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An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.

th sulphur. -- Ethiops per se (Old Chem.), mercury in finely divided state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by shaking it up or by exposure to the air.

, H.C2H5.SO4, produced as a thick liquid by the action of sulphiric acid on alcohol. It appears to be the active catalytic agent in the process of etherification.

Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.

To vanish away; to because dissipated and disappear, like vapor. I believe him to have evanesced or evaporated. De Quincey.

The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plants or hopes. Rambler.

Liable to vanish or disappear; faint; weak; evanescent; as, evanid color. [Obs.] They are very transistory and evanid. Barrow.

A vanishing; disappearance. [R.] T. Jefferson.

The act of carrying up or away; exaltation. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

o introduce what is unexpected or less expected. I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning. Addison.

A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle of the French, the cudweeds, etc.

Having a bad countenance or appearance; ill-favored; blemished; deformed. Bacon. -- E"vil-fa`vored*ness, n. Deut. xvi. 1.

n, r, and v, as in ebullient, emanate, enormous, etc. In words from the French it often appears as es-, sometimes as s- or é-; as, escape, scape, élite. Ex-, prefixed to names implying office, station, condition, denotes that the person formerly held the office, or is out of the office or condition now; as, ex-presiden…

ble, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it. I must excuse what can not be amended. Shak.

To make empty; to render of no effect; to humble. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

Serving to explain; expository. Bp. Pearson.

ns or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; -- used reflexively. Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation against me, one evening. Pope.

entiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression. The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attent…

One who manifests an exquisite attention to external appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop; a dandy.

Empty; frivolous. [A Shakespearean word only once used.] Such exsufflicate and blown surmises. Shak. (Oth. iii. 3, 182).