ERRHINE
Er"rhine, n. Etym: [Gr. errhin.] (Med.)
Defn: A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory. Coxe. — a.
Defn: Causing or increasing secretion of nasal mucus.
ERRONEOUS
Er*ro"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. erroneus, fr. errare to err. See Err.]
1. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; — hence, irregular; unnatural. [Obs.] "Erroneous circulation." Arbuthnot. Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise would have disturbed the vision. Sir I. Newman.
2. Misleading; misled; mistaking. [Obs.] An erroneous conscience commands us to do what we ought to omit. Jer. Taylor.
3. Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc. — Er*ro"ne*ous*ly, adv. — Er*ro"ne*ous*ness, n.
ERROR Er"ror, n. Etym: [OF. error, errur, F. erreur, L. error, fr. errare to err. See Err.]
1. A wandering; a roving or irregular course. [Obs.] The rest of his journey, his error by sea. B. Jonson.
2. A wandering or deviation from the right course or standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something made wrong or left wrong; as, an error in writing or in printing; a clerical error.