Note: In the United States service the epaulet is reserved for full dress uniform. Its use was abolished in the British army in 1855.

EPAULETED; EPAULETTED
Ep"au*let`ed, Ep"au*let`ted, a.

Defn: Wearing epaulets; decorated with epaulets.

EPAXIAL
Ep*ax"i*al, a. Etym: [Pref. ep- + axial.] (Anat.)

Defn: Above, or on the dorsal side of, the axis of the skeleton; episkeletal.

EPEIRA
E*pei"ra, n. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider (E. diadema). They spin geometrical webs. See Garden spider.

EPEN
Ep"en, n. (Anat.)

Defn: See Epencephalon.

EPENCEPHALIC Ep`en*ce*phal"ic, a. (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to the epencephalon. (b) Situated on or over the brain.