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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...Esthetics (no sing), ese.rhet' Aks, the perception of good taste in nature or art. (The second syllable in Greek is long.) Greek aisthdWcds beauty as It is appreciated by the senses. Estrange, es.trdnge, to alienate; estranged' (2 syl.), estrang'-ing, estrange'-ment (Rule xviii.), withdrawal of affection. (Followed by from.) Strange with es-en, "to make." Estrapade, is'.tru.pard' (French), the violent yerking of the hind legs when a horse tries to get rid of its rider. Iktreatf (3 syl.), a duplicate of the fines, &c, in the rolls of court, to make...; estreat'-ed (Rule xxxvi.), estreat'-ing. Latin extractum, an extract; extraho, supine exlractum, to draw out. Estuary, es'.tu.a.ry, the mouth of a tidal river, a frith. French estuaire; Latin a-studrium (ozstudre, to boil or rage).-et (Latin-etus added to nouns), " one who," "a place whore or with " as prophet, banquet.-et (French-ette), diminutive, as locket, packet, pocket. Et caatera, et set'.e.rah (written thus die. or etc.), and eo on. Put at the end of a list of articles to denote that all similar ones are to be included. (Latin, " and the rest.") Etch, to engrave by the action of an arid; etched (1 syl.), etch'-ing. etch'-er, etching, plu. etchings, designs etched. German aetzen, to etch, corrode, or fret, -ete (Lat. etus, added to adj.), "subject of an action: " complete. Eternal, e.ter'.nal, everlasting; eter'nal-ly; eternity, e.ter'.nl.ty. Eternise, e.ter'.nize(R.xxxi. i; eter'nised (8 syl.), eter'nis-ing. French iternel (wrong), dterniser, Heme)lenient. ttemiiU; a'ternllas, v. ozterndre, aiernum (a'vum and the affix-turnus, as in diu-turnus). Etesian, e.tee'.zl.an, winds, the Mediterranean monsoons. Artesian, ar.tee'.zx.an, well, one made by boring...