endosporium 
endosporium (en-do-spo'ri-um), .; pi. endo- 
' Same as endospore. 
surface of the wall, or proper investment of 
the visceral chamber, of a coral : distinguished 
and the endosporium burst, and a bud-like process is 
thrown out. Huxley, Biology, v. 
endosporous (en-dos'po-rus), a. [< endospore 
4- -ous.~] Forming spores endogenously with- endothecate (en-do-the'kat), a. [< em 
in a cell or spore-cavity: in bacteriology, op- + -afcl.] Provided with an endotheca. 
posed to arthrosporous. endothecial (en-do-the'si-al), a. [< endothe- 
endosst (en-dos'), .*. [= IX endosseren = G. cium + -al.'] 1. Pertaining to the endothecium. 
endossiren = Dan. endossere = Sw. endossera = 2. Having the asci inclosed, as in the pyre- 
Pr. endossar = Sp. endosar = Pg. endossar, < F. nomycetous fungi and angiocarpous lichens. 
endosser, OF. endosser, put on the back, indorse ; endothecium ( en-do-the 'si-urn), . [NL., < Gr. 
< en, in, + dos, < L. dorsum, the back: see IvSov, within, 4- Orjiait a case: see theca.] In 
dorse, and cf . indorse, endorse.] 1. To put on j, O f_ : () The inner lining of an anther-cell, 
the back; put on (armor). (6) In mosses, the central mass of cells in the 
They no sooner espyed the morninges mistresse, with rudimentary capsule, from which the arche- 
disheueled tresses, to mount her iuorie chariot, but they S p O re is generally developed. 
endowed on their armours. endothelial (en-do-the'li-al), a. [< endothe- 
Knight of the Sea, quoted in Todd's Spenser, VI. 294, note. WHMWWIM^ ^ -p^.^ ^ or L of the na . 
ture of endothelium. 
endothelioid (en-do-the'li-oid), a. [< endothe- 
lium + -aid] Resembling endothelium. 
end-speech 
But thousands die without or this or that, 
Die and endow a college, or a cat. 
Pope, Moral Essays, iii. 96. 
3. To furnish, as with some gift, quality, or 
faculty, mental or physical ; equip : as, man is 
endowed by his Maker with reason; to be en- 
dowed with beauty, strength, or power. 
-al.] Of or pertaining to the endotheca of a 
coral ; consisting of endotheca, as a portion of 
endotheca For the gode vertues that the body is endowed with of 
nature. Mandeville, Travels, p. 252. 
2. To write ; engrave ; carve. 
Her name in every tree I will endosse. 
Spenser, Colin Clout, 1. 632. 
endostea, n. Plural of endosteum. 
endosteal (en-dos'te-al), a. [< endosteum + -a?.] 
1. Of or pertaining "to the endosteum; situ- 
ated in the interior of a bone. 2. Autogenous endothelioma (en-do-the-li-d'ma), n. ; pi. en- 
or endogenous, as the formation of bone; ossi- uo theliomata (-ma-ta). [NL., < "endothelium + 
fying from the interior of a cartilaginous ma- T -" -' "- * *i, ~- *_ 
trix. 
The locality of the tumor gives abundant opportunity 
for the origin of the endothelioid formations. 
Medical News, LII. 301. 
Being desirous to improve his workmanship, and endow, 
as well as create, the human race. 
Bacon, Physical Fables, 11. 
Nature had largely endowed William with the qualities 
of a great ruler. Macavlay, Hist Eng., vii. 
Beings endowed with life, but not with soul. 
0. W. Holmes, Autocrat, x. 
Endowed Schools Act, a British statute of 1869 (32 and 
33 Viet., c. 56), empowering commissioners to remodel 
such schools as had been founded and endowed for special 
purposes, to alter or add to the trusts, directions, and 
provisions of the endowments, or to make new trusts, etc. 
Also known as Forster's Act. = &yn. Endue, Endow. See 
endue^. 
endower 1 (en-dou'er), n. [< endow + -er 1 .] 
One who endows. 
endower 2 t (en-dou'er), v. t. [< en-1 + dower%.~\ 
To furnish with a dower or portion; endow. 
This once renowned church . ." . was gloriously decked 
with the jewels of her espousals, richly clad in the tissues 
nd frankly endowered. 
of learning, L..,. ..__ a 
Waterhouse, Apol. for Learning (1653), p. 142. 
J In pathol, "a malignant growth or tu- endowmen t (en-dou'ment), n. [< endow + 
mor developed from endothelium. -ment.'] 1. The act of settling dower on a 
The ossification of the human sternum is endosteal, or endothelium (en-do-the li-um), n. [JNLi., <. trr. woman o ip^e ac t o f settling a fund or per- 
.mmencing within the sutetance p of i thep n rimKive i l 1 y^lme ivdov> within> + 6^, nipple. Cf. epithelium.) manent ' pro Vi s i on for the support of any per- 
In anat., the tissue, somewhat resembling epi- g(m Qr ob j ect) as a gtudent, a professorship, a 
cartilage. W. H. Flower, Osteology, p. 72. 
3. Endoskeletal, as the bone or endosteum of 
a cuttlefish. 
endosternite (en-do-ster'mt), . [< Gr. evdov, 
within, + steruite.'i In 2pX, that part of an 
thelium, which lines serous cavities, blood-ves- 
sels, and lymphatics. It consists of a single layer 
of thin flat cells, applied to one another by their edges. 
Also called vasalium and caelarium. 
apod'eme of a'crustacean which arises from the endothermic (en-do-ther'mik), a. [< Gr. .IvSov, 
intersternal membrane connecting successive within, + Sepfai, heat, + -*c.] Kelatingtoaos. 
tion of heat. Endothermic compounds are those whose 
formation from elementary substances is attended with ab- 
sorption of heat, and whose decomposition into other sim- 
pler compounds or into elements is attended with liber- 
, . , , _ ationofheat. Nitroglycerin and other explosives are ex- 
In anat., the lining membrane of the medullary amples of endothermic compounds. 
cavity of a bone; the internal periosteum, it endothermOUS (en-do-ther mus), a. bame as 
is a prolongation of the fibrovascular covering of a bone endothermic. 
into its interior through the Haversian canals, finally endothoraciC (en^do-tho-ras'ik), a. [< endo- 
forming a delicate vascular membrane lining the medul- ^ max f-ac-) + -ic.~\ Pertaining to the endo- 
thorax of an arthropod; situated in the tho- 
racic cavity. 
" 6'raks), re. [NL., < Gr. 
a breastplate, the chest.] 
arthropods, as crustaceans and insects, the 
apodemal system of the thorax or the cephalo- 
thorax, formed by various processes and con- 
tinuations of the dermal skeleton, and so con- 
stituting an interior framework of this part of 
the body, supporting and giving attachment to 
soft parts, as nerves and muscles. 
somites; a sternal piece of the endothorax. 
See endapleurite. Milne-Edwards; Huxley. 
endosteum (en-dos'te-um), n. ; pi. endostea (-a). 
[NL., < Gr. evdov, within, + bareov, a bone.] 1. 
2. Cuttlebone. 
and supporting the labrum in some Crustacea 
2. In pathol., an osseous tumor within a 
bone. 
endostome (eu'do-stom), n. [< Gr. evdov, with- 
in, 4- ar6/ia, the mouth.] 1. In bo t. : (a) The 
orifice at the apex of the inner coat of the ovule. 
(6) The inner peristome of mosses. See cut 
under exostome. 2. In zool., same as endos- 
toma. 
endostosis (en-dos-to'sis), n. [NL., < Gr. evdov, 
within, 4- bareov, bone, + -osis.] 1. In pathol., 
the formation of an endostoma. 2. Ossifica- 
tion beginning in the substance of cartilage. 
endostracal (en-dos'tra-kal), a. [< endostra- 
cum + -al.~\ Pertaining to or consisting of en- 
dostracum. 
endostracum (en-dos'tra-kum), n. [NL., < 
Gr. evdov, within, 4- barpakov, shell.] The inner 
These processes are very greatly developed on the 
cephalothorax of the higher Crustacea. They are found 
chiefly in the head and thorax in many orders of the In- 
secta, where they form a complicated structure known as 
the endothorax. Gegenbaitr, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 249. 
Endothyrinae (en"do-thi-ri'ne), n. pi. [NL., 
. , , , . en do u t e t v . t. [. enouten, . enouer, 
layer of the hard shell or exoskeleton of a crus- later en d ou bter, < en- + douter, fear, doubt : see 
subfamily of Lituolidce with the test more cal- 
careous and less sandy than in the other groups 
of Litnolidce, sometimes perforate, and with 
septation distinct. 
v. t. [ME. endouten, < OF. "endouter, 
tacean. 
endostyle (en'do-stil), n. [< Gr. evdov, within, 
+ o-TiXof, a column: see sfyfe 2 .] A longitudi- 
nal fold or diverticulum of the middle of the 
heinal wall of the pharynx of an ascidian, which 
Wi C ftWJ ULUfC I N Gil I UVWIvrj J-fM.j .v/u 
- 1 and doubt 1 .'] To doubt ; suspect. 
school, a hospital, etc. 3. That which is be- 
stowed or settled; property, fund, or revenue 
permanently appropriated to any object: as, 
the endowments of a church, hospital, or college. 
A chapel will I build, with large endowment. Dryden. 
Professor Stokes, having been appointed to deliver three 
annual courses of lectures, on the endowment of John 
Burnett, of Aberdeen, chose Light as his general subject. 
Pop. Sci. Mo., XXVI. 129. 
4. That which is given or bestowed on the per- 
son or mind; gift of nature ; in the plural, nat- 
ural equipment of body or mind, or both; at- 
tributes or aptitudes. 
I had seen 
Persons of meaner quality much more 
Exact in fair endowments. Ford, Lady's Trial, i. 2. 
His early endowments had fitted him for the work he 
was to do. / Taylor. 
One of the endowments which we have received from 
the hand of God. Smnner, Fame and Glory. 
The very idea that reforms may and ought to be effected 
peacefully implies a large endowment of the moral sense. 
H. Spencer, Social Statics, p. 473. 
Endowment policy, or, in full, endowment insurance 
policy, a life-insurance policy of which the amount is pay- 
able to the insured at a specified time, or sooner to his rep- 
resentatives should he die before the time named. =Syn. 
3. Bequest, present, gift, fund. 4. Acquirements, Ac- 
quisitions, Attainments, etc. (see acquirement) ; gift, tal- 
ent, capacity, genius, parts. See comparison under genius. 
end-paper (end 'pa "per), n. In bookbinding, 
one of the white or blank leaves usually put be- 
fore and after the text of a book in binding, one 
or more in each place. End-papers are not to be con- 
founded with the lining-papers, of which one leaf is pasted 
down inside of each cover, and the other corresponds to 
it in the color of its outer surface. 
end-piece (end'pes), m. 1. A distinct piece or 
part attached to or connected with the end of a 
thing ; specifically, in a watch, the support for 
the end of a pivot. 2. A transverse timber or 
bar of iron by which the ends of the two wheel- 
pieces of a truck-frame are connected together. 
Car-Builder's Diet. 
And if I ne had endouted me 
To have ben hated or assailed, 
My thankes wol I not haue failed. 
Rom. of the Rose, 1.1664. en cl-plate (end'plat), M. In anat., the expanded 
projects as a vertical ridge into the hemal sinus endow (en-dou'), v. t. [Formerly also indow termination of a motor nerve in a muscular fiber 
contained between the endoderm and ectoderm, ( a i so endew, endue : see endue"*)- < ME. endowen, under the sarcolemma. 
but remains in free communication with the <AF. endower, OF. endouer(=Pr. endotar), < en- end-play (end'pla), n. The play or lateral mo- 
4- douer, doer, F. douer, endow: see dow*, dow- tion of an axle, etc. Also called end-shake. 
er 2 , dowry. Cf. endue%.~] 1. To bestow or set- endreet, endryt, '. *. [ME. endryen, (only once) 
tie a dower on; provide with dower. erroneously for adryen, adrigen, < AS. d-dreo- 
With all my worldly goods I thee endow. gan, suffer, < a- + dredgan, ME. drigen, dryen, 
Book of Common Prayer, Marriage Service, dree : see dree^.~] To suffer. 
I would not marry her, though she were endowed with In courte no i en ger shulde I, owte of dowte, 
all that Adam had left him before he transgressed. Dwellen, but shame in all my life endry. 
Shale., Much Ado, n. 1. C ourt of Lm , \. 726. 
A wife is by law entitled to be endowed of all lands and . , , j_,if\ * r/ Pn 1 4. rfrudael 1 
tenements of which her husband was seized in fee sim- endrudget (en-d5 ). ' f - L< *? 
pie or fee tail during the coverture. Blackstone. To make a drudge or slave ot. 
2. To settle money or other property On ; fur- A slave's slave goes in rank with a beast ; such is every 
pharynx by a cleft upon its neural side. From 
one point of view it appears deceptively as a hollow rod, 
whence the name. Huxley. See cuts under Doliolidte 
and Tunicata. 
endostylic (en-do-stil'ik), a. [< endostyle + -ic."] 
Of or pertaining to the endostyle of ascidians. 
Endostylic cone, a short ca^cal process of the endoderm 
forming the extremity of the endostyle in the embryonic 
ascidian. 
The endostylic cone gives rise to the whole alimentary 
canal of the bud. Huxley, Anat. Invert., p. 526. 
[< en- + dote%. Cf. endow.] To 
endotet, v. t. 
endow. 
Their own heirs do men disherit to endote them. 
Tyndale, Works, I. 249. 
endotheca (en-do-the'ka), n.; pi. endothecte 
(-se). [NL., < Gr. evdov, within, 4- 6i/Kq, a case: 
. - 
nish with a permanent fund or source of income : " e that ^drndgeth himself to any 
as, to endow a college or a church. 
endryt, v. t. See endree. 
' 
Our Laws give great encouragement to the best, the end-shake (end'shak). n. 
noblest, the most lasting Works of Charity; . . . endow- ~~~2 Q>f .-hi rpnrl'sT.ppli) 
ing Hospitals and Alms-houses for the impotent, distem- ena-Speei,JlT (ou 
1,-se). I^L.., \ ur. evaov, wiuim, -r m/m/, a case: imj Hospitals and Alms-houses for the impotent, distem- euu-o 
see theea.J The hard structure upon the inner pe'r'd, and aged Poor. Stittinyjleel, Sermons, II. vii. Diet. 
Same as end-plaij. 
An epilogue. Imp. 
