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ĕrўsiscēptrum a low thorny shrub; also called ĕrўsĭthăles a plant with a yellow flower ĕrythallis a gem now unknown Ĕrўthēa a small island in the Bay of Cadiz; where the giant Geryon dwelt; Erythean ĕrўthīnus a red kind of sea-mullet Ĕrȳ^thrae A city of Boeotia; near Mount Cithaeron; One of the twelve chief cities of Ioni… ĕrythraeus adj. reddish; adj. prop ĕrythrăĭcon a species of the plant ĕrȳ^thrănos red; a kind of ivy with reddish berries Ĕrȳ^thras a fabulous king of southern Asia; after whom the Red Sea; or the Arabian and Pe… ĕrythrŏcŏmos adj. red-haired ĕrythrŏdănus madder ĕrȳthros adj. red Ĕryx the name of a high mountain in the northwestern angle of Sicily; and of a city … Ē^sāĭās the Jewish prophet Isaian; of Isaiah esca food; bait escālis adj. Pertaining to food; Belonging to bait escārĭus adj. Pertaining to food; eating; belonging to bait escātĭlis adj. edible ē-scendo v. n. and a. Neutr; to climb up; mount up; ascend; N. cr ēscensĭo an ascension; a mounting; climbing; going up; a disembarkation ēscensus a mounting; ascending eschăra The base; pedestal of a military engine; a scar; scab eschărōsis the formation of a scab eschărōtĭcus adj. producing a scar; escharotic escĭfer adj. food-bringing escit esco v. a. to eat escŭlentus adj. fit for eating; good to eat; eatable; edible; esculent; escŭlētum escunt ēsĭto v. freq. a. to be wont to eat; to eat ēsor an eater ĕsox a fish of the Rhine; a kind of pike Esquĭlĭae the largest of the seven hills of Rome; with several separate heights; added to… essĕda essĕdārĭus adj. belonging to a war-chariot; subst; A fighter in a; war-chariot; a gladiator Essēdŏnes a Scythian people on the river Tanais; a two-wheeled war-chariot essentĭa the being; essence essentĭālĭter adv. essentially Essŭi a Gallic tribe; perhaps identical with the; west of the; diocese of Séez estrix a female glutton; gormandizer ēstur Esubĭi a Gallic tribe west of the ēsŭrĭālis adj. belonging to hunger; are keeping hunger-holidays; have nothing to eal ēsŭrĭenter adv. hungrily ēsŭrĭes hunger ēsŭrīgo hunger ēsŭrĭo to desire to eat; to suffer hunger; be hungry; to hunger; hungrily ēsŭrĭo a hungry person ēsŭrītĭo a hungering; hunger ēsŭrītor a hungry person ēsus ēsus an eating; food Ēsus a Gallic deity; to whom human blood was offered ĕt and indeed; and moreover; and that too; when; and then ēta the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet ĕt-ĕnim truly; and indeed; because that; since Ĕtĕōclēs son of Oedipus and Jocasta; brother of Polynices;; of Eteocles Eterëĭus a freedman of the Roman knight Corellius; of Etereius ĕtēsĭăcus adj. of the trade-winds ĕtēsĭae the winds that blow annually during the dog-days for forty days; Etesian winds;… ĕtēsius adj. yearly ethĕcae a gallery; portico ēthĭcē moral philosophy; ethics ēthĭcus adj. moral; ethic; morally ethnĭcālis adj. heathenish; pagan ethnĭcē adv. ethnĭcus adj. heathenish; pagan;; subst; a heathen; heathenishly ēthŏlŏgĭa the art of depicting; imitating character ēthŏlŏgus one who jestingly imitates the manners; actions; gestures; of others; a mimic ēthŏpoeĭa an expression of character ēthos Manners; morals; A depicting of character ĕtĭam and also; and furthermore; likewise; besides; and even ĕtĭamdum hitherto; even till now; still; yet ĕtĭam-num yet; till now; still; even now; even to this time ĕtĭam-si even if; although; albeit ĕtĭam-tum even then; till that time; till then; still; imperf. tense Ē^trūrĭa a country of central Italy; of Etruria; Etruscan; Subst; the Etruscans et-si though; although; albeit; and yet ĕtўmŏlŏgĭa etymology ĕtўmŏlŏgĭce etymology ĕtўmŏlŏgĭcus adj. etymological ĕtўmŏlŏgos an etymologist ĕtўmon the origin of a word eu interj. well! well done! bravo! Euadne wife of Capaneus; one of the; Seven before Thebes;; when her husband's body was… Euan Euander Son of Carmenta; born at Pallantium; in Arcadia; he emigrated to Italy sixty ye… euax interj. hail! joy! good! Euboea an island in the Aegean Sea; separated from Boeotia by Euripus; Negroponte; Eub… eubŏlĭon the plant dittany Eubūleus one of the Anaces; Dioscuri Eubūlĭdas a Greek proper name Euchadia a Greek proper name euchăris adj. agreeable; grateful euchăristĭa A thanksgiving; The Lord's supper; the eucharist euchăristĭcon thanksgiving Euclīdes a Greek proper name; Euclid; A philosopher of Megara; a disciple of Socrates an… eucnēmos with beautiful legs