effigiate 
e ffi>y-] To make into an effigy of something; 
form into a like figure. [Rare.] 
He who means to win souls . . . must, as St. Paul did, 
riliiiiate and conform himself to those circumstances of 
living and discourse by which he may prevail. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 754. 
effigiation (e-fij-i-a'shon), n. [< effigiate + -ion.] 
1. The act of forming in resemblance. Bailey, 
1727. [Rare.] 2. That which is formed in re- 
semblance ; an image or effigy. [Rare.] 
No such efflffiation was therein discovered, which some 
nineteen weeks after became visible. 
Fuller, Ch. Hist., X. ii. 53. 
effigies (e-fij'i-ez), . [L. : see effigy, .] An ef- 
figy- 
This same Dagoberts monument I saw there, and under 
his E/igiei this Epitaph. Coryat, Crudities, I. 46. 
We behold the species of eloquence in our minds, the 
effigies or actual image of which we seek in the organs of 
our hearing. Drijden, tr. of Dufresnoy's Art of Painting. 
effigurate (e-fig'u-rat), a. [< L. ex, out, + figit- 
ratus, pp. offigurare, figure, <figura, a figure: 
see fignrate.] In 
bot., having a defi- 
nite form or figure : 
applied to lichens: 
opposed to effuse. 
effigy (ef'i-ji), n.; 
pi. effigies (-jiz). 
[Formerly also effi- 
gie, and, as L., effi- 
gies; = F. effigie = 
Sp. efigie = Pg. It. 
effigie, < L. effigies, 
effigia, a copy or 
imitation of an ob- 
ject, an image, like- 
ness, < effiitgere, pp. 
effictus, form, fash- 
ion, represent, < ex, 
out, + fingere (fig-), 
form: see feign, fic- 
tion.] A represen- 
1850 
The Italian [Gothic architecture] effloresced . . . into the 
meaningless ornamentation of the Certosa of Pavia and 
the cathedral of Como. ttutkin. 
2. To present an appearance of flowering or 
bursting into bloom; specifically, to become 
covered with an efflorescence ; become incrust- 
ed with crystals of salt or the like. 
The walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with 
nitrate of lime in consequence of the action of nitric acid 
formed in the atmosphere. Dana. 
3. In cliem., to change either throughout or 
effoete 
A number of specimens of waste liquors from factories, 
with tlie residual matters pressed into cakes, and also of 
the purified effluents, are exhibited. 
Sci. Amer. Supp., No. 446. 
2. Specifically, in geog., a stream that flows out 
of another stream or out of a lake : as, the At- 
chafalaya is an effluent of the Mississippi river. 
3. In math., a covariant of a quantic of de- 
gree mn in i variables, the covariant being of 
degree m and in^) variables, where p is the num- 
ber of permutations that can be obtained by 
over the surface to a whitish, mealy, or crys- dividing n into i parts. Sylvester, 1853 
talline powder, from a gradual decompositi-- <"-> - T>I,,,.I * ~-a>....i. 
on simple exposure to the air; become cove 
with a whitish crust or light crystallization 
the form of short threads or spiculaa, froi 
talline powder, from a gradual decomposition, effluvia, n. Plural of effluvium. 
on simple exposure to the air; become covered effluviable (e-flo'vi-a-bl), a. 
[< effluvium + 
-able.] Capable of being given off in the form 
of effluvium. [Rare.] 
The great rapidness with which the wheels that serve 
to cut and polish diamonds must be moved does excite a 
great degree of heat . . . in the stone, and by that and the 
strong concussion it makes of its parts, may force it to 
spend its effluviable matter, if I may call it so. 
Boyle, Works, IV. 354. 
.. ., a. [< effluvium + -al.] 
Pertaining to effluvia ; containing effluvia. 
mated, ppr. effluviating. 
To throw off effluvium. 
in 
, from a 
slow chemical change between some of the in- 
gredients of the matter covered and an acid 
proceeding commonly from an external source. 
As the surface [of a puddle of water] dries, the capillary 
action draws the moisture up pieces of broken earth, dead 
sticks, and tufts of grass, where the salt effloresces. j_! , a .., 
Dam-in, Geol. Observations, ii. 307. effluvl . al . ( e - flo YJ'9 
efflorescence (ef-lo-res'ens), n. [= F. efflores- 
cence = Sp. eflorecencia = Pg. efflorescencia = 
It. efflorescenza, < L. efflorescen(t-)s, ppr. : see 
efflorescent.] 1. The act of efflorescing or blos- 
soming out; also, an aggregation of blossoms, 
or an appearance resembling or suggesting a 
mass of flowers. effluvium (e-flo'vi-um), n. ; pi. effluvia (-a). [= 
F. effluve = Sp. eflumo = Pg. It. effluvia, '< L. ef- 
fluvium, a flowing out, an outlet, "< effluere, flow 
out: see effluent.] A subtle or invisible ex- 
halation; an emanation : especially applied to 
noxious or disagreeable exhalations : as, the ef- 
fluvia from diseased bodies or putrefying ani- 
[Rare.] 
What an eminent physician, who was skilled in per- 
fumes, affirmed to me about the durableness of an efflu- 
viating power. Boyle, Works, V. 47. 
As the sky is supposed to scatter its golden star-pollen 
once every year in meteoric showers, so the dome of St. 
Peter's has its annual efflorescence of fire. 
Lowell, Fireside Travels, p. 299. 
2. In lot., the time or state of flowering; an- 
thesis. 3. In med., a redness of the skin; a 
rash ; eruption, as in measles, smallpox, scar- - 
latina, etc. 4. In chem., the formation of small al or vegetable s jstances. 
white threads or spicute, resembling the sub- 
limated matter called flowers, on the surface of 
certain bodies, as salts, or on the surface of 
any permeable body or substance ; theincrus- efl 5 uc ( ef , luks ); 1= Sp. (obs.) eflujo = It. 
tation so formed. efflusso, < L. as if 'effluxus, n., < effluere, pp. 
effluxus, flow out : see effluent.] 1. The act or 
state of flowing out or issuing in a stream ; effu- 
sion ; effluence ; flow : as, an efflux of matter 
from an ulcer. The rate of efflux of a fluid is roughly 
calculated by Torricelli's theorem, that the velocity at the 
Besides its electrick attraction, which is made by a sul- 
phureous effluvium, it will strike fire upon percussion 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., ii. 1. 
1. The state 
tatiou or imitation Effl CT.-BraK in west Lynn church, efflorescency (ef-lo-res'en-si),. _. 
of any object, in or condition of being efflorescent. 2f. An ef- 
whole or in part ; an image or a representation florescence. 
of a person, whether of the whole figure, the Two white, sparry incrustations, with efflorescencies in 
bust, or the head alone ; a likeness in sculpture, fonn ' shrllbs . formed by the trickling of water. ' 
painting, or drawing; a portrait: most fre- , Woodward, Fossils. __^ , u ,.,., 8 ^ llc 
quently applied to the figures on sepulchral efflorescent (ef-lo-res'ent), a. [= F. efflorescent converging motion, the area of the orifice is greater than 
monuments, and popularly to figures made up 
of stuffed clothing, etc., to represent obnoxious 
persons. 
A choice library, over which are the effigies of most of 
our late men of polite literature. 
Evelyn, Diary, Nov. 21, 1644. 
The abbey church of St. Denis possesses the largest col- 
lection of French 13th-century monumental effigies. 
Encyc. Brit., XXI. 663. 
A chair of state was placed on it, and in this was seated an 
WTO of King Henry, clad in sable robes and adorned with 
all the insignia of royalty. 
To burn or hang in efflt,,- . 
a picture of (a person), either as a substitute for actual 
burning or hanging (formerly practised by judicial author- 
ities as a vicarious punishment of a condemned person 
who had escaped their Jurisdiction), or, as at the present 
time, as an expression of dislike, hatred, or contempt: a 
mode in which public antipathy or indignation is often 
manifested. 
This night the youths of the Citty burnt the Pope in 
'ffigie. Evelyn, Diary, Nov. 5, 1673. 
= Sp. efloreeiente = Pg. It. efflorescente, < L. 
efflorescen(t-)s, ppr. of efflorescere, blossom: see 
effloresce.] 1. Blooming; being in flower. 2. 
Apt to effloresce ; subject to efflorescence : as, 
an efflorescent salt. 3. Covered or incrusted 
with efflorescence. 
Yellow efflorescent sparry incrustations on stone. 
Woodward, Fossils. 
. t. 
orifice is the same as if each particle had fallen freely 
from the level of the fluid in the vessel. But, owing to the 
_ _ , x is greater than 
the section of the stream, while the pressure is increased, 
so that the efflux is less than the amount given by Torri- 
celli's theorem. 
It is no wonder, if God can torment where we see no 
tormentor, and comfort where we behold no comforter ; 
he can do it by immediate emanations from himself, by 
continual effluxes of those powers and virtues which he 
was pleased to implant in a weaker and fainter measure 
in created agents. South, Works, VIII. xiv. 
2. That which flows out ; an emanation, effu- 
Prescott, Ferd. and Isa., i. 3. touch upon, strip the leaves off, < ef- for es- (< 
,to burn or hang an image or L - ex ~)> out > + fl eur ( in the phrase A fleur de, on 
a level with), < G. flur, plain, = E. floor.] In 
leatlicr-mamif., to remove the outer surface of 
(a skin). See the extract. 
The skins [chamois-leather] are first washed, limed, 
fleeced, and branned. . . . They are next efflowered that 
is, deprived of their epidermis by a concave knife, blunt 
in its middle part upon the convex horsebeam. 
Ure, Diet., III. 87. 
efflagitatet (e-flaj'i-tat), . t. [< L. efflanita- effluence (ef'lij-ens), n. [= F. effluence = Sp. 
itly, < ex e fl nen cia = Pg. effluencia, < NL. *effluentia, < L. 
tits, pp. of efflagitare, demand urgent! 1 ., 
(intensive) + flagitare, demand.] To demand 
earnestly. Coles, 1717. 
efflate (e-flat'), v. t. ; pret. and pp. efflated, ppr. 
efflating. [< L. efflatus, pp. of efflare, blow or 
breathe out, < ex, out, + flare = E. blowl.] To 
fill with breath or air ; inflate. [Rare.] 
Our common spirits, efflated by every vulgar breath 
upon every act, deify themselves. 
Prime cheerer, Light ! 
Of all material beings, first and best ! 
Efflux divine ! Thomson, Summer, 1. 92. 
Whatever talents may be, if the man create not, the 
pure efflux of the Deity is not his ; cinders and smoke 
there may be, but not yet flame. Emerson, Misc., p. 78. 
Beryllus (who was a precursor of Apoll inarianism) taught 
that in the Person of Christ, after His nativity as Man, 
there was a certain efflux of the divine essence, so that He 
had no reasonable human soul. 
Bp. Chr. Wordsworth, Church Hist., I. 291. 
effluxt (e-fluks'), v. i. [< L. effluxtts, pp.: see 
the noun.] To flow out or away. 
Five years being effluxed, he took out the tree and 
weighed it Boyle, Works, I. 496. 
. 
Sir T. Herbert, Travels in Africa, p. 179. 
efflation (e-fla'shon), n. [= OF. efflation, < L. 
as if "efflatio(n-), < efflare, pp. efflatus, blow or 
breathe out: seeefflate.] The act of breathing 
out or puffing ; a puff, as of wind. 
A soft efflation of celestial fire 
Came, like a rushing breeze, and shook the lyre 
Parnell, Gift of Poetry effluency (ef 'lo-en-si), n. 
effleurage (e-fle-razh 
ing, < effleurer, j 
Gentle superficial 
the palm of the 1 
effloresce (ef-lo-res'), . i.; pret. and pp. efflo- 
resced, ppr. efflorescing. [= Sp. eflorecer, < L. 
efflorescere, inceptive form (later in simple form, 
LL. efflorere), blossom/ ex (intensive) +florere, 
blossom, flower, <flos(flor-), a flower: see flow- 
er.} 1. To burst into bloom, as a plant. 
effluen(t-)s, flowing out: see effluent.] 1. The 
act of flowing out ; outflow; emanation. 2. 
That which issues or flows out; an efflux; an effluxion (e-fluk'shon), n. [=F. effluxion=Sp. 
(obs.) eflujion, < L."as if *effluxio(n-) (ML. also 
sometimes spelled effluctio), < effluere, pp. effluz- 
us, flow out : see efflux.] 1. The act of flowing 
out. 2. That which flows out ; an emanation. 
[Bare.] 
emanation. 
Bright effluence of bright essence increate. 
Milton, P. L., iil. 6. 
From this bright Effluence of his Deed 
They borrow that reflected Light 
With which the lasting Lamp they feed. 
Prior, Carmen Seculare (1700), st. 35. 
And, as if the gloom of the earth and sky had been but 
the effluence of these two mortal hearts, it vanished with 
their sorrow. Hawthorne, Scarlet Letter, xviii. 
Grant that an unnamed virtue or delicate vital effluence 
is always ascending from the earth. _ , . 
The Atlantic, LVIII. 428. effodient _(e-fo di-ent), a. 
There are some light effluxions from spirit to spirit, when 
men are one with another; as from body to body. Bacon. 
The effluxions penetrate all bodies, and like the species 
of visible objects are ever ready in the medium, and lay 
hold on all bodies proportionate or capable of their action. 
Sir T. Browne, Concerning the Loadstone. 
[< L. effodien(t-)s, 
Same as effluence. PPf- ? f /f?*^'- cfodire, dig out, dig up, <ex, 
out, +fodtre, dig: see fossil.] In zool., habitu- 
[NL., 
.ffo- 
in- 
cluding insectivorous forms, most of which are 
effodient or fossorial, as the armadillos, ant- 
eaters, aardvarks, and pangolins : a term now 
superseded by Fodientid, and restricted to the 
African fossorial ant-eaters, as the aardvarks. 
II. n. 1. That which flows out or issues forth, effoetet, a. An obsolete spelling of effete. 
Dazzling the brightness ; not the sun so bright, 
'Twas here the pure substantial fount of light ; 
Shot from his hand and side in golden streams, 
Came forward effluent horny-pointed beams. 
Parnell, Gift of Poetry. 
