Etiolin
(E"ti*o*lin) n. [See Etiolate.] (Bot.) A yellowish coloring matter found in plants grown in darkness,
which is supposed to be an antecedent condition of chlorophyll. Encyc. Brit.
Etiological
(E`ti*o*log"ic*al) a. Pertaining to, or inquiring into, causes; ætiological.
Etiology
(E`ti*ol"o*gy) n. [Cf. F. étiologie.] The science of causes. Same as tiology.
Etiquette
(Et"i*quette`) n. [F. prop., a little piece of paper, or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle,
expressing its contents, a label, ticket, OF. estiquete, of German origin; cf. LG. stikke peg, pin, tack,
stikken to stick, G. stecken. See Stick, and cf. Ticket.] The forms required by good breeding, or
prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and
occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society.
The pompous etiquette to the court of Louis the Fourteenth.
Prescott. Etna
(Et"na) n. A kind of small, portable, cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp.
There should certainly be an etna for getting a hot cup of coffee in a hurry.
V. Baker. Etnean
(Et*ne"an) a. [L. Aetnaeus, Gr. , fr. ] Pertaining to Etna, a volcanic mountain in Sicily.
Étoile
(||É`toile")
n. [F.] (Her.) See Estoile.
Etrurian
(E*tru"ri*an) a. Of or relating to ancient Etruria, in Italy. "Etrurian Shades." Milton, — n. A
native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
Etruscan
(E*trus"can) n. [L. Etruscus.] Of or relating to Etruria. — n. A native or inhabitant of Etruria.
Etter pike
(Et"ter pike`) n. [Cf. Atter.] (Zoöl.) The stingfish, or lesser weever
Ettin
(Et"tin) n. [SA. eten, eoten, orig., gluttonous, fr. etan to eat.] A giant. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Ettle
(Et"tle) v. t. [Perh. the same word as addle to earn; bur cf. OE. atlien, etlien, to intend, prepare,
Icel. ætla to think, suppose, mean.] To earn. [Obs.] See Addle, to earn. Boucher.
Étude
(||É`tude")
n. [F. See Study.]
1. A composition in the fine arts which is intended, or may serve, for a study.
2. (Mus.) A study; an exercise; a piece for practice of some special point of technical execution.
Étui
(||É`tui")
n. [F.] A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in which scissors, tweezers, and
other articles of toilet or of daily use are carried.
Etwee
(Et*wee") n. See Étui. Shenstone.
Etym
(Et"ym) n. See Etymon. H. F. Talbot.
Etymic
(E*tym"ic) a. Relating to the etymon; as, an etymic word.
Etymologer
(Et`y*mol"o*ger) n. An etymologist.
Etymological
(Et`y*mo*log"ic*al) (- mo*loj"i*kal), a. [L. etymologicus, Gr. 'etymologiko`s: cf. F. étymologique.
See Etymology.] Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words. — Et`y*mo*log"ic*al*ly,
adv.
