Egal
E´gal, a. [F. egal. See Equal.] Equal; impartial. [Obs.] Shak.

Egean
E•ge´an, a. See AEgean.

Egest
E•gest´, v. t. [L. egestus, p. p. of egerere to carry out, to discharge; e out + gerere to carry.] (Physiol.) To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidneys.

Egesta
E•ges´ta, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from p. p. of L. egere. See Egest.] (Physiol.) That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; — opposed to ingesta.

Egg, n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. aeg (whence OE. ey), Sw. ägg, Dan. aeg, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav. aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. ’w,o•n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh. to L. avis bird. Cf. Oval.]
1. (Popularly) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the "white" or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.
2. (Biol.) A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.
3. Anything resembling an egg in form. Egg is used adjectively, or as the first part of self-explaining compounds; as egg beater or egg- beater, egg case, egg ladle, egg-shaped, etc. Egg and anchor (Arch.), an egg-shaped ornament, alternating with another in the form of a dart, used to enrich the ovolo; — called also egg and dart, and egg and tongue. See Anchor, n. , 5. Ogilvie. — Egg cleavage (Biol.), a process of cleavage or segmentation, by which the egg undergoes endogenous division with formation of a mass of nearly similar cells, from the growth and differentiation of which the new organism is ultimately formed. See Segmentation of the ovum, under Segmentation. — Egg development (Biol.), the process of the development of an egg, by which the embryo is formed. — Egg mite (Zoöl.), any mite which devours the eggs of insects, as Nothrus ovivorus, which destroys those of the canker worm. — Egg parasite (Zoöl.), any small hymenopterous insect, which, in the larval stage, lives within the eggs of other insects. Many genera and species are known.

Egg, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Egged p. pr. & vb. n. Egging ] [OE. eggen, Icel. eggja, fr. egg edge. . See Edge.] To urge on; to instigate; to incite
"Adam and Eve he egged to ill." Piers Plowman.
"[She] did egg him on to tell How fair she was." Warner.

Eggar
Eg´gar, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa; as the oak eggar ( L. roboris) of Europe.

Egg-bird
Egg´-bird, n. (Zoöl.) A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern ( Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Phaëthon flavirostris.

Egg-cup
Egg´-cup, n. A cup used for holding an egg, at table.

Eggement
Eg´ge•ment, n. [ Egg, v. t. + -ment.] Instigation; incitement. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Egger
Egg´er, n. [See Egg, n. ] One who gathers eggs; an eggler.

Egger
Egg´er, n. [See Egg, v. t.] One who eggs or incites.

Egg-glass
Egg´-glass, n. A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also a small glass for holding an egg, at table.

Egghot
Egg´hot, n. A kind of posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale. Lamb.

Eggler
Egg´ler, n. One who gathers, or deals in, eggs.

Eggnog
Egg•nog´, n. A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits.

Eggplant
Egg´plant, n. (Bot.) A plant ( Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.

Egg-shaped
Egg´-shaped, a. Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.

Eggshell
Egg´shell, n.
1. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.
2. (Zoöl.) A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form.

Eghen
E´ghen, n. pl. Eyes. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Egilopical
Eg•i•lop´ic•al, a. [See AEgilops.] (Med.) Pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with, an aegilops, or tumor in the corner of the eye.

Egling
Eg´ling, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) The European perch when two years old. [Prov. Eng.]

Eglomerate
E•glom´er•ate, v. t. [Pref. e- + glomerate.] To unwind, as a thread from a ball. [R.]

Ego
E´go, n. [L., I.] (Met.) The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; — opposed to non-ego.

Egoical
E•go´i•cal, a. Pertaining to egoism. [R.]

Egoism
E´go•ism, n. [F. egoïsme, fr. L. -ego I. See I, and cf. Egotism.]
1. (Philos.) The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for.
2. Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one’s self as the center of every interest; selfishness; — opposed to altruism.

Egoity
E•go´i•ty, n. Personality. [R.] Swift.

Egomism
E´go•mism, n. Egoism. [R.] A. Baxter.

Egophonic
E•go•phon´ic, a. Belonging to, or resembling, egophony.

Egophony
E•goph´o•ny, n. [Gr.,, goat + voice.] (Med.) The sound of a patient’s voice so modified as to resemble the bleating of a goat, heard on applying the ear to the chest in certain diseases within its cavity, as in pleurisy with effusion.

Egotheism
E´go•the•ism, n. [Gr. ’egw• I + qeo•s God.] The deification of self. [R.]

Egotism
E´go•tism ( 277), n. [L. ego I + ending -tism for -ism, prob. influenced by other English words in -tism fr. the Greek, where t is not part of the ending, as baptism. See Egoism.] The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one’s self; self-exaltation; self-praise; the act or practice of magnifying one’s self or parading one’s own doings. The word is also used in the sense of egoism.
"His excessive egotism, which filled all objects with himself." Hazlitt.
Syn. — Egotism, Self-conceit, Vanity, Egoism. Self-conceit is an overweening opinion of one’s talents, capacity, attractions, etc.; egotism is the acting out of self-conceit, or self-importance, in words and exterior conduct; vanity is inflation of mind arising from the idea of being thought highly of by others. It shows itself by its eagerness to catch the notice of others. Egoism is a state in which the feelings are concentrated on one’s self. Its expression is egotism.

Egotize
E´go•tize, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Egotized p. pr. & vb. n. Egotizing ] [See Egotism.] To talk or write as an egotist. Cowper.

Egre
E´gre, a. & n. See Eager, and Eagre. [Obs.]

Egregiousness
E•gre´gious•ness ( 277), n. The state of being egregious.

Egremoin
Eg´re•moin, n. [See Agrimony.] Agrimony ( Agrimonia Eupatoria). [Obs.] Chaucer.

Egression
E•gres´sion, n. [L. egressio.] The act of going; egress. [R.] B. Jonson.

Egressor
E•gress´or, n. One who goes out. [R.]

Egret
E´gret, n. [See Aigret, Heron.]
1. (Zoöl.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret ( Ardea, or Herodias egretta); the great egret ( A. alba); the little egret ( A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret ( A. candidissima).
"A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage." G. W. Cable.
2. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.
3. (Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.
4. (Zoöl.) A kind of ape.

Egriot
E´gri•ot, n. [F. aigrette, griotte, formerly agriote; cf. aigre sour.] A kind of sour cherry. Bacon.

Egritude
E´gri•tude, n. [L. aegritudo, fr. aeger sick.] Sickness; ailment; sorrow. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

Egyptian
E•gyp´tian, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr., fr. (L. Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. egyptien. Cf. Gypsy.] Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa. Egyptian bean. (Bot.) (a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ( Nelumbium speciosum), somewhat resembling the water lily. (b) See under Bean, 1. — Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross. — Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree ( Acacia vera). It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.

Egyptian
E•gyp´tian, n.
1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also the Egyptian language.
2. A gypsy. [Obs.] Shak.

Egyptize
E´gypt•ize, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Egyptized p. pr. & vb. n. Egyptizing ] To give an Egyptian character or appearance to. Fairbairn. { E•gyp•tol´o•ger, E•gyp•tol´o•gist } n. One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt; a student of Egyptology.

Egyptology
E•gyp•tol´o•gy, n. [ Egypt + -logy.] The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the hieroglyphics.