Part 3636

<hw>Eighth"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>As the eighth in order.</def>

<h1>Eightieth</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Eight"i*eth</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Eighty</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The next in order after seventy-ninth.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Consisting of one of eighty equal parts or divisions.</def>

<h1>Eightieth</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Eight"i*eth</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quotient of a unit divided by eighty; one of eighty equal parts.</def>

<h1>Eightling</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Eight"ling</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Eight</ets> + <ets>-ling</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals.</def>

<h1>Eightscore</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Eight"score`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a. & n.</tt> <def>Eight times twenty; a hundred and sixty.</def>

<h1>Eighty</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Eight"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>eahtatig</ets>, where the ending <ets>-tig</ets> is akin to English <ets>ten</ets>; cf. G. <ets>achtzig</ets>. See <er>Eight</er>, and <er>Ten</er>.]</ety> <def>Eight times ten; fourscore.</def>

<h1>Eighty</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Eight"y</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx.</def>

<h1>Eigne</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Eigne</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>aisn\'82</ets>, <ets>ainsn\'82</ets>, F. <ets>a\'8cn\'82</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ante natus</ets> born before. Cf. <er>Esnecy</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Eldest; firstborn.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Entailed; belonging to the eldest son.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<cs><col>Bastard eigne</col>, <cd>a bastard eldest son whose parents afterwards intermarry.</cd></cs>

<h1>Eiking</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Eik"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Eking</er>.</def>

<h1>Eikon</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Ei"kon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>An image or effigy; -- used rather in an abstract sense, and rarely for a work of art.</def>

<h1>Eikosane</h1> <Xpage=474>

<hw>Ei"ko*sane</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A solid hydrocarbon, <chform>C20H42</chform>, of the paraffine series, of artificial production, and also probably occurring in petroleum.</def>