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e, free from pain, trouble, or anxiety. "His soul shall dwell at ease." Ps. xxv. 12. -- Chapel of ease. See under Chapel. -- Ill at ease, not at ease, disquieted; suffering; anxious. -- To stand at ease (Mil.), to stand in a comfortable attitude in one's place in the ranks. -- With ease, easily; without much effort…

bout an eccentric axis used to give variable rotation. -- Eccentric hook or gab, a hook-shaped journal box on the end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap. -- Eccentric rod, the rod that connects as eccentric strap with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric. -- Eccentric sheave, or Eccentric pulley, an eccen…

ncludes the sea urchins. They have a calcareous, usually more or less spheroidal or disk-shaped, composed of many united plates, and covered with movable spines. See Spatangoid, Clypeastroid. [Written also Echinidea, and Echinoida.]

ornament is often identified with Roman Doric capital. The name probably alludes to the shape of the shell of the sea urchin.

(Astron.), the space of 12º on the moon's orbit from the node, within which, if the moon happens to be at full, it will be eclipsed. -- Solar ecliptic limit, the space of 17º from the lunar node, within which, if a conjunction of the sun and moon occur, the sun will be eclipsed.

Admitted to a state of paradisaic happiness. [R.] Davies (Wit's Pilgr. ).

To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.

The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal. Edging machine, a machine tool with a revolving cutter, for dressing edges, as of boards, or metal plates, to a pattern or templet.

To build; to construct. [Archaic] There was a holy chapel edified. Spenser.

A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.

To form; to shape. [Obs.] Efforming their words within their lips. Jer. Taylor.

The act of giving shape or form. [Obs.] Ray.

A variety of squash with small egg-shaped fruit.

of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.

Foolishly elated by spiritual pride. Warburton. You ought not be elated at the chance mishaps of your enemies. Jowett (Thucyd. ).

passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe.

Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter.

Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or ellipsoidal form.

A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness; Paradise.

The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute player has a good embouchure.