Defn: An addition. [R.]
Clumsy ekes that may well be spared. Geddes.
EKEBERGITE
Ek"e*berg`ite, n. Etym: [From Ekeberg, a German.] (Min.)
Defn: A variety of scapolite.
EKENAME
Eke"name`, n. Etym: [See Nickname.]
Defn: An additional or epithet name; a nickname. [Obs.]
EKING Ek"ing, n. Etym: [From Eke, v. t.] (Shipbuilding) (a) A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length. (b) The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery. [Written also eiking.]
E-LA
E"-la`, n.
Defn: Originally, the highest note in the scale of Guido; hence, proverbially, any extravagant saying. "Why, this is above E-la!" Beau. & Fl.
ELABORATE E*lab"o*rate, a. Etym: [L. elaboratus, p. p. of elaborare to work out; e out + laborare to labor, labor labor. See Labor.]
Defn: Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research. Drawn to the life in each elaborate page. Waller.