eventual (eventual)

[= D. eventueel = Dan. Sw. eventuel, It is curious to observe the prophetic accuracy with which he discerned, not only the existence, but the even tual resources of the western world. Pre scott , Ferd. and Isa., ii. 18. Eventual provision for the payment of the public securities. Hamilton . Perhaps there was some idea of the eventual union of Belgium with France. Quarterly Rev., CXLVI. 119. 2. Contingent upon a future or as yet unknown event; depending upon an uncertain event; that may happen or come about: as, an even tual succe ion. The wisest, happiest of our kind are they That ever walk content with nature's way. And it was bravely spoken: for this answer I love thee more than ever . stowing a portion of it on a prophet, or any of the sons of the prophets. Bp . Atterbury , Sermons, I. viii. 4. To any po ible degree; in any po ible case: with as : a word of enforcement or em- phasis: as, as soon as ever he had done it. IMG:content-0829.png:[blocks in formation] Dutche of Suffolk's Calamity (Child's Ballads, VII. 302). greens , stiff as grenadiers. Ever amongt, ever and anon. Spenser. IMG:content-0830.jpg:[blocks in formation] Ever and anon. See anon . - Ever in onet, always; con- stantly; continually. Chaucer . Ever so, to whatever extent; to whatever degree; greatly; exceedingly: as, ever so long; be he ever so bold. And grete thou doe that lad ye well, Ever soe well ffroe mee. Childe Maurice (Child's Ballads, II. 314). For ever. (a) Eternally; in everlasting continuance. This is my name for ever. IMG:content-0831.jpg:[blocks in formation] (c) Continually; ince antly; without intermi ion: as, he is for ever in the way; she is for ever singing, from morning to night. [Colloq.] [These words are sometimes repeated for the sake of emphasis: as, for ever and ever, or for ever and for ever. They are most commonly written together as one word, forever .]- For ever and a day, for ever, emphatically; eternally. [Colloq.] - Or ever. See orl. Syn. 1. Perpetually, ince antly, constantly, eter- nally. ever-bloomer (ev'er-blö"mėr), n. A gardeners' or florists' name for a "perpetual" rose. We have grown over sixty [varieties] named ever - bloom- ers or tea-roses. New York Semi - weekly Tribune , May 3, 1887. ever-during (ev'er-dür"ing), a . Enduring for- ever; everlasting: as, ever - during glory. [Po- etical.] 2. A woolen material similar to ca imere: a term in use about 1850. evericht, everilkt, a. Middle English forms of every1 . everichont, eve rich oont, pron . See every one , under every1 . everlasting (ev-ér-las'ting), a. and n. [ everlastynge , older evrelestinde ; ever + lasting .] I. a . 1. Lasting forever; existing or continu- ing without end; having infinite duration. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Ca- naan, for an everlasting po e ion. Gen. xvii. 8. But since now safe ye seised have the shore, And well arrived are (high God be blest!), Let us devize of ease and everlasting rest. Pope , Dunciad, iv. 343. I saw but one way to cut short these everlasting delays. Jefferson, Correspondence, I. 296. Her ever - during gates. Milton , P. L., vii. 206. Everlasting pea. See pea . =Syn. 1. Perpetual , Immor- My Notes to future Times proclaim Unconquer'd Love, and ever - during Flame. Prior, Henry and Emma. everecht, a. A Middle English form of every1 . everfernt (ev'er-fèrn), n. The wall-fern. Ge- rard. He busked hym a bour, the best that he mygt, Of hay & of euer - ferne & erbez a fewe. everglade (ev'er-glad), n. A low, swampy tract of land, more or le covered by a growth of tall gra : a word in common use in Florida, a large portion of the southern part of this State being a marshy region known as the Ev- erglades. Further north similar tracts, in the region bordering on the sea, are called dismals or pocosins . - Everglade kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis , hooked bill. (See Rostrhamus . ) This bird is from 16 to 18 inches long, and about 44 inches in extent of wings. The adult of both sexes is slate-col- ored or dark plum- beous, blackening on the wings and tail, with the base of the tail white, and its end with a pale-grayish zone. The bill and claws are black; the base of the bill, the cere, and the feet are orange; the iris is red. The young birds are much varied with brown, yellowish, and white. This bird inhabits the Everglades of Everglade Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis). Florida and parts of the West Indies and South America. In general habits it resembles the marsh-harrier. It feeds on reptiles, in sects, etc., nests in bushes, and lays commonly two eggs measuring 13 by 14 inches, whitish in color, irregularly blotched with brown. evergreen (ev'er-grēn), a . and n. I. a. Al- ways green; verdant throughout the year; semper virid: as, the pine is an evergreen tree. The juice, when in greater plenty than can be exhaled by the sun, renders the plant evergreen . Arbuthnot, Aliments. II. n. 1. A plant that retains its verdure through all the seasons, as the pine and other coniferous trees, the holly, laurel, holm-oak, ivy, rhododendron, and many others. Evergreens shed their old leaves in the spring or summer, after the new foliage has been formed, and consequently are ver- dant through all the seasons. I find you are against filling an English garden with evergreens. Add is on , Spectator. tal, etc. See eternal.- 2 and 3. Interminable, unceasing, uninterrupted, perennial, imperishable. II. n. 1. Eternity; eternal duration, past and future. Things everlastingly required by the law of that Lord of lords, against whose statutes there is no exception to be taken. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, Pref., ii. 2. For all time, or for an indefinitely long time; permanently; continuously; ince antly: often used hyperbolically: as, you are everlastingly grumbling. Say, I will love her everlastingly . Shak ., Rich. III., iv. 4. Many have made themselves everlastingly ridiculous. Swift . 3. Beyond limitation or bounds; exce ively; immoderately: as, he is everlastingly stingy. [Vulgar, U. S.] IMG:content-0832.jpg:[graphic] Nothing could make me sooner to confe That this world had an everlastingne . ever-living (ev'er-living), a . 1. Deathle ; eternal; immortal; having eternal existence. So many idle hours as here he loiters, So many ever - living names he loses. Fletcher , Humorous Lieutenant, i. 1. The ever living IMG:content-0833.png:[blocks in formation] everlyt, adv. Constantly; continually. Mackay. evermot, adv. [ME. evermo, evere mo, etc.: see ever and mo.] Evermore. And in a tour, in anguish and in wo, Dwellen this Palamon and eke Arcite, For evermo , there may no gold hem quite. Chaucer , Knight's Tale (ed. Tyrwhitt), 1. 1034. evermore (ev'er-mōr), adv . [ ever and more, adv.] 1. Always; forever; eternally, or for all coming time: often preceded by for . For evermore ye schulen have pore men with you, and whanne ye wolen ye moun do wel to hem, but ye shulen not evermore have me. Wyclif , Mark xiv. 7. Religion prefers those pleasures which flow from the presence of God for evermore, Til lots on . Let me be Evermore numbered with the truly free Who find thy service perfect liberty! Whittier, What of the Day? 2. At all times; continually: as, evermore guided by truth. Also a Knyght of the Temple wooke there; and wy ched a Purs evere more fulle of Gold. Mandeville, Travels, p. 147. Their gates to all were open evermore. Spenser, F. Q., I. x. 36. In matters of religion, women have evermore had a great hand, though sometimes on the left, as well as on the right hand. Donne , Sermons, xxiii. The sign and symbol of all which Christ is evermore doing in the world. Abp. Trench.