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Empire; sovereignty; dominion. [Archaic] Shak. Struggling for my woman's empery. Mrs. Browning.

Not really, but apparently. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

To puzzle. [Archaic] Sir T. Browne.

Empyrean. Mrs. Browning.

e or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the city. Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. Parnell.

The neck of horse. R. Browning.

The trade or work of an engraver. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

To find harbor or safety in; to dwell in or inhabit. W. Browne.

Direction; command; authoritative admonition. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresceïn, and named from the fine rose-red which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine red ink. Its solution is fluorescent.

son looking from the nave toward the chancel. One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. R. Browning.

Pertaining to sexual desire; sensual. Sir T. Browne.

A feasting or feast; banquet. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Having equal legs or sides; isosceles. [R.] "Equicrural triangles." Sir T. Browne.

ing at an equal distance from the same point or thing. -- E`qui*dis"tant*ly, adv. Sir T. Browne.

Having the same form; uniform. -- E`qui*for"mi*ty, n. Sir T. Browne.

To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like. "To erect conclusions." Sir T. Browne. "Malebranche erects this proposition." Locke.

A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.

A logical deduction. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.