EPISTERNUM
Ep`i*ster"num, n.; pl. Episterna. Etym: [NL. See Epi-, and Sternum.]
1. (Anat.) (a) A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle. (b) Same as Epiplastron.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects.
EPISTILBITE
Ep`i*stil"bite, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + stilbite.] (Min.)
Defn: A crystallized, transparent mineral of the Zeolite family. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.
EPISTLE E*pis"tle, n. Etym: [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol, pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. epistle, epistre, F. épître. See Stall.]
1. A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; a letter; — applied usually to formal, didactic, or elegant letters. A madman's epistles are no gospels. Shak.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: One of the letters in the New Testament which were addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles. Epistle side, the right side of an altar or church to a person looking from the nave toward the chancel. One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. R. Browning.