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.