esscock (eskok)

The European water-ouzel or dipper, Cinclus aquatic us. [Aberdeen, Scotland.] C. Swains on. e ed, e eda (es'ed, es'ē-da), n. [L. e edum, later also fem. e eda, of old Celtic origin.] A heavy two-wheeled war-chariot, used by the ancient Britons and Gauls, and adopted at Rome as a pleasure vehicle. British chariots have been described by Roman historians as consisting of two kinds, called respectively the covin a and the e eda ; this last from e e, a Celtic word. The former was very heavy and armed with scythes, the latter much lighter, and consequently better calculated for use in situations where it would be difficult to employ the covin a. E. M. Stratton , World on Wheels, p. 250. e ence (es'ens), n . [= D. e ence = G. e enz = Dan. Sw. e ens , e ence = Pr. e entia = Sp. esencia = Pg. e encia = It. e enzia (obs.), e enza , e entia , the being or e ence of a thing, an artificial formation from e e (as if e en ( t- ) s , ppr.), to translate Gr. οὐσία , being, εἶ - ναι = L. es - se , be: see am (under bel ), and ens , entity.] 1. The inward nature, true substance, or constitution of anything. The Greek οὐσία (see the etymology) denotes a subject in e e, something whose mode of being corresponds to that of a subject, as distinguished from a predicate, in speech. But while this is the original conception, the word exsence, even in Latin, usually carries a different sense. The e ence is rather the idea of a thing, the law of its being, that which makes it the kind of thing that it is, that which is expre ed in its definition. In regard to artificial things, the conception of an e ence is usually tolerably clear; thus, the e ence of a bottle is that it should be a ve el with a tubular orifice. Those philosophers who speak of the e ences of natural things hold that natural kinds are regulated by similar ideas. Nominalists hold that definitions do not belong to things, but to words; and accordingly they speak of the e ences of words, meaning what is directly implied in their definitions. Justice in her very e ence is all strength and activity. Milton, Eikon ok las tes, xxviii. First, e ence may be taken for the being of anything, whereby it is what it is. And thus the real internal, but generally in substances unknown, constitution of things, whereon their discoverable qualities depend, may be called their e ence . Secondly,. but, it being evi dent that things are ranked under names into sorts or species only as they agree to certain abstract ideas, to which we have annexed those names, the e ence of each genus or sort comes to be nothing but that abstract idea which the general or sortal (if I may have leave so to call it from sort, as I do general from genus) name stands for. And this we shall find to be that which the word e ence imports in its most familiar use. These two sorts of e ences, I suppose, may not unfitly be termed, the one the real, the other the nominal, e ence. Locke, Human Understanding, III. iii. 15. IMG:content-0733.png:[blocks in formation] He who believes in goodne has the e ence of all faith. He is a man "of cheerful yesterdays and confident to- morrows." J. F. Clarke, Self-Culture, p. 259. 3. That part of anything which gives it its in- dividual character or quality: as, this summary Mix'd with bestial slime, This e ence to incarnate and imbrute. Milton , P. L., ix. 166. I might have been persuaded to have resign'd my very Sidney . I would resign my e ence , that he were As happy as my love could fashion him. with fresh water, and strained through a linen cloth. Am- monia is added, both to prevent decomposition and, by its volatilization, to aid in coating the pearls, whether the na- creous film is to be on the interior surface of a blown pearl or on the exterior of a bead of gla or paste, as for Chi nese or Roman pearls. e ence (es'ens), v. t.; pret. and pp. e enced , ppr. e encing. [ Let not powder'd Heads, nor e enc'd Hair, Your well-believing, easie Hearts ensnare. And tender as a girl, all e enced o'er With odours. Cowper , Task, ii. 227. e ence-peddler (es'ens-ped"lėr), n . The skunk. [Low, U. S.] E enes (e-senz'), n. pl . sens ; E eni , Ἐσσῆνοι , also Ἐσσαῖοι , the E enes. The origin of the name is un- known. See As side an .] A community of Jews in Palestine formed in the second century B. C., originally representing a tendency rather than constituting an organized sect, and aiming at a higher degree of holine than that attained by other Jews. Later they were organized into a sort of monastic society, bound together by oaths to piety, justice, obedience, honesty, and secrecy. According to Philo, their conduct was regulated by three rules "the love of God, the love of virtue, and the love of man." They rejected animal sacrifices, but were strict in their observance of the non-Levitical Mosaic law. They were ascetics and generally celibates. They never extended, as a body, beyond the bounds of Palestine, and disappeared after the destruction of Jerusalem. Except happely we like the profe ion of the E ens , of whom Joseph us speaketh, that thef will neither have wife nor servauntes. Sir T. Wilson, Art of Rhetoric (1553). [ Our love scarce measur'd a short hour in e ence , But in expectancy it was eternal. The survivors of those [Jews] who had suffered in Egypt under Trajan, who were half Christian and E enian ,. had at first no dislike to Hadrian. N. A. Rev., CXXXVII. 496. 6. Anything of ethereal, pure, or heavenly sub- stance; anything immaterial. [This meaning is derived from the use of fifth e ence for the ether or upper air (see def. 5).] Her honour is an e ence that's not seen. Shak., Othello, iv. 1. As far as gods and heavenly e ences Can perish. Milton , P. L., i. 138. 7. Any kind of matter which, being an ingredi- ent or a constituent of some better-known sub- stance, gives it its peculiar character; an ex- tract; especially, an oil distilled at a compara- tively low temperature from a plant in which it already exists: as, e ence of peppermint. In pharmacy the term is applied also to solutions of such 8. Perfume; odor; scent; also, the volatile matter constituting perfume. What though the Flower it self do waste, The E ence from it drawn does long and sweeter last. Cowley, The Mistre , Dialogue. Pope , R. of the L., ii. 94. Tennyson, Maud, xiii. 1. 9t. Importance; moment; e entiality. I hold the entry of common-places to be a matter of great use and e ence in studying. Bacon, Advancement of Learning, ii. 231. There's something liant iridescent coating to artificial pearls. The scales are taken from the fish, left in water until the slimy matter adhering to them settles, then rubbed down in a mortar e ential (e-sen's hal), a . and n. [F. e entiel = Pr. e encial = Sp. esencial = Pg. e encial = It. e enziale , e ential is , e entia , es- sence: see e ence.] I. a. 1. Involved in the e ence, definition, or nature of a thing or of a word: as, an e ential character; an e ential quality. Life's but a word, a shadow, a melting dream, Compar'd to e ential and eternal honour. determined by the sense of smell. - E ential perfec- tion. See perfection . E ential seventh, in music , the seventh tone or the seventh chord of the dominant of any key. - E ential singularity, a singularity of a function consisting in the latter becoming altogether indeterminate for a certain value of the variable. Thus, e 1x is altogether indeterminate for x = 0; for it is represented by an infinite series of circles tangent to one another at one point; and one of these circles is infinitesimal. - E ential whole, that whose parts are matter and form. =Syn. 2. Requisite , etc. (see nece ary ), vital. II. n. 11. Existence; being. [Rare.] His utmost ire, which, to the heighth enraged, Will either quite consume us, and reduce To nothing this e ential. That I e entially am not in madne , But mad in craft. The soul's e ential pow'rs are three: The quick'ning pow'r, the pow'r of sense, and reason. Sir J. Davies , Immortal. of Soul, xxxiii. In proportion to the diversity and multiplicity of the cases to which any statement applies is the probability that it sets forth the e ential relations. 2. Constituting or making that which is char- act eristic or most important in a thing; fund a- mental; indispensable: as, an e ential feature of Shakspere's style. To the Nutrition of the Body there are two e ential Conditions required, A umption and Retention. Howell, Letters, I. v. 9. I doubted if the near neighborhood of man was not es- sential to a serene and healthy life. Thoreau, Walden, p. 143. e ling (es'ling), n. A young salmon. Quar- terly Rev., CXXVI. 352. [Eng.] e oint, e oignt (e-so in'), n . and a . [= Sc. es- sonyie , e onzie ; e oyne , e oine, e onie, asoine, a oine , excuse, exoine , mod. F. exoine , reflected in ML. e onia , exoina , exonia (> E. exon , q. v.), es- , L. ex , out, + so in , care, trouble. Cf. bisognio .] I. n. 1. In old Eng . law , an excuse for not appearing in court to defend an action on the day appointed for that purpose; the alleging of such an ex- From humble violet, modest thyme, Exhaled, the e ential odors climb. Words worth, Devotional Incitement. E ential act. See act . - E ential breadth. See breadth.-E ential character, a character involved in the definition of that to which it belongs. E ential cognitiont. See cognition . E ential conveniencet, unity of e ence; identity. Simple convenience is either e ential or accidental. E ential is that which we call identity. E ential definition. See definition . E ential dif- ference, distinction, diversity, a difference, distinc- tion, etc., given in the definitions of the things dist in- guished.- E ential dignity. See dignity . - E ential form. Same as substantial form (which see, under form ). - E ential harmony. See harmony . - E ential notes. See note . E ential oil, a volatile oil occurring in a plant, and giving it its characteristic odor. E ential oils are either distilled or expre ed; they are mostly hy drocarbons. Many of them have precisely the same chem- ical composition, and though they are distinguished by various physical characters, their excellence can only be e oin for the neglect, and submitting to a fine if it were insufficient. Maine, Early Law and Custom, p. 178. e oint (e-so in'), v. t . [ e oin , n.] In old Eng . law , to allow an excuse for non-appearance in court; excuse for absence. Away, with wings of time; I'll not e oin thee; Denounce these fiery judgements, I enjoin thee. e onier riage or a theory. 2009 For they,... going about to establish their own righteousne , have not submitted themselves unto the right