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ESSE'NES, n. Among the Jews, a sect remarkable for their strictness and abstinence.
ES'SENCED, pp. Perfumed; as essenced fops.
ES'SENCE, n. [L. essentia, esse, to be.] 1. That which constitutes the particula...
ESSA'YIST, n. A writer of an essay, or of essays.
ESSA'YING, ppr. Trying; making an effort; attempting.
ESSA'YER, n. One who writes essays.
ESSA'YED, pp. Attempted; tried.
ESSA'Y, v.t. [L. sequor. See Seek . The radical sense is to press, drive, urge, ...
ESQUI'RE, n. [L. scutum, a shield; Gr. a hide, of which shields were anciently m...
ESPY',v.t. [L. specio.] 1. To See At a distance; to have the first sight of a th...
ESPOUS'ING, ppr. Betrothing; promising in marriage by covenant; marrying; unitin...
ESPOUS'ER,n. One who espouses; one who defends the cause of another.
ESPOUS'ED, pp. Betrothed; affianced; promised in marriage by contract; married; ...
ESPOUSE, v.t. espouz'. [L. spondeo, sponsus, the letter n, in the latter, must b...
ESPOUS'ALS, n. plu. The act of contracting or affiancing a man and woman to each...
ESPOUS'AL, a. espouz'al. [See Espouse .] Used in or relating to the act of espou...