Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume DEGates of burning adamant, 2. (Astron.) The passing off from the sun's disk of an inferior planet, in a transit. E·gress" (?), v. i. To go out; to depart; to leave. E·gres"sion (?), n. [L. egressio.] The act of going; egress. [R.] B. Jonson. E·gress"or (?), n. One who goes out. [R.] E"gret (?), n. [See Aigret, Heron.] 1. (Zoöl.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, or Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima). A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage. 2. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette. 3. (Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle. 4. (Zoöl.) A kind of ape. E·grette" (?), n. [See Aigrette.] Same as Egret, n., 2. Eg"ri·mo·ny (?), [Corrupted fr. agrimony.] (Bot.) The herb agrimony. [Obs.] Eg"ri·mo·ny, n. [L. aegrimonia.] Sorrow. [Obs.] E"gri·ot (?), n. [F. aigrette, griotte, formerly agriote; cf. aigre sour.] A kind of sour cherry. Bacon. E"gri·tude (?), n. [L. aegritudo, fr. aeger sick.] Sickness; ailment; sorrow. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot. |