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Brig of the Royal Navy
captured her in 1803 and took her into service as HMS Eagle, but then renamed her HMS Eclipse in 1804. She had a completely unremarkable career before
HMS_Eclipse_(1804)
List of ships with the same or similar names
She was offered for sale in August 1802, and was sold in October. HMS Eclipse (1804), a 4-gun Vesuve-class French brig originally called Volage, and then
HMS_Eclipse
List of ships with the same or similar names
in 1804. HMS Eagle (1803) was a 12-gun gun-brig, previously the French Venteux. Loire captured her in 1803. The Royal Navy renamed her HMS Eclipse in
HMS_Eagle
HMS Decouverte was the French schooner Eclipse, launched in 1804, that was captured in 1806. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Decouverte. She
HMS_Decouverte_(1806)
notably destroying the Royal Navy corvette HMS Wolverine, before the frigate HMS Loire captured her on 17 August 1804. She became the British private frigate
Blonde_(1803_ship)
List of ships with the same or similar names
and sold in 1808. HMS Decouverte (1806) was the French schooner Eclipse, launched in 1804, captured in 1806, commissioned as the gun-brig Decouverte, and
HMS_Decouverte
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Musquito (or Mosquito). was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by John Preston at Great Yarmouth and launched in 1804. She was commissioned
HMS_Musquito_(1804)
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Harrier was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy launched in 1804. She took part in several notable actions before she was lost in March 1809
HMS_Harrier_(1804)
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Raven was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Perry, Wells and Green at Blackwall Yard and launched in 1804. Although she embodied some interesting
HMS_Raven_(1804)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Strachan in HMS Donegal in 1804 and taken into service as HMS Amfitrite, and renamed HMS Blanche in 1805. She was wrecked off Ushant in 1807. HMS Blanche
HMS_Blanche
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Espoir was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1804. She served during the Napoleonic Wars, primarily in the Mediterranean,
HMS_Espoir_(1804)
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Moselle was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1804. She served during the Napoleonic Wars in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean
HMS_Moselle_(1804)
Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop (1804–1813)
HMS Beagle was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1804, during the Napoleonic Wars. She played a major role in
HMS_Beagle_(1804)
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Elk was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop, built of pine, and launched in 1804. She served on the Jamaica station where she captured a number of privateers
HMS_Elk_(1804)
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Dispatch (also Despatch) was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Richard Symons & Co. at Falmouth and launched in 1804. Dispatch was instrumental
HMS_Despatch_(1804)
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Reindeer was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, built by Samuel & Daniel Brent at Rotherhithe and was launched in 1804. She was
HMS_Reindeer_(1804)
in 1804 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1804. "(untitled)". The Times. No. 5910. London. 4 January 1804. col
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1804
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Scout was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Peter Atkinson & Co. at Hull and launched in 1804. She participated in a number of actions and captured
HMS_Scout_(1804)
Total Solar eclipse March 4, 1802
solar eclipse was also visible for parts of Antarctica, Australia, Indonesia, and Oceania. The eclipse was observed by Matthew Flinders aboard HMS Investigator
Solar eclipse of March 4, 1802
Solar_eclipse_of_March_4,_1802
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Saracen was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Perry, Green & Wells at Blackwall Yard and launched in 1804. She had a relatively short
HMS_Saracen_(1804)
Total eclipse
solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, December 14, 2020, with a magnitude of 1.0254. A total solar eclipse occurs
Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020
Solar_eclipse_of_December_14,_2020
American naval officer (1755–1805)
States Navy, who served aboard Bonhomme Richard during its 1779 battle with HMS Serapis. Fanning was born in Stonington, Connecticut, and was the eldest
Nathaniel_Fanning
21st-century annular solar eclipse
through February 11, 1804; the first set of annular eclipses from February 21, 1822 through March 25, 1876; the second set of hybrid eclipses from April 6, 1894
Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020
Solar_eclipse_of_June_21,_2020
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Amaranthe was an 18-gun Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by John Dudman at Deptford Wharf and launched in 1804. She served in the Caribbean
HMS_Amaranthe_(1804)
notice of her sale referred to a chase of 36 hours at a rate of 12 knots. HMS Eclipse recaptured Unanimity, prior to 4 February 1810. Unanimity had been sailing
Général_Pérignon_(1804_ship)
– The third Pacific expedition of Capt. James Cook, with ships HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery, first view O'ahu then Kaua'i in the Hawaiian Islands
1778_in_the_United_States
Class of brig-sloops of the British Royal Navy
Cruizer design were placed from 1802 up to 1813. A final order in 1815 (HMS Samarang) was cancelled in 1820. The Cruizer-class brig-sloops proved to
Cruizer-class_brig-sloop
Island in the South Atlantic
Gough Island is the only land outside South America from which the solar eclipse of 12 September 2034 (excluding partial phases), will be visible; the centre
Gough_Island
English painter and engraver(1748–1815)
Straits of Malacca on 15th. February 1804 (1804) Battle of Pulo Aura, Straits of Malacca on 15th February 1804 (c. 1804) The battle of San Domingo, 6 February
Robert_Dodd_(artist)
Fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
HMS Jupiter was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She served in the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars and
HMS_Jupiter_(1778)
British naval sailing frigate 1795–1860
HMS Dryad was a fifth-rate sailing frigate of the Royal Navy that served for 64 years, at first during the Napoleonic Wars and then in the suppression
HMS_Dryad_(1795)
English medical doctor (1766–1848)
study there. He at first refused to let his son join the survey voyage of HMS Beagle, but was persuaded otherwise. Robert Darwin provided the first empirical
Robert_Darwin
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Swallow was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in December 1805, nine months late. She served the Royal Navy through the Napoleonic Wars, capturing
HMS_Swallow_(1805)
December 1803. 1804 HMS Firm—12 gun 1804 HMS Flamer—12 gun 1805 HMS Pomone—38 gun 1806 HMS Shannon—38 gun – Launched 5 May 1806, HMS Shannon, commanded
Shipbuilding_in_Frindsbury
French privateer captain
into Pasajes. On 24 February 1804, Blonde departed from Santander, Spain, and in the following days captured Diana, Eclipse, Sally and Rebecca, Rollindson
François_Aregnaudeau
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Surinam was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Obadiah Ayles at Topsham, Exeter and launched in 1805. She captured one privateer during her twenty-year
HMS_Surinam_(1805)
Mother of Charles Darwin
III Susan Elizabeth Darwin (1803–1866), unmarried. Erasmus Alvey Darwin (1804–1881) Charles Robert Darwin (1809–1882) Emily Catherine Darwin (1810–1866)
Susannah_Darwin
Sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Harpy was a Royal Navy Diligence-class brig-sloop, launched in 1796 and sold in 1817. She was the longest lived vessel of her class, and the most
HMS_Harpy_(1796)
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Scorpion was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by John King at Dover and launched in 1803. She was the first of the class to be built since
HMS_Scorpion_(1803)
British naval brig-sloop (1806–1822)
HMS Racehorse was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Hamilton & Breeds and launched in 1806 at Hastings. She served in the English
HMS_Racehorse_(1806)
British brig-sloop (1805–1816)
HMS Wolverine (or Wolverene) was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop, launched in 1805 at Topsham, near Exeter. Early in her career she was involved
HMS_Wolverine_(1805)
United States Naval Officer (1788-1862)
Read entered service in the United States Navy as a midshipman on April 2, 1804. Read first joined the crew of USS Constitution in 1806 under the command
George_C._Read
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Calypso was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop. She was built at Deptford Wharf between 1804 and 1805, and launched in 1805. She served in the
HMS_Calypso_(1805)
Navy brought Venteux into service as Eagle, and next year renamed her HMS Eclipse. Lloyd's Patriotic Fund awarded both Lieutenant Francis Temple and Lieutenant
French_frigate_Loire
the English Channel, the transport Eclipse ran her down and sank her. Brave's crew was saved. On 13 September 1804 prize money for Baron Von Hopkin and
Hired_armed_cutter_Brave
1810 invasion of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811
to join Rowley at Rodriguez. The first two frigates to arrive, HMS Africaine and HMS Ceylon were both attacked while sailing alone and captured by Hamelin's
Invasion_of_Isle_de_France
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Rover was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop laid down in 1804 but not launched until 1808. She served in the North Sea, off the north coast of
HMS_Rover_(1808)
Sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Cruizer (often Cruiser) was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Stephen Teague of Ipswich and launched in 1797. She was the first ship
HMS_Cruizer_(1797)
a twenty-eight-gun frigate by the name of HMS Spritely, in which he captured a French frigate. His ship, HMS Pucelle, a seventy-four-gun (third-rate) ship
List of Sharpe series characters
List_of_Sharpe_series_characters
Cruizer-class brig-sloop built at Dover, England
command was the 18-gun brig HMS Ned Elven. His previous command was the hired armed ship Hannibal, which was wrecked in November 1804. Winfield (2008), p. 292
HMS_Leveret_(1806)
Chipman, Ariel D.; Gavish-Regev, Efrat (2022-07-26). "Lycosa Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Lycosidae) of Israel, with a note on Geolycosa Montgomery, 1904"
List of organisms named after works of fiction
List_of_organisms_named_after_works_of_fiction
purchased from private owners in 1824 the former Cruizer-class brig-sloop HMS Eclipse, and then employed her too in the South Seas fisheries. The last entry
Indispensable_(1791_ship)
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Weazel (frequently spelt Weazle, and occasionally Weasel) was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop, launched in 1805 at Topsham, Devon. She
HMS_Weazel_(1805)
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Minorca was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1805. She served during the Napoleonic Wars in the Mediterranean and was broken
HMS_Minorca_(1805)
1800–1803 French expedition to map the coast of Australia
voyage of discovery that would further scientific knowledge and perhaps eclipse the achievements of Captain James Cook. Among those joining the Baudin
Baudin expedition to Australia
Baudin_expedition_to_Australia
1804. "Shipping and Commercial List". Caledonian Mercury. No. 12882. 2 April 1804. "Ship News". The Aberdeen Journal. No. 2973. 2 January 1805. "HMS Severn
List of shipwrecks in the Channel Islands
List_of_shipwrecks_in_the_Channel_Islands
United States Navy frigate (1799–1865)
a stores ship/provisioning ship ordered to provide that service in May, 1804, converted to a corvette in 1809, and later converted back to a frigate in
USS_John_Adams_(1799)
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
his passion for natural science. However, it was his five-year voyage on HMS Beagle from 1831 to 1836 that truly established Darwin as an eminent geologist
Charles_Darwin
power. They are also largest warships ever built, although they are being eclipsed by the upcoming Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers. USS Phoenix (CL-46)
United_States_Navy_ships
City in Taiz Governorate, Yemen
a port city on the Red Sea coast of Yemen. Until Aden and al Hudaydah eclipsed it in the 19th century, Mokha was the principal port for Yemen's capital
Mokha
Slave trade between Africa and the West
time this was the largest oceanic displacement or migration in history, eclipsing even the far-flung, but less-dense, expansion of Austronesian-Polynesian
Atlantic_slave_trade
1870–1914 electrical and chemical era
tug-of-war competition in 1845 between the screw-driven HMS Rattler and the paddle steamer HMS Alecto; the former pulling the latter backward at 2.5 knots
Second_Industrial_Revolution
British brig-sloop (1806–1829)
HMS Ringdove (or Ring Dove) was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop that Matthew Warren built at Brightlingsea and launched in 1806. She took
HMS_Ringdove_(1806)
Personal or commercial hunting of marine mammal
Logbooks of the "Erme" Schooner, 1912–1916 at Dartmouth College Library Logbooks of the Snowdrop (Ship) and Eclipse (Ship) at Dartmouth College Library
Seal_hunting
Luderic 1992 WL Luderic Maury (born 1984) has been an amateur astronomer, eclipse chaser and the joy and pride of his parents ever since his birth in Nice
Meanings of minor-planet names: 8001–9000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_8001–9000
Early system for transmitting text over wires
anatomist and inventor Samuel Thomas von Sömmering in 1809, based on an earlier 1804 design by Spanish polymath and scientist Francisco Salva Campillo. Both their
Electrical_telegraph
Calendar year
in Texas to join the Texan fight for independence from Mexico. January 12 HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, reaches Sydney. Will County, Illinois
1836
pounds in order to help fund his expedition to observe the total solar eclipse of August 29, 1886. DMP · 250 251 Sophia – Sophia, wife of German astronomer
Meanings of minor-planet names: 1–1000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_1–1000
British joint-stock company (1600–1858)
Mornington became HMS Drake. Other examples include: HMS Calcutta HMS Glatton HMS Hindostan (1795) HMS Hindostan (1804) HMS Malabar HMS Buffalo Their design
East_India_Company
Literature written in the English language
Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years, although his fame has been long eclipsed by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Thomas De Quincey is
English_literature
British astronomer and physicist (1732–1811)
in astronomy had begun while at Westminster School, shortly after the eclipse of 14 July 1748. Maskelyne entered St Catharine's College, Cambridge, in
Nevil_Maskelyne
County town of Shropshire, England
confidential, not for profit debt, benefits and financial help service) and Eclipse Child Bereavement, which works with local schools to help children who
Shrewsbury
Military unit
be traced to Stafford Fairborne, who in 1695 was appointed as captain of HMS London and "Commander in Chief of his Majesty's shipps in the River of Thames
Commander-in-Chief,_The_Nore
Creek, Oakville. S.M. Douglas A former White Star dredger. HMS Speedy Royal Navy 8 October 1804 A schooner that sank off Brighton, Lake Ontario. 43°48′50″N
List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes
List_of_shipwrecks_in_the_Great_Lakes
British East Indiaman 1780–1808
Boston to Madeira ... with an Appendix, Containing Methods to Calculating Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, and Occultations of the Fixed Stars ... E. & G. W
Asia_(1780_EIC_ship)
1841 U.S. Supreme Court case on the legality of the Atlantic slave trade
in 1969 as the most important court case involving slavery before being eclipsed by that of Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857. La Amistad was traveling along
United_States_v._The_Amistad
Calendar year
18 – Third voyage of James Cook: Captain James Cook, with ships HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery, first views Oʻahu then Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands
1778
equatorium for planetary and conjunction computations. It can calculate when eclipses will occur. The Albion is made up of 18 different scales which makes it
List of English inventions and discoveries
List_of_English_inventions_and_discoveries
Officer of the French Navy, explorer and hydrographer (1765-1829)
observations as possible, given that the weather was nearly always rainy. One eclipse of a satellite of Jupiter was observed, as well as some lunar distances
Élisabeth-Paul-Édouard de Rossel
Élisabeth-Paul-Édouard_de_Rossel
British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
October 1911. His death was not reported to the press for more than a year. HMS Sainfoin was named after Sainfoin in 1943. McLean, Ken (2006). Designing
Sainfoin_(horse)
Day of the year
British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland.
July_23
London-related events during the 19th century
Docks Company, which by 1878 constituted 13 docks and ponds. With the eclipse of the sailing ship by the steamship in mid-century, tonnages grew larger
19th-century_London
destroyed by an 1803 earthquake but replaced by a third church in 1813. In 1804, the Province of Las Californias split between the provinces of Alta California
History_of_San_Diego
US Naval officer
1802. He rendered distinguished service during the First Barbary War in 1804 in the frigate Congress, and distinguished himself again while a midshipman
John_Downes_(naval_officer)
Secretary of State for War (1794–1801) and First Lord of the Admiralty (1804–1805) Anneliese Dodds, Chair of the Labour Party (2021–) George Douglas-Hamilton
List of University of Edinburgh people
List_of_University_of_Edinburgh_people
Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3., p. 112 "HMS Mutine (ex-Le Mutin +1805) (+1805)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 27 Aug 2015. "HMS Mutine (J 227)". naval-history.net
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1805
Day of the year
admit female students. 1913 – Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary. 1916 – The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United
August_16
70 people. Twenty-three of these deaths are believed to be attributed to HMS Somerset III, a British ship which ran aground on Cape Cod during this storm
List of New England hurricanes
List_of_New_England_hurricanes
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
in the Battle off Liverpool, Nova Scotia (1778), the Royal Navy warship HMS Blonde under the command of Captain Milligan ran aground the French ship
Liverpool,_Nova_Scotia
English composer (1838–1889)
British musical theatre", but even his most successful stage works were soon eclipsed by those of Gilbert and Sullivan. During his lifetime he was best known
Frederic_Clay
35083 (SS Admella) Albatross Unknown 13 March 1913 A ketch that struck Eclipse Reef, off Wardang Island, during a gale. Clan Ranald United Kingdom 31
List of shipwrecks of Australia
List_of_shipwrecks_of_Australia
Decade
Vernon's Royal Navy force, leading to a British retreat to Jamaica. May 14 – HMS Wager, one of the vessels of George Anson's voyage around the world, is wrecked
1740s
Literature written in or related to the United Kingdom
for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843. Although his fame has been eclipsed by that of his contemporaries and friends William Wordsworth and Samuel
British_literature
British coordination of coalitions based on her flexible naval power, eclipsing traditional rivals like the Dutch and French over the course of the century
History of the foreign relations of the United Kingdom
History_of_the_foreign_relations_of_the_United_Kingdom
British artist
following day, one of Chatham Island (Western Australia), the other of the Eclipse Islands. Late that night the Investigator anchored alongside Seal Island
William_Westall
1939, Korvettenkapitän Günther Prien of U-47 managed to sink the warship HMS Royal Oak in the Scapa Flow with 1400 men aboard. On 9 April 1940 the Germans
History_of_the_North_Sea
(1829–1904, England, C) Max Horkheimer (1895–1973, Germany/US, Ph/S); Eclipse of Reason Nick Hornby (born 1957, England, Lc); Fever Pitch Corinne Stocker
List_of_non-fiction_writers
they previously paid Besides lightning strike, waterspout and lunar eclipse, HMS Minerva records all-night rainbow that "celebrated Astronomer [aboard
1811_in_Canada
Decade
is discovered by John Herschel. May 15, 1836 – Francis Baily, during an eclipse of the Sun, observes the phenomenon named after him as Baily's beads. 1838
1830s
Decade
monarchy, under Guido Starhemberg and their allies. August 24 – Total eclipse of the sun is visible at 36°30′S 105°06′W / 36.5°S 105.1°W / -36.5;
1710s
HMS ECLIPSE-1804
HMS ECLIPSE-1804
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of Smen.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Form of Elizabeth
Female
German
Pet form of German Elisabeth, ELISE means "God is my oath."Â
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
One who has Fulfilled his Desires
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Eagle.English : Americanized form of French Eglise, a topographic name for someone who lived near a church (Old French eclise, from Latin ecclesia; compare Eccles).
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
One who has Accomplished his Aim
Boy/Male
Tamil
One who has killed his enemies
Boy/Male
Biblical
He has sent his death.
Boy/Male
Tamil
One who has conquered his ego
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who has conquered his ego
Girl/Female
American, Armenian, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Irish, Italian
God is My Oath; Consecrated to God Abbreviation of Elisabeth; Pledged to God; Form of Elizabeth
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Greek
From the Blessed Isles
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who has killed his enemies
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Gold
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Ham.
Girl/Female
British, English
Smart
Boy/Male
Arabic
Whisper
Girl/Female
Greek American Hebrew French
From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction. Famous bearer: Old...
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
One who has Mastered his Senses
HMS ECLIPSE-1804
HMS ECLIPSE-1804
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Tamil
Letters
Boy/Male
British, English
Noble Friend
Girl/Female
Tamil
Boy/Male
German
Resolute or famous.
Girl/Female
Greek Spanish
Feminine of Adonis. Beautiful lady.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Sun
Male
Croatian
, distant battle.
Girl/Female
English
Love
Girl/Female
Greek
Pure.
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HMS ECLIPSE-1804
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HMS ECLIPSE-1804
v. t.
To cause the obscuration of; to darken or hide; -- said of a heavenly body; as, the moon eclipses the sun.
pron.
The possessive of he; as, the book is his.
n.
An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis. See Conic section, under Conic, and cf. Focus.
a.
Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.
v. i.
To suffer an eclipse.
adv.
In the form of an ellipse.
n.
An ellipse.
n.
The elliptical orbit of a planet.
imp. & p. p.
of Eclipse
v. t.
To eclipse; to hide from sight.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Elapse
a.
Pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses.
pron.
Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete.
n.
The loss, usually temporary or partial, of light, brilliancy, luster, honor, consciousness, etc.; obscuration; gloom; darkness.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Eclipse
n.
An interception or obscuration of the light of the sun, moon, or other luminous body, by the intervention of some other body, either between it and the eye, or between the luminous body and that illuminated by it. A lunar eclipse is caused by the moon passing through the earth's shadow; a solar eclipse, by the moon coming between the sun and the observer. A satellite is eclipsed by entering the shadow of its primary. The obscuration of a planet or star by the moon or a planet, though of the nature of an eclipse, is called an occultation. The eclipse of a small portion of the sun by Mercury or Venus is called a transit of the planet.
v. t.
To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
v. t.
To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.
imp. & p. p.
of Elapse
v. t.
To obscure, darken, or extinguish the beauty, luster, honor, etc., of; to sully; to cloud; to throw into the shade by surpassing.