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-ee (?). [Formed on the F. p. p. ending -é, masc.] A suffix used, chiefly in law terms, in a passive signification, to indicate the direct or indirect object of an action, or the one to whom an act is done or on whom a right is conferred; as in assignee, donee, alienee, grantee, etc. It is correlative to -or, the agent or doer.

{ Eek, Eeke (?) }, v. t. See Eke. [Obs.] Spenser.

Eel (?), n. [AS. &?;l; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. ll, Sw. ål.] (Zoöl.) An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.

Eel"buck` (?), n. An eelpot or eel basket.

Eel"fare` (?), n. [Eel + fare a journey or passage.] (Zoöl.) A brood of eels. [Prov. Eng.]

Eel"grass` (?), n. (Bot.) A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.

Eel"-moth`er (?), n. (Zoöl.) The eelpout.

Eel"pot` (?), n. A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.

Eel"pout` (?), n. [AS. &?;lepute.] (Zoöl.) (a) A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value. (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.

Eel"spear` (?), n. A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.

E'en (?), adv. A contraction for even. See Even.

I have e'en done with you.

L'Estrange.

Een (?), n. The old plural of Eye.

And eke with fatness swollen were his een.

Spenser.

E'er (?; 277), adv. A contraction for ever. See Ever.

{ Ee"rie, Ee"ry } (?), a. [Scotch, fr. AS. earh timid.] 1. Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories.

She whose elfin prancer springs By night to eery warblings.

Tennyson.

2. Affected with fear; affrighted. Burns.

Ee"ri*ly (?), adv. In a strange, unearthly way.

Ee"ri*some (?), a. Causing fear; eerie. [Scot.]

Eet (?), obs. imp. of Eat. Chaucer.

Ef"fa*ble (?), a. [L. effabilis; ex out + fari to speak.] Capable of being uttered or explained; utterable. Barrow.

Ef*face" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effaced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Effacing (?).] [F. effacer; pref. es- (L. ex) + face face; prop., to destroy the face or form. See Face, and cf. Deface.] 1. To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin.

2. To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away.

Efface from his mind the theories and notions vulgarly received.