époussette, n.f., dusting-rag, duster.
épouti, n.m., orts (in cloth).
époutieuse (-tieuz), n.f., picker, cleaner, burler (of cloth).
époutir, v.a., to pick, to clean (cloth).
épouvantable, adj., frightful, dreadful, tremendous, shocking, horrible; appalling. À un degré —; to a frightful degree.
épouvantablement, adv., frightfully, dreadfully, tremendously.
*épouvantail, n.m., scare-crow; bugbear; (orni.) sea-swallow. C’est un — de chenevière; she is a perfect scarecrow.
épouvante, n.f., terror, dismay, affright. Porter l’— dans le pays ennemi; to spread terror in the enemy’s country. L’— les a pris; they were seized with dismay. Frapper d’—; to dismay, to affright.
épouvantement, n.m., terror, affright.
épouvanter, v.a., to terrify, to frighten, to appall, to scare.