Webster's Dictionary 1913

2593

Épergne

‖É′pergne″ (?), n. [F. épargne a sparing or saving; a treasury. “Our épergne is a little treasury of sweetmeats, fruits, and flowers.” Brewer.] A centerpiece for table decoratio...

2594

Éperlan

‖É′per′lan″ (?), n. [F. éperlan, fr. G. spierling. See Sparling.] (Zoöl.) The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).

2595

Epexegesis

‖Ep‐ex′e‐ge″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � detailed narrative, fr. � to recount in detail; επἴ + � to lead, point out. See Exegesis.] A full or additional explanation; exegesis.

2596

Epexegetical

Ep‐ex′e‐get″ic‐al (?), a. Relating to epexegesis; explanatory; exegetical.

2597

Ephah

{ E″phah (?), orE″pha}, n. A Hebrew dry measure, supposed to be equal to two pecks and five quarts. ten ephahs make one homer.

2598

Ephemera

‖E‐phem″e‐ra (?), n. 1. (Med.) A fever of one day's continuance only.2. (Zoöl.) A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.

2599

Ephemeral

E‐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 sho...

2600

Ephemeral (2)

E‐phem″er‐al, n. Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.

2601

Ephemeran

E‐phem″er‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the ephemeral flies.

2602

Ephemeric

E‐phem″e‐ric (?), a. Ephemeral.

2603

Ephemeris

E‐phem″e‐ris (?), n.; pl.Ephemerides (#). [L., a diary, Gr. �, also, a calendar, fr. �. See Ephemera.] 1. A diary; a journal. Johnson.2. (Anat.) (a) A publication giving the com...

2604

Ephemerist

E‐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.

2605

Ephemeron

‖E‐phem″e‐ron (?), n.; pl.Ephemera (#). [NL. See Ephemera.] (Zoöl.) One of the ephemeral flies.

2606

Ephemerous

E‐phem″er‐ous (?), a. Ephemeral. Burke.

2607

Ephesian

E‐phe″sian (?; 106), a. [L. Ephesius: cf. F. éphésien.] Of or pertaining to Ephesus, an ancient city of Ionia, in Asia Minor.

2608

Ephesian (2)

E‐phe″sian, n. 1. A native of Ephesus.2. A jolly companion; a roisterer. Shak.

2609

Ephialtes

‖Eph′i‐al″tes (?), n. The nightmare. Brande & C.

2610

Ephippial

E‐phip″pi‐al (?), a. Saddle-shaped; occupying an ephippium. Dana.

2611

Ephippium

‖E‐phip″pi‐um (?), n. [L., saddle cloth, fr. Gr. �; επἴ on + ἵπποσ horse.] 1. (Anat.) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.2. (Zoöl.) A saddle-shaped cavity to...

2612

Ephod

Eph″od (?), n. [Heb. 'ēphōd, fr. 'āphad to put on.] (Jew. Antiq.) A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoul...

2613

Ephor

Eph″or (?), n.; pl.Ephors (#), L. Ephori (#). [L. ephorus, Gr. �, fr. � to oversee; � + � to see: cf. F. éphore.] (Gr. Antiq.) A magistrate; one of a body of five magistrates ch...

2614

Ephoral

Eph″or‐al (?), a. Pertaining to an ephor.

2615

Ephoralty

Eph″or‐al‐ty (?), n. The office of an ephor, or the body of ephors.

2616

Ephraim

E″phra‐im (?), n.(Zoöl.) A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.

2617

Ephyra

‖Eph″y‐ra (?), n.(Zoöl.) A stage in the development of discophorous medusæ, when they first begin to swim about after being detached from the strobila. See Strobila.

2618

Epi-

‖Ep″i– (?). [Gr. επἴ on, upon, to; akin to Skr. api besides, and prob. to L. ob to, before, on account of, and perh. to E. of, off.] A prefix, meaning upon, beside, among, on th...

2619

Epiblast

Ep″i‐blast (?), n. [Pref. epi- + -blast.] (Biol.) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See Blastoderm, Delamination.