a. [ L. Alpes Alps + -gen. ] Growing in Alpine regions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Orpiment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., a mushroom, ultimately fr. L. campus field. See Camp. ] (Bot.) An edible species of mushroom (Agaricus campestris). [ 1913 Webster ]

Fairy ring champignon, the Marasmius oreades, which has a strong flavor but is edible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. em- + pight pitched, fixed. ] Fixed; settled; fastened. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + &unr_; earth. ] (Bot.) An American genus of plants, containing but a single species (E. repens), the trailing arbutus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Epigæa, and cf. Epigee. ] (Bot.) Growing on, or close to, the ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Epigastric. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; over the belly; 'epi` upon + &unr_; belly: cf. F. épigastrique. ] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zoöl.) Over the stomach; -- applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epigastric region. (Anat.) (a) The whole upper part of the abdomen. (b) An arbitrary division of the abdomen above the umbilical and between the two hypochondriac regions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;. ] (Anat.) The upper part of the abdomen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Epigæous. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. epigeum, fr. Gr. &unr_; upon the earth. See Epigæa. ] See Perigee. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. epi- + Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born, grow. ] 1. (Crystallog.) Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. epi- + genesis. ] (Biol.) The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of evolution, also to syngenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) One who believes in, or advocates the theory of, epigenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the theory of epigenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Epigæous. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Epigee. ] See Perigee. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Same as Epiglottic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; 'epi` upon + &unr_;, &unr_;, tongue. See Glottis. ] (Anat.) A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Epi- + Gr. gna`qos the jaw. ] (Zoöl.) Hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. epigramma, fr. Gr. &unr_; inscription, epigram, fr. &unr_; to write upon, 'epi` upon + &unr_; to write: cf. F. épigramme. See Graphic. ] 1. A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dost thou think I care for a satire or an epigram? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Epigrams were originally inscription on tombs, statues, temples, triumphal arches, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The style of the epigram. [ 1913 Webster ]

Antithesis, i. e., bilateral stroke, is the soul of epigram in its later and technical signification. B. Cracroft.

{ }[ L. epigrammaticus: cf. F. épigrammatique. ] 1. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an epigrammatical poet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or sallies of fancy. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the way of epigram; in an epigrammatic style. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. epigrammatista: cf. F. épigrammatiste. ] One who composes epigrams, or makes use of them. [ 1913 Webster ]

The brisk epigrammatist showing off his own cleverness. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Epigrammatized p. pr. & vb. n. Epigrammatizing ] To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who writes in an affectedly pointed style. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epigrammatizers of our English prose style. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An epigrammatist. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. épigraphe. See Epigram. ] 1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Literature) A citation from some author, or a sentence framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work or of its separate divisions; a motto.

{ } a. Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an epigraphic style; epigraphical works or studies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science or study of epigraphs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. epi- + Gr. &unr_; woman, female: cf. F. épigyne. ] (Bot.) Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; -- said of stamens, petals, sepals, and also of the disk. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pg. geropiga. ] A mixture composed of unfermented grape juice, brandy, sugar, etc., for adulteration of wines. [ Written also jerupigia. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; tongue + E. epiglottic. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to both tongue and epiglottis; as, glossoepiglottic folds. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Prob. a mistake for Guiana pig. ] 1. (Zool.) A small Brazilian rodent (Cavia porcellus or Cavia cobaya), about seven inches in length and usually of a white color, with spots of orange and black. Called also cavy. It is the domesticated form of the wild cavy, often kept as a pet and used commonly as an experimental animal in laboratory research. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

2. Hence, [ figuratively ]: Any animal or person used in an experiment; -- also applied to people who are unwillingly or unknowingly subjected by authorities to policies or procedures which might cause bodily or mental harm. [ PJC ]

3. A contemptuous sobriquet. [ Obs. ] Smollett [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

. A director (usually one holding a number of directorships) who serves merely or mainly for the fee (in England, often a guinea) paid for attendance. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. gyrare to revolve + E. pigeon. ] A flying object simulating a pigeon in flight, when projected from a spring trap. It is used as a flying target in shooting matches. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A young hedgehog. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In confusion; topsy-turvy. [ Colloq. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ LL. impignoratus, p. pl of impignorare to pawn. See Pignoration. ] To pledge or pawn. [ Obs. ] Laing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. impignoratio: cf. F. impignoration. ] The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Geropigia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A tapster. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Malpighian. ] (Bot.) A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia glabra (formerly Malpighia urens) are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs (Malpighiaceae), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Bot.) THe species name of the acerola, also called barbados cherry, a tropical American shrub bearing edible cherrylike acid red fruit.
Syn. -- barbados cherry, acerola, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. [ 1913 Webster ]

Malpighian capsules or
Malpighian corpuscles (Anatomy), the globular dilatations, containing the glomeruli or Malpighian tufts, at the extremities of the urinary tubules of the kidney. --
Malpighian corpuscles of the spleen, masses of adenoid tissue connected with branches of the splenic artery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anatomy), The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron; also called malpighian corpuscle and Malpighian capsule. [ WordNet 1.5 ]