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narrative in an elevated style of some great event: s. an epic poem. An epic poem, a poem which narrates a story, real or fictitious, representing some heroic action or series of actions and events 250 ] EPIDOTE of deep and lasting significance in the history of a nation or the race. (Gr. epos, a word.) which remain fixed to the trunk of certain shrimps [Zool.] (Gr. epi, and karis, a shrimp.) (Gr. epi, and karpos, fruit.) and kedos, concern affliction). and koinos common.) [Med.] (Gr. epi, and kerannymi, to mix.) both of the premises of which a reason is annexed in proof [Logic]. (Gr. an attempt, an attack, from epi, and cheir, the hand.) chorde, thegut). of the fœtus (Gr. epi, and chorion, the skin) abdomen which lies over the colon (Gr. epi, and kolon) ated on the cranium or skull [Anat.] to the occipita-frontal is muscle, and sometimes to the skin of the head or to the soft parts which form fo the scalp [Anat.] (Gr. epi, and kranium, the skull). Epictetus ments, especially to the luxuries of the table; originally a follower of Epicurus, a Greek philosopher,who taught that pleasure, or a happy state of mind anybody, was the chief good ofman. luxurious; given to luxury in eating and drinking: s. a follower of Epicurus; one addicted to the luxuries of the table doctrines of Epicurus; those doctrines themselves; luxuriousne unliving. the doctrines of Epicurus. centre moves round in the circumference of a greater [PtolemaicAstron.] (Gr. epi, and cycle.) point in the plane of a movable circle, which rolls on the inside or outside of the circumference of a fixed circle [Geom. ] (Gr. epicycle, and eidos, like.) the epicycloid. of skill or power, applied to rhetorical display (Gr. epi, and deiknyo, to show). great number of people at the same time and in the same place (Gr. epi, and demos, the people). prevailing; affecting great numbers. Epidemically, ep-e-dem -e-kalle, ad. in an epidemical manner. Epidemical ne , ep-e-dem'-e-kal-nes, s. state of being epidemical. skin or bark. epiderm(Gr. epidermis, and eidos, like). or scarf-skin enveloping the true skin, and containing neither nerves nor ve els, only flattened cells in layers [Anat. ]; a similar covering investing the leaves and stems of plants [Bot.] (Gr. epi, and derma, the skin.) like). colour and vitreous lustre, consisting of silica and alumina, with lime or peroxide of iron or peroxide of manganese.