Defn: Mystery; esoterics; — opposed to exotery. A. Tucker.
ESOX
E"sox, n. Etym: [L., a kind of pike.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of fresh-water fishes, including pike and pickerel.
ESPACE
Es*pace", n.
Defn: Space. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ESPADON Es"pa*don, n. Etym: [F. espadon, fr. Sp. espadon, fr. espada sword; or fr. It. spadone an espadon, spada sword.]
Defn: A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by
Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners. Wilhelm.
ESPALIER Es*pal"ier, n. Etym: [F. espalier, fr. It. spalliera, fr. spalla shoulder, the same word as F. épaule. See Epaulet.] (Hort.)
Defn: A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained. And figs from standard and espalier join. Pope.
ESPALIER
Es*pal"ier, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espaliered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Espaliering.]