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APPENDIX.

EMMENAGOGUES, em-men'i-gogs, s.

This word is misspelled in the Dictionary ,having hut one m instead of two.

To ENDENIZEN, £n-den'e-zen, v. a. Tonaturalize. JViastwi.

To ENERGIZE, en'er-jlze, v. n . To act withenergv.Mason.

To ENSNARE, en-snlire',». a. The same asInsnare. Mason.

ENTIRETY, in-tire'te, s. Completeness.Mason.

£3* This word, though very expressive, is ill formed,as it in some measure clashes with that numerous classof words ending in ity, where the i makes a distinctsyllable ; but as this word is a formation of our own,we must be careful to pronounce it in three sylla-bles.

ENVY, In've, s.

W The ancient pronunciation of this word was jwith the accent on the last, and the y sounded likeeye, as the Scotch pronounce it at this day.EPAULET, ip-aw-let', s. A military shoul-der ornament. Mason .

EPICURISM , ep'e-ku-rizm, s. The princi-ples of Epicurus.Mason.

£7 Mr. Mason tells us that this word should havethe accent on the third syllable. For my own part, lthink the explanation as faulty as the accentuation, itshould seem that Epicureanism is ait attachment tothe doctrines of Epicuru* ; and that Epicurism isformed from the word Epicure, wiitct*i S ninoi> a sen-sualist.

ERUDITE, Ir-fi-dlte', a. Learned. Mason.ESSAYIST , es'sk-lst, s. One who makesessavs. Ash.

ETCHING , etsh'ing, s. An impression of acopper -plate taken after the manner citedfrom Harris by Johnson, under Etch . Mason.To ETERNIZE, A-ter'nlze, v.a.To make end-less; to immortalize. risk.

ETUI, et-we, s. French . A case fortweezersand such instruments.Mason.EVERY-DAY, ev'ur-e-da, «. Usual.Mason.

EUPEPTIC, yu-pep'tlk, a. Of easy diges-tion. Mason.

EUUIPUS, yh-rVp&s. s. (from Euripus Eu-boicus, that ebbs ana flows seven times in aday.) Perpetual fluctuation.Mason.EXECUTORY, ek-slk'u-t6-re, a. Perform-ing official duties.Mason.EXHORTATIVE, eks-hor'ttUtfv, a. Tend-ing to exhortation, containing exhortation.Mason.

EXPROBRATIVE, iks'prd-bri-tlv, a. Up-braiding.Mason.

EXTERMINATORY, !ks-tir'm&-nM&-r£,a. Tending to extermination.Mason.

F.

FAUN, fawn, 5 . A kind of rural deity.Mason.

FESCENNINE, fes'sin-nine, a. Belongingto a kind of wanton obscure poetry sung bythe ancient Romans at weddings. Ask.FESTAL, fis'tal, a. Belonging to a feast;festive, joyous. Atk.

To FIDGET, fid'jlt, v. n. To move by fits andstarts ; to be in agitation. Ask,FINANCIAL, fe-n&n'shil, a. Relative tofinance. Mason.

FINE-SPOKEN, fine-sp6'k'n, a . Affectedlypolite. Mason.

FIRM, f£rm, s. The name or names underwhich any house of trade is established. Acommercial word.Mason.

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FISC, fisk, i. Public treasury. Mason.FORMULA, for'mu-Iii, s. 91. A prescribedform. Ask.

FREE-MASON, free-mhVn, s. 170. One ofa numerous society who profess having a se-cret t<» keep. Mason.

FKEQUENTATION, fr&-kwen-ta'shun, s .

Habit of frequenting. Mason.

FRISEUR, fi^-zure', s. A hair-dresser.Mason.

FRIVOLITY, fre-v3l'e-t£, s. Insignificancy

Mason.

FRYTH, frif/i, s . (not so common a spelling.)A frith, a wood; a plain between woods.Ash.

G.

GALOCHE, gi-lAshe', s. A mans shoe(without straps or other fastening) made towear over another shoe. Mason.GASTR1LOQUIST, gas-trft'A-kwIst, s. Onewho speaks from the belly.

GAZET, g£-zet', s. A small Venetian coin,the price of a newspaper; whence probablyarose the name of Gazette.

GEMINI, jem'c-ni, s . The twins; the thirdsign in the zodiack.Mason.

GENTILES, jin'tilz, s. A gentile substan-tive is a noun which distinguishes the peopleof different countries ; as, a Venetian, a nativeof Venice. A gentile adjective is an adjectiveformed from this substantive, as, a Venetiandomino.

To GENERALIZE, jen'ur-il-lze, e. a. Toarrange particulars under general heads.GUANAM, gtan'dm, s. A ludicrous wordfor grandam.Mason.

GRAPHIC, gvilf'ik, a. Well described, de-^lineated. Ask.

GREEKLING, greek'lfng, s. A smatterer inGreek.

To G REET, greet, v. a. To wail. Mason.GUERDON.

£3* Since I wrote the observations on this word inthe Dictionary , I have found that Ben Jonson classesthe gu with the same letters in anguish ; but as theseletters are unaccented in the last word, the analogy isdifferent, and the sound I bavo given remains stillmore agreeable to rule*

H.

HAMADRYADES, him-a-drl'fi-diz, ...

Nymphs of the woods and groves. Singular,Hamadryad.

HARICOT , htr'i-ki, >. French . Akindolragout, generally mud* of meat steaks andcut roots.Mason.

HAUT-GOUT, hA-g&S', *. French . Anything with n strong scent. Mason.HENDECASYLLABLE.hAn-dAk-tt-slna-l)I,s. A line of verse consisting of eleven sylla-bles. Ask.

HERALDIC , ht-rfil'dik, a. Relating to he-raldry. Mason.

HEXASTICON, h&ks-&s'te~k6n, s. A poemor epigram in six lines Ash.HIEUAUCHAL, hi-e-riirk al, a. Of anhierarch.Mason.

HURRY-SKURllY, hur're-skur're, uj. Aword formed to exhibit its own meaniug;wiid-ly. Mason.

HUSSAR, hfiz-z&F, s. One of the Hungarian horsemeu, so called from the shout they gene-rally make at the first onset. Ash.

HYDROCELE, hi-dr3-se'l£, s.

£3* This word, like all of the same origin and form,as bubonocele, enterocele, bronchacele, spermatweie,sarcocelc,& c. ought to be pronounced with the final e