Vocabulary : Ecrasement to Ectad
Ecrasement : The operation performed with an ecraseur.Ecraseur : An instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a steel chain, so that hemorrhage rarely follows.
Ecru : Having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk, linen, or the like.
Ecstasies : of Ecstasy
Ecstasy : The state of being beside one's self or rapt out of one's self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence of overpowering emotion; an extraordinary elevation of the spirit, as when the soul, unconscious of sensible objects, is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries. ;; Excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm; rapture; enthusiastic delight. ;; Violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive grief of anxiety; insanity; madness. ;; A state which consists in total suspension of sensibility, of voluntary motion, and largely of mental power. The body is erect and inflexible; the pulsation and breathing are not affected. ;; To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm.
