Part 3831

<hw>En*tor`ti*la"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>entortiller</ets> to twist; pref. <ets>en-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) + <ets>tortiller</ets> to twist.]</ety> <def>A turning into a circle; round figures.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Donne.</i>

<h1>Entosternum</h1> <Xpage=498>

<hw>En`to*ster"num</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Entosterna</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL. See <er>Ento-</er>, and <er>Sternum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Entoplastron</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>En`to*ster"nal</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Entosthoblast</h1> <Xpage=498>

<hw>En*tos"tho*blast</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'e`ntosthe</grk> from within + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell.</def>

<i>Agassiz.</i>

<h1>Entothorax</h1> <Xpage=498>

<hw>En`to*tho"rax</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Ento-</ets> + <ets>thorax</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Endothorax</er>.</def>

<h1>Entotic</h1> <Xpage=498>

<hw>Ent*ot"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Ent-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, the ear.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the interior of the ear.</def>

<h1>Entozoa</h1> <Xpage=498>

<hw>En`to*zo"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ within + <?/ an animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living parasitically in others.</def>

<h1>Entozoal, Entozoic</h1> <Xpage=498>

<hw><hw>En`to*zo"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>En`to*zo"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or consisting of, the Entozoa.</def>

<h1>Entozo\'94logist</h1> <Xpage=498>

<hw>En`to*zo*\'94l"o*gist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Entozo\'94n</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets> + <ets>-ist</ets>.]</ety> <def>One versed in the science of the Entozoa.</def>

<h1>Entozo\'94n</h1> <Xpage=498>

<hw>En`to*zo"\'94n</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Entozoa</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL. See <er>Entozoa</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Entozoa.</def>

<h1>Entr'acte</h1> <Xpage=498>

<hw>En`tr'acte"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. Cf. <er>Interact</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The interval of time which occurs between the performance of any two acts of a drama.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A dance, piece of music, or interlude, performed between two acts of a drama.</def>

<h1>Entrail</h1> <Xpage=498>

<hw>En*trail"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>en-</ets> + OF. <ets>treiller</ets> to grate, lattice, F. <ets>treille</ets> vine, arbor. See <er>Trellis</er>.]</ety> <def>To interweave; to intertwine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>