eventual 
Creating a new paper currency, founded on an eventual 
sale of the church lands. Burke. 
~Syn. 1. Ultimate, Conclusive, etc. Seeymai. 
eventuality (e-ven-tu-al'i-ti), n. ; pi. eventuali- 
ties (-tiz). [=' F. me'ntualite = Sp. eventualidad 
= Pg. eventualidade = It. eventualitd; as even- 
tual + -ity.~] 1. A contingent occurrence; a 
result of environment; that which happens 
from the force of circumstances. 
The eventualities and vicissitudes to which our Ameri- 
can life is often subject. Harper's Mag., LXVIII. 158. 
The staff was . . . constantly employed in drawing up 
and revising schemes of concentration suited to every even- 
tuality. Edinburgh Rev., CLXIV. 306. 
The only effect was that the hens left the nest, and, join- 
ing the male birds, prepared for eventualities, nor did they 
take wing until we had begun to walk up to the rookery. 
Nineteenth Centura, XXII. 890. 
2. In phren., a disposition to take note of 
events or occurrences ; one of the perceptive 
faculties, whose organ is supposed to be situ- 
ated at the lower part of the forehead, below 
comparison and above individuality. See cut 
under phrenology. 
eventually (e-ven'tu-al-i), adv. In the event ; 
in the final result or issue; in the end. 
Allow things to take their natural course, and if a man 
have in him that which transcends the common, it must 
eventually draw to itself respect and obedience. 
//. Spencer, Social Statics, p. 125. 
The organic matter is oxidised, and may thus be eoentu- 
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His felawes fledde as fast as euer they myght. 
Generydes (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1003. 
Sometime the Dutchesse bore the child, 
As wet as ever she could be. 
Dutches* of Su/olk's Calamity (Child's Ballads, VII. 302). 
Ever among*, ever and anon. Spenser. 
And ever among, 
A mayden song, 
ever-living 
Flonrish'd a little garden square and wall'd : 
And in it throve an ancient evergreen, 
A yewtree. Tennyson, Enoch Arden. 
For ornament carrying two or three pyramidal ever- 
greens, stiff as grenadiers. 
D. <j. Mitchell, Bound Together. 
2. A woolen material similar to cassimere : a 
term in use about 1850. 
evericht, everilkt, Middle English forms 
of CVCT'U*- 
SyfSnV.aity: T^^EverX' teXvES? everichont, everichoont, pro*. See every one, 
extent ; to whatever degree ; greatly ; exceedingly : as, under 
ever so long ; be he ever so bold. 
And grete thou doe that ladye well, 
Ever soe well ffroe mee. 
Childe Maurice (Child's Ballads, II. 314). 
For ever, (a) Eternally ; in everlasting continuance. 
This is my name for ever, Ex. iii. 15. 
(6) For all time ; to the end of life. 
His master shall bore his ear through with an awl ; and 
he shall serve him for ever. Ex. xxi. 6. 
But here at my right hand attendant be 2. Continuing indefinitely long; having no de- 
Forever. J. Beaumont, Psyche, i. 42. terminable or prospective end; enduring be- 
yond calculation. 
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, 
the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Ca- 
naan, for an everlasting possession. Geu. xvii. 8. 
But since now safe ye seised have the shore, 
And well arrived are (high God be blest !), 
Let us devize of ease and everlasting rest. 
everlasting (ev-er-las'ting), a. and n. [< ME. 
everlastyngc, older evrelestinde; < ever + lasting.'] 
I. a. 1. Lasting forever; existing or continu- 
ing without end; having infinite duration. 
The joye of God, he sayth, is perdurable : that is to sayn, 
everlasting. Chaucer, Tale of Melibeus. 
And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called 
there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God. 
Gen. xxi. 33. 
(c) Continually ; incessantly ; without interniission : as, 
he is for ever in the way ; she is for ever singing, from 
morning to night. [Colloq.] [These words are sometimes 
repeated for the sake of emphasis : as, for ever and ever, or 
for ever and for ever. They are most commonly written 
together as oneword./oreiwr.] For ever and a day,for 
ever, emphatically ; eternally. [Colloq.] Or ever. See 
orl. =Syn. 1. Perpetually, incessantly, constantly, eter- 
nally. 
Spenser, F. Q., I. xii. 17. 
ally converted into products which are perfectly harmless! ever-bloomer (ev'er-blo"mer), n. A gardeners' 3. Recurring without final cessation ; happen- 
Huxley, Physiography, p. 126. or florists' name for a 'perpetual' rose. - J - " ^ --- -- - 
eventuate (e-ven'tu-at), V. i.; pret. and pp. We nave grown over sixty [varieties] named ever-bloom- 
eventuated, ppr. eventuating. [< L events (even- " York Semi . u , eekly Tribmte> Mfty 3 _ 1887 . 
tn-), an event, + -ate 2 .] 1. To culminate; , . 
close; terminate: as, the agitation against sla- ever-during (ey er-dur"mg) a. Enduring for- 
very eventuated in civil war? ev . er > everlasting : as, ever-durmg glory. [Po- 
The ideas conveyed, sentiments inculcated, and usages 
taught to children by parents who themselves were simi- 
larly taught, eventuate in a rigid set of customs. 
H. Spencer, Prin. of Sociol., 535. 
2. To fall out; happen; come to pass; result 
Heaven open'd wide 
Her ever-during gates. Milton, P. L., vii. 206. 
My Notes to future Times proclaim 
Unconquer'd Love, and ever-during Flame. 
Prior, Henry and Emma. 
everecht, A Middle English form of everyl. 
If Mr. were condemned, a schism in the National everfernt (ev'er-fern), n. The wall-fern. Ge- 
Church would eventuate. Dr. M. Davies. rara . 
eventuation (e-ven-tu-a'shon), n. [< eventuate He busked hym a bour, the best that he myjt, 
+ -ion.'] The act of eventuating; the act of hay & of er-/erie & erbes a fewe. 
falling out or happening. Sir W. Hamilton. 
as an event or a consequence. 
Alliterative / J oeis(ed. Morris), iii. 488. 
as. I am tired of these everlasting disputes. 
[Colloq.] 
Heard thy everlasting yawn confess 
The pains and penalties of idleness. 
Pope, Dunciad, iv. 343. 
I saw but one way to cut short these everlasting delays. 
Jefferson, Correspondence, I. 296. 
Everlasting pea. See pea. =Syn. 1. Perpetual, Immor- 
tal, etc. See eternal. 2 and 3. Interminable, unceasing, 
uninterrupted, perennial, imperishable. 
II. . 1. Eternity; eternal duration, past and 
future. 
From everlasting to everlasting thou art God. Ps. xc. 2. 
2. A strong woolen cloth, now used especial- 
ly for the tops of boots. Also called lasting 
and prunella, and formerly durance (which see). 
Were't not for my smooth, soft, silken citizen, I would 
... B . iuf, r i,uiug. /. -_-__i_ j. /**.. ix,]\ AI i i vv ere t. not lor my smootn, soft, silken citizen, 1 would 
ever (ev'er), adv. [Also contr. (dial, and poet.) everglade (ev er-glad), n. Alow, swampy tract (ml t this transitory trade, get me an everlasting robe, sear 
e>er;'< ME. ever, "evere, evre, efer, efere, e'fre, of land > more or less covered by a growth of 
' a word m common use in Florida, 
ion of the southern part of this 
. , , , , , , 
(mere, avert, wfre, always, at all times, at any tal1 S 1 ^ 5 ' a 
time; with comparatives, in any degree, in such a lar S e porti 
decree: with indef. forio-. itit.prvn,rativp1 nm. btate being a 
up my conscience, and turn sergeant. 
Beau, and Fl., Woman-Hater, iv. 2. 
3. A common name for plants whose scarious 
the vowel (cf. aw, <e, law, of the same origin) 
and change of w to/ (v), + -re, dat. fern. adj. 
suffix, often formative of adverbs. Cf. AS. ece, 
everlasting, from the same ult. source: see 
eche. Hence, with prefixed negative, never, 
q. v.] 1. At all times; always; continually. 
And iewes lyuen in lele lawe owre lorde wrote it hym-selue 
In stone, for it stydfast was and stonde sholde eure. 
Piers Plowman (B), xv. 573. 
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge 
of the truth. 2 Tim. iii. 7. 
This honey tasted still is ever sweet. 
Sir J. Davits, Immortal, of Soul, xxx. 
The wisest, happiest of our kind are they 
That ever walk content with nature's way. 
Wordsworth, Evening Voluntaries, v. 
2. At any time ; at any period or point of time, 
past or future: in negative, interrogative, or 
comparative sentences : as, no man is ever the 
happier for injustice; did you ever see any- 
thing like it? I do not think I ever did. 
I sail yow telle als trewe a tale, 
Als euer was herde by nyghte or daye. 
Thmutt of Ersseldoune. (Child's Ballads, I. 97). 
No man ever yet hated his own flesh. Eph. v. 29. 
Thou art a hopeful boy, 
And it was bravely spoken : for this answer 
I love thee more than ever. 
Fletcher, Spanish Curate, i. 1. 
hooked bill. (See 
Rogtrhamus.) This 
bird is from 16 to 
18 inches long, and 
about 44 inches in 
extent of wings. 
The adult of both 
sexes is slate-col- 
ored or dark plum- 
beous, blackening 
on the wings and 
tail, with the base 
of the tail white, 
and its end with a 
pale-grayish zone. 
The bill and claws 
are black ; the base 
of the bill, the 
cere, and the feet 
are orange ; the 
iris is red. The 
young birds are 
much varied with 
brown, yellowish, 
and white. This 
bird inhabits the 
Everglades of 
Florida and parts 
of the West Indies and South America. 
Everglade Kite {Rostrhamus sociabilis}. 
In general habits 
O, . . . that the Everlasting had not flx'd 
His canon 'gainst self-slaughter ! 
Shak., Hamlet, i. 2. 
everlasting (ev-er-las'ting), adv. Very; ex- 
ceedingly : as, everlastingmesaa. [Vulgar, U. S.] 
New York is an everlasting great concern. 
Major Downing, May-day in New York. 
everlastingly (ev-er-las'ting-li), adv. 1. Eter- 
nally; perpetually; forever. 
Things everlastingly required by the law of that Lord of 
lords, against whose statutes there is no exception to be 
taken. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, Pref., ii. 
2. For all time, or for an indefinitely long time ; 
permanently; continuously; incessantly: often 
used hyperbolically : as, you 
grumbling. 
Say, I will love her everlastingly. 
Shak., Rich. III., iv. 4. 
Many have made themselves everlastingly ridiculous. 
Sioift. 
3. Beyond limitation or bounds ; excessively; 
immoderately: as, he is everlastingly stingy. 
[Vulgar, U. S.] 
you are everlastingly 
. UUB. All KQUOICU 1UUMUI 1 A_ f 1 * 
it resembles the marsh-harrier. It feeds on reptiles, in- everlastmgnCSS (ev-er-las'ting-nes), n. [< ME. 
sects, etc., nests in bushes, and lays commonly two eggs everlastynytnesse.'] The state or quality of be- 
blotch witfi brown" 10 " 168 ' W '" ti8h '" color ' irre ularly ing everlasting; endlessness orindefinite length 
evergreen (ev'er-gren), a. and w. I. a. Al- 
immortality; enduring perma- 
Such is i now the one city in which the Turk ever ruled ways green; verdant throughout the year; 
i our slilc of lladria. K A Fvootnnm v. .,,;..,! 001 c,Mv*****.-;~:,4 . . AT _: ;_ . 
on our side of Hadria. E. A. Freeman, Venice" p~ 331. 
3f. In any degree; any; at all: usually in con- 
nection with an adverb or adjective in the com- 
parative degree, and after a negative. 
Let no man fear that harmful creature ever the less, be- 
cause he sees the apostle safe from that poison. Bp. Hall. 
The crnse of oil would not fail ever the sooner for be- 
stowing a portion of it on a prophet, or any of the sons of 
the prophets. Bp. Atterbury, Sermons, I. viii. 
sempervirid: as, the pine is an evergreen tree. 
The juice, when in greater plenty than can be exhaled 
by the sun, renders the plant evergreen. 
Arlmthnot, Aliments. 
n. 1. A plant that retains its verdure 
of duration ; 
nence. 
The conscience, the character of a God stampt in it, and 
the apprehension of eternity, do all prove it [a soul] a 
shoot of everlastingness. Feltham, Resolves, No. 64. 
Xothing could make me sooner to confess 
That this world had an ererlastingness. 
Donne, Progress of the Soul. 
with as : a word of enforcement or em- 
phasis : as, as soon as ever he had done it. 
through all the seasons, as the pine and other ever-living (ev'er-liv"ing), a. 1. Deathless; 
coniferous trees, the holly, laurel, holm-oak, eternal ; immortal ; having eternal existence. 
ivy, rhododendron, and many others. Evergreens So many idle hours as here he loiters, 
shed their old leaves m the spring or summer, after the So many ever-living names he loses. 
lew foliage has been funned, and consequently are ver- Fletcher, Humorous Lieutenant, i. 1. 
The everlii'ing 
I find you are against filling an English garden with High and most glorious poets ! 
evergreent. Addison, Spectator. /J. w. Gilder, Call me not Dead. 
