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121Early — /err lee/, n. Jubal Anderson /jooh beuhl/, 1816 94, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War. * * * (as used in expressions) Early American furniture Early Netherlandish art Early Jubal Anderson * * * …
122early-warning system — /err lee wawr ning/ 1. Mil. a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy aircraft or missiles in time for the effective deployment of defense systems. 2. any series of steps established to spot potential problems. [1945 50] * * * …
123earnings — /err ningz/, n. money earned; wages; profits. [bef. 1050; ME erning, OE earning, earnung merit, pay. See EARN, ING1, S3] * * * …
124Eartha — /err theuh/, n. a female given name. * * * …
125earthen — /err theuhn/, adj. 1. composed of earth. 2. worldly. [1175 1225; ME erthen, OE eorthen. See EARTH, EN2] * * * …
126earthenware — /err theuhn wair /, n. 1. pottery of baked or hardened clay, esp. any of the coarse, opaque varieties. 2. clay for making such pottery. [1640 50; EARTHEN + WARE1] * * * Pottery that has been fired at low heat and is slightly more porous and… …
127ehrlichiosis — /err lik ee oh sis/, n. an infection caused by bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia, which are thought to be transmitted to humans and animals by ticks. [after Paul Ehrlich] * * * …
128erbium — /err bee euhm/, n. Chem. a rare earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; at. wt.: 167.26; at. no.: 68. [1835 45; < NL, named after Ytterby, Sweden, where first found; see IUM] * * * ▪ chemical element (Er), chemical element, rare… …
