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A mass of large stones thrown into water at random to form bases of piers, breakwaters, etc.

To distinguish by a mark or ornament; esp. (Her.), by a crown; thus, any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.

to bestow as an heritage. Allowing them to entail their estates. Hume. I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. Shak.

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.

on 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.

ng 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.

Rather than. I will be thrown into Etna, . . . ere I will leave her. Shak. Ere long, before, shortly. Shak. -- Ere now, formerly, heretofore. Shak. -- Ere that, and Or are. Same as Ere. Shak.

s 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.

A colorless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant odor, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin.

e stoat. It is found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. In summer it is brown, but in winter it becomes white, except the tip of the tail, which is always black.

a direct path; roving. Seven planets or errant stars in the lower orbs of heaven. Sir T. Browne.

To revert, or become forfeited, to the lord, the crown, or the State, as lands by the failure of persons entitled to hold the same, or by forfeiture.

A thing worthy of regard. [R.] One of the peculiar estimables of her country. Sir T. Browne.