Eglantine

eg'lan-tln, n. a name given to the sweetbrier, and some other species of rose, whose blanches are covered with sharp pruklcs JFr. i^lantine, formerly anjtantier, from an O Fr form atglent-, as if fiom a L aculentus prickly aculeus, dim. of ucus, a needle—root ak sharp.] Egoism, ego-izm or eg'-, n. an exce ive love of one's self: the doctrine of the Egoists. fL ego, I.] Egoist, e'go-ist or eg'-, «. one who thinks too much of himself: one of a cla of philosophers who doubt everything but their own cxistcncc. Egotise, c'got'lz or eg'-, v.i. to talk muc h of one's self. Egotism, e'got-izm or eg'-, n a frequent use of the pronoun I speaking much of one s self self-exaltation. Egotist, e'got-ist or eg' n. one full of egotism Egotistic, e-got-ist'ik or eg-, EgOtiStioal, C-gotist'ik-al or eg-, adj shewing egotism, self-important conceited —adv Egotistically. Egregious, e-gre'ji-us, adj prominent distinguished, in a bad sense —adv. Egre'giously — n. Egre'giousneBB. fL. egregtus chosen out of the flock e, out of, grex, gregts a flock. Cf. Gregarious EgTesa, g'gres, n act of going out departure the power or right to depart. fL. egredior, — egre us e, out, forth, and gradior to go. Cf. Grade.] fate, far me, her mine E lap at) Egyptian, ft-jip's hi-an, adj belonging to Egypt. — — *• a native of Egypt a gypsy. [L. dEgyptins dEgyptus, Egypt, Gr. Atgvptos Egypt ology, 5-jip-tol'o-ji, n tne science of Egyptian antiquities. n. Egypt ologist. [Egypt, and Gr. logos, discourse.] Eh, a, int. expre ing inquiry or slight surprise. Eider, 7'der, Eider-duck, T'dfer-duk, «. a kind of seaduck, found chiefly in northern regions, and sought after for its fine down. [Ice. ecdr, an eider-duck [duck. Eider-down, T'd6r-down, u. the down of the eider Eldograph, T'du-graf, « an instrument for copying drawings. [Gr. eidos, form, and grapho, to write, Eight, 5t, adj. twice four. —«. the figure (8) denoting eight [A S. eakta Scot, aucht, Ger. acht, Gael ochd, L. octo, Gr. oktd, Sans, ash tan.) Eighteen, at'en, adj and n., eight and ten: twice nine. [Grig eight-teen.] [decimo.