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See Eager, and Eagre. [Obs.]

with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake. The egregious impudence of this fellow. Bp. Hall. His [Wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be neglected. Milton.

Greatly; enormously; shamefully; as, egregiously cheated.

The state of being egregious.

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

The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure. Embarred from all egress and regress. Holland. Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress. Milton.

The act of going; egress. [R.] B. Jonson.

One who goes out. [R.]

umes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, or Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima). A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage. G. W. Cable.…

Same as Egret, n.,

Joy; gladsomeness.

Quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro. -- n.

The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum). Halliwell.

To soil or daub with grease or other oily matter.

See Chigoe.

To remove grease or fatty matter from, as wool or silk.

A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R.

Sharp; bitter; acid; sour. [Obs.] The egre words of thy friend. Chaucer.

An African talisman or Gri'gri' charm. A greegree man, an African magician or fetich priest.

A black woman; a female negro.