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1828 Noah Webster Dictionary
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 alum-earth
[.] ALUM-EARTH, n. A massive mineral, of a blackish brown color, a dull luster, and soft consistence.

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 brickearth
[.] BRICK'EARTH, n. [brick and earth.] Clay or earth used, or suitable for bricks.

10993

 cologne-earth
... [.] COLOGNE-EARTH, ...

14381

 dearth
[.] DEARTH, n. derth.

18246

 earth
[.] EARTH, n. erth. [.] 1. Earth, in its primary sense, signifies the particles which compose the mass of the globe, but more particularly the particles which form the fine mold on the surface of the globe; or it denotes any indefinite mass or portion of that matter. ...

18247

 earth-created
[.] EARTH-CREA'TED, a. Formed of earth.

18248

 earthbag
[.] EARTH'BAG, n. A bag filled with earth, used for defense in war.

18249

 earthbank
[.] EARTH'BANK, n. A bank or mound of earth.

18250

 earthboard
[.] EARTH'BOARD, n. The board of a plow that turns over the earth; the mold-board.

18251

 earthborn
[.] EARTH'BORN, a. Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; as the fabled earthborn giants. [.] 1. Earthly; terrestrial. [.] [.] All earthborn cares are wrong.

18252

 earthbound
[.] EARTH'BOUND, a. Fastened by the pressure of the earth.

18253

 earthbred
[.] EARTH'BRED, a. Low; abject; groveling.

18254

 earthen
[.] EARTH'EN, a. erth'n. Made of earth; made of clay; as an earthen vessel; earthen ware.

18255

 earthfed
[.] EARTH'FED, a. Low; abject.

18256

 earthflax
[.] EARTH'FLAX, n. Amianth; a fibrous, flexile, elastic mineral substance, consisting of short interwoven, or long parallel filaments.

18257

 earthiness
[.] EARTH'INESS, n. The quality of being earthy, or of containing earth; grossness.

18258

 earthliness
[.] EARTH'LINESS, n. [from earthly.] The quality of being earthly; grossness. [.] 1. Worldliness; strong attachment to worldly things.

18259

 earthling
[.] EARTH'LING, n. An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal; a frail creature.

18260

 earthly
[.] EARTH'LY, a. Pertaining to the earth, or to this world. [.] [.] Our earthly house of this tabernacle. 2 Cor.5. [.] 1. Not heavenly; vile; mean, [.] [.] This earthly load [.] [.] Of death called life. [.] 2. Belonging to our present state; as earthly objects; ...

18261

 earthly-minded
[.] EARTHLY-MINDED, a. Having a mind devoted to earthly things.

18262

 earthly-mindedness
[.] EARTHLY-MINDEDNESS, n. Grossness; sensuality; extreme devotedness to earthly objects.

18263

 earthnut
[.] EARTH'NUT, n. The groundnut, or root of the Arachis; a small round bulb or knob, like a nut. This root or bulb is formed from the germen, which becomes a pod and is thrust into the ground by a natural motion of the stalk. [.] It is properly the fruit of the plant, and ...

18264

 earthquake
[.] EARTH'QUAKE, n. A shaking, trembling or concussion of the earth; sometimes a slight tremor; at other times a violent shaking or convulsion; at other times a rocking or heaving of the earth. Earthquakes are usually preceded by a rattling sound in the air, or by a subterraneous ...

18265

 earthshaking
[.] EARTH'SHAKING, a. Shaking the earth; having power to shake the earth.

18266

 earthworm
[.] EARTH'WORM, n. The dew worm, a species of Lumbricus; a worm that lives under ground. [.] 1. A mean sordid wretch.

18267

 earthy
[.] EARTH'Y, a. Consisting of earth; as earthy matter. [.] 1. Resembling earth; as an earthy taste or smell. [.] 2. Partaking of earth; terrene. [.] 3. Inhabiting the earth; terrestrial; as earthy spirits. [.] 4. Relating to earth; as an earthy sign. [.] 5. ...

23129

 foster-earth
[.] FOS'TER-EARTH, n. Earth by which a plant is nourished, though not its native soil.

23639

 fullers-earth
[.] FULL'ER'S-EARTH, n. A variety of clay, compact, but friable, unctuous to the touch, and of various colors, usually with a shade of green. It is useful in scouring and cleansing cloth, as it imbibes the grease and oil used in preparing wool.

25181

 green-earth
[.] GREE'N-EARTH, n. A species of earth or mineral, so called; the mountain green of artists.

26114

 hazel-earth
[.] HA'ZEL-EARTH, n. A kind of red loam.

26237

 hearth
[.] HE`ARTH, n. harth. A pavement or floor of brick or stone in a chimney, on which a fire is made to warm a room, and from which there is a passage for the smoke to ascend.

26238

 hearth-money
[.] HE`ARTH-MONEY

26239

 hearth-penny
[.] HE`ARTH-PENNY, n. A tax on hearths.

31278

 japan-earth
[.] JAPAN-EARTH, n. Catechu, a combination of gummy and resinous matter, obtained from the juice of a species of palm tree. [.] Japan-earth or catechu, is obtained by decoction and evaporation from a species of Mimosa. It consists chiefly of tannin combined with a peculiar ...

35052

 middle-earth
[.] MID'DLE-EARTH, n. The world.

55422

 tile-earth
[.] TILE-EARTH, n. A species of strong clayey earth; stiff and stubborn land. [Local.]

58175

 unearthed
[.] UNEARTHED, a. unerth'ed. Driven from a den, cavern or burrow.

58176

 unearthly
[.] UNEARTHLY, a. unerth'ly. Not terrestrial.

62812

 yellow-earth
[.] YELLOW-EARTH, n. A soft yellow mineral found at Webraw, in Upper Lusatia. United with clay and argillaceous ironstone.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

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He believes himself a man of importance.

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2. To beset; to throng round.

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