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ion; ejaculation. He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate eruditions. Sir H. Wotton.

In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed.

ent to; to dissipate. [R.] My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet. Sir. H. Wotton. Evaporating surface (Steam Boilers), that part of the heating surface with which water is in contact.

of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation. "Exasperation of the fits." Sir H. Wotton.

Banishment. [R.] Sir. H. Wotton.

Full of expense; costly; chargeable. [R.] Sir H. Wotton. -- Ex*pense"ful*ly, adv. [R.] -- Ex*pense"ful*ness, n. [R.]

Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative. Sir H. Wotton.

e or commodities in the way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc.

of line; extent of information or of charity. Life in its large extent is scare a span. Cotton.

Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- now called a vilayet.

e near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.

here workmen are employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a manufactory; as, a cotton factory. Factory leg (Med.), a variety of bandy leg, associated with partial dislocation of the tibia, produced in young children by working in factories.

A bassoon. See Fagotto.

especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of. Dryden. The page of life that was spread out before me seemed dull and commonplace, only because I had not fathomed its deeper import. Hawthotne.

An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris), having finely divided leaves.

ag, a nose bag containing feed for a horse or mule. -- Feed cloth, an apron for leading cotton, wool, or other fiber, into a machine, as for carding, etc. -- Feed door, a door to a furnace, by which to supply coal. -- Feed head. (a) A cistern for feeding water by gravity to a steam boiler. (b) (Founding) An excess o…

A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.

A part of a French newspaper (usually the bottom of the page), devoted to light literature, criticism, etc.; also, the article or tale itself, thus printed.

A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax, hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures. Fiber gun, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw, etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at t…

e of thought; thread of narration. [Obs.] Let me resume the file of my narration. Sir H. Wotton. File firing, the act of firing by file, or each file independently of others. -- File leader, the soldier at the front of any file, who covers and leads those in rear of him. -- File marching, the marching of a line two d…