- principles of justice used to correct or supplement the law.
- a value of the shares issued by a company. B (in pl.) Stocks and shares not bearing fixed interest. [latin aequitas: related to *equal]
ERASER
n. Thing that erases, esp. A piece of rubber etc. For removing pencil etc. Marks.
ERBIUM
n. Metallic element of the lanthanide series. [ytterby in sweden]
ERMINE
n. (pl. Same or -s) 1 stoat, esp. When white in winter.
- its white fur, used to trim robes etc. [french]
EROTIC
adj. Of or causing sexual love, esp. Tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement. erotically adv. [greek eros sexual love]
ERRAND
n. - short journey, esp. On another's behalf, to take a message, collect goods, etc.
- object of such a journey. [old english]
- of mercy n. Journey to relieve suffering etc.
ERRANT
adj. - erring.
- literary or archaic travelling in search of adventure (knight errant). errantry n. (in sense 2). [from *err: sense 2 ultimately from latin iter journey]
ERSATZ
adj. & n. Substitute, imitation. [german]
ESCAPE
clause n. Law clause specifying conditions under which a contracting party is free from an obligation.
- velocity n. Minimum velocity needed to escape from the gravitational field of a body.
- —v. (-ping) 1 (often foll. By from) get free of restriction or control.
- (of gas etc.) Leak.
- succeed in avoiding punishment etc.
- get free of (a person, grasp, etc.).
- avoid (a commitment, danger, etc.).
- elude the notice or memory of (nothing escapes you; name escaped me).
- (of words etc.) Issue unawares from (a person etc.). —n. - act or instance of escaping.
- means of escaping (often attrib.: escape hatch).
- leakage of gas etc.
- temporary relief from unpleasant reality. [latin cappa cloak]
ESCHEW
v. Formal avoid; abstain from. eschewal n. [germanic: related to *shy1]
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