A man asked for a meal in a restaurant. The waiter brought the food and put it on the table. After a moment, the man called the waiter and said:
"Waiter! Waiter! There"s a fly in my soup!"
"Please don"t speak so loudly, sir," said the waiter, "or everyone will want one."
grise n. (pl. Eminences grises pronunc. Same) person who exercises power or influence without holding office. [french, = grey cardinal (orig. Of richelieu's secretary)]
- n. - distinction; recognized superiority.
- piece of rising ground.
- title used in addressing or referring to a cardinal (your eminence; his eminence). [latin: related to *eminent]
EMISSARY
n. (pl. -ies) person sent on a diplomatic mission. [latin: related to *emit]
EMPHASIS
n. (pl. Emphases) 1 importance or prominence attached to a thing (emphasis on economy).
- stress laid on a word or syllable to make the meaning clear or show importance.
- vigour or intensity of expression, feeling, etc. [latin from greek]
EMPHATIC
adj. - forcibly expressive.
- of words: a bearing the stress. B used to give emphasis. emphatically adv.
EMPLOYEE
n. Person employed for wages.
EMPORIUM
n. (pl. -s or -ria) 1 large shop or store.
- centre of commerce, market. [greek emporos merchant]
EMPYREAN
—n. The highest heaven, as the sphere of fire or abode of god. —adj. Of the empyrean. empyreal adj. [greek pur fire]
EMULSIFY
v. (-ies, -ied) convert into an emulsion. emulsification n. Emulsifier n.
EMULSION
n. - fine dispersion of one liquid in another, esp. As paint, medicine, etc.
- mixture of a silver compound in gelatin etc. For coating photographic plate or film.
