Emily Dickinson Lexicon

edible, adj. [L. < ed-ēre, to eat.]

Fit to be eaten.

edifice (-s), n. [F. < L. ædis, temple, house + ficium, make.]

1. A large, stately building, often of religious significance.
2. A residence specially suited for the quality of its inhabitants.
3. Figuratively, a place of burial.

edition, n. [Fr. < L. ēděre, to put forth, to publish.]

The publication of any book or writing.

education, n. [L. ēduacāre, to rear, to bring up.] (webplay: science).

1. The process of formal instruction, schooling.
2. The process of nourishing, of bringing up.

e'e, n. [contracted form; see eye, n.]

e'en, adv. [contracted form; see even, adv.]

e'er, adv. [contracted form; see ever, adv.]

efface (-s, -d, -ing), v. [L. ex, out + facies, face.]

1. Disappear; fade away; become invisible; vanish from view.
2. End; finish; destroy; extinguish; terminate; eliminate.
3. Erode; undermine; weaken; subvert; wear away.
4. Erase; hide; obliterate; blot out; [word play] cause to be faceless.
5. Dissipate; dispel; make invisible; cause to disappear; [fig.] melt.
6. Diminish; decrease; make appear less significant.
7. Lessen; minimize; reduce the burden of; relieve from the heavy weight of; [word play] confront; meet face to face.

effaceless, adj. [see efface, v.]

Familiar; notable; well known; [fig.] durable; unforgettable; indestructible; not expendable.

effacing, n. [see efface, v.]

Flight; escape; disappearance; [fig.] evasion; reserve; reticence; shyness; modesty.