Webster's Dictionary 1913

2701

Epigeous

Ep′i‐ge″ous (?), a. Same as Epigæous.

2702

Epigeum

‖Ep‐i‐ge″um (?), n. [NL. See Epigee.] See Perigee.

2703

Epiglottic

Ep′i‐glot″tic (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.

2704

Epiglottidean

Ep′i‐glot‐tid″e‐an (?), a.(Anat.) Same as Epiglottic.

2705

Epiglottis

Ep′i‐glot″tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; επἴ upon + �, �, tongue. See Glottis.] (Anat.) A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing w...

2706

Epignathous

E‐pig″na‐thous (?), a. [Epi- + Gr. γνάθοσ the jaw.] (Zoöl.) Hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower.

2707

Epigram

Ep″i‐gram (?), n. [L. epigramma, fr. Gr. � inscription, epigram, fr. � to write upon, επἴ upon + � to write: cf. F. épigramme. See Graphic.] 1. A short poem treating concisely a...

2708

Epigrammatic

{ Ep′i‐gram‐mat″ic (?), Ep′i‐gram‐mat″ic‐al (?), } [L. epigrammaticus: cf. F. épigrammatique.] 1. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an epigrammatical poet.2. Suitable t...

2709

Epigrammatically

Ep′i‐gram‐mat″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In the way of epigram; in an epigrammatic style.

2710

Epigrammatist

Ep′i‐gram″ma‐tist (?), n. [L. epigrammatista: cf. F. épigrammatiste.] One who composes epigrams, or makes use of them.The brisk epigrammatist showing off his own cleverness. Hol...

2711

Epigrammatize

Ep′i‐gram″ma‐tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Epigrammatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Epigrammatizing (?).] To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams.

2712

Epigrammatizer

Ep′i‐gram″ma‐ti′zer (?), n. One who writes in an affectedly pointed style.Epigrammatizers of our English prose style. Coleridge.

2713

Epigrammist

Ep″i‐gram′mist (?), n. An epigrammatist. Jer. Taylor.

2714

Epigraph

Ep″i‐graph (?), n. [Gr. �, fr. �: cf. F. épigraphe. See Epigram.] 1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding ...

2715

Epigraphic

{ Ep′i‐graph″ic (?), Ep′i‐graph″ic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an epigraphic style; epigraphical works or studies.

2716

Epigraphics

Ep′i‐graph″ics (?), n. The science or study of epigraphs.

2717

Epigraphist

E‐pig″ra‐phist (?), n. A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy.

2718

Epigraphy

E‐pig″ra‐phy (?), n. The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them.

2719

Epigynous

E‐pig″y‐nous (?), a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. � woman, female: cf. F. épigyne.] (Bot.) Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; — said of...

2720

Epihyal

Ep′i‐hy″al (?), n. [Pref. epi- + the Greek letter �.] (Anat.) A segment next above the ceratohyal in the hyoidean arch.

2721

Epilepsy

Ep″i‐lep′sy (?), n. [L. epilepsia, Gr. � a seizure, the “falling sickness,” fr. � to take besides, seize, attack; επἴ upon, besides + � to take: cf. F. épilepsie. Cf. Catalepsy....

2722

Epileptic

Ep′i‐lep″tic (?), a. [L. epilepticus, Gr. �: cf. F. épileptique.] Pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of, epilepsy.

2723

Epileptic (2)

Ep′i‐lep″tic, n. 1. One affected with epilepsy.2. A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.

2724

Epileptical

Ep′i‐lep″tic‐al (?), a. Epileptic.

2725

Epileptiform

Ep′i‐lep″ti‐form (?), a. Resembling epilepsy.

2726

Epileptogenous

Ep′i‐lep‐tog″e‐nous (?), a. [Gr. επἴληπτοσ epileptic + -genous.] (Med.) Producing epilepsy or epileptoid convulsions; — applied to areas of the body or of the nervous system, st...

2727

Epileptoid

Ep′i‐lep″toid (?), a. [Gr. επἴληπτοσ + -oid.] (Med.) Resembling epilepsy; as, epileptoid convulsions.