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The ring of dots round the edge of a medal, etc. Brande & C.

cope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind. O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. 2 Cor. vi. 11.

mind; ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an enlargement of views, of knowledge, of affection.

To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase of knowledge; to instruct; as, to enlighten the mind or understanding. The conscience enlightened by the Word and Spirit of God. Trench.

h, a sleeve; -- said of the chief when lines are drawn from the middle point of the upper edge upper edge to the sides.

render opulent; to increase the possessions of; as, to enrich the understanding with knowledge. Seeing, Lord, your great mercy Us hath enriched so openly. Chaucer's Dream.

put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.

Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no kind of teeth.

The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line. Totten.

The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge.

Represented with jagged and uneven edges, as is torn off; -- used esp. of the head or limb of a beast. Cf. Couped.

Of the Hedgehog family; like, or characteristic of, a hedgehog.

Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or irregularly toothed.

Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned. "A most erudite prince." Sir T. More. "Erudite . . . theology." I. Taylor. -- Er"u*dite`ly, adv. -- Er"u*dite`ness, n.

A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach. See Scarp.

Eskimo dog (Zoöl.), one of breed of large and powerful dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.

A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners. Wilhelm.

A straight, heavy sword with two edges, used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

That branch of knowledge which has for its subject the characteristics of the human family, developing the details with which ethnology as a comparative science deals; descriptive ethnology. See Ethnology.

Evangel. [Obs.] The sacred pledge of Christ's evangely. Spenser.