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EMBATTLE v.
are or arm for battle; to equip as for battle. One in bright arms embattled full strong. Spenser. Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world. Emerson.
EMBAY v.
To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMBOIL v. 2 definitions
To boil with anger; to effervesce. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMBOSOM v.
take into, or place in, the bosom; to cherish; to foster. Glad to embosom his affection. Spenser.
EMBOSS v.
o surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset. A knight her met in mighty arms embossed. Spenser.
EMBOW v.
e. "Embowed arches." [Obs. or R.] Sir W. Scott. With gilded horns embowed like the moon. Spenser.
EMBOWEL v.
To imbed; to hide in the inward parts; to bury. Or deep emboweled in the earth entire. Spenser.
EMBOWER v.
To lodge or rest in a bower. [Poetic] "In their wide boughs embow'ring. " Spenser.
EMBRACE v.
To fasten on, as armor. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMBRAID v.
To braid up, as hair. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMBRAVE v.
To decorate; to make showy and fine. [Obs.] And with sad cypress seemly it embraves. Spenser.
EMBREAD v.
To braid. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMBREW v.
To imbrue; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Spenser.
EME n.
An uncle. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMERAUD n.
An emerald. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMMARBLE v.
To turn to marble; to harden. [Obs.] Thou dost emmarble the proud heart. Spenser.
EMOLUMENT n.
The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary. A long . . . enjoyment of the emoluments of office. Bancroft.
EMPAIR v.
To impair. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMPARLANCE n.
Parley; imparlance. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMPASSION v.
passion; to affect strongly. See Impassion. [Obs.] Those sights empassion me full near. Spenser.
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