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n. [ Pref. epi- + -blast. ] (Biol.) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See Blastoderm, Delamination. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Biol.) Of or relating to, or consisting of, the epiblast. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a cover; &unr_; over + &unr_; to throw. ] (Bot.) The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids. Goodale. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; to throw upon, add to;
n. [ Cf. Gr. &unr_; a throwing upon. ] (Biol.) Epibolic invagination. See under Invagination. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. epi- + branchial. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch. --
a. [ L. epicus, Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; a word, speech, tale, song; akin to L. vox voice: cf. F. épique. See Voice. ] Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style. [ 1913 Webster ]
The epic poem treats of one great, complex action, in a grand style and with fullness of detail. T. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Epic. --
Poems which have an epical character. Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
His [Wordsworth's] longer poems (miscalled epical). Lowell. [1913 Webster]