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[A. S. efete.] Zool .: The name popularly given to two series of lizard-looking animals, the first the genuine Lacer tide, which are reptiles, the other the Sal am and ride, which are Amphibians. The former are land animals, the latter frequent the water. Sometimes the term eft is given to the land animals, and newt to the water ones, but in Bell's British Reptiles the term eft is used only once and is applied to a water species-the Common Smooth Newt, Small Newt, Eft or Evet ( Lis so triton punctatus ). eft, *efte, adv. & a. [A. S.] A. As adverb: 1. Again, a second time, back, in return. IMG:content-0788.png:[blocks in formation] "The air hath got into my deadly wounds, And much efuse of blood doth make me faint." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. III ., ii. 6. ef-fus-ing, pr . par ., a . & s. [EFFUSE, v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip. adj.: (See the Ado , iv. 2. verb.) "Yes, marry, that's the eftest way." -Shakesp.: Much *eft-soon', *eft-soons', *eft-sone, *eft-sones, adv. [Eng. eft, and soon .] Soon, soon after, shortly, C. As subst.: The same as EFFUSION (q. v.). ef-füsion, *ef-fu-syon, s. [Latin effusio a quickly. IMG:content-0789.png:[blocks in formation] egal ē'-gal, a. [Fr.) Equal, impartial, fair. "Whose souls do bear an egal yoke of love." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice, iii. 4. ě-găl-1-těe, *e-gal-i-ty, 8. [Fr. égal ité .] Equality. e-gal-lỹ, *e-gal-y, adv . [English egal ; -ly.] Equally, in the same degree. e-gal-ne , s . [Eng.egal;-ne .] Equality. "Such an egalne hath Nature made Sackville & Norton: Ferrex and Porrex, i. 2. Between the brethren."