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To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; as, to entertain friends with conversation, etc. The weary time she can not entertain. Shak.

Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting. -- En`ter*tain"ing*ly, adv. -- En`ter*tain"ing*ness, n.

To invite; to entertain. [Obs.] "Pleasures to entreat." Spenser.

Used in entreaty; pleading. [R.] "Entreative phrase." A. Brewer.

ncompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop. Dwelling in a pleasant glade, With mountains round about environed. Spenser. Environed he was with many foes. Shak. Environ me with darkness whilst I write. Donne.

n envy of Cæsar. Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of another, or anger and displeasure at any good of another which we want, or any advantage another hath above us. Ray. No bliss Enjoyed by us excites his envy more. Milton. Envy, to which the ignoble mind's a slave, Is emulation in the learned or brave. Pop…

A carriage of state or of pleasure with all that accompanies it, as horses, liveried servants, etc., a showy turn-out. The rumbling equipages of fashion . . . were unknown in the settlement of New Amsterdam. W. Irving.

A colorless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant odor, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin.

Controversial. [Archaic] A specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic. Coleridge.

Ease; pleasure. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A fossil resin, so called from its strong, peculiar, pleasant odor.

Pertaining to, or exhibiting, euphony; agreeable in sound; pleasing to the ear; euphonious; as, a euphonic expression; euphonical orthography.

Pleasing or sweet in sound; euphonic; smooth-sounding. Hallam. -- Eu*pho"ni*ous*ly, adv.

A pleasing or sweet sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.

r persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain. To make the even truth in pleasure flow. Shak.

fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely. "Exactly wrought." Shak. His enemies were pleased, for he had acted exactly as their interests required. Bancroft.

charge to a jury; or as to lapse of time, or scandal, impertinence, or insufficiency in a pleading; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts something before granted. Burrill.

A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country.

One who goes on an excursion, or pleasure trip.

Making or containing excuse or apology; apologetical; as, an excusatory plea.