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Belonging to the euphuists, or euphuism; affectedly refined.

To affect excessive refinement in language; to be overnice in expression.

oil consisting largely of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series. [Written also eupion.]

e substance, resembling aurin, and obtained by the oxidation of pittacal; -- called also eupittonic acid. [Written also eupitton.]

Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone.

Having the capacity of becoming organizable in a high degree, as the matter forming the false membranes which sometimes result from acute inflammation in a healthy person. Dunglison.

A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; -- called also Venus's flower-basket.

rwig. The anterior wings are short, in the form of elytra, while the posterior wings fold up beneath them. See Earwig.

Normal breathing where arterialization of the blood is normal, in distinction from dyspnæa, in which the blood is insufficiently arterialized. Foster.

A contrivance for obtaining a light instantaneous, as a lucifer match. Brande & C.

Surmountable; superable. [Obs.] Johnson.

Superiority; superfluity. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.

Surpassing; exceeding; surmounting. [Obs.]

To excel; to surmount. [Obs.]

The act of rising or coming into view. [Obs.] Baxter.

A small oval porcelain or glass cup, having a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye. it is used in the application of liquid remedies to eyes; -- called also eyeglass.

A sudden burst of anger or passion; an angry dispute. [Colloq.]

A conspiracy or plot, esp. for a malicious or evil purpose, as to incriminate a person on false evidence. [Slang]

One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus Sebastichthys; -- called also rockfish. See Rockfish.

General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; make-up; style of dress, etc. [Colloq.] H. Kingsley.