... novaehollandiae] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: modification of Portuguese ema cassowary Date: 1656 a swift-running Australian ratite bird (Dromaius ... running at high speed. Etymology: earlier emia, eme f. Port. ema Webster's 1913 Dictionary Emu E"mu, n. [Cf. Pg. ema ostrich, F. ['e]mou, ['e]meu, emu.] (Zo["o]l ...
Emaciate definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary EMA'CIATE, v.i. [L. emacio, from maceo, or macer, lean ... cause; to waste away, as flesh; to decay in flesh. EMA'CIATE, v.t. To cause to lose flesh gradually; to ... of appetite, and disease, often emaciate the most robust bodies. EMA'CIATE, a. Thin; wasted. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v ...