<h1>Excalceation</h1> <Xpage=520>
<hw>Ex*cal`ce*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of depriving or divesting of shoes.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Chambers.</i>
<h1>Excalfaction</h1> <Xpage=520>
<hw>Ex`cal*fac"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>excalfactio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A heating or warming; calefaction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Blount.</i>
<h1>Excalfactive</h1> <Xpage=520>
<hw>Ex`cal*fac"tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>excalfacere</ets> to warm; <ets>ex</ets> out (intens.) + <ets>calfacere</ets> to warm.]</ety> <def>Serving to heat; warming.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Cotgrave.</i>
<h1>Excalfactory</h1> <Xpage=520>
<hw>Ex`cal*fac"to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>excalfactorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Heating; warming.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Holland.</i>
<h1>Excalibur</h1> <Xpage=520>
<hw>Ex*cal"i*bur</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The name of King Arthur's mythical sword.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Excalibar</asp>, <asp>Excalibor</asp>, <asp>Escalibar</asp>, and <asp>Caliburn</asp>.]</altsp>
<i>Tennyson.</i>
<h1>Excamb, Excambie</h1> <Xpage=520>
<hw><hw>Ex*camb"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ex*cam"bie</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>excambiare</ets>, <ets>excambire</ets>; L. <ets>ex</ets> out + <ets>cambire</ets>. See <er>Change</er>, and cf. <er>Exchange</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>To exchange; -- used with reference to transfers of land.</def>
<h1>Excambion, Excambium</h1> <Xpage=520>
<hw><hw>Ex*cam"bi*on</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ex*cam"bi*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>excambium</ets>. See <er>Excamb</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>Exchange; barter; -- used commonly of lands</def>.
<h1>Excandescence</h1> <Xpage=520>
<hw>Ex`can*des"cence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>excandescentia</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A growing hot; a white or glowing heat; incandescence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>Violent anger; a growing angry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Blount.</i>
<h1>Excandescent</h1> <Xpage=520>
<hw>Ex`can*des"cent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>excandescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>excandescere</ets> to take fire, glow; <ets>ex</ets> out (intens.) + <ets>candescere</ets> to begin to glisten or glow, fr. <ets>candere</ets>. See <er>Candid</er>.]</ety> <def>White or glowing with heat.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<i>Ure.</i>
<h1>Excantation</h1> <Xpage=520>
<hw>Ex`can*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>excantare</ets> to charm out. See <er>Ex<?/</er>, and <er>Chant</er>.]</ety> <def>Disenchantment by a countercharm.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
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