esquinancie, n.f., quinsy.
esquine, n.f., (man.) horse’s loins; (bot.) China-root. Un cheval fort d’—; a horse strong in his loins. (bot.) V. squine.
esquipot, n.m., (fam.) money-box.
esquisse, n.f., sketch, outline, rough drawing; rough-draft; plan. Cahier d’—s; sketch-book. Faire l’— de; to make a sketch of. L’— d’un poème; the sketch of a poem.
esquisser, v.a., (paint.) to sketch, to outline.
esquiver, v.a., to shun, to avoid, to elude.
s’esquiver, v.r., to escape, to slip away, to steal away, to give the slip, to make off.
esquiver, v.n., to slip away, to make off; to avoid.
essai, n.m., trial, essay, attempt, endeavor; sample; experiment; testing, assaying (metal.). Donner, prendre, à l’—; to give, to take, on trial. Faire son coup d’—; to make one’s first attempt. Faire l’— de; to make a trial of. — sur la peinture; essay on painting. Faire l’— de l’or; to assay gold. Pour —; by way of trial.
essaim (è-sin), n.m., swarm; bevy, host.