Though in cursory speaking we frequently

hear the e confounded with the short i in the first syilable of excump, enchant, &c. without any great offence to the ear, yet such an interchange in encomium, encomiast, &c. is not only a depar fure from propriety, but from politeness; and

is not a little surprising that Mr. Sheridan should have adopted it. The truth is, preservag the e pure in all words of this form, whe mer in rapid or deliberate speaking, is a cor rectness well worthy of attention

ENCOUNTER, ¿n-kôůn'tår. v. n. To rush together in a hostile manner, to conflict; to engage, to fight; to meet face to face; to come together by chance.

ENCOUNTERER, én-köån'tår-ûr. s. Opponent, antagonist, enemy; one that loves to accost others.

To ENCOURAGE, în-kårʼrîdje. v. a. 90. To animate, to ineite to any thing; to give courage to. to support the spirits, to embolden; to raise confidence.

ENCOURAGEMENT, ën-kår'r?dje-mênt. s. Incitement to any action or practice, incentive; favour, countenance, support.

ENCOURAGER, ¿n-kôr'rïdje-ûr. s. 314. Cne that supplies incitements to any thing, a fa

vourer.

To ENCROACH, ču-krótsh'. y. n. 295. To make invasiers uper the right of another; to advance gradually and by stealth upon that to whicn one has no right.

ENCROACHER, ên-kròtsh år. s. One who seizes the possession of another by gradual and silent means; one who makes slow and gradual ad vances beyond his rights,