exposure 
points of the compass ; aspect : as, a southern 
exposure. 
The cold now advancing, set such plants as will not en- 
dure the house in pots two or three inches lower than the 
surface of some bed, under a southern exposure. Evelyn. 
I believe that is the best exposure, of the two for wood- 
cocks. Scott. 
6. The act of casting out, or abandoning to 
chance, in some unsheltered or unprotected 
place ; abandonment to death from cold, star- 
vation, etc.: as, the exposure of a child. =Syn. 
1. Exposition, Expose, etc. See exhibition. 2. Venture, 
Hazard, etc. See rut, n. 
expound (eks-pound'), v. t. [< ME. expounden, 
expounen, expownen (with ex- for es-), < OF. es- 
pondre = Pr. esponer, exponer, expondre = Sp. 
exponer = Pg. expor = It. esporre, < L. exponere, 
set out, put out, expose, set forth, explain, < 
ex, out, + ponere, put, set, place : see expone, a 
doublet of expound, and cf. compound 1 .] If. 
To lay open ; examine. 
He expounded both his pockets, 
And found a watch with rings and lockets. 
S. Butler, Hudibras. 
2. To set forth the points or principles of; lay 
open the meaning of; explain; interpret: as, 
to expound a text of Scripture; to expound a 
law. 
"In Englisch," quod Pacyence, "it is wel harde wel to 
expounen ; 
Ac somdel I shal seyiie it by so thow vnderstonde." 
Piers Plowman (B), xiv. 277. 
He expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things 
concerning himself. Luke xxiv. 27. 
Solomon doth excellently expound himself in another 
place of the same book. 
Bacon, Advancement of Learning, i. 10. 
That ancient Fathers thus expound the page, 
Gives truth the reverend majesty of age. 
Dryden, Religio Laici, 1. 336. 
= Syn. 2. Interpret, Elucidate, etc. See explain. 
expounder (eks-poun'der), n. [< ME. expownere, 
< expounen, expownen, expound: see expound.] 
One who expounds; an explainer; one who 
formally interprets or explains anything: as, 
an expounder of the Constitution. 
The Pundits are the expounders of the Hindu Law ; in 
which capacity two constantly attended the Supreme Court 
of Judicature, at Fort William. 
Sir IV. Jones, To C. Chapman, note. 
The people call you prophet: let it be: 
But not of those that can expound themselves. 
Take Vivien for expounder. 
Tennyson, Merlin and Vivien. 
expounet, . t. An obsolete form of expound. 
express (eks-pres'), v. t. [< ME. expressen, < 
OF. expresser = Sp. expresar = Pg. expressar, < L . 
expressus, pp. of exprimere (> It. esprimere = Sp. 
Pg. exprimir = Pr. exprimar, espremer, exprimir = 
F. exprimer), press or squeeze out, press, form by 
pressure, form, represent, portray, imitate, de- 
scribe, express, esp. in words, < ex, out, + pre- 
mere, pp. pressus, press: see press 1 . Cf. op- 
pressed, compress, depress, impress, repress.] 1. 
To press or squeeze out ; force out by pressure : 
as, to express the juice of grapes or of apples. 
Spirit is a most subtle vapour, which is expressed from 
the blood. Burton, Anat. of Mel., p. 90. 
A kind of Balme expressed out of the herbe Copaibas. 
Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 835. 
The drawing-room heroes put down beside him [the 
farmer] would shrivel in his presence he solid and un- 
expressive, they expressed to gold-leaf. 
Emerson, Farming. 
2f. To extort; elicit. 
Halters and racks cannot express from thee 
More than thy deeds : 'tis only judgment waits thee. 
B. Jonson, Catiline, iii. 1. 
3. To manifest or exhibit by speech, appear- 
ance, or action ; make known in any way, but 
especially by spoken or written words. 
Believe me, on mine honour. 
My words express my purpose. 
Shak., M. for M., ii. 4. 
Affliction 
Expresseth virtue fully, whether true, 
Or else adulterate. Webster, White Devil, i. 1. 
They expressed in their lives those excellent doctrines 
of morality. Addison. 
4. Eeflexively, to utter one's thoughts ; make 
known one's opinions or feelings : as, to express 
one's self properly. 
It charges me in manners the rather to express myself. 
Shak., T. N., ii. 1. 
5. To manifest in semblance; constitute a 
copy or resemblance of; be like; resemble. 
[Archaic.] 
So kids and whelps their sires and dams express. 
Dryden, tr. of Virgil. 
I'OSd 
expression 
A little peece of plate, wherein was expressed effigies of under the charge not only of individuals, but of great or- 
the Virgin Mary. Coryat, Crudities, I. 12. 
A stately tomb of the old Prince of Orange, of marble 
and brass ; wherein, among other rarities, there are the 
angels with their trumpets, expressed as it were crying. 
Pepys, Diary, I. 68. 
In mode of olden time 
His garb was fashioned, to express 
The ancient English minstrel's dress. 
Scott, Eokeby, v. 15. 
7f. To denote ; designate. 
Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed 
by their names. Num. i. 17. 
ganized companies, each operating over extensive regions, 
and some of them over nearly the whole civilized world. 
5. The name of a modern sporting-rifle, a mod- 
ification of the Winchester model of 1876. it 
takes a large charge of powder and a light bullet, which 
give a very high initial velocity and a trajectory practi- 
cally a right line up to 150 yards. Upon striking the 
object the bullet spreads outwardly, inflicting a death- 
wound. This arm is well adapted for killing large game 
at short range. Also called expresi-rijle. 
In my hand I held a Winchester repeating carbine, but 
the distance was too great for me to use it with effect, so 
I turned to Golio, who was shivering with terror at my 
8. [< express, a., 4; express, n., 3, 4.] To send side, and handing him the carbine, took from him my ex- 
express ; despatch by express ; forward by spe- pr' 81 - Haggard, Maiwa's Kevenge. 
cial opportunity or through the medium of an express (eks-pres'), adv. [< ME. expresse, < OF. 
express: as, to express a letter, a package, or expres, F. expres = It. espresso = G. express; 
merchandise Expressed oils, in chem., vegetable fromtheadj.] 1. Expressly; distinctly; plainly. 
oils which are obtained from bodies only by pressing, as 
olive-oil : so named to distinguish them from essential oils "** ne ' me wasted sore, rent and broken all, 
obtained by other methods. =Syn. 3. To declare, utter 
znify * "- * 
And hys hauberke disma[i])led all expresse, 
In many places holes gret and small. 
Rom. of Partenay (E. E. T. S.), 1. 4347. 
state, signify, testify, set forth, denote. 
express (eks-pres'), a. and n. [I. a. < ME. ex- 
presse, <. OF. expres, F. expres = Sp. expreso = 
Pg. expresso = It. espresso, < L. expressus, clear- 
ly exhibited, manifest, plain, express, distinct, 2. Specially; for a particular purpose, 
pp. of exprimere, press out, describe, represent, 
etc. : see express, v. II. n. = D. G. expresse = 
Dan. expres = Sw. express = Sp. expreso = Pg. 
expresso = It. espresso; from the adj.] I. a. 1. 
Clearly made known ; distinctly expressed or in- 
dicated; unambiguous; explicit; direct; plain: 
as, express terms ; an express interference, in 3. [Prop, express, n., 3, used elliptically.] As 
an express that is, with special swiftness or 
expedition ; post-haste ; post : as, to travel ex- 
press. 
I ... journeyed express with the officer in charge of 
the mails, who fortunately was as late as myself, by spe- 
cial engine and carriage till we overtook the mail-train 
beyond Lyons. W. II. Russell, Diary in India, i. 3. 
As yet Is proued expresse in his profecies. 
Alliterative Poems (E. E. T. S.), ii. 1168. 
And further mair, he sent express, 
To schaw his collours and ensenzie. 
Battle of Harlaw (Child's Ballads, VII. 184). 
Plenty of ale and some capital songs by Lucian Gay, 
who went down express, gave the right cue to the mob. 
Disraeli, Coningsby, vi. 3. 
law, commonly used in contradistinction to implied: as, 
express warranty ; express malice ; an express contract. 
There is not any positive law of men, whether general 
or particular, received by formal express consent, as in 
councils. Hooker, Eccles. Polity. 
An express contradiction is then when one of the terms 
is finite and the other infinite ; as, man, not man. 
Burgersdicius, tr. by a Gentleman. 
Whether the free assent of nations take the form of ex- expressage (eks-pres'aj), n. [< express, n., 4, + 
press agreement or of usage, it places them alike under - a d e -\ Ihe business of carrying by express ; 
the obligation of contract. the charge for carrying anything, as a parcel 
Woolsey, Introd. to Inter. Law, 28. O r message, by express. 
2. Distinctly like; closely representative; bear- express-bullet (eks-pres'buHet), n. A short 
ing an exact resemblance. 
The brightness of his glory, and the express image of his 
person. Heb. i. 3. 
Still compassing thee round 
With goodness and paternal love, his face 
Express, and of his steps the track divine. 
' l, P. L., xi. 354. 
bullet of large caliber made of soft lead, it is 
much lighter than the ordinary rifle-bullet of the same 
caliber, and, being fired with a large charge of powder, 
has a high velocity and very flat trajectory for short 
ranges. These projectiles are sometimes rendered ex- 
plosive to increase their destructive effect by placing a 
bursting charge and detonating primer in the front end. 
express-car (eks-pres'kar), n. A long box- or 
3^ Distinctly adapted or suitable ; particular ; house-car for carrying light or fast freight sent 
by express. It is sometimes combined with a 
mail-car, or with a baggage- or passenger-car. 
exact ; precise : as, he made express provision 
Ra ee m k w l t -, - -. 
ndymentisnoweTiretynfe 6 ^ 8 ^ * expresser (eks-pres'er), . One who expresses. 
Palladius, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 58. expressible (eks-pres'i-bl), a. [< express, v., 
., 
"' 6fe>] 1- Ca P a le of being squeezed out 
employed for a particular purpose ; specially ? 7 P^sure. 2. Capable of being uttered, 
declared > showll > * represented. 
4. [< express, n., 2, 3, 4.] Special; used or 
quick or direct : as, express haste ; a.n express 
messenger Express allegiance contract malice 
notice, etc. See the nouns. =Syn l' See explicit! ' 
II. n. If. A clear or distinct declaration, ex- 
pression, or manifestation. 
This is a Diphthong composed of our first and third vow- 
els > a "d expressible, therefore, by them, as in the word 
Vaid >' a - sir w - Jmui > Orthog. of Asiatic Words. 
expressing! (eks-pres 'ing), n. An expression. 
Whereby [by hieroglyphical pictures] they [the Egyp- And yet I cannot hope for better expresxinas than I 
tians] discoursed in silence, and were intuitively under- have given of them. Donne Letters xcv 
stood from the theory of their expresses. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., v. 20. expression (eks-presh'on), n. [= F. expression 
What is less natural and charitable than to deny the = ^p. expresion Pg. express&o = It. espres- 
expresses of a mother's affection t stone, < L. expressio(n-), a pressing out, a pro- 
per. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 41. jection, LL. expression, vividness, < exprimere, 
2. A particular or special message or despatch 
sent by a messenger. 
Popular captations which some men use in their speech- 
es and expresses. Si/con Basilike. 
PP- expressus, press out, express: see express, 
v. t.~\ 1. The act of expressing or forcing out 
by pressure, as juices and oils from plants. 
The box in which he put those worms was anointed with 
3. A messenger sent on a particular errand or a drop, or two or three, of the oil of ivy-berries, made by 
occasion; usually, a courier sent to communi- 
cate information of an important event, or to 
deliver important despatches. 
They being but two of ye commission, and so not im- 
power'd to determine, sent an expresse to his Maty and 
Council to know what they should do. 
Evelyn, Diary, Sept. 25, 1665. 
expression or infusion. 
/. Walton, Complete Angler, p. 127. 
The blubber ... is ... rudely tried out by exposure 
in vats or hot expression in iron boilers. 
Kane, Sec. Grinn. Exp., I. 23. 
2. The act of expressing, or embodying or rep- 
resenting in speech, writing, or action ; utter- 
ance ; declaration ; representation ; manifesta- 
tion : as, an expression of the public will. 
Isabella, who was at Segovia, was made acquainted by 
regular expresses with every movement of the army. 
Prescott, Ferd. and Isa., ii. 13. ... 
4. , . . The evening was spent in firing cannon, and other ex- 
. Any regular provision made for the speedy pressions of military triumphes. Evelyn, Diary, 1641. 
transmission of messages, parcels, commis- 
sions, and the like ; a vehicle or other convey- 
ance sent on a special message; specifically, 
an organization of means for safe and speedy 
transmission of merchandise, etc., or a railwav - -=-- , , 
passenger-train which travels at a specially Men ty ' that worsh jP n " ds expression. 
rate of speed, stopping only at principal sta- 
tions: as, the American and European Express; 
to travel by express. Expresses for carrying valua- 
ble parcels, merchandise, money, etc., under guaranty of ages. 
Nor unhappy, nor at rest, 
But beyond expression fair 
With thy floating flaxen hair. 
Tennyson, Adeline, i. 
It is only by good works, it is only on the basis of active 
'lip finds expression. 
Emerson, Remarks at Free Relig. Assoc. 
The idea which, gazing on nature and human life by the 
intuitive force of imagination, the great artist has divined, 
he gives shape and expression to in sensible forms and im- 
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