Part 3730

<i>T. Campbell.</i>

<h1>Emprison</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Em*pris"on</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Obs</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Imprison</er>.</def>

<h1>Emprosthotonos</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Em`pros*thot"o*nos</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ forward + <?/ to draw.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A drawing of the body forward, in consequence of the spasmodic action of some of the muscles.</def>

<i>Gross.</i>

<h1>Empte</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Emp"te</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To empty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Emptier</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Emp"ti*er</hw> <tt>(?; 215)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, empties.</def>

<h1>Emptier</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Emp"ti*er</hw>, <tt>compar.</tt> <def>of <er>Empty</er>.</def>

<h1>Emptiness</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Emp"ti*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Empty</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; <as>as, the <ex>emptiness</ex> of a vessel; <ex>emptiness</ex> of the stomach.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Want of solidity or substance; unsatisfactoriness; inability to satisfy desire; vacuity; hollowness; the <i>emptiness</i> of earthly glory.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Want of knowledge; lack of sense; vacuity of mind.</def>

<blockquote>Eternal smiles his <b>emptiness</b> betray. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The sins of <b>emptiness</b>, gossip, and spite. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Emption</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Emp"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>emptio</ets>, fr. <ets>emere</ets> to buy.]</ety> <def>The act of buying.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Arbuthnot.</i>

<h1>Emptional</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Emp"tion*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being purchased.</def>

<h1>Empty</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Emp"ty</hw> <tt>(?; 215)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Emptier</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Emptiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>emtig</ets>, <ets>\'91mtig</ets>, <ets>\'91metig</ets>, fr. <ets>\'91mta</ets>, <ets>\'91metta</ets>, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. <ets>emsig</ets> busy.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; <as>as, an <ex>empty</ex> chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an <ex>empty</ex> stomach; <ex>empty</ex> shackles.</as></def>