iot-eye, introduced by the Hon. Admiral Elliot,
secretary of the Admiralty, is an eye worked over an iron thimble in the
end of a hempen bower-cable, to facilitate its being shackled to the
chain for riding in very deep water.

ELLIPSE. In geometry, an oval figure, formed of the section of a cone by
a plane cutting through both its sides obliquely.

ELMO'S FIRE, ST. _See_ COMPASANT.

ELONGATION. The angular distance of a heavenly body from the sun
eastward or westward.

ELVERS. The name of eels on the western coasts of England.

EMBARGO. A temporary injunction or arrest laid on ships or merchandise
by public authority, sometimes general, to prevent all ships departing,
and sometimes partial, as upon foreign ships only, or to prevent their
coming in. A breach of embargo, under the knowledge of the insured,
discharges the underwriters from liability.

EMBARK, TO. To go on board, or to put on board a vessel.

EMBARKATION. Applies to the shipping of goods, troops, and stores. Also,
the peculiar boats of a country. [Sp. _embarcation_.]

EMBARMENT. An old term, meaning an embargo.

EMBARRAS. An American term for places where the navigation of rivers or
creeks is rendered difficult by the accumulation of driftwood, trees,
&c.

EMBATTLE. To arrange forces for conflict.

EMBATTLED. In buildings, crenellated or pierced with loop-holes.

EMBEDDED. Firmly fixed in the mud or sand.

EMBER-GOOSE (OR IMBER?). A name for the great northern diver or loon
(_Colymbus glacialis_).

EMBEZZLEMENT, or simple theft, by persons belonging to a merchant ship,
is not deemed a peril of the sea. But robbery violently committed by
persons not belonging to the ship, is a peril for which the insurer is
answerable.--_To embezzle_ is to misappropriate by a breach of trust.

EMBOUCHURE. A French word adopted as signifying the mouth of a river, by
which its waters are discharged, or by which it is entered. The term is
now in general use.

EMBRASURES. The cut or opening made through the parapet of a battery for
the muzzle of the gun and the passage of the shot.

EMERALDERS. A term for the natives of Ireland, from its evergreen
verdure.

EMERGENCY. Imminent want in difficult circumstances.

EMERSION. The prismatic space or solid raised out on the weather side by
the inclination of the ship. In astronomy it signifies the re-appearance
of a celestial object after undergoing occultation or eclipse.

EMINENCE. A high or rising ground ove