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zation; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May. That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between The effect and it. Shak.

Pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with, an ægilops, or tumor in the corner of the eye.

Pertaining to egoism; imbued with egoism or excessive thoughts of self; self-loving. Ill-natured feeling, or egoistic pleasure in making men miserable. G. Eliot.

., old age. [Obs. or Archaic] As sooth is said, eelde hath great avantage. Chaucer. Great Nature, ever young, yet full of eld. Spenser.

A power in nature, a manifestation of energy, exhibiting itself when in disturbed equilibrium or in activity by a circuit movement, the fact of direction in which involves polarity, or opposition of properties in opposite directions; also, by attraction for many substances, by a law involving attraction between surface…

Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; - - the converse or correlative of electro-negative.

Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance. "Eleemosynary cures." Boyle.

which is elegant; that which is tasteful and highly attractive. The beautiful wildness of nature, without the nicer elegancies of art. Spectator.

mica are the elements of granite. The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn. Jowett (Thucyd.).

cordial or substance which invigorates. The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature. Addison.

Emanative; of the nature of an emanation. Dr. H. More.

to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature.

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, emphysema; swelled; bloated.

In a lump; as a whole; all together. "Movement of the ossicles en bloc." Nature.

ortunities, and the like; to render competent for; to empower; to endow. Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor. Addison.

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia; embracing a wide range of subjects.

Pertaining to endosmose; of the nature endosmose; osmotic. Carpenter.

To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits.

That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural. His early endowments had fitted him for the work he was to do. I. Taylor.

r not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive. The great energies of nature are known to us only by their effects. Paley.