Part 3732

<h1>Emptying</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>Emp"ty*ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of making empty.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The lees of beer, cider, etc.; yeast.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Empugn</h1> <Xpage=487>

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

<h1>Empurple</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>Em*pur"ple</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Empurpled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Empurpling</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>em-</ets> + <ets>purple</ets>. Cf. <er>Impurple</er>.]</ety> <def>To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to impurple.</def> "The deep <i>empurpled</i> ran."

<i>Philips.</i>

<h1>Empuse</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>Em*puse"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>empusa</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A phantom or specter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Jer. Taylor.</i>

<h1>Empuzzle</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>Em*puz"zle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>em-</ets> + <ets>puzzle</ets>.]</ety> <def>To puzzle.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Empyema</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>Em`py*e"ma</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, from <?/ to suppurate; <?/ in + <?/ pus.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<note>&hand; The term <i>empyema</i> is now restricted to a collection of pus in the cavity of the pleura.</note>

<h1>Empyesis</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>Em`py*e"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ suppuration.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An eruption of pustules.</def>

<h1>Empyreal</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>Em*pyr"e*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>empyrius</ets>, <ets>empyreus</ets>, fiery, Gr. <?/, <?/, in fire, fiery; <?/ in + <?/ fire. See <er>In</er>, and <er>Fire</er>.]</ety> <def>Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond a\'89rial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven.</def>

<blockquote>Go, soar with Plato to the <b>empyreal</b> sphere. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Empyreal air</col>, <cd>oxygen gas.</cd></cs>

<h1>Empyreal</h1> <Xpage=487>

<hw>Em*pyr"e*al</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Empyrean.</def>

<i>Mrs. Browning.</i>