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EXTEMPORE-EXTENSOR.

EXTEMPORE, eks-tem'po-re, ad. (Latin.) Without premeditation, suddenly; readily; in an extemporaneous manner; applied generally to speeches or poems spoken without having been previously studied. EXTEMPORINESS, eks-tem'po-re-nes, s. The state of being unpremeditated; the state of being composed, performed, or uttered without previous study. EXTEMPORIZE, eks-tem'po-rize, v. n. To speak extempore; to speak without previous study or preparation; to discourse without notes or written composition.

EXTEMPORIZER, eks-tem'po-ri-zur, s. One who speaks without previous study, or without written composition.

EXTEND, eks-tend', v. a. (extendo, Lat.) To stretch in any direction; to carry forward, or continue in length, as a line; to spread in breadth; to expand or dilate in size; to stretch; to reach forth; to spread; to enlarge; to widen; to continue; to prolong; to communicate; to bestow on; to use or exercise toward; to impart; to yield or give. In Law, to value lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt, or to levy on lands as an execution;-. n. to stretch; to reach; to be continued in length or breadth.

EXTENDER, eks-ten'dur, s. He or that which ex

tends or stretches.

EXTENDIBLE, eks-ten'de-bl, a. Capable of being

extended.

EXTENDLESSNESS, eks-tend'les-nes, s. Unlimited extension.-Obsolete.

EXTENSIBILITY, eks-ten-se-bil'e-te, s.

The capacity of being extended, or of suffering extension. In Physics, the property possessed by certain bodies of becoming elongated, or drawn out, when subjected to the operation of two opposite forces. EXTENSIBLE, eks-ten'se-bl, a. That may be extended; susceptible of enlargement. EXTENSIBLENESS.-See Extensibility. EXTENSILE, eks-ten'sil, a. Capable of being extended.

EXTENSION, eks-ten'shun, s. (extensio, Lat.) The act of extending; a stretching; the state of being extended; enlargement in breadth, or continuation of length. In Physics, the extent of a body in one of its three dimensions, breadth, length, or thickness. In Physiology, the straightening of a limb or organ previously bent by the action of the extensor muscles. In Surgery, an operation by which the articular surface of a dislocated limb, or the fragments of a broken bone, are reduced to their natural state.

EXTENSIONAL, eks-ten'shun-al, a. Having great extent. Obsolete.

EXTENSIVE, eks-ten'siv, a. Wide; large; having great enlargement or extent; that may be extended. Obsolete in the last sense. Silver-beaters choose the finest coin, as that which is most extensive under the hammer.-Boyle. EXTENSIVELY, eks-ten'siv-le, ad. Widely; largely; to a great extent.

EXTENSIVENESS, eks-ten'siv-nes, s. Wideness; largeness; extent; diffusiveness; capacity of being extended.

EXTENSOR, eks-ten'sur, s. (Latin.) A muscle, the use of which is to extend or strengthen the limb or organ to which its moveable extremity is attached.

EXTENT-EXTERNAL.

EXTENT, eks-tent', s. (extento, I stretch out, Lat ) Space or degree to which a thing is extended; compass; bulk; size; length; communication; distribution. In Law, a writ directed to the sheriff against the body, lands, and goods, or the lands only, of a debtor. It is sometimes called an extendi facias. Extent in chief, a proceeding by the king for the recovery of his own debt, and in which he is the real plaintiff. Extent in aid, a writ sued out at the instance, and for the benefit of the crown, against the debtor of a crown debtor, but in which the king is a nominal plaintiff only. EXTENUATE, eks-ten'u-ate, v. a. (extenuo, Lat.) To make thin, lean, or slender; to lessen; to diminish; to lessen in representation; to palliate; to lessen or diminish in honour;-(seldom used in the last sense ;)

Righteous are thy decrees on all thy works;
Who can extenuate thee?-Milion.

to make rare;-(obsolete.)-a. thin; slender.Obsolete as an adjective.

The body slender, lank, and extenuate.-Hulot. EXTENUATION, eks-ten-u-a'shun, s. The act of making thin; the process of growing thin or lean; the losing of flesh; the act of representing anything less wrong, faulty, or criminal than it is in fact; palliation; mitigation; alleviation. EXTENUATORY, eks-ten'u-ay-to-re, a. Palliative. EXTERIOR, eks-te're-ur, a. (Latin.) External; outward, applied to the outside or outer surface of a body, and opposed to interior; on the outside, with reference to a person; extrinsic; foreign; relating to foreign nations;-s. the outward surface; that which is external; outward or visible deportment; appearance. Exterior polygon, in Fortification, the outlines of the works drawn from one outer angle, or the distance of one outer bastion, to the point of another, reckoned quite round the works.

EXTERIORITY, eks-te-re-or'c-te, s. Outwardness; the superficies.

EXTERIORLY, eks-te're- ur-le, ad. Outwardly; externally.

The act

EXTERIORS, eks-te're-urz, s. pl. The outward parts of a thing; outward or external deportment, or forms and ceremonies; visible acts. EXTERMINATE, eks-ter'me-nate, v. a. (extermino, Lat.) To destroy utterly; to drive away; to extirpate; to eradicate; to root out; to abolish; to root out as plants. In Algebra, to take away or expel from an expression or equation. EXTERMINATION, eks-ter-me-na'shun, s. of exterminating; total expulsion or destruction; eradication; extirpation; excision. In Algebra, the taking away or expelling of something from an expression or from an equation. EXTERMINATOR, eks-ter'ine-nay-tur, s. that which exterminates. EXTERMINATORY, eks-ter'me-nay-tur-e, a. Serving or tending to exterminate. EXTERMINE, eks-ter'min, v. a. To exterminate.— Obsolete.

He or

Enemies that strive to destroy, loose, abolish, burn, and extermine from the world the books of it-Donne.

EXTERN.-See External. EXTERNAL, eks-ter'nal, a. (externus, Lat.) Outward; exterior, as the external surface of a body, opposed to internal; not ntrinsic; not being within; exterior; visible; apparent; foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations.

EXTERNALITY-EXTIRPATION.

EXTERNALITY, eks-ter-nal'e-te, s. External perception.

EXTERNALLY, eks-ter'nal-le, ad. Outwardly; on the outside; in appearance; visibly. EXTERNALS, eks-ter'nalz, s. pl.

The outward parts; exterior form; outward rites and ceremonies; visible forms.

EXTERNO-MEDIAL, eks-ter'no-me'de-al, a. An epithet given by Kirby to the third principal nervure of the wings of insects. EXTERRANEOUS, eks-ter-ra'ne-us, a. (exterraneus, Lat.) Foreign; belonging to or coming from

abroad.

EXTERTION, eks-ter'shun, s. (extersio, Lat.) The act of wiping or rubbing out.

EXTIL, eks-til', v. n. (extillo, Lat.) To drop or distil from.

EXTILLATION, eks-til-la'shun, s. The act of falling in drops.

EXTIMULATE, EXTIMULATION.-See Stimulate, Stimulation.

EXTINCT, eks-tingkt', a. (extinctus, Lat.) Extinguished; put out; quenched; being at an end; having no survivor; having ceased; being at an end, by abolition or disuse; having no force;v. a. to make extinct; to put out.-Obsolete as a verb.

Give renew'd fire to our extincted spirits.-Shaks. EXTINCTION, eks-tingk'shun, s. (extinctio, Lat.) The act of putting out or destroying life or fire, by quenching, suffocation, or otherwise; the state of being extinguished, quenched, or suffocated; destruction; excision; suppression; a putting an end to. In Chemistry, extinction of lime, the reduction of lime to the state of a hydrate by the aspersion of water. Extinction of mercury, the tituration of mercury with other substances, until all the metallic globules have disappeared. EXTINGUISH, eks-ting'gwish, v. a. (extinguo, Lat.) To put out; to quench; to suffocate; to destroy; to put an end to; to cloud or obscure by superior splendour. EXTINGUISHABLE, eks-ting'gwish-a-bl, a. That may be quenched, destroyed, or suppressed. EXTINGUISHER, eks-ting'gwish-ur, 8. He or that which extinguishes; a hollow conical utensil to be put on a candle to extinguish the flame. EXTINGUISHMENT, eks-ting'gwish-ment, s. act of putting out or quenching; extinction; suppression; destruction; abolition; nullification; a putting an end to, or a coming to an end; termination. In Law, the extinction or annihilation of a right, estate, &c., by means of its being merged or consolidated with another, generally a greater or less extensive right. The term is applied to commons, estates, copyholds, debts, liberties, services, and wages. EXTIRP, eks-terp', v. a. (ex, and stirps, the root, Lat.) To extirpate.-Obsolete.

Which to extirpe he laid him privily

The

Down in a darksome lowly place far in.-Spenser. EXTIRPABLE, eks-ter'pa-bl, a. That may be era

dicated.

EXTIRPATE, eks-ter'pate, v. a. (extirpo, Lat.) To pull or pluck up by the roots; to root out; to eradicate; to destroy totally; to destroy wholly. In Surgery, to cut out; to cut off; to eat out; to remove.

EXTIRPATION, eks-ter-pa'shun, 8. The act of rooting out; eradication; excision; total destruction.

EXTIRPATIONE-EXTRACT.

EXTIRPATIONE, eks-ter-pa-she-o'ne, s. (Latin.) A judicial writ that lay against one who, after a verdict found against him for land, &c. maliciously overthrows any house or trees upon it to the great damage thereof: it lay both after and before judgment.-Reg. Jud. 13, 56, 58.

EXTIRPATOR, eks-ter'pa-tur, s. One who roots out; a destroyer.

EXTISPEX, eks'te-speks, s. (Latin.) In Roman Antiquity, a soothsayer who drew presages from viewing the entrails of animals offered in sacrifice. EXTISPICIOUS, eks-te-spish'us, a. (extispicium, soothsaying, Lat.) Augurial; relating to the inspection of the entrails of beasts offered in sacrifice, in order to prognostication.-Obsolete. EXTOL, eks-tol', v. a. (extollo, Lat.) To raise in words or eulogy; to praise; to exalt in commendation; to magnify.

EXTOLLER, eks-tol'lur, s. One who praises cr magnifies; a praiser or magnifier.

EXTORSIVE, eks-tawr'siv, a. Serving to extort tending to draw from by compulsion. EXTORSIVELY, eks-tawr'siv-le, ad. In an extorsive

manner.

EXTORT, eks-tawrt', v. a. (extortus, Lat.) To draw from by force or compulsion; to wrest or wring from; to gain by violence or oppression;-v. n. to practise extortion.

EXTORTER, eks-tawr'tur, s. One who extorts or practises extortion.

EXTORTION, eks-tawr'shun, s. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, duress, menace, authority, or by any undue exercise of power; illegal exaction; illegal compulsion to pay money or to do some other act. At the Common Law, extortion is punishable by fine and imprisonment. The exacting of an unfair price from a person or persons, in consequence of necessity or ignorance, is a common acceptation of extortion; but this is not punishable by law, as a person is allowed to ask any price they please for what they sell. EXTORTIONARY, eks-tawr'shun-ar-e, a. Practising extortion.

EXTORTIONATE, eks-tawr'shun-ate, a. OppresEXTORTIONOUS, eks-tawr'shun-us, sive; containing extortion.

EXTORTIONER, eks-tawr'shun-ur, s. One who practises extortion.

EXTORTIOUS, eks-tawr'shus, a. Oppressive; violent; unjust.

EXTRA, eks'tra. A Latin preposition, denoting beyond or excess, extraordinary or the like; as extra work, extra pay, work or pay beyond what is usual or agreed on. Extra-constellary stars, in Astronomy, such stars as have not yet been classed under any of the constellations. Extra tempora, a licence from the pope to take holy orders at any

time.

EXTRA-AXILLARY, cks'tra-ag-zil'la-re, a. In Botany, growing from above or below the axils of the leaves or branches.

EXTRA COSTS, eks'tra kosts, s. In Law, such costs as the peculiar circumstances of the case have rendered it necessary to incur, but which do not necessarily arise out of the ordinary proceedings of the case.

EXTRACT, eks-trakt', v. a. (extraho, Lat.) To draw out; to draw out as the juices or essence of a substance, by distillation, solution, or other means;

EXTRACT-EXTRAFOLIACEOUS.

to take out; to take from; to take out or select a part; to take a passage or passages from a book or writing; in a general sense, to draw from by any means or operation. EXTRACT, cks'trakt, s. That which is extracted or drawn from something. In Literature, a passage taken from a book or writing. In Chemistry, a peculiar substance supposed to form the active principle of the vegetable in which it occurs, termed also the extractive or bitter principle; extraction; descent.-Obsolete in the last two senses.

The apostle gives it a value suitable to its extract, branding it with the most ignominious imputation of foolishness.-South.

In Pharmacy, the product of the evaporation of a fluid obtained either by the expression of animal or vegetable substances, or by their subjection to the action of alcohol or of water. EXTRACTION, eks-trak'shun, s. (ertractio, Lat.) The act of drawing out; descent; lineage; birth; derivation of persons from a stock or family. In Chemistry, the act of separating a simple or compound substance from a body, of which it is a constituent part. In Surgery, an operation, by which foreign or diseased parts are removed by the natural or by artificial openings; as a bone from the œsophagus, a tooth from the jaw, or a calculus from the bladder. Extraction of roots, in Arithmetic and Algebra, an operation which consists in finding a certain root of a number or algebraic symbol; as, 7 is the root of 49, and x is the root of x2.

EXTRACTIVE, eks-trak'tiv, s. In Chemistry, a solid substance, soluble in water and alcohol;-a. that may be produced by chemical extraction. EXTRACTOR, eks-trak tur, s. In Midwifery, an instrument or forceps for extracting a child by the head in difficult cases of parturition. EXTRACTUM, eks-trak tum, s. In Pharmacy, an extract, of which the following are the chief:

E. aconiti, extract of aconite; E. aloes purificatum, pu rified extract of aloes; E. anthemidis, extract of camomile, formerly called extractum chamomeli; E. belledonut, extract of belladonna; E. cinchong, extract of bark; E. cinchmæ resinosum, resinous extract of bark; E. colchici aceticum, acetic extract of meadow saffron; E. colchici cormi, extract of the cormus of meadow saffron E. colocynthidis, extract of colocynth; E. colocyn thidis compositum, extractum catharticum, compound extract of colocynth-cathartic extract; E. conti, extract of hemlock, formerly called succus ciente spissatus; E. digitalis, extract of foxglove; E. cliterii, extract of eliterium; E. gentiano, extract of gentian; E. glicyrrhizæ, extract of liquorice; E. hamatoryli, extract of logwood, formerly called extractum ligni campechiensis; E. logos cyami, extract of henbane; E. jalap, extract of jalap; E. Lactucre, extract of lettuce ; E. Împadi-E. humuli, extract of hops; E. opii purificatum, extract of opium, formerly called extractum tliebaicum and opium colatum ; E. papaveris, extract of white poppy; E. parcire, extract of pareira; E. rhei, extract of rhubarb; E. ruta, extract of rue; E. sarsaparille, extract of sarsaparilla; E. stramoni, extract of thorn-apple; E. turaxaci, extract of dandelion.

EXTRADICTIONARY,eks-tra-dik'shun-ar-e, a. (extra, and dictio, a speaking, Lat.) Consisting not in words but in realities.-Obsolete.

Of extradictionary and real fallacies, Aristotle and logicians make six.-Brown. EXTRADOS, eks-tra'dos, s. (French.) In Architecture, the exterior curve of an arch. The term is generally applied to denote the upper curve of the roussoirs, or stones, which immediately form

the arch.

EXTRAFOLIACEOUS, eks-tra-fol-e-a'shus, a,

EXTRAGENEOUS-EXTRAVAGANCY.

Botany, away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them. EXTRAGENEOUS, eks-tra-je'ne-us, a. (extra, and genus, kind, Lat.) Belonging to another kind. EXTRAJUDICIAL, eks-tra-ju-dish'al, a. (extra, without, Lat. and judicial.) Out of the proper court, or the ordinary course of legal procedure. EXTRAJUDICIALLY, eks-tra-ju-dish'al-le, ad. In a manner out of the ordinary legal proceedings. EXTRALIMITARY, eks-tra-lim'e-tar-e, 8. (extra, Lat. and limit.) Being beyond the limit or bounds. EXTRAMISSION, eks-tra-mish'un, s. (extra, and mitto, I send, Lat.) A sending out; emission. EXTRAMUNDANE, eks-tra-mun'dane, a. (ertra, and mundus, the world, Lat.) Beyond the limit of the material world. EXTRANEOUS, eks-tra'ne-us, a. (extraneus, Lat.) Foreign; not belonging to a thing; existing withont; not intrinsic. EXTRAOFFICIAL, eks'tra-of-fish'al, a. Not within the limits of official duty.

EXTRAORDINARIES, eks-trawr'de-nar-iz, s. pl. Things which exceed the usual order, kind, or method.

EXTRAORDINARII, eks-trawr-de-na're-i, s. (Latin.) Among the Romans, a body of men, consisting of a third part of the foreign horse, and a fifth of the foot, which was separated from the rest of the forces borrowed from the confederate states. EXTRAORDINARILY, eks-trawr'de-nar-e-le, ad. In a manner out of the ordinary or usual method; beyond the common course, limits, or order; in an uncommon degree; remarkably; particularly; eminently. EXTRAORDINARINESS, eks-trawr'de-nar-e-nes, s. Uncommonness; remarkableness.

EXTRAORDINARY, eks-trawr'de-na-re, a. Beyond or out of the common order or method; not in the usual, customary, or regular course; not ordinary; exceeding the common degree or measure; remarkable; uncommon, rare, or wonderful; special; particular; sent for a special purpose, or on a particular occasion;-s. anything which exceeds ordinary method or computation; uncommon in the singular number;-ad. extraordinarily. EXTRAPAROCHIAL, eks-tra-par-o'ke-al, a. (extra, Lat. and parochial.) Not comprehended within any parish; privileged or exempt from the duties of a parish.

EXTRAPHYSICAL, eks-tra-fiz'e-kal, a. (extra, and physicus, natural, Lat.) Metaphysical; out of the natural order. EXTRAPROFESSIONAL, eks-tra-pro-fesh'un-al, a. Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty.

EXTRAPROVINCIAL, eks tra-pro-vin'shal, a. Not within the same province.

EXTRAREGULAR, eks-tra-reg'u-lăr, a. Not comprehended within a rule or rules.

EXTRATERRITORIAL, eks-tra-ter-e-to're-al, a. Being beyond or without the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction.

EXTRATROPICAL, eks-tra-trop'e-kal, a. Beyond the tropics; without the tropics, north or south. EXTRAVAGANCE, eks-trav'a-gans, s. (extra, EXTRAVAGANCY, eks-trav'a-gan-se, and rugans, wandering, Lat.) A wandering beyond a limit; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit; a going beyond the limits of strict truth or probability; excess of affection, passion, or ap

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EXTRAVAGANT-EXTREME.

petite; excess in expenditure of property; the
expending of money without necessity, or beyond
what is reasonable or proper; dissipation; an ex-
cess or wandering from prescribed limits; irregu-
larity; wildness.

EXTRAVAGANT, eks-trav'a-gant, a. Wandering be-
yond limits; excessive; exceeding due bounds;
unreasonable; irregular; wild; not within ordi-
nary limits of truth or probability, or other usual
bounds; exceeding necessity or propriety; waste-
ful; prodigal; profuse in expenses;-s. one who
is confined to no general rule.
EXTRAVAGANTLY, eks-trav'a-gant-le, ad. In an
extravagant manner; wildly; not within the limits
of truth or probability; unreasonably; excessively;
expensively or profusely to an unjustifiable degree.
EXTRAVAGANTNESS, eks-trav'a-gant-nes, s. Ex-
cess; extravagance.

EXTRAVAGANTS, eks-trav'a-gants, 8. In Church
History, certain decretal epistles or constitutions
of the popes, which were published after the Cle-
mentines, and not at first arranged and digested
with the other papal constitutions; they were
afterwards inserted in the body of the Canon Law.
EXTRAVAGANZA, eks-trav-a-gan'za, s. (Italian.)
In Music, a piece of music remarkable for its in-
coherence and wildness.

EXTREMELESS-EXUCCOUS.

seven sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, founded on the following passage:- If any be sick among you, let him call upon the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.'-James v. 14. EXTREMELESS, eks-treme'les, a. Having no extremes or extremities; infinite. EXTREMELY, eks-treme'le, ad. In the utmost degree; to the utmost point; in familiar language, very much; greatly. EXTREMITY, eks-trem'e-te, s. (extremitas, Lat.) The utmost point or side; the verge; the point or border that terminates a thing; the utmost parts; the highest or furthest degree; extreme or utmost distress, straits, difficulties; the utmost rigour or violence; the most aggravated

state.

EXTRICABLE, eks'tre-ka-bl, a. That can be extricated.

EXTRICATE, eks'tre-kate, v. a. (extrico, Lat.) To disembarrass; to free from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to send out; to cause to be omitted or evolved.

EXTRICATION, eks-tre-ka'shun, s. The act of disentangling; a freeing from perplexities and difficulties; disentanglement; the act of sending out or evolving.

EXTRAVAGATE, eks-trav'a-gate, v. n. To wander EXTRINSIC, eks-trin'sik, out of limits.- Obsolete.

When the body plunges into the luxury of sense, the mind will extravagate through all the regions of a vitiated imagination.- Warburton.

EXTRAVAGATION, eks-trav-a-ga'shun, s. Excess;
a wandering beyond limits.

EXTRAVASATE, eks-trav ́a-sate, v. a. (extra, and vas,
a vessel, Lat.) To let out of the proper vessels, as
blood.
EXTRAVASATION, eks-trav-a-sa'shun, s. (extrava-
satio, from extra, and vas, a vessel, Lat.) In Pa-
thology, the escape of the animal fluids, especially
of blood or serum, from their natural vessels, and
their consequent infiltration or effusion into the
meshes of the adjoining tissue.
EXTRAVENATE, eks-tra-ve'nate, a. (extra, and vena,
a vein, Lat.) Let out of the veins.
EXTRAVERSION, eks-tra-ver'shun, s. (extra, and
versio, a turning, Lat.) The act of throwing out
the state of being turned or thrown out.-Seldom
used.

EXTREAT, eks-trete', s. Extraction.-Obsolete.

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Or drawn forth from her by divine extreat.-Spenser. EXTREME, eks-treme', a. (extremus, Lat.) Outermost; utmost; furthest; at the utmost point, edge, or border; greatest; most violent; last, beyond which there is none; worst or best that can exist or be supposed, as an extreme case; most pressing; s. the utmost point or verge of a thing; that part which terminates a body; extremity; utmost point; furthest degree. In Logic, the extremes of a syllogism are the predicate and the subject. In Music, those intervals in which the diatonic distances are increased or diminished by a chromatic semitone. Extreme and mean ratio, in Mathematics, a straight line is said to be divided in extreme and mean ratio, when the whole is to the greater part as the greater part is to the less; or when the rectangle cortained by the whole and the smaller segment is equal to the square of the greater segment. Extreme unction, one of the

a. (extrinsecus, EXTRINSICAL, eks-trin'se-kal, S Lat.) External; outward; not contained in or belonging to a body.

EXTRINSICALLY, eks-trin 'se-kal-le, ad. From without; externally.

EXTRORSAL, eks-trawr'sal, a. (extrorsum, towards
the outside, Lat.) In Botany, being turned from
the axis.

EXTRUCT, eks-trukt', v. a. (extructus, Lat.) To
build; to construct.-Obsolete.
EXTRUCTION, eks-truk ́shun, s. A building.-Ob-

solete.

EXTRUCTIVE, eks-trukʼtiv, a.

structure.

Forming into a

A builder; a con

EXTRUCTOR, eks-truk'tur, s.
triver; a fabricator.
EXTRUDE, eks-trood', v. a. (extrudo, Lat.) To
thrust out; to urge, force, or press out; to expel;
to drive away; to drive off.
EXTRUSION, eks-troo'zhun, 's. The act or thrust-
ing or throwing out; a driving out; expulsion.
EXTUBERANCE, eks-tu'ber-anz, 8. (extuberatio,
EXTUBERANCY, eks-tu'ber-an-se, Lat.) A pro-
tuberance or swelling on any part of the body;
anything swelling out by an unnatural growth.
EXTUMESCENCE, eks-tu-mes'sens, s. (extumescens,
Lat.) A swelling.
EXUBERANCE, egz-u'be-rans, 8. (exuberans,

} Lat.) Απ

abundance; an overflowing quantity; richness;
superfluous abundance; luxuriance; overgrowth;
superfluous shoots, as of trees.

EXUBERANT, egz-u'be-rant, a. Abundant; plen-
teous; rich; over-abundant; superfluous; luxu-
riant; pouring forth abundance; producing in
plenty.
EXUBERANTLY, egz-u'be-rant-le, ad. Abundantly;
very copiously; in great plenty; to a superfluous
degree.

EXCBERATE, egz-u'be-rate, v. n. (exubero, Lat)
To abound; to be in great abundance.
ExUCcous.-See Exsuccous.

EXUDE-EYAS.

EXUDE.-Sec Exsude.
EXULCERATE, egz-ul'se-rate, v. a. (exulcero, Lat.)
To cause or produce an ulcer; to allict; to cor-
rode; to enrage;-v. n. to become ulcerous.
EXULCERATION, egz-ul-se-ra'shun, s. In Surgery,
the act or process of ulceration, whether hap-
pening spontaneously, or caused by some irritat-
ing or caustic application; a fretting; exacerba-
tion; corrosion.
EXULCERATORY, egz-ul'se-ra-tur-e, a. Having a
tendency to form ulcers.

EXULT, egz-ult', v. n. (exulto, Lat.) To leap for
joy; to rejoice in triumph; to rejoice exceedingly,
at success or victory; to be glad above measure;
to triumph.

s.

Exultation.-Ob

EXULTANCE, egz-ul'tans,
EXULTANCY, egz-ul'tan-se, solete.
EXULTANT, egz-ul'tant, a. Rejoicing triumphantly.
EXULTATION, egz-ul-ta'shun, s. The act of exult-
ing; lively joy at success or victory, or at any
advantage gained; great gladness; rapturous de-
light; triumph.

EXUMBILICATION, eks-um-bil-e-ka'shun, s. A
starting out of the navel; umbilical iernia.-Not
used.

EXUNDATE, egz-un'date, v. n. (exundo, Lat.) To
overflow. Obsolete.
EXUNDATION, eks-un-da'shun, s. (erundatio, Lat.)
An overtlowing; abundance.-Obsolete.

It is more worthy the Deity to attribute the creation of the world to the rundation and overflowing of his transcendant and infinite goodness.-Ray.

EXUNGULATE, egz-ung'gu-late, v. a. (ex, and ungula, a nail, Lat.) To pare nails; to pare ofl' superfluous parts.

EXUPERABLE, eks-u'per-a-bl, a. (exupero, I overcome, Lat.) That may be overcome or surpassed.

EXUPERANCE, eks-u'per-ans, s. (old French.) Over-
balance; more than sufficiency.

EXUPERANT, eks-u'per-ant, a. Overcoming.
EXUPERATE, eks-u'per-ate, v. a. To excel; to

surmount.-Obsolete.

EXUPERATION, eks-u-per-a'shun, s. The act of excelling or of surmounting.

EXURGENT, eks-urjent, a. (ecurgens, Lat.) Arising; commencing.-Obsolete.

Taking order for government, determining exurgent controversies in a synod.-Dr. Favour. EXUSCITATE.-See Exsusicate.

EXUST, egz-ust', v. a. To burn.-Obsolete. EXUSTION, egz-us'tslun, s. The act or operation of burning up.

EXUTORY, eks'u-to-re, s. (exutoire, Fr.) An artificial ulceration of the skin, kept up by mechanical or irritating agents, as issue-peas, &c., in order to bring some morbid action to the surface which is seated in a more important structure or organ. EXUVIABILITY, egz-u-ve-a-bil'e-te, s.

The power which certain animals possess of changing the integuments without altering their form. EXUVIA, eks-u've-e, s. pl. (Latin.) The cast skin of animals; shells; any parts of animals which are shed or cast off. In Geology, the spoils or remains of animals found in the earth, and supposed to have been deposited there at the deluge. In Botany, whatever is cast off from plants, as bark, &c.

EYAS, i'as, s. (niais, silly; a simpleton, Fr.) A young hawk just taken from the nest, not able to prey

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EYAS-MUSKET-EYE.

for itself;-a. unfledged.-Obsolete as an adjective.

Ere flitting time could wag his eyas wings.Spenser. EYAS-MUSKET, i'as-mus'kit, s. A young unfledged male hawk, or sparrow-hawk-called, in Italian, muschetto.

Here comes little Robin-How now, my cyas-musket, what news with you?-Shaks.

EYE, i, s. (eag, eah, Sax.) Oculus, Lat. The organ
of vision. The eye-ball, in general, consists of,
according to the definitions given by Hoblyn-
I. An anterior transparent portion, the Cornea,
which is a small segment of a small sphere-II.
A posterior, and lateral, and opaque portion, which
consists of a larger segment of a larger sphere,
and is constituted by the Conjunctiva, or Adnata,
or external mucous membrane; the Sclerotica,
or second fibrous membrane, of great firmness,
which gives form and support to the eye-bail;
the Choroid, or membrane situated on the surface
of the sclerotica-its inner lamina is called Tunica
Ruyschiana; the Retina, or the expansion of the
optic nerve, lining the choroid; the Membrana
pupillaris, a vascular membrane which separates
the two chambers of the eye from each other, in
the foetus-it is afterwards absorbed, and disap-
pears in the seventh month. The Eye is further
constituted by an anterior Chamber, or the space
immediately adjoining the Cornea; a posterior
Chamber, or space immediately joining the Crys-
taline lens-these contain the Aqueous humour,
situated between the Cornea and Crystaline lens
-and are divided by the Iris, or Rainbow, placed
in the anterior part of the eye; next is the Crys-
taline lens itself, between the aqueous and the
vitreous humours; the Vitreous humour, which is
in a membrane termed the Hyaloid. The remain-
ing parts are the Meibomian glands, or ciliary
follicles, situated between the tarsal cartilages and
the tunica conjunctiva; the Caruncula lacrymalis,
or membranous elevation at the angle of the eye;
the Pigmentum nigrum, covering the outer and
inuer surface of the choroid membrane-it has
been called Membrana versicolor; the Ligamen-
tum ciliare, which unites the choroid to the scle-
rotica-its inner folds are called the ciliary pro-
cesses; the Foramen centrale of Soemmering, at
the posterior part of the retina, and exactly in the
axis of vision; the Petitian canal, formed by the
separation of the anterior lamina of the crystaline
lens from the posterior. The external parts of
the eye are the Eyebrows, (Supercilia,) the pro-
jections above the eyes, covered with short stiff
hairs; the Eyelids, (Palpebræ,) the moveable veils
which cover the anterior part of the globe of the
eye; the Eyelashes, (Cilia,) the hairs arranged
in double or triple rows on the edges of the eye-
lids.-Sight; view; ocular knowledge; look;
countenance; front; face; direct opposition, as,
to sail in the wind's eye; aspect; regard; re-
spect; notice; observation; vigilance; watch;
view of the mind; opinion formed by observation
or contemplation; something resembling the eye
in form; a small hole or aperture; a perforation;
a small catch for a hook, as, we say hooks and
eyes; a small shade of colour;-(seldom used in
the last sense ;)

The ground indeed is tawny,
With an eye of green in't.-Shaks.

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