Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Ease
earthquakeease (-s, -d, easing)
ease, n. [OFr < L. *asia, elbow-room.] (webplay: great, forced, man, One, pain, soul).
- Facility; without difficulty.
- Rest.
- Phrase. “Heart's Ease”: pansy; viola; johnny-jump-up; [fig.] happiness; cheer.
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