Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume DEE·volve", v. i. To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution. Prior. E·volve"ment (?), n. The act of evolving, or the state of being evolved; evolution. E·volv"ent (?), n. [L. evolvents. -entis, unrolling, p. pr. of evolvere.] (Geom.) The involute of a curve. See Involute, and Evolute. E·vom"it (?), v. t. [L. evomitus, p. p. of evomere to vomit forth; e out + vomere.] To vomit. [Obs.] Ev`o·mi"tion (?), n. The act of vomiting. [Obs.] Swift. E·vul"gate (?) v. t. [L. evulgatus, p. p. of evulgare to publish.] To publish abroad. [Obs.] Ev`ul·ga"tion (?), n. A divulging. [Obs.] E·vul"sion (?), n. [L. evulsio, fr. evellere, evulsum, to pluck out; e out + vellere to pluck; cf. F. évulsion.] The act of plucking out; a rooting out. Ew (?), n. [See Yew.] A yew. [Obs.] Chaucer. Ewe (ū), n. [AS. eówu; akin to D. ooi, OHG. awi, ouwi, Icel. ær, Goth. awēþi a flock of sheep, awistr a sheepfold, Lith. avis a sheep, L. ovis, Gr. ?, Skr. avi. √231.] (Zoöl.) The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals. Ewe"-necked` (?), a. Having a neck like a ewe; -- said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficent, being somewhat hollowed out. Youwatt. Ew"er (?), n. [OF. ewer, euwier, prop. a water carrier, F. évier a washing place, sink, aiguière ewer, L. aquarius, adj., water carrying, n., a water carrier, fr. aqua water; akin to Goth. ahwa water, river, OHG, aha, G. au, aue, meadow. √219. Cf. Aquarium, Aquatic, Island.] A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug; esp., one used to hold water for the toilet. Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands. |