emm

v. t. [ Pref. em- (L. in) + mantle: cf. F. emmanteler. Cf. Inmantle. ] To cover over with, or as with, a mantle; to put about as a protection. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Immanuel. Matt. i. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To turn to marble; to harden. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou dost emmarble the proud heart. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, n. pl., menses (&unr_; in + &unr_; month) + &unr_; leading, fr. &unr_; to lead: cf. F. emménagogue. ] (Med.) A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a type of large-holed Swiss cheese.
Syn. -- Emmenthal, Emmental, Emmenthaler. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a hard red wheat (Triticum dicoccum) grown especially in Russia and Germany; also grown in the U. S. as stock feed.
Syn. -- starch wheat, two-grain spelt, Triticum dicoccum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. emete, amete, AS. æmete. See Ant. ] (Zoöl.) An ant. [ chiefly dialect ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Emmet hunter (Zoöl.), the wryneck{ 3 }, a type of bird related to the woodpeckers. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`mmetros in measure, proportioned, suitable ('en in + me`tron measure) + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye. ] (Med.) That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina; -- opposed to hypermetropia, myopia, and astigmatism. [ 1913 Webster ]