v. t. [ L. excaecatus, p. p. of excaecare to blind; ex (intens.) + caecare to blind, caecus blind. ] To blind. [ Obs. ] Cockeram. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of making blind. [ Obs. ] Bp. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. excedens, -entis, p. pr. of excedere. See Exceed, v. t. ] Excess. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. Deut. xxv. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Name the time, but let it not
Exceed three days. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. Pope.
a. Capable of exceeding or surpassing. [ Obs. ] Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who exceeds. Bp. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. More than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient; measureless. “The exceeding riches of his grace.” Eph. ii. 7. --
adv. In a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly. [ Archaic. It is not joined to verbs. ] “The voice exceeding loud.” Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow. Mark ix. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. To a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly. It signifies more than very. [ 1913 Webster ]