Epacridaceae
         n 1: Australasian shrubs or small trees [syn: {Epacridaceae},
               {family Epacridaceae}, {epacris family}]

English Dictionary: epicurean	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epacris n any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers
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epacris family n Australasian shrubs or small trees [syn: Epacridaceae, family Epacridaceae, epacris family]
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Epacris impressa n spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers Synonym(s): common heath, Epacris impressa
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Epacris obtusifolia n small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers Synonym(s): common heath, blunt-leaf heath, Epacris obtusifolia
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Epacris purpurascens n small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers Synonym(s): Port Jackson heath, Epacris purpurascens
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epicardia n the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach
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epicardium n the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium [syn: epicardium, visceral pericardium]
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epicarp n outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape Synonym(s): epicarp, exocarp
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epicarpal adj of or relating to the epicarp
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epicranium n the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium
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epicure n a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) Synonym(s): epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon vivant, epicurean, foodie
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Epicurean adj of Epicurus or epicureanism; "Epicurean philosophy" devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures" Synonym(s): hedonic, hedonistic, epicurean displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" Synonym(s): epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous n a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) Synonym(s): epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon vivant, epicurean, foodie
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epicureanism n a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
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epicurism n the disposition and habits of an epicure
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Epicurus n Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC)
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Epigaea repens n low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers Synonym(s): trailing arbutus, mayflower, Epigaea repens
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epigram n a witty saying Synonym(s): epigram, quip
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epigrammatic adj terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction" Synonym(s): aphoristic, apothegmatic, epigrammatic
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epigraph n a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing an engraved inscription
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epigraphy n the study of ancient inscriptions
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epikeratophakia n using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed; "epikeratophakia gave her a living contact lens"
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epoxy resin n a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates Synonym(s): epoxy, epoxy resin, epoxy glue
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eviscerate adj having been disembowelled v surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ [syn: resect, eviscerate] remove the contents of; "eviscerate the stomach" remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" Synonym(s): disembowel, eviscerate, draw take away a vital or essential part of; "the compromise among the parties eviscerated the bill that had been proposed"
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evisceration n surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude Synonym(s): disembowelment, evisceration altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value; "the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sparrowwort \Spar"row*wort`\, n. (Bot.)       An evergreen shrub of the genus {Erica} ({E. passerina}).
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Epicardiac \Ep`i*car"di*ac\, a. (Anat.)       Of or relating to the epicardium.
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Epicarican \Ep`i*car"i*can\, n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. [?], [?], a       shrimp.] (Zo[94]l.)       An isopod crustacean, parasitic on shrimps.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epicarp \Ep"i*carp\, [Pref. epi- + Gr. [?] fruit.] (Bot.)       The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened       ovary. See Illust. under {Endocarp}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epicerastic \Ep`i*ce*ras"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] tempering the humors;       'epi` + [?] to mix: cf. F. [82]pic[82]rastique.] (Med.)       Lenient; assuaging. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Epichirema \[d8]Ep`i*chi*re"ma\, n.; pl. {Epichiremata}. [L.,       fr. Gr. [?], from [?] to attempt to prove.] (Rhet. & Logic)       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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Epichirema \[d8]Ep`i*chi*re"ma\, n.; pl. {Epichiremata}. [L.,       fr. Gr. [?], from [?] to attempt to prove.] (Rhet. & Logic)       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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epichordal \Ep`i*chor"dal\, a. [Pref. epi- + chordal.] (Anat.)       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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epichorial \Ep`i*cho"ri*al\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] over + [?]       country.]       In or of the country. [R.]                   Epichorial superstitions from every district of Europe.                                                                               --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epicoracoid \Ep`i*cor"a*coid\, n. [Pref. epi- + coracoid.]       (Anat.)       A ventral cartilaginous or bony element of the coracoid in       the shoulder girdle of some vertebrates.
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Epicranial \Ep`i*cra"ni*al\, a. (Anat.)       Pertaining to the epicranium; as epicranial muscles.
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Epicure \Ep"i*cure\, n. [L. Epicurus, Gr. [?], a famous Greek       philosopher, who has been regarded, but erroneously, as       teaching a doctrine of refined voluptuousness.]       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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epicurean \Ep`i*cu*re"an\ (?; 277), a. [L. Epicureus, Gr. [?]:       cf. [82]picurien.]       1. Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy.             [bd]The sect Epicurean.[b8] --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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epicurean \Ep`i*cu*re"an\, n.       1. A follower or Epicurus.          2. One given to epicurean indulgence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epicurean \Ep`i*cu*re"an\ (?; 277), a. [L. Epicureus, Gr. [?]:       cf. [82]picurien.]       1. Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy.             [bd]The sect Epicurean.[b8] --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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epicureanism \Ep`i*cu*re"an*ism\, n.       Attachment to the doctrines of Epicurus; the principles or       belief of Epicurus.
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Epicurely \Ep"i*cure`ly\, adv.       Luxuriously. --Nash.
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Epicureous \Ep`i*cu*re"ous\, a.       Epicurean. [Obs.]
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Epicurism \Ep"i*cu*rism\, n. [Cf. F. [82]picurisme.]       1. The doctrines of Epicurus.          2. Epicurean habits of living; luxury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epicurize \Ep"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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arbutus \Ar"bu*tus\, Arbute \Ar"bute\, n. [L. arbutus, akin to       arbor tree.]       The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the       Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the       strawberry; the arbute tree.          {Trailing arbutus} (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of             the Heath family ({Epig[91]a repens}), having white or             usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance,             growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in             the spring; in New England known as {mayflower}; -- called             also {ground laurel}. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epigram \Ep"i*gram\, n. [L. epigramma, fr. Gr. [?] inscription,       epigram, fr. [?] to write upon, 'epi` upon + [?] to write:       cf. F. [82]pigramme. See {Graphic}.]       1. A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single             thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to             surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of             thought, and is often satirical in character.                         Dost thou think I care for a satire or an epigram?                                                                               --Shak.          Note: Epigrams were originally inscription on tombs, statues,                temples, triumphal arches, etc.          2. An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply             expressed, whether in verse or prose.          3. The style of the epigram.                         Antithesis, i. e., bilateral stroke, is the soul of                      epigram in its later and technical signification.                                                                               --B. Cracroft.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epigrammatic \Ep`i*gram*mat"ic\, Epigrammatical    \Ep`i*gram*mat"ic*al\, [L. epigrammaticus: cf. F.       [82]pigrammatique.]       1. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an             epigrammatical poet.          2. Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an             epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or             sallies of fancy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epigrammatic \Ep`i*gram*mat"ic\, Epigrammatical    \Ep`i*gram*mat"ic*al\, [L. epigrammaticus: cf. F.       [82]pigrammatique.]       1. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an             epigrammatical poet.          2. Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an             epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or             sallies of fancy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epigrammatically \Ep`i*gram*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.       In the way of epigram; in an epigrammatic style.
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Epigrammatist \Ep`i*gram"ma*tist\, n. [L. epigrammatista: cf. F.       [82]pigrammatiste.]       One who composes epigrams, or makes use of them.                   The brisk epigrammatist showing off his own cleverness.                                                                               --Holmes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
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Epigrammatizer \Ep`i*gram"ma*ti`zer\, n.       One who writes in an affectedly pointed style.                   Epigrammatizers of our English prose style.                                                                               --Coleridge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
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Epigrammist \Ep"i*gram`mist\, n.       An epigrammatist. --Jer. Taylor.
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Epigraph \Ep"i*graph\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?]: cf. F.       [82]pigraphe. See {Epigram}.]       1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which             has to do with the building itself, its founding or             dedication.          2. (Literature) A citation from some author, or a sentence             framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work             or of its separate divisions; a motto.
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Epigraphic \Ep`i*graph"ic\, Epigraphical \Ep`i*graph"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an       epigraphic style; epigraphical works or studies.
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Epigraphic \Ep`i*graph"ic\, Epigraphical \Ep`i*graph"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an       epigraphic style; epigraphical works or studies.
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Epigraphics \Ep`i*graph"ics\, n.       The science or study of epigraphs.
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Epigraphist \E*pig"ra*phist\, n.       A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy.
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Epigraphy \E*pig"ra*phy\, n.       The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving       inscriptions or of deciphering them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F.       glacial.]       1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice;             frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial             phenomena. --Lyell.          2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and             consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds;             as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.          {Glacial acid} (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as             to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike             form; as acetic or carbolic acid.          {Glacial drift} (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been             transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder             drift.          {Glacial} {epoch [or] period} (Geol.), a period during which             the climate of the modern temperate regions was polar, and             ice covered large portions of the northern hemisphere to             the mountain tops.          {Glacial} {theory [or] hypothesis}. (Geol.) See {Glacier             theory}, under {Glacier}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Currant \Cur"rant\ (k?r"rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de       Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the       city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried       grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving       the name from its resemblance to that grape.]       1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant,             chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery.          2. The acid fruit or berry of the {Ribes rubrum} or common             red currant, or of its variety, the white currant.          3. (Bot.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus             {Ribes} (a genus also including the gooseberry); esp., the             {Ribes rubrum}.          {Black currant},a shrub or bush ({Ribes nigrum} and {R.             floridum}) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit.          {Cherry currant}, a variety of the red currant, having a             strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry.          {Currant borer} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an insect that bores             into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the             larvae of a small clearwing moth ({[92]geria             tipuliformis}) and a longicorn beetle ({Psenocerus             supernotatus}).          {Currant worm} (Zo[94]l.), an insect larva which eats the             leaves or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the             currant sawfly ({Nematus ventricosus}), introduced from             Europe, and the spanworm ({Eufitchia ribearia}). The fruit             worms are the larva of a fly ({Epochra Canadensis}), and a             spanworm ({Eupithecia}).          {Flowering currant}, {Missouri currant}, a species of {Ribes}             ({R. aureum}), having showy yellow flowers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eve \Eve\, n. [See {Even}, n.]       1. Evening. [Poetic]                         Winter oft, at eve resumes the breeze. --Thomson.          2. The evening before a holiday, -- from the Jewish mode of             reckoning the day as beginning at sunset. not at midnight;             as, Christians eve is the evening before Christmas; also,             the period immediately preceding some important event.             [bd]On the eve of death.[b8] --Keble.          {Eve churr} (Zo[94]l), the European goatsucker or nightjar;             -- called also {night churr}, and {churr owl}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eviscerate \E*vis"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eviscerated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Eviscerating}.] [L. evisceratus, p. p. of       eviscerare to eviscerate; e out + viscera the bowels. See       {Viscera}.]       To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; to gut.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eviscerate \E*vis"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eviscerated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Eviscerating}.] [L. evisceratus, p. p. of       eviscerare to eviscerate; e out + viscera the bowels. See       {Viscera}.]       To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; to gut.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eviscerate \E*vis"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eviscerated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Eviscerating}.] [L. evisceratus, p. p. of       eviscerare to eviscerate; e out + viscera the bowels. See       {Viscera}.]       To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; to gut.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evisceration \E*vis`cer*a"tion\, a.       A disemboweling.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Epicureans       followers of Epicurus (who died at Athens B.C. 270), or       adherents of the Epicurean philosophy (Acts 17:18). This       philosophy was a system of atheism, and taught men to seek as       their highest aim a pleasant and smooth life. They have been       called the "Sadducees" of Greek paganism. They, with the Stoics,       ridiculed the teaching of Paul (Acts 17:18). They appear to have       been greatly esteemed at Athens.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Epicurean, follower of Epicurus, i.e., of one who gives assistance