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ELEMENTAR a.
Elementary. [Obs.] Skelton.
ELEMENTARINESS n.
The state of being elementary; original simplicity; uncompounded state.
ELEMENTARITY n.
Elementariness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
ELEMENTARY a. 3 definitions
Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance.
ELEMENTATION n.
Instruction in the elements or first principles. [R.]
ELEMENTOID a.
Resembling an element.
ELIQUAMENT n.
A liquid obtained from fat, or fat fish, by pressure.
ELMEN a.
Belonging to elms. [Obs.]
ELOIGNMENT n.
Removal to a distance; withdrawal. [Obs.]
ELOINMENT n.
See Eloignment.
ELOPEMENT n.
The act of eloping; secret departure; -- said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation.
EMBALMMENT n.
The act of embalming. [R.] Malone.
EMBANKMENT n. 2 definitions
The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.
EMBARKMENT n.
Embarkation. [R.] Middleton.
EMBARRASSMENT n. 2 definitions
A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say; disconcertedness. The embarrassment which inexperienced minds have often to express themselves upon paper. W. Irving. The embarrassments tom co…
EMBASEMENT n.
Act of bringing down; depravation; deterioration. South.
EMBATTLEMENT n. 2 definitions
An intended parapet; a battlement.
EMBAYMENT n.
A bay. [R.] The embayment which is terminated by the land of North Berwick. Sir W. Scott.
EMBEDMENT n.
The act of embedding, or the state of being embedded.
EMBELLISHMENT n. 2 definitions
The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment. In the selection of their ground, as well as in the embellishment of it. Prescott.
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