Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: eider-duck – elderly
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eider-duck (-s), n. [see eider, n.]
eighteen, adj. [OE; the written form of the numeral 18.]
Eight plus ten.
either, adj. [OE.] (webplay: each, One, side, sleepeth).
Each; both of two.
either, n. [see either, adj.]
Alternative; other option.
either, pron. [see either, adj.] (webplay: another, any, cares, each, every, loves, One, perhaps, pursuing, separately, talking, two).
- Both of two; both of them; both of us.
- Any of the two; the one or the other; this one or that one.
- One without the other.
eject (-ed), v. [L. 'throw out'.]
Dismiss; release; discharge; relinquish; surrender; let go of; [fig.] free; liberate.
elastic, adj. [mod. L. < Gk ελαστικός, that drives, propulsive, impulsive.]
Flexible; pliant; stretchable; extended; expansive; absorbent; resilient.
elate, v. [L. 'carry out, elevate, raise'.]
Raise; elevate; lift on high; [fig.] encourage; stimulate.
elder, adj. [OE. comparative form of “old.”]
- Older; senior; having lived a longer time; born, produced, or formed before something else; opposed to younger; [fig.] wise; experienced.
- Former; previous; earlier; long ago.
elderly, adj. [see elder, adj.]
Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age.