ESCHYNITE
Es"chy*nite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account of the inability of chemical science, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents.
ESCOCHEON
Es*coch"eon, n.
Defn: Escutcheon. [Obs.]
ESCOPET; ESCOPETTE
Es`co*pet", Es`co*pette", n. Etym: [Sp. escopeta, F. escopette.]
Defn: A kind of firearm; a carbine.
ESCORIAL
Es*co"ri*al, n. Etym: [Sp.]
Defn: See Escurial.
ESCORT Es"cort, n. Etym: [F. escorte, It. scorta a guard or guide, fr. scorgere to perceive, discern, lead, fr. L. ex out, quite + corrigere to correct, set right. See Correct.]
1. A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending as a mark of respect or honor; — applied to movements on land, as convoy is to movements at sea. The troops of my escort marched at the ordinary rate. Burke.