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The sunlight reflected from the earth to the moon, by which we see faintly, when the moon is near the sun (either before or after new moon), that part of the moon's disk unillumined by direct sunlight, or "the old moon in the arms of the new."

The quality or state of being earthly; worldliness; grossness; perishableness.

An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal. Earthings oft her deemed a deity. Drummond.

Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; earthly flowers; earthly praise. This earthly load Of death, called life. Milton. Whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things. Phil. iii. 19.…

Having a mind devoted to earthly things; worldly-minded; -- opposed to spiritual-minded. -- Earth"ly-mind`ed*ness, n.

The earthworm. [Obs.] The earthmads and all the sorts of worms . . . are without eyes. Holland.

A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground; as to:

A species of pea (Amphicarpæa monoica). It is a climbing leguminous plant, with hairy underground pods.

A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock. Earthquake alarm, a bell signal constructed to ope…

An earthquake.

An earthquake.

A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores.

Toward the earth; -- opposed to heavenward or skyward.

twork or permanent fortification, for attack or defense, the material of which is chiefly earth.

Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also angleworm and dewworm.

Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter. How pale she looks, And of an earthy cold! Shak. All over earthy, like a piece of earth. Tennyson.

See Cerumen.

ce, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk. "No longer was he earwigged by the Lord Cravens." Lord Campbell.

A witness by means of his ears; one who is within hearing and does hear; a hearer. Fuller.

To bear; to behave. [Obs.] So did the faery knight himself abear. Spenser.