Obs. rare. [ad. L. ēmicātiōn-em, n. of action f. as prec.]
1. ‘Sparkling: flying off in small particles, as sprightly liquors’ (J.).
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., II. v. 90–1. Thus Iron in Aqua fortis will fall into ebullition, with noise and emication.
1775. in Ash.
1847. in Craig; and in mod. Dicts.
2. The action of shining forth. In quot. fig.
1633. T. Adams, Exp. 2 Peter i. 19. 355. CHRIST hath in the Scripture diverse names of light given him, according to the different degrees of his emication.
1656. in Blount, Glossogr.
1721–1800. in Bailey.
