Part 3913

<h1>Eruginous</h1> <Xpage=508>

<hw>E*ru"gi*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>\'82rugineux</ets>. See <er>\'92ruginous</er>.]</ety> <def>Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust copper; resembling the trust of copper or verdigris; \'91ruginous.</def>

<h1>Erumpent</h1> <Xpage=508>

<hw>E*rum"pent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>erumpens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>erumpere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Breaking out; -- said of certain fungi which burst through the texture of leaves.</def>

<h1>Erupt</h1> <Xpage=508>

<hw>E*rupt"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Eruption</er>.]</ety> <def>To cause to burst forth; to eject; <as>as, to <ex>erupt</ex> lava</as>.</def>

<i>Huxley.</i>

<h1>Eruption</h1> <Xpage=508>

<hw>E*rup"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>eruptio</ets>, fr. <ets>erumpere</ets>, <ets>eruptum</ets>, to break out; <ets>e</ets> out + <ets>rumpere</ets>, to break: cf. F. <ets>\'82ruption</ets>. See <er>Rupture</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: <sd>(a)</sd> A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. <sd>(b)</sd> A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. <i>Milton</i>. <sd>(c)</sd> A violent commotion.</def>

<blockquote>All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh strength for the next day's <b>eruption</b>. <i>W. Irving.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which bursts forth.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A violent exclamation; ejaculation.</def>

<blockquote>He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate <b>eruditions</b>. <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.</def>

<h1>Eruptional</h1> <Xpage=508>

<hw>E*rup"tion*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Eruptive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>R. A. Proctor.</i>

<h1>Eruptive</h1> <Xpage=508>

<hw>E*rup"tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>\'82ruptif</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Breaking out or bursting forth.</def>

<blockquote>The sudden glance Appears far south <b>eruptive</b> through the cloud. <i>Thomson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; <as>as, an <ex>eruptive</ex> fever</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Produced by eruption; <as>as, <ex>eruptive</ex> rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic</as>.</def>

<h1>Eruptive</h1> <Xpage=508>

<hw>E*rup"tive</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>An eruptive rock.</def>

<h1>Erynggium</h1> <Xpage=508>

<hw>E*ryng"gi*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, dim. of <?/ eryngo; cf. L. <ets>eryngion</ets>, <ets>erynge</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance. <i>Eryngium maritimum</i>, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.</def>