ENTREATFULEn*treat"ful, a.
Defn: Full of entreaty. [R.] See Intreatful.
ENTREATINGLYEn*treat"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In an entreating manner.
ENTREATIVEEn*treat"ive, a.
Defn: Used in entreaty; pleading. [R.] "Entreative phrase." A.Brewer.
ENTREATMENTEn*treat"ment, n.
Defn: Entreaty; invitation. [Obs.] Shak.
ENTREATYEn*treat"y, n.; pl. Entreaties (.
1. Treatment; reception; entertainment. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
2. The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation. Fair entreaty, and sweet blandishment. Spenser.
Syn.— Solicitation; request; suit; supplication; importunity.
ENTREEEn`trée", n. Etym: [F. See Entry.]
1. A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entrée of a house.
2. (Cookery)
Defn: In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc.
ENTREMETS En`tre*mets", n. sing. & pl. Etym: [F., fr. entre between + mets a dish, mess.]
1. (Cookery)
Defn: A side dish; a dainty or relishing dish usually eaten after the joints or principal dish; also, a sweetmeat, served with a dinner.
2. Any small entertainment between two greater ones. [R.]
ENTRENCHEn*trench", v. t.
Defn: See Intrench.
ENTREPOTEn`tre*pôt", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A warehouse; a magazine for depositing goods, stores, etc.; a mart or place where merchandise is deposited; as, an entrepôt for shipping goods in transit.
ENTREPRENEUREn`tre*pre*neur", n. Etym: [F. See Enterprise.] (Polit. Econ.)
Defn: One who creates a product on his own account; whoever undertakes on his own account an industrial enterprise in which workmen are employed. F. A. Walker.
ENTRESOLEn`tre*sol", n. Etym: [F.] (Arch.)
Defn: A low story between two higher ones, usually between the ground floor and the first story; mezzanine. Parker.
ENTRICKEn*trick", v. t. Etym: [Cf. OE. entriken to perplex, OF. entriquer.Cf. Trick, Intrigue.]
Defn: To trick, to perplex. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
ENTROCHALEn"tro*chal, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or consisting of, entrochites, or the joints of encrinites; — used of a kind of stone or marble.
ENTROCHITEEn"tro*chite, n. Etym: [Pref. en- + Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: A fossil joint of a crinoid stem.
ENTROPIONEn*tro"pi*on, n. Etym: [NL.] (Med.)
Defn: Same as Entropium.
ENTROPIUMEn*tro"pi*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Entropy.] (Med.)
Defn: The inversion or turning in of the border of the eyelids.
ENTROPYEn"tro*py, n. Etym: [Gr. (Thermodynamics)
Defn: A certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remains constant, but when heat enters or leaves the body the quantity increases or diminishes. If a small amount, h, of heat enters the body when its temperature is t in the thermodynamic scale the entropy of the body is increased by h . The entropy is regarded as measured from some standard temperature and pressure. Sometimes called the thermodynamic function. The entropy of the universe tends towards a maximum. Clausius.
ENTRUSTEn*trust", v. t.
Defn: See Intrust.
ENTRY En"try, n.; pl. Entries. Etym: [OE. entree, entre, F. entrée, fr. entrer to enter. See Enter, and cf. Entrée.]
1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person into a house or city; the entry of a river into the sea; the entry of air into the blood; an entry upon an undertaking.
2. The act of making or entering a record; a setting down in writing the particulars, as of a transaction; as, an entry of a sale; also, that which is entered; an item. A notary made an entry of this act. Bacon.
3. That by which entrance is made; a passage leading into a house or other building, or to a room; a vestibule; an adit, as of a mine. A straight, long entry to the temple led. Dryden.
4. (Com.)
Defn: The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods. See Enter, v. t., 8, and Entrance, n.,
5.
5. (Law) (a) The actual taking possession of lands or tenements, by entering or setting foot on them. (b) A putting upon record in proper form and order. (c) The act in addition to breaking essential to constitute the offense or burglary. Burrill. Bill of entry. See under Bill. — Double entry, Single entry. See Bookkeeping. — Entry clerk (Com.), a clerk who makes the original entries of transactions in a business. — Writ of entry (Law), a writ issued for the purpose of obtaining possession of land from one who has unlawfully entered and continues in possession. Bouvier.
ENTRYNGEn"tryng, n.
Defn: Am entrance. [Obs.]So great an entryng and so large. Chaucer.
ENTUNEEn*tune", v. t.
Defn: To tune; to intone. Chaucer.
ENTWINEEn*twine", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + twine. Cf. Intwine.]
Defn: To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round. [Written alsointwine.]Entwined in duskier wreaths her braided locks. Shelley.Thy glorious household stuff did me entwine. Herbert.
ENTWINEEn*twine", v. i.
Defn: To be twisted or twined.With whose imperial laurels might entwine no cypress. De Quincey.
ENTWINEMENTEn*twine"ment, n.
Defn: A twining or twisting together or round; union. Bp. Hacket.
ENTWISTEn*twist", v. t.
Defn: To twist or wreathe round; to intwine. Shak.
ENUBILATE E*nu"bi*late, v. t. Etym: [L. enubilatus, p. p. of enubilare to enubilate; e out + nubila clouds, fr. nubilis cloudy, nubes cloud.]
Defn: To clear from mist, clouds, or obscurity. [R.] Bailey.
ENUBILOUSE*nu"bi*lous, a. Etym: [See Enubilate.]
Defn: Free from fog, mist, or clouds; clear. [R.]
ENUCLEATEE*nu"cle*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enucleated; p. pr. & vb. n.Enucleating.] Etym: [L. enucleatus, p. p. of enucleare to enucleate;e out + nucleus kernel.]
1. To bring or peel out, as a kernel from its enveloping husks its enveloping husks or shell.
2. (Med.)
Defn: To remove without cutting (as a tumor).
3. To bring to light; to make clear. Sclater (1654).
ENUCLEATIONE*nu`cle*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. énucléation.]
Defn: The act of enucleating; elucidation; exposition. Neither sir, nor water, nor food, seem directly to contribute anything to the enucleation of this disease. Tooke.
ENUMERATEE*nu"mer*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enumerated; p. pr. & vb. n.Enumerating.] Etym: [L. enumeratus, p. p. of enumerare to count out,enumerate; e out + numerare to count, fr. numerus number. SeeNumber.]
Defn: To count; to tell by numbers; to count over, or tell off one after another; to number; to reckon up; to mention one by one; to name over; to make a special and separate account of; to recount; as, to enumerate the stars in a constellation. Enumerating the services he had done. Ludlow.
Syn. — To reckon; compute; calculate; count; estimate; relate; rehearse; recapitulate; detail.
ENUMERATIONE*nu`mer*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. enumeratio: cf. F. énumération.]
1. The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
2. A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed. Because almost every man we meet possesses these, we leave them out of our enumeration. Paley.
3. (Rhet.)
Defn: A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
ENUMERATIVEE*nu"mer*a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. énumératif.]
Defn: Counting, or reckoning up, one by one.Enumerative of the variety of evils. Jer. Taylor.
ENUMERATORE*nu"mer*a`tor, n.
Defn: One who enumerates.
ENUNCIABLEE*nun"ci*a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being enunciated or expressed.
ENUNCIATEE*nun"ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enunciated; p. pr. & vb. n.Enunciating.] Etym: [L. enuntiatus, -ciatus, p. p. of enuntiare, -ciare. See Enounce.]
1. To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; todeclare, as a truth.The terms in which he enunciates the great doctrines of the gospel.Coleridge.
2. To make distinctly audible; to utter articulately; to pronounce; as, to enunciate a word distinctly.
ENUNCIATEE*nun"ci*ate, v. i.
Defn: To utter words or syllables articulately.
ENUNCIATIONE*nun`ci*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. enuntiatio, -ciatio.]
1. The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth. By way of interpretation and enunciation. Jer. Taylor.
2. Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation.
3. That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal declaration; a statement. Every intelligible enunciation must be either true or false. A. Clarke.
ENUNCIATIVEE*nun"ci*a*tive, a. Etym: [L. enuntiativus, -ciativus.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation; declarative.Ayliffe.— E*nun"ci*a*tive*ly, adv.
ENUNCIATORE*nun"ci*a`tor, n. Etym: [L. enuntiator, enunciator.]
Defn: One who enunciates or proclaims.
ENUNCIATORYE*nun"ci*a*to*ry, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation or utterance.
ENUREEn*ure", v. t.
Defn: See Inure.
ENURESISEn`u*re"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: An involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine.
ENVASSALEn*vas"sal, v. t.
Defn: To make a vassal of. [Obs.]
ENVAULTEn*vault", v. t.
Defn: To inclose in a vault; to entomb. [R.] Swift.
ENVEIGLEEn*vei"gle, v. t.
Defn: To entice. See Inveigle.
ENVELOPEn*vel"op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enveloped; p. pr. & vb. n.Enveloping.] Etym: [OE. envolupen, envolipen, OF. envoluper,envoleper, F. envelopper; pref. en- (L. in) + voluper, voleper. SeeDevelop.]
Defn: To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship. Nocturnal shades this world envelop. J. Philips.
ENVELOPE; ENVELOPEn"vel*ope, En*vel"op, n. Etym: [F. enveloppe.]
1. That which envelops, wraps up, encases, or surrounds; a wrapper; an inclosing cover; esp., the cover or wrapper of a document, as of a letter.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of a comet; — called also coma.
3. (Fort.)
Defn: A work of earth, in the form of a single parapet or of a small rampart. It is sometimes raised in the ditch and sometimes beyond it. Wilhelm.
4. (Geom.)
Defn: A curve or surface which is tangent to each member of a system of curves or surfaces, the form and position of the members of the system being allowed to vary according to some continuous law. Thus, any curve is the envelope of its tangents. push the envelope. It is used to refer to the maximum performance available at the current state of the technology, and therefore refers to a class of machines in general, not a specific machine. push the envelope Increase the capability of some type of machine or system; — usu. by technological development.
ENVELOPMENTEn*vel"op*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. enveloppement.]
1. The act of enveloping or wrapping; an inclosing or covering on all sides.
2. That which envelops or surrounds; an envelop.
ENVENIMEEn*ven"ime, v. t.
Defn: To envenom. [Obs.]
ENVENOMEn*ven"om, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envenomed; p. pr. & vb. n.Envenoming.] Etym: [OE. envenimen, F. envenimer; pref. en- (L. in) +F. venin poison. See Venom.]
1. To taint or impregnate with venom, or any substance noxious to life; to poison; to render dangerous or deadly by poison, as food, drink, a weapon; as, envenomed meat, wine, or arrow; also, to poison (a person) by impregnating with venom. Alcides . . . felt the envenomed robe. Milton. O, what a world is this, when what is comely Envenoms him that bears it! Shak.
2. To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred; to imbue as with venom; to imbitter. The envenomed tongue of calumny. Smollett. On the question of slavery opinion has of late years been peculiarly envenomed. Sir G. C. Lewis.
ENVERMEILEn*ver"meil, v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + vermeil: cf. OF. envermeiller.See Vermil.]
Defn: To color with, or as with, vermilion; to dye red. [Obs.]Milton.
ENVIABLEEn"vi*a*ble, a. Etym: [From Envy.]
Defn: Fitted to excite envy; capable of awakening an ardent desire toposses or to resemble.One of most enviable of human beings. Macaulay.— En"vi*a*ble*ness, n.— En"vi*a*bly, adv.
ENVIEEn*vie", v. i. Etym: [See Vie.]
Defn: To vie; to emulate; to strive. [Obs.] Spenser.
ENVIEREn"vi*er, n.
Defn: One who envies; one who desires inordinately what another possesses.
ENVIGOREn*vig"or, v. t.
Defn: To invigorate. [Obs.]
ENVIOUS En"vi*ous, a. Etym: [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See Envy, and cf. Invidious.]
1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.] Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch. Shak.
2. Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or proceeding from, envy; — said of a person, disposition, feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; — followed by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition, attack; envious tongues. My soul is envious of mine eye. Keble. Neither be thou envious at the wicked. Prov. xxiv. 19.
3. Inspiring envy. [Obs. or Poetic] He to him leapt, and that same envious gage Of victor's glory from him snatched away. Spenser.
4. Excessively careful; cautious. [Obs.]No men are so envious of their health. Jer. Taylor.— En"vi*ous*ly, adv.— En"vi*ous*ness, n.
ENVIRON En*vi"ron, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Environed; p. pr. & vb. n. Environing.] Etym: [F. environner, fr. environ about, thereabout; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. viron circle, circuit, fr. OF. & F. virer to turn, LL. virare to turn up and down, topsy-turvy. Cf. Veer.]
Defn: To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be roundabout; to involve or envelop.Dwelling in a pleasant glade, With mountains round about environed.Spenser.Environed he was with many foes. Shak.Environ me with darkness whilst I write. Donne.
ENVIRONEn*vi"ron, adv. Etym: [F.]
Defn: About; around. [Obs.]Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ goes. Fairfax.
ENVIRONMENTEn*vi"ron*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. environnement.]
1. Act of environing; state of being environed.
2. That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in their growth and development. It is no friendly environment, this of thine. Carlyle.
ENVIRONSEn*vi"rons, n. pl. Etym: [F.]
Defn: The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town. Chesterfield.
ENVISAGE En*vis"age (; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envisaged (; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. Envisaging.] Etym: [F. envisager; pref. en- (L. in) + visage face, visage. See Visage.]
Defn: To look in the face of; to apprehend; to regard. [R.] Keats. From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self, and body acting on self. McCosh.
ENVISAGEMENTEn*vis"age*ment, n.
Defn: The act of envisaging.
ENVOLUMEEn*vol"ume, v. t.
Defn: To form into, or incorporate with, a volume. [R.]
ENVOLUPEn*vol"up, v. t. Etym: [See Envelop.]
Defn: To wrap up; to envelop. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ENVOYEn"voy, n. Etym: [F. envoyé envoy, fr. envoyer to send; pref. en- (L.in) + voie way, L. via: cf. F. envoi an envoy (in sense 2). SeeVoyage, and cf. Invoice.]
1. One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an ambassador.
2. Etym: [F. envoi, fr. envoyer to send.]
Defn: An explanatory or commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; — also in the French from, l'envoi. The envoy of a ballad is the "sending" of it forth. Skeat.
ENVOYSHIPEn"voy*ship, n.
Defn: The office or position of an envoy.
ENVY En"vy, n.; pl. Envies. Etym: [F. envie, L. invidia envious; akin to invidere to look askance at, to look with enmity; in against + videre to see. See Vision.]
1. Malice; ill will; spite. [Obs.] If he evade us there, Enforce him with his envy to the people. Shak.
2. Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; — usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Cæsar. Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of another, or anger and displeasure at any good of another which we want, or any advantage another hath above us. Ray. No bliss Enjoyed by us excites his envy more. Milton. Envy, to which the ignoble mind's a slave, Is emulation in the learned or brave. Pope.
3. Emulation; rivalry. [Obs.] Such as cleanliness and decency Prompt to a virtuous envy. Ford.
4. Public odium; ill repute. [Obs.] To lay the envy of the war upon Cicero. B. Jonson.
5. An object of envious notice or feeling. This constitution in former days used to be the envy of the world. Macaulay.
ENVYEn"vy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envied; p. pr. & vb. n. Envying.] Etym:[F. envier.]
1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it. A woman does not envy a man for his fighting courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty. Collier. Whoever envies another confesses his superiority. Rambler.
2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge. I have seen thee fight, When I have envied thy behavior. Shak. Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their cool mountain breezes. Froude.
3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet. Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. T. Gray.
4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.] If I make a lie To gain your love and envy my best mistress, Put me against a wall. J. Fletcher.
5. To hate. [Obs.] Marlowe.
6. To emulate. [Obs.] Spenser.
ENVYEn"vy, v. i.
1. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; — used especially with at. Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked Jer. Taylor.
2. To show malice or ill will; to rail. [Obs.] "He has . . . envied against the people." Shak.
ENVYNED En*vyned", a. Etym: [OF. enviner to store with wine; pref. en- (L. in) + vin wine. See Vine.]
Defn: Stored or furnished with wine. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ENWALLEn*wall", v. t.
Defn: See Inwall. Sir P. Sidney.
ENWALLOWEn*wal"low, v. t.
Defn: To plunge into, or roll in, flith; to wallow. So now all three one senseless lump remain, Enwallowed in his own black bloody gore. Spenser.
ENWHEELEn*wheel", v. t.
Defn: To encircle. Shak.
ENWIDENEn*wid"en, v. t.
Defn: To widen. [Obs.]
ENWINDEn*wind", v. t.
Defn: To wind about; to encircle.In the circle of his arms Enwound us both. Tennyson.
ENWOMANEn*wom"an, v. t.
Defn: To endow with the qualities of a woman. [R.] Daniel.
ENWOMBEn*womb", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enwombed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enwombing.]
1. To conceive in the womb. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To bury, as it were in a womb; to hide, as in a gulf, pit, or cavern. Donne.
ENWRAPEn*wrap", v. t.
Defn: To envelop. See Inwrap.
ENWRAPMENTEn*wrap"ment, n.
Defn: Act of enwrapping; a wrapping or an envelope. Shuckford.
ENWREATHEEn*wreathe", v. t.
Defn: See Inwreathe. Shelton.
ENZOOTIC; ENZOOETICEn`zo*öt"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. enzoötique.]
Defn: Afflicting animals; — used of a disease affecting the animals of a district. It corresponds to an endemic disease among men.
ENZYMEEn"zyme, n. Etym: [Pref. en- (Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: An unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from an organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical, ferment. Ptyalin, pepsin, diastase, and rennet are good examples of enzymes.
EOCENEE"o*cene, a. Etym: [Gr. (Geol.)
Defn: Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists, and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the present era; as, Eocene deposits. — n.
Defn: The Eocene formation. Lyell.
EOLIANE*o"li*an, a. Etym: [See Æolian.]
1. Æolian.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: Formed, or deposited, by the action of wind, as dunes. Eolian attachment, Eolian harp. See Æolian.
EOLICE*ol"ic, a. & n.
Defn: See Æolic.
EOLIPILEE*ol"i*pile, n. Etym: [Cf. F. éolipyle.]
Defn: Same as Æolipile.
EOLISE"o*lis, n. Etym: [L. Aeolis a daughter of Æolus, Gr. A'ioli`s.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of nudibranch mollusks having clusters of branchial papillæ along the back. See Ceratobranchia. [Written also Æolis.]
EON; AEON E"on, Æ"on, n. Etym: [L. aeon, fr. Gr. a'iwn space or period of time, lifetime, age; akin to L. aevum. See Age.]
1. An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a long space of time; an age. The eons of geological time. Huxley.
2. (Gnostic Philos.)
Defn: One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the EternalBeing.Among the higher Æons are Mind, Reason, Power, Truth, and Life. Am.Cyc.
Note: Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill various functions in the material and spiritual universe.
EOPHYTEE"o*phyte, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: A fossil plant which is found in the lowest beds of theSilurian age.
EOPHYTICE`o*phyt"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to eophytes.
EOSE"os, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. 'Hw`s.] (Gr. Myth.)
Defn: Aurora, the goddess of morn.
EOSAURUSE`o*sau"rus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. 'hw`s dawn + say^ros lizard.](Paleon.)
Defn: An extinct marine reptile from the coal measures of Nova Scotia; — so named because supposed to be of the earliest known reptiles.
EOSINE"o*sin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresceïn, and named from the fine rose-red which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine red ink. Its solution is fluorescent.
EOSPHORITEE*os"pho*rite, n. Etym: [From Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A hydrous phosphate of alumina and manganese. It is generally of a rose-pink color, — whence the name.
EOZOICE`o*zo"ic, a. Etym: [See Eozoön.] (Geol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to rocks or strata older than the Paleozoic, in many of which the eozoön has been found.
Note: This term has been proposed for the strata formerly called Azoic, and is preferred especially by those geologists who regard the eozoön as of organic origin. See Archæan.
EOZOON; EOZOOEN E`o*zo"ön, n.; pl. Eozoöns, L. Eozoa. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. 'hw`s dawn + zw^,on an animal.] (Paleon.)
Defn: A peculiar structure found in the Archæan limestones of Canada and other regions. By some geologists it is believed to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera, but others consider it a concretion, without organic structure.
EOZOONAL; EOZOOENALE`o*zo"ön*al, a. (Paleon.)
Defn: Pertaining to the eozoön; containing eozoöns; as, eozoönal limestone.
EP-Ep-. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: See Epi-.
EPACRISEp"a*cris, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths.
EPACTE"pact, n. Etym: [F. épacte, fr. Gr. Epi-, and Act.] (Chron.)
Defn: The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year. Annual epact, the excess of the solar year over the lunar year, — being eleven days. — Menstrual epact, or Monthly epact, the excess of a calendar month over a lunar.
EPAGOGEEp`a*go"ge, n. Etym: [L., from Gr. Epact.] (Logic)
Defn: The adducing of particular examples so as to lead to a universal conclusion; the argument by induction.
EPAGOGICEp`a*gog"ic, a.
Defn: Inductive. Latham.
EPALATEE*pal"ate, a. Etym: [Pref. e- + palpus.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Without palpi.
EPANADIPLOSISEp*an`a*di*plo"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: A figure by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence; as, "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice." Phil. iv. 4.
EPANALEPSISEp*an`a*lep"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: A figure by which the same word or clause is repeated after intervening matter. Gibbs.
EPANAPHORAEp`a*naph"o*ra, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: Same as Anaphora. Gibbs.
EPANASTROPHEEp`a*nas"tro*phe, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: Same as Anadiplosis. Gibbs.
EPANODOSE*pan"o*dos, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause are repeated in inverse order, as in the following: — O more exceeding love, or law more just Just law, indeed, but more exceeding love! Milton.
EPANODYE*pan"o*dy, n. Etym: [See Epanodos.] (Bot.)
Defn: The abnormal change of an irregular flower to a regular form; - - considered by evolutionists to be a reversion to an ancestral condition.
EPANORTHOSISEp`an*or*tho"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Defn: A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words, in order to substitute something else stronger or more significant; as, Most brave! Brave, did I say most heroic act!
EPANTHOUSEp*an"thous, a. Etym: [Pref. ep- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Growing upon flowers; — said of certain species of fungi.
EPARCHEp"arch, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy.
EPARCHYEp"arch*y, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese.
EPARTERIALEp`ar*te"ri*al, a. Etym: [Pref. ep- + arterial.] (Anat.)
Defn: Situated upon or above an artery; — applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.
EPAULEE*paule", n. Etym: [F. épaule shoulder, shoulder of a bastion. SeeEpaulet, and cf. Spall the shoulder.] (Fort.)
Defn: The shoulder of a bastion, or the place where its face and flank meet and form the angle, called the angle of the shoulder.
EPAULEMENTE*paule"ment, n. Etym: [F. épaulement.] (Fort.)
Defn: A side work, made of gabions, fascines, or bags, filled with earth, or of earth heaped up, to afford cover from the flanking fire of an enemy.
EPAULET; EPAULETTE Ep"au*let`, Ep"au*lette`, n. Etym: [F. épaulette, dim. of épaule shoulder, fr. L. spatula a broad piece (LL., shoulder), dim. of spatha abroad, flat instrument, fr. Gr. Spade the instrument, and cf. Epaule, Spatula.] (Mil.)
Defn: A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers, differences of rank being marked by some peculiar form or device, as a star, eagle, etc.; a shoulder knot.
Note: In the United States service the epaulet is reserved for full dress uniform. Its use was abolished in the British army in 1855.
EPAULETED; EPAULETTEDEp"au*let`ed, Ep"au*let`ted, a.
Defn: Wearing epaulets; decorated with epaulets.
EPAXIALEp*ax"i*al, a. Etym: [Pref. ep- + axial.] (Anat.)
Defn: Above, or on the dorsal side of, the axis of the skeleton; episkeletal.
EPEIRAE*pei"ra, n. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider (E. diadema). They spin geometrical webs. See Garden spider.
EPENEp"en, n. (Anat.)
Defn: See Epencephalon.
EPENCEPHALIC Ep`en*ce*phal"ic, a. (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to the epencephalon. (b) Situated on or over the brain.
EPENCEPHALONEp`en*ceph"a*lon, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to epen.
EPENDYMAEp*en"dy*ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis.
EPENDYMISEp*en"dy*mis, n. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: See Ependyma.
EPENETICEp`e*net"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Bestowing praise; eulogistic; laudatory. [Obs.] E. Phillips.
EPENTHESISE*pen"the*sis, n.; pl. Epentheses. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gram.)
Defn: The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in "nimble" from AS. nemol.
EPENTHETICEp`en*thet"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. épenthétique.] (Gram.)
Defn: Inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or sound.
EPERGNEÉ`pergne", n. Etym: [F. épargne a sparing or saving; a treasury. "Ourépergne is a little treasury of sweetmeats, fruits, and flowers."Brewer.]
Defn: A centerpiece for table decoration, usually consisting of several dishes or receptacles of different sizes grouped together in an ornamental design.
EPERLANÉ`per`lan", n. Etym: [F. éperlan, fr. G. spierling. See Sparling.](Zoöl.)
Defn: The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
EPEXEGESISEp*ex`e*ge"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Exegesis.]
Defn: A full or additional explanation; exegesis.
EPEXEGETICALEp*ex`e*get"ic*al, a.
Defn: Relating to epexegesis; explanatory; exegetical.
EPHAH; EPHAE"phah, or E"pha, n. Etym: [Heb.
Defn: A Hebrew dry measure, supposed to be equal to two pecks and five quarts. ten ephahs make one homer.
EPHEMERAE*phem"e*ra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Med.)
Defn: A fever of one day's continuance only.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies.See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.
EPHEMERALE*phem"er*al, a.
1. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.
2. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only. "Ephemeral popularity." V. Knox. Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal, efficacy. Sir J. Stephen. Ephemeral fly (Zoöl.), one of a group of neuropterous insects, belonging to the genus Ephemera and many allied genera, which live in the adult or winged state only for a short time. The larvæ are aquatic; — called also day fly and May fly.
EPHEMERALE*phem"er*al, n.
Defn: Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.
EPHEMERANE*phem"er*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the ephemeral flies.
EPHEMERICE*phem"e*ric, a.
Defn: Ephemeral.
EPHEMERISE*phem"e*ris, n.; pl. Ephemerides. Etym: [L., a diary, Gr. Ephemera.]
1. A diary; a journal. Johnson.
2. (Anat.) (a) A publication giving the computed places of the heavenly bodies for each day of the year, with other numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and navigator; an astronomical almanac; as, the "American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac." (b) Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several successive days.
3. (Literature)
Defn: A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature. Brande & C.
EPHEMERISTE*phem"er*ist, n.
1. One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets. Howell.
2. One who keeps an ephemeris; a journalist.
EPHEMERONE*phem"e*ron, n.; pl. Ephemera. Etym: [NL. See Ephemera.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the ephemeral flies.
EPHEMEROUSE*phem"er*ous, a.
Defn: Ephemeral. [R.] Burke.
EPHESIANE*phe"sian, a. Etym: [L. Ephesius: cf. F. éphésien.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Ephesus, an ancient city of Ionia, in AsiaMinor.
EPHESIANE*phe"sian, n.
1. A native of Ephesus.
2. A jolly companion; a roisterer. [Obs.] Shak.
EPHIALTESEph`i*al"tes, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
Defn: The nightmare. Brande & C.
EPHIPPIALE*phip"pi*al, a.
Defn: Saddle-shaped; occupying an ephippium. Dana.
EPHIPPIUME*phip"pi*um, n. Etym: [L., saddle cloth, fr. Gr.
1. (Anat.)
Defn: A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.
EPHODEph"od, n. Etym: [Heb. aphad to put on.] (Jew. Antiq.)
Defn: A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in gold, and fastened by a girdle of the same stuff as the ephod. The ephod for the priests was of plain linen; that for the high priest was richly embroidered in colors. The breastplate of the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front. Exodus xxviii. 6-12.
EPHOREph"or, n.; pl. Ephors, L. Ephori. Etym: [L. ephorus, Gr. éphore.](Gr. Antiq.)
Defn: A magistrate; one of a body of five magistrates chosen by the people of ancient Sparta. They exercised control even over the king.
EPHORALEph"or*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to an ephor.
EPHORALTYEph"or*al*ty, n.
Defn: The office of an ephor, or the body of ephors.
EPHRAIME"phra*im, n. Etym: [The proper name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.
EPHYRAEph"y*ra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A stage in the development of discophorous medusæ, when they first begin to swim about after being detached from the strobila. See Strobila.
EPI- Ep"i-. Etym: [Gr. api besides, and prob. to L. ob to, before, on account of, and perh. to E. of, off.]
Defn: A prefix, meaning upon, beside, among, on the outside, above, over. It becomes ep- before a vowel, as in epoch, and eph- before a Greek aspirate, as in ephemeral.
EPIBLASTEp"i*blast, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + -blast.] (Biol.)
Defn: The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. SeeBlastoderm, Delamination.
EPIBLASTICEp`i*blas"tic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or relating to, or consisting of, the epiblast.
EPIBLEMAEp`i*ble"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids. Goodale.
EPIBOLICEp`i*bol"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Growing or covering over; — said of a kind of invagination.See under Invagination.
EPIBOLYE*pib"o*ly, n. Etym: [Cf. Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Epibolic invagination. See under Invagination.
EPIBRANCHIALEp`i*bran"chi*al, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + branchial.] (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch. — n.
Defn: An epibranchial cartilage or bone.
EPICEp"ic, a. Etym: [L. epicus, Gr. vox voice: cf. F. épique. See Voice.]
Defn: Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style. The epic poem treats of one great, complex action, in a grand style and with fullness of detail. T. Arnold.
EPICEp"ic, n.
Defn: An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a.
EPICALEp"ic*al (, a.
Defn: Epic.— Ep"ic*al*ly, adv.Poems which have an epical character. Brande & C.His [Wordsworth's] longer poems (miscalled epical). Lowell.
EPICARDIACEp`i*car"di*ac, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or relating to the epicardium.
EPICARDIUMEp`i*car"di*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: That of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart; the cardiac pericardium.
EPICARICANEp`i*car"i*can, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An isopod crustacean, parasitic on shrimps.
EPICARPEp"i*carp, Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp.
EPICEDEEp"i*cede, n. Etym: [L. epicedion, Gr. épicède.]
Defn: A funeral song or discourse; an elegy. [R.] Donne.
EPICEDIALEp`i*ce"di*al, a.
Defn: Elegiac; funereal.
EPICEDIANEp`i*ce"di*an, a.
Defn: Epicedial.— n.
Defn: An epicede.
EPICEDIUMEp`i*ce"di*um, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: An epicede.
EPICENEEp"i*cene, a. & n. Etym: [L. epicoenus, Gr. épicène.]
1. Common to both sexes; — a term applied, in grammar, to such nouns as have but one form of gender, either the masculine or feminine, to indicate animals of both sexes; as bos, for the ox and cow; sometimes applied to eunuchs and hermaphrodites.
2. Fig.: Sexless; neither one thing nor the other.The literary prigs epicene. Prof. Wilson.He represented an epicene species, neither churchman nor layman. J.A. Symonds.
EPICENTRALEp`i*cen"tral, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + centrum.] (Anat.)
Defn: Arising from the centrum of a vertebra. Owen.
EPICERASTICEp`i*ce*ras"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. épicérastique.] (Med.)
Defn: Lenient; assuaging. [Obs.]
EPICHIREMAEp`i*chi*re"ma, n.; pl. Epichiremata. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet. &Logic)
Defn: A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written also epicheirema.]
EPICHORDALEp`i*chor"dal, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + chordal.] (Anat.)
Defn: Upon or above the notochord; — applied esp. to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
EPICHORIALEp`i*cho"ri*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: In or of the country. [R.]Epichorial superstitions from every district of Europe. De Quincey.
EPICLEIDIUMEp`i*clei"di*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: A projection, formed by a separate ossification, at the scapular end of the clavicle of many birds.
EPICLINALEp`i*cli"nal, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Situated on the receptacle or disk of a flower.
EPICOELE; EPICELEEp"i*coele, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: A cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the body, as the atrium of an amphioxus and possibly the body cavity of vertebrates.
EPICOENEEp"i*coene, a.
Defn: Epicene. [R.] Hadley.
EPICOLICEp`i*col"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated upon or over the colon; — applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon.
EPICONDYLAREp`i*con"dy*lar, n. (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle.
EPICONDYLEEp`i*con"dyle, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + condyle.] (Anat.)
Defn: A projection on the inner side of the distal end of the numerus; the internal condyle.
EPICORACOIDEp`i*cor"a*coid, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + coracoid.] (Anat.)
Defn: A ventral cartilaginous or bony element of the coracoid in the shoulder girdle of some vertebrates.
EPICRANIALEp`i*cra"ni*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to the epicranium; as epicranial muscles.
EPICRANIUMEp`i*cra"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Epi-, and Cranium.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The dorsal wall of the head of insects.
EPICTETAIN; EPICTETIANEp`ic*te"tain, Ep`ic*te"tian, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to Epictetus, the Roman Stoic philosopher, whose conception of life was to be passionless under whatever circumstances.
EPICUREEp"i*cure, n. Etym: [L. Epicurus, Gr.
1. A follower of Epicurus; an Epicurean. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. One devoted to dainty or luxurious sensual enjoyments, esp. to the luxuries of the table.
Syn.— Voluptuary; sensualist.
EPICUREANEp`i*cu*re"an, a. Etym: [L. Epicureus, Gr. épicurien.]
1. Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy. "The sect Epicurean." Milton.
2. Given to luxury; adapted to luxurious tastes; luxurious; pertaining to good eating. Courses of the most refined and epicurean dishes. Prescott. Epicurean philosophy. See Atomic philosophy, under Atomic.
EPICUREANEp`i*cu*re"an, n.
1. A follower or Epicurus.
2. One given to epicurean indulgence.
EPICUREANISMEp`i*cu*re"an*ism, n.
Defn: Attachment to the doctrines of Epicurus; the principles or belief of Epicurus.
EPICURELYEp"i*cure`ly, adv.
Defn: Luxuriously. Nash.
EPICUREOUSEp`i*cu*re"ous, a.
Defn: Epicurean. [Obs.]
EPICURISMEp"i*cu*rism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. épicurisme.]
1. The doctrines of Epicurus.
2. Epicurean habits of living; luxury.
EPICURIZEEp"i*cu*rize, v. i.
1. To profess or tend towards the doctrines of Epicurus. Cudworth.
2. To feed or indulge like an epicure. Fuller.
EPICYCLEEp"i*cy`cle, n. Etym: [L. epicyclus, Gr. Cycle.]
1. (Ptolemaic Astron.)
Defn: A circle, whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small circle, whose center, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with the deferent, and yet, by its own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet fastened to it round its proper center. The schoolmen were like astronomers which did feign eccentries, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs. Bacon.
2. (Mech.)
Defn: A circle which rolls on the circumference of another circle, either externally or internally.
EPICYCLICEp`i*cyc"lic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, resembling, or having the motion of, an epicycle. Epicyclic train (Mach.), a train of mechanism in which epicyclic motion is involved; esp., a train of spur wheels, bevel wheels, or belt pulleys, in which an arm, carrying one or more of the wheels, sweeps around a center lying in an axis common to the other wheels.
EPICYCLOIDEp`i*cy"cloid, n. Etym: [Epicycle + -oid: cf. F. épicycloïde.](Geom.)
Defn: A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the convex side of a fixed circle.
Note: Any point rigidly connected with the rolling circle, but not in its circumference, traces a curve called an epitrochoid. The curve traced by a point in the circumference of the rolling circle when it rolls on the concave side of a fixed circle is called a hypocycloid; the curve traced by a point rigidly connected with the rolling circle in this case, but not its circumference, is called a hypotrochoid. All the curves mentioned above belong to the class class called roulettes or trochoids. See Trochoid.
EPICYCLOIDALEp`i*cy*cloid"al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties. Epicycloidal wheel, a device for producing straight-line motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed internal gear of twice its diameter.
EPIDEICTICEp`i*deic"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. Epidictic.]
Defn: Serving to show forth, explain, or exhibit; — applied by the Greeks to a kind of oratory, which, by full amplification, seeks to persuade.
EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMICALEp`i*dem"ic, Ep`i*dem"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. epidemus, Gr. épidémique.Cf. Demagogue.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; — applied to a disease which, spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time; as, an epidemic disease; an epidemic catarrh, fever, etc. See Endemic.
2. Spreading widely, or generally prevailing; affecting great numbers, as an epidemic does; as, epidemic rage; an epidemic evil. It was the epidemical sin of the nation. Bp. Burnet.
EPIDEMICEp`i*dem"ic, n. Etym: [Cf. Epidemy.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: An epidemic disease.
2. Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic of terror.
EPIDEMICALLYEp`i*dem"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an epidemic manner.
EPIDEMIOGRAPHYEp`i*de`mi*og"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Epidemy + -graphy.] (Med.)
Defn: A treatise upon, or history of, epidemic diseases.
EPIDEMIOLOGICALEp`i*de`mi*o*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Connected with, or pertaining to, epidemiology.
EPIDEMIOLOGISTEp`i*de`mi*ol"o*gist, n.
Defn: A person skilled in epidemiology.
EPIDEMIOLOGYEp`i*de`mi*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Epidemy + -logy.] (Med.)
Defn: That branch of science which treats of epidemics.
EPIDEMYEp"i*dem`y, n. Etym: [Gr. épidémie. See Epidemic.] (Med.)
Defn: An epidemic disease. Dunglison.
EPIDERMEp"i*derm, n. Etym: [Cf. F. épiderme. See Epidermis.] (Anat.)
Defn: The epidermis.
EPIDERMALEp`i*der"mal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the epidermis; epidermic; cuticular.
EPIDERMATICEp`i*der*mat"ic, a.
Defn: Epidermal. [R.]
EPIDERMATOIDEp`i*der"ma*toid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid. Cf. Epidermoid.] (Anat.)
Defn: Epidermoid. Owen.
EPIDERMEOUSEp`i*der"me*ous, a.
Defn: Epidermal. [R.]
EPIDERMICEp`i*der"mic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. épidermique.]
Defn: Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark. Epidermic administration of medicine (Med.), the application of medicine to the skin by friction.
EPIDERMICALEp`i*der"mic*al, a.
Defn: Epidermal. [R.]
EPIDERMIDALEp`i*der"mi*dal, a.
Defn: Epidermal. [R.]
EPIDERMISEp`i*der"mis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Tear, v. t.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin.See Dermis.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is lost, and never replaced.
EPIDERMOIDEp`i*der"moid, a. Etym: [Cf. F. épidermoïde.] (Anat.)
Defn: Like epidermis; pertaining to the epidermis.
EPIDERMOSEEp`i*der"mose, n. Etym: [See Epidermis.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Keratin.
EPIDICTIC; EPIDICTICALEp`i*dic"tic, Ep`i*dic"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. epidictius. SeeEpideictic.]
Defn: Serving to explain; demonstrative.
EPIDIDYMISEp`i*did"y*mis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: An oblong vermiform mass on the dorsal side of the testicle,composed of numerous convolutions of the excretory duct of thatorgan.— Ep`i*did"y*mal, a.
EPIDIDYMITISEp`i*did`y*mi"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Epididymis, and -itis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the epididymis, one of the common results of gonorrhea.
EPIDOTE Ep"i*dote, n. Etym: [Gr. épidote. So named from the enlargement of the base of the primary, in some of the secondary forms.] (Min.)
Defn: A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color, occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic crystals. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and oxide of iron, or manganese.
Note: The Epidote group includes ordinary epidote, zoisite or lime epidote, piedmontite or manganese epidote, allanite or serium epidote.
EPIDOTICEp`i*dot"ic,, a.
Defn: Related to, resembling, or containing epidote; as, an epidotic granite.
EPIGAEAEp`i*gæ"a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: An American genus of plants, containing but a single species(E. repens), the trailing arbutus.
EPIGAEOUSEp`i*gæ"ous, a. Etym: [Gr. Epigæa, and cf. Epigee.] (Bot.)
Defn: Growing on, or close to, the ground.
EPIGASTRIALEp`i*gas"tri*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Epigastric.
EPIGASTRICEp`i*gas"tric, a. Etym: [Gr. épigastrique.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Over the stomach; — applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs. Epigastric region. (Anat.) (a) The whole upper part of the abdomen. (b) An arbitrary division of the abdomen above the umbilical and between the two hypochondriac regions.
EPIGASTRIUMEp`i*gas"tri*um, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Anat.)