ECORCHE (), n. Etym: [F.] (Fine Arts)
Defn: A manikin, or image, representing an animal, especially man, with the skin removed so that the muscles are exposed for purposes of study.
ECOSSAISE e`cos`saise", n. Etym: [F.] (Mus.)
Defn: A dancing tune in the Scotch style.
ECOSTATE
E*cos"tate, a. Etym: [Pref. e- + costate.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having no ribs or nerves; — said of a leaf.
ECOUTE e`coute", n. Etym: [F., a listening place.] (Mil.)
Defn: One of the small galleries run out in front of the glacis. They serve to annoy the enemy's miners.
ECPHASIS
Ec"pha*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: An explicit declaration.