Lexicon: erase – error

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erase (-ing), v. [L. ē, out & rāděre, to scratch.]

  1. Destroy, as in ideas in the mind or memory; to destroy the foundation [word play with foundation and root in the poem.]
  2. Take away; remove; utterly destroy.

ere, adv. [see ere, prep.]

Sooner; at an earlier time.

ere, prep. [OE ær, before.]

Before; ahead of. 961821 The first – Sweet, proved I, ere I saw thee –

erect, adj. [see erect, v.]

Upright and firm; bold.

erect, adv. [see erect, v.]

  1. Straight (up); upright; extended.
  2. Standing tall; upright and firm; bold or unshaken.

erect (-s), v. [L. < ē, out & regěre, to direct.]

Elevate; exalt; put up.

ermine, n. [OFr.] (webplay: pomp).

White fur of the shorttail weasel; fur garments; [fig.] finery; elegance; affluence; refined luxury.

err (-ed), v. [Fr. < L. 'wander'.]

Blunder; make a mistake; commit fault; act unwisely.

errand, n. [OE.] (webplay: done, messenger, send, servant).

  1. Goal; quest; destination; [fig.] gaze; glance; visual searching; [word play on "errant"] wandering; straying; roaming.
  2. Undertaking; task; duty; obligation; responsibility; mission; journey for a specific purpose.

error (-s), n. [see err, v.] (webplay: winds).

Mistake; blunder; fault; confusion; misunderstanding.