Eocene

e'o-sen, a. {Geol.) Pert, to the earliest part of the tertiary period, — alluding to the approximation in life to that of the present era. [Gr eos, day-break, dawn, and kainos, recent.] — E'oeine, -sin,w. (Chem.) A fluorescent rose-colored or reddish-brown dye-stuff for silks. Eolian, e-o'li-an, Eolic, -ol'ik, a. Pert, to vEolia or ^Eolis, in Asia Minor, to ^Eolus, god of the winds, or to the wind.— Eol'ic, n. The Greek dialect 6poken — in ancient iEolia; music or verse of the iEolians. Eolian harp, etc. See under 2Eolian. Eon. See AZon.