Defn: To mew or coop up. [Obs.] Shak.
EMMOVE
Em*move", v. t. Etym: [For emove: cf. F. émouvoir, L. emovere. See
Emotion.]
Defn: To move; to rouse; to excite. [Obs.]
EMODIN
Em"o*din, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An orange-red crystalline substance, C15H10O5, obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc., and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; — so called from a species of rhubarb (Rheum emodei).
EMOLLESCENCE Em`ol*les"cence, n. Etym: [L. e out + mollescere, incho. fr. mollere to be soft, mollis soft.]
Defn: That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.
EMOLLIATE
E*mol"li*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emolliated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Emolliating.] Etym: [See Emollient, a.]
Defn: To soften; to render effeminate. Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor. Pinkerton.
EMOLLIENT
E*mol"lient, a. Etym: [L. emolliens, -entis, p. pr. of emollire to
soften; e out + mollire to soften, mollis soft: cf. F. émollient. See
Mollify.]