Everlasting

Everlasting
Everlasting Ev`er*last"ing, n. 1. Eternal duration, past or future; eternity. [1913 Webster]

From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. --Ps. xc. 2. [1913 Webster]

2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God. [1913 Webster]

3. (Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as, the pearly everlasting ({Anaphalis margaritacea}), the {immortelle} ({Xeranthemum anuum}) of the French, the cudweeds, etc. [1913 Webster]

4. A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See {Lasting}. [1913 Webster]


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  • everlasting — adj Everlasting, endless, interminable, unceasing are comparable when they mean continuing on and on without end. Unlike infinite, eternal, and similar words (see INFINITE), these terms do not presuppose the absence of a beginning and therefore… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • everlasting — [ev΄ər las′tiŋ] adj. 1. never coming to an end; lasting forever; eternal 2. going on for a long time; lasting indefinitely; durable 3. going on too long or happening too often; seeming never to stop n. 1. eternity 2. a) any of various plants,… …   English World dictionary

  • Everlasting — (spr. Ewwerlasting, d.i. Ewigdauernd), ein früher nur in England, jetzt auch in Deutschland gewebtes, damastartiges Wollenzeug, auf welchem die erhöht liegenden Figuren nicht aufgeschnitten sind; bes. zu Beinkleidern …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Everlasting — (engl. ewwerlästing, d.h. ewig dauernd), fester damastartig gewobener Wollenstoff …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • everlasting — index chronic, continual (perpetual), durable, incessant, indestructible, infallible, infinite …   Law dictionary

  • everlasting — early 13c., from EVER (Cf. ever) + LASTING (Cf. lasting). Related: Everlastingly …   Etymology dictionary

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