Part 3574

<blockquote>Give yourself <b>ease</b> from the fatigue of watching. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, <i>ease</i> of mind</def>.

<blockquote>Among these nations shalt thou find no <b>ease</b>. <i>Deut. xxviii. 65.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Take thine <b>ease</b>, eat, drink, and be merry. <i>Luke xii. 19.</i></blockquote>

<sd>(c)</sd> <def>Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; <as>as, <ex>ease</ex> of style, of behavior, of address</as>.</def>

<blockquote>True <b>ease</b> in writing comes from art, not chance. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Whate'er he did was done with so much <b>ease</b>, In him alone 't was natural to please. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>At ease</col>, <cd>free from pain, trouble, or anxiety. "His soul shall dwell <i>at ease<i>." <i>Ps. xxv. 12.</i></cd> -- <col>Chapel of ease</col>. <cd>See under <er>Chapel</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ill at ease</col>, <cd>not at ease, disquieted; suffering; anxious.</cd> -- <col>To stand at ease</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to stand in a comfortable attitude in one's place in the ranks.</cd> -- <col>With ease</col>, <cd>easily; without much effort.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Rest; quiet; repose; comfortableness; tranquility; facility; easiness; readiness.</syn>

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<hw>Ease</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Eased</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Easing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>esen</ets>, <ets>eisen</ets>, OF. <ets>aisier</ets>. See <er>Ease</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with <i>of</i>; <as>as, to <ex>ease</ex> of pain; <ex>ease</ex> the body or mind.</as></def>

<blockquote><b>Eased</b> the putting off These troublesome disguises which we wear. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Sing, and I 'll <b>ease</b> thy shoulders of thy load. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.</def>

<blockquote>My couch shall <b>ease</b> my complaint. <i>Job vii. 13.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; <as>as, to <ex>ease</ex> a bar or nut in machinery</as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To entertain; to furnish with accommodations.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<cs><mcol><col>To ease off</col>, <col>To ease away</col></mcol> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to slacken a rope gradually.</cd> -- <col>To ease a ship</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to put the helm hard, or regulate the sail, to prevent pitching when closehauled.</cd> -- <col>To ease the helm</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to put the helm more nearly amidships, to lessen the effect on the ship, or the strain on the wheel rope.</cd></cs>

<i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- To relieve; disburden; quiet; calm; tranquilize; assuage; alleviate; allay; mitigate; appease; pacify.</syn>

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<hw>Ease"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full of ease; suitable for affording ease or rest; quiet; comfortable; restful.</def> <i>Shak</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>Ease"ful*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Ease"ful*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

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<hw>Ea"sel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D. <ets>ezel</ets> ass, donkey, hence, easel, or G. <ets>esel</ets>; akin to E. <ets>ass</ets>. See <er>Ass</er>.]</ety> <def>A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Easel picture</col>, <col>Easel piece</col></mcol>, <cd>a painting of moderate size such as is made while resting on an easel, as distinguished from a painting on a wall or ceiling.</cd></cs>

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