eptacorde, n.m. V. heptacorde.

eptagone, n.m. V. heptagone.

épucer, v.a., to catch the fleas of; to clear of fleas.

s’épucer, v.r., to catch one’s fleas.

épuisable, adj., exhaustible.

épuisé, -e, part., exhausted; drained; spent; worn out; used up; threadbare; out of print; done up. Terre —e; exhausted ground. L’édition est épuisée; the book is out of print.

épuisement (é-puiz-mān), n.m., draining; draining off; exhaustion. L’— des finances; the low state of the finances. Tuyau d’—; exhausting-pipe.

épuiser, v.a., to exhaust, to spend, to drain, to use up; to eat up, to consume. — une matière; to exhaust a subject. Leurs ressources étaient épuisées; their resources were exhausted.

s’épuiser, v.r., to be exhausted, to waste, to wear out, to exhaust one’s self; to sell off, to get out of print.

épuisette, n.f., scoop, hand-net, landing-net.