Part 3923

<hw>Es`cu*la"pi*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>\'92sculapian.</def>

<h1>Esculapius</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es`cu*la"pi*us</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>\'92sculapius</er>.</def>

<h1>Esculent</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es"cu*lent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>esculentus</ets>, fr. <ets>escare</ets> to eat, fr. <ets>esca</ets> food, fr. <ets>edere</ets> to eat: cf. F. <ets>esculent</ets>. See <er>Eat</er>.]</ety> <def>Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; <as>as, <ex>esculent</ex> plants; <ex>esculent</ex> fish.</as></def>

<blockquote><b>Esculent</b> grain for food. <i>Sir W. Jones.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Esculent swallow</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the swallow which makes the edible bird's-nest. See <cref>Edible bird's-nest</cref>, under <er>Edible</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Esculent</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es"cu*lent</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely eaten by man.</def>

<h1>Esculic</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es*cu"lic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From NL. <ets>Aesculus</ets>, the generic name of the horse-chestnut, fr. L. <ets>aesculus</ets> a kind of oak.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, the horse-chestnut; <as>as, <ex>esculic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<h1>Esculin</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es*cu"lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Esculic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside obtained from the <spn>\'92sculus hippocastanum</spn>, or horse-chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue fluorescent solutions.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>\'91sculin</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Escurial</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es*cu"ri*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prop. Sp. <ets>escorial</ets>, i. e., a hill or heap of rubbish, earth, and stones brought out of a mine, fr. <ets>escoria</ets> dross of metal, L. <ets>scoria</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>Scoria</er>.]</ety> <def>A palace and mausoleum of the kinds of Spain, being a vast and wonderful structure about twenty-five miles northwest of Madrid.</def>

<note>&hand; The ground plan is said to be in the form of a gridiron, the structure being designed in honor of St. Lawrence, who suffered martyrdom by being broiled on gridiron; but the resemblance is very slight. It is nearly square, inclosing several courts, and has a projecting mass which stands for the handle.</note>

<h1>Escutcheon</h1> <Xpage=509>

<hw>Es*cutch"eon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>escusson</ets>, F. <ets>\'82cusson</ets>, from OF. <ets>escu</ets> shield, F. <ets>\'82cu</ets>. See <er>Esquire</er>, <er>Scutcheon</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon is called the <i>field</i>, the upper part is called the <i>chief</i>, and the lower part the <i>base</i> (see <er>Chiff</er>, and <er>Field</er>.). That side of the escutcheon which is on the right hand of the knight who bears the shield on his arm is called <i>dexter</i>, and the other side <i>sinister</i>.</def>

<note>&hand; The two sides of an escutcheon are respectively designated as <i>dexter</i> and <i>sinister</i>, as in the cut, and the different parts or points by the following names: <i>A</i>, Dexter chief point; <i>B</i>, Middle chief point; <i>C</i>, Sinister chief point; <i>D</i>, Honor or color point; <i>E</i>, Fesse or heart point; <i>F</i>, Nombrill or navel point; <i>G</i>, Dexter base point; <i>H</i>, Middle base point; <i>I</i>, base point.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It is esteemed an index of milking qualities.</def>

<i>C. L. Flint.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>That part of a vessel's stern on which her name is written.</def>

<i>R. H. Dane, Jr.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.</def>

<cs><col>Escutcheon of pretense</col>, <cd>an escutcheon used in English heraldry to display the arms of the bearer's wife; -- not commonly used unless she an heiress. Cf. <er>Impalement</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Escutcheoned</h1> <Xpage=509>