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Agrimony (Agrimonia Eupatoria). [Obs.] Chaucer.

ently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time. Eight days elapsed; at length a pilgrim came. Hoole.

Discriminating choice; discernment. [Obs.] To use men with much difference and election is good. Bacon.

Pertaining to electrometry; made by means of electrometer; as, an electrometrical experiment.

Exercising a nice choice; discriminating beauty or sensitive to beauty; as, elegant taste.

Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. "Elemental strife." Pope.

Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in experiments. In philosophical language, the term empirical means simply what belongs to or is the product of experience or observation. Sir W. Hamilton. The village carpenter . . . lays out his work by empir…

By experiment or experience; without science; in the manner of quacks.

The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment.

Relating to, or resulting from, experience, or experiment; following from empirical methods or data; -- opposed to nativistic.

nly a legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor.

To incase or inclose in a border or rim; to surround with an ornamental casing, as a gem with gold; to encircle; to inclose; to adorn. Enchased with a wanton ivy twine. Spenser. An precious stones, in studs of gold enchased, The shaggy velvet of his buskins graced. Mickle.

The primitive formative juice, from which the tissues, particularly the cellular tissue, are formed.

gle cotyledon, with the first leaves alternate. The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and included all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids, the banana, pineapple, etc. See Exogen.

A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type.

ce beauty or kindness; hence, also, to render more heinous; to aggravate; as, to enhance crime. The reputation of ferocity enhanced the value of their services, in making them feared as well as hated. Southey.

g increased; augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value, price, enjoyments, crime.

normous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity. These clamorous enormities which are grown too big and strong for law or shame. South.

Exceedingly wicked; outrageous; atrocious; monstrous; as, an enormous crime. That detestable profession of a life so enormous. Bale.

An isopod crustacean, parasitic on shrimps.