- 3. Cavilling, captious, disputations.
Ermine, n.
- 1. Stoat (Mustela erminea).
- 2. Fur of the stoat.
- 3. Office or dignity of a judge.
- 4. (Her.) Argent, spots sable (white ground spotted with black).
Ermines, n. (Her.) Sable, spots argent (ermine reversed).
Erode, v. a. Consume, destory, canker, corrode, eat away.
Erosion, n. Corrosion, eating away.
Erosive, a. Corrosive, corroding, caustic, acrid, virulent, eating, catheretic.
Erotic, Erotical, a. Amatory, amorous, Anacreontic.
Erotic, n. Amatory poem, Anacreontic, Anacreontique.
Err, v. n.
- 1. Deviate (from the right way), wander, ramble, rove.
- 2. Mistake, blunder, misjudge, make a mistake, be at fault, labor under a mistake.
- 3. Sin, lapse, fall, trip, trespass, offend, go astray, do amiss, commit a fault.
Errand, n. Message, mandate, mission, commission.
Errant, a. Wandering, roving, rambling.
Errata, n. pl. [L.] Errors (in printing), mistakes, misprints.