(Zoöl.), one of a breed of large and powerful dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.

Eskimo dog

Esloin
(Es*loin") v. t. [See Eloign.] To remove; to banish; to withdraw; to avoid; to eloign. [Obs.]

From worldly cares he did himself esloin.
Spenser.

Esnecy
(Es"ne*cy) n. [See Eigne.] (Eng. Law) A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first after an inheritance is divided. Mozley & W.

Esodic
(E*sod"ic) a. [Gr. within + way.] (Physiol.) Conveying impressions from the surface of the body to the spinal cord; — said of certain nerves. Opposed to exodic.

Esophagal
(E*soph"a*gal) a. (Anat.) Esophageal.

Esophageal
(E`so*phag"e*al) a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the esophagus. [Written also œsophageal.]

Esophagean
(E`so*phag"e*an) a. (Anat.) Esophageal.

Esophagotomy
(E*soph`a*got"o*my) n. [Gr. o'isofa`gos the esophagus + te`mnein to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus, for the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs the passage. [Written also œsophagotomy.]

Esophagus
(E*soph"a*gus) n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'isofa`gos; root of o'i`sw which is used as future of fe`rein to bear, carry (cf. Skr. vi to go, drive) + fagei^n to eat.] (Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive. [Written also œsophagus.]

Esopian
(E*so"pi*an E*so"pic) a. Same as Æsopian, Æsopic.

Esoteric
(Es`o*ter"ic) a. [Gr. 'eswteriko`s, fr. 'esw`teros inner, interior, comp. fr. 'e`sw in, within, fr. 'es, e'is, into, fr. 'en in. See In.] Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or not intelligible, to the general body of followers; private; interior; acroamatic; — said of the private and more recondite instructions and doctrines of philosophers. Opposed to exoteric.

Enough if every age produce two or three critics of this esoteric class, with here and there a reader to understand them.
De Quincey.

Esoterical
(Es`o*ter"ic*al) a. Esoteric.

Esoterically
(Es`o*ter"ic*al*ly), adv. In an esoteric manner.

Esotericism
(Es`o*ter"i*cism) n. Esoteric doctrine or principles.

Esoterics
(Es`o*ter"ics) n. Mysterious or hidden doctrines; secret science.

Esotery
(Es"o*ter*y) n. Mystery; esoterics; — opposed to exotery. A. Tucker.

Esox
(||E"sox) n. [L., a kind of pike.] (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water fishes, including pike and pickerel.

Espace
(Es*pace") n. Space. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Espadon
(Es"pa*don) n. [F. espadon, fr. Sp. espadon, fr. espada sword; or fr. It. spadone an espadon, spada sword.] A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners. Wilhelm.

Eskimo dog


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