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Sorrow. [Obs.] Spenser.

In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.

ine used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; -- also called head earing.

An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant.

See Electropuncture.

Ember days. [Obs.]

Incorporation. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Making dear or beloved; causing love. -- En*dear"ing*ly, adv.

Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring disposition. "A better and enduring substance." Heb. x. 34. -- En*dur"ing*ly, adv. T. Arnold. -- En*dur"ing*ness, n.

Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and extended sense, the art and science by which the mechanical properties of matter are made useful to man in structures and machines; the occupation and work of an engineer.

To encircle. [R.] The Muses and the Graces, grouped in threes, Enringed a billowing fountain in the midst. Tennyson.

= Advancing edge.

The sea holly. See Eryngo.

An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones, and other missiles; a springal.

Everlasting. Shak.

Pertaining to, or uttered at, the time of dying; as, expiring words; expiring groans.

Employed in, or designed for, exploration. "Exploring parties." Bancroft.

The tendon by which the eye is moved. Shak.

The act of resolving into factors.

A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair. Gay. Fairing box, a box receiving savings or small sums of money. Hannah More.