Endytis, Chr. (ἐνδύω, to put on). This term, in the Middle Ages, denoted an altar-covering; other terms for it were endothis and endothys.
Energumens, Chr. Men possessed with devils.
Enfeu, Fr. A sepulchral vault usually placed under the choir of a church; it assumed the form of a large niche. Originally bishops were interred by “droit d’enfeu” in tombs of this kind. The term is derived from the Latin infodere (to dig).
Enfiled, Her. Pierced with the sword.
Engageants, Fr. “Double ruffles that fall over the wrists.” (Ladies’ Dictionary, 1694.)
Engineer’s Cartridge. Drawing-paper manufactured in sheets measuring 30 by 22 inches. Double Engineer’s Cartridge measures 46 inches by 30.
Engobe, Fr. A “slip” or thin coating of white clay used to coat pottery before the invention of the tin glaze.
Engrailed, Her. A border line indented in semicircles.
Engraving. Copper-plate engraving is called Chalcography (q.v.) (Gr. χαλκὸς, copper); wood-engraving, Xylography (q.v.) (Gr. ξύλον, wood); and engraving on stone, Lithography (q.v.) (Gr. λίθος, a stone). [Each process is described under its own heading. See also Etching.]
Enhanced, Her. Raised towards the CHIEF, or upper part of the shield.