Escroll (n.) A scroll.
Escroll (n.) A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, or the like, anciently placed above the shield, and supporting the crest.
Escroll (n.) In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed.
Escrow (n.) A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to the grantee.
Escuage (n.) Service of the shield, a species of knight service by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war, at his own charge. It was afterward exchanged for a pecuniary satisfaction. Called also scutage.
Esculapian (n.) Aesculapian.
Esculapius (n.) Same as Aesculapius.
Esculent (a.) Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish.
Esculent (n.) Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely eaten by man.
Esculic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the horse-chestnut; as, esculic acid.
Esculin (n.) A glucoside obtained from the Aesculus hippocastanum, or horse-chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue fluorescent solutions.
Escurial (n.) A palace and mausoleum of the kinds of Spain, being a vast and wonderful structure about twenty-five miles northwest of Madrid.
Escutcheon (n.) The surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon is called the field, the upper part is called the chief, and the lower part the base (see Chiff, and Field.). That side of the escutcheon which is on the right hand of the knight who bears the shield on his arm is called dexter, and the other side sinister.
Escutcheon (n.) A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It is esteemed an index of milking qualities.
Escutcheon (n.) That part of a vessel's stern on which her name is written.
Escutcheon (n.) A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole.
Escutcheon (n.) The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.
Escutcheoned (a.) Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign.
Ese (n.) Ease; pleasure.
Esemplastic (a.) Shaped into one; tending to, or formative into, unity.
Eserine (n.) An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed of Physostigma venenosum; physostigmine. It is used in ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil.
Esexual (a.) Sexless; asexual.
Esguard (n.) Guard.
Eskar (n.) Alt. of Esker
Esker (n.) See Eschar.
Eskimos (pl. ) of Eskimo
Eskimo (n.) One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race.
Esloin (v. t.) To remove; to banish; to withdraw; to avoid; to eloign.
Esnecy (n.) A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first after an inheritance is divided.
Esodic (a.) Conveying impressions from the surface of the body to the spinal cord; -- said of certain nerves. Opposed to exodic.
Esophagal (a.) Esophageal.
Esophageal (a.) Pertaining to the esophagus.
Esophagean (a.) Esophageal.
Esophagotomy (n.) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus, for the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs the passage.
Esophagus (n.) That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive.
Esopian (a.) Alt. of Esopic
Esopic (a.) Same as Aesopian, Aesopic.
Esoteric (a.) Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or not intelligible, to the general body of followers; private; interior; acroamatic; -- said of the private and more recondite instructions and doctrines of philosophers. Opposed to exoteric.
Esoterical (a.) Esoteric.
Esoterically (adv.) In an esoteric manner.
Esotericism (n.) Esoteric doctrine or principles.
Esoterics (n.) Mysterious or hidden doctrines; secret science.
Esotery (n.) Mystery; esoterics; -- opposed to exotery.
Esox (n.) A genus of fresh-water fishes, including pike and pickerel.
Espace (n.) Space.
Espadon (n.) A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners.
Espalier (n.) A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained.
Espaliered (imp. & p. p.) of Espalier
Espaliering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Espalier
Espalier (v. t.) To form an espalier of, or to protect by an espalier.
Esparcet (n.) The common sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa), an Old World leguminous forage plant.
Esparto (n.) A species of Spanish grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), of which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also used for making paper.
Espauliere (n.) A defense for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, used in the 15th century; -- the origin of the modern epaulette.
Especial (a.) Distinguished among others of the same class or kind; special; concerning a species or a single object; principal; particular; as, in an especial manner or degree.
Especially (adv.) In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree.
Especialness (n.) The state of being especial.
Esperance (n.) Hope.
Espiaille (n.) Espial.
Espial (n.) The act of espying; notice; discovery.
Espial (n.) One who espies; a spy; a scout.
Espier (n.) One who espies.
Espinel (n.) A kind of ruby. See Spinel.
Espionage (n.) The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies or secret emissaries; secret watching.
Esplanade (n.) A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
Esplanade (n.) The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
Esplanade (n.) A grass plat; a lawn.
Esplanade (n.) Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside.
Esplees (n. pl.) The full profits or products which ground or land yields, as the hay of the meadows, the feed of the pasture, the grain of arable fields, the rents, services, and the like.
Espousage (n.) Espousal.
Espousal (n.) The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.
Espousal (n.) The uniting or allying one's self with anything; maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.
Espoused (imp. & p. p.) of Espouse
Espousing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Espouse
Espouse (v. t.) To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
Espouse (v. t.) To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.
Espouse (v. t.) To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.
Espousement (n.) The act of espousing, or the state of being espoused.
Espouser (n.) One who espouses; one who embraces the cause of another or makes it his own.
Espressivo (a.) With expression.
Espringal (n.) An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones, and other missiles; a springal.
Esprit (n.) Spirit.
Espied (imp. & p. p.) of Espy
Espying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Espy
Espy (v. t.) To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd.
Espy (v. t.) To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.
Espy (v. i.) To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.
Espies (pl. ) of Espy
Espy (n.) A spy; a scout.
-esque () A suffix of certain words from the French, Italian, and Spanish. It denotes manner or style; like; as, arabesque, after the manner of the Arabs.
Esquimaux (pl. ) of Esquimau
Esquimau (n.) Same as Eskimo.
Esquire (n.) Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below knight and above gentleman; also, a title of office and courtesy; -- often shortened to squire.
Esquired (imp. & p. p.) of Esquire
Esquiring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Esquire
Esquire (v. t.) To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.
Esquisse (n.) The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.
-ess () A suffix used to form feminine nouns; as, actress, deaconess, songstress.
Essays (pl. ) of Essay
Essay (n.) An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend.
Essay (n.) A composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce.