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[EH.] Oh dear! ew'-in-drift, ew'-en-drift (ew asu), s . [Etym. doubtful.] Snow driven by the wind; a snowdrift. ewk (pron. Ük), v. i. [YEKE.] To itch. ew'-rỹ (ew as ū), s. [Eng. ewer; -y.] *1. The scullery of a religious establishment. 2. An office in the royal household of England having charge of the linen for the sovereign's table, the laying of the cloth for meals, . IMG:content-1205.png:[blocks in formation] tion to persons. To be exact is to arrive at perfection; to be nice is to be free from faults: to be par ticular is to be exact in certain points. We are exact in our conduct or in what we do; nice and particular in our mode of doing it; punctual as to the time and season for doing it. It is nece ary to be exact in our accounts; to be nice as an artist in the choice and distribution of colors; to be partic ular , as a man of busine , in the number and the details of merchandises that are to be delivered out; to be punctual in observing the hour or the day that has been fixed upon. Exactne and punctuality are always taken in a good sense; they designate an attention to that which cannot be dispensed with; they form a part of one's duty: nicene and particularity are not always taken in the best sense; they designate an exce ive atten tion to things of inferior importance; to matters of taste and choice. When exact and nice are applied to things, the former expre es more than the latter; we speak of an exact resemblance, and a nice distinction." (Crabb: Eng . Synon.) sin, aş; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. exact