Part 3897

<h1>Erasement</h1> <Xpage=506>

<hw>E*rase"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of erasing; a rubbing out; expunction; obliteration.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Eraser</h1> <Xpage=506>

<hw>E*ras"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, erases; esp., a sharp instrument or a piece of rubber used to erase writings, drawings, etc.</def>

<h1>Erasion</h1> <Xpage=506>

<hw>E*ra"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of erasing; a rubbing out; obliteration.</def>

<h1>Erastian</h1> <Xpage=506>

<hw>E*ras"tian</hw> <tt>(?; 106)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of the followers of Thomas Erastus, a German physician and theologian of the 16th century. He held that the punishment of all offenses should be referred to the civil power, and that holy communion was open to all. In the present day, an Erastian is one who would see the church placed entirely under the control of the State.</def>

<i>Shipley.</i>

<h1>Erastianism</h1> <Xpage=506>

<hw>E*ras"tian*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>The principles of the Erastains.</def>

<h1>Erasure</h1> <Xpage=506>

<hw>E*ra"sure</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Erase</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of erasing; a scratching out; obliteration.</def>

<h1>Erative</h1> <Xpage=506>

<hw>Er"a*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to the Muse Erato who presided over amatory poetry.</def>

<i>Stormonth.</i>

<h1>Erato</h1> <Xpage=506>

<hw>Er"a*to</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to love.]</ety> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry.</def>

<h1>Erbium</h1> <Xpage=506>

<hw>Er"bi*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. from Ytt<ets>erb</ets>y, in Sweden, where gadolinite is found. Cf. <er>Terbium</er>, <er>Yttrium</er>, <er>Ytterbium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare metallic element associated with several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby in Sweden. Symbol Er. Atomic weight 165.9. Its salts are rose-colored and give characteristic spectra. Its sesquioxide is called <i>erbia</i>.</def>

<h1>Ercedeken</h1> <Xpage=506>

<hw>Er`ce*de"ken</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE., fr. pref. <ets>erce- = archi-</ets> + <ets>deken</ets> a deacon.]</ety> <def>An archdeacon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Erd</h1> <Xpage=506>

<hw>Erd</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>erd</ets>, <ets>eard</ets>, earth, land, country, AS. <ets>eard</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>ard</ets> dwelling place, OHG. <ets>art</ets> plowing, tillage, Icel. <ets>\'94r&edh;</ets> crop, and to L. <ets>arare</ets> to plow, E. <ets>ear</ets> to plow.]</ety> <def>The earth.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Wright.</i>

<cs><col>Erd shrew</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the common European shrew (<spn>Sorex vulgaris</spn>); the shrewmouse.</cd></cs>

<h1>Ere</h1> <Xpage=506>