n. [ Of Scand. origin, cf. Icel æ&unr_;r; akin to Sw. eider, Dan. ederfugl. ] (Zoöl.) Any species of sea duck of the genus
Eider down. [ Cf. Icel. æðardūn, Sw. eiderdūn, Dan. ederduun. ]
n. [ Gr.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; image. See Idol. ] An image or representation; a form; a phantom; an apparition. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]