Part 3633

<h1>Egret</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>E"gret</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Aigret</er>, <er>Heron</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (<spn>Ardea, &or; Herodias, egretta</spn>); the great egret (<spn>A. alba</spn>); the little egret (<spn>A. garzetta</spn>), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (<spn>A. candidissima</spn>).</def>

<blockquote>A bunch of <b>egrets</b> killed for their plumage. <i>G. W. Cable.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of ape.</def>

<h1>Egrette</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>E*grette"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Aigrette</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Egret</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, <p><b>2.</b></def>

<h1>Egrimony</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Eg"ri*mo*ny</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>agrimony</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The herb agrimony.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Egrimony</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Eg"ri*mo*ny</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>aegrimonia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sorrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Egriot</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>E"gri*ot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>aigrette</ets>, <ets>griotte</ets>, formerly <ets>agriote</ets>; cf. <ets>aigre</ets> sour.]</ety> <def>A kind of sour cherry.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Egritude</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>E"gri*tude</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>aegritudo</ets>, fr. <ets>aeger</ets> sick.]</ety> <def>Sickness; ailment; sorrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Elyot.</i>

<h1>Egyptian</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>E*gyp"tian</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Aegyptius</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ (L. <ets>Aegyptus</ets>) Egypt: cf. F. <ets>\'82gyptien</ets>. Cf. <er>Gypsy</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.</def>

<cs><col>Egyptian bean</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant (<spn>Nelumbium speciosum</spn>), somewhat resembling the water lily.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>See under <er>Bean</er>, <p><b>1.</b></cd> -- <col>Egyptian cross</col>. <cd>See <i>Illust<i>. (No. 6) of <er>Cross</er>.</cd> -- <col>Egyptian thorn</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a medium-sized tree (<spn>Acacia vera</spn>). It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.</cd></cs>

<h1>Egyptian</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>E*gyp"tian</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A gypsy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Egyptize</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>E"gypt*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Egyptized</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Egyptizing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To give an Egyptian character or appearance to.</def>