n. [ OF. error, errur, F. erreur, L. error, fr. errare to err. See Err. ]
The rest of his journey, his error by sea. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
His judgment was often in error, though his candor remained unimpaired. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]
Law of error,
Law of frequency of error
Probable error. (Mensuration)
Writ of error (Law),
a. Full of error; wrong. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who encourages and propagates error; one who holds to error. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (Med.) A sudden awakening associated with a sensation of terror, occurring in children, esp. those of unstable nervous constitution. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten, for tersere; akin to Gr. &unr_; to flee away, dread, Skr. tras to tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F. terreur. Cf. Deter. ]
Terror seized the rebel host. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Those enormous terrors of the Nile. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
Rulers are not a terror to good works. Rom. xiii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught, terror-giving, terror-smitten, terror-stricken, terror-struck, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]
King of terrors,
Reign of Terror. (French Hist.)
n. [ Cf. F. terrorisme. ]
n. [ F. terroriste. ]
v. t. [ Cf. F. terroriser. ] To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation. [ 1913 Webster ]
Humiliated by the tyranny of foreign despotism, and terrorized by ecclesiastical authority. J. A. Symonds. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Free from terror. Poe. [ 1913 Webster ]
The method of discovering something desirable by trying many different things until one works;
And millions miss for one that hits. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]