Ephippium, ephippij. Varr. The harnesse of an horse: a saddle.Ephippiati. Cæsar. They that haue saddles on their horses.Ephi.A measure containing three Romaine Modios, of oure measure nine gallons.Ephialtes.The disease called the maare, proceeding of groffe & tough fleume in the mouth of the stomack, through continual surfetting and crudttie, which casteth vp cold vapours to the head stopping the hinder selles of the braine, when the vodie lieth vpright, and so letteth the passage of the spirite, & vertue animal to the inferiour parts of the bodie, wherby the party thinketh he hath a gret weight vpō him slopping his breath.Ephod.A vestiment vsed in the Iewish ceremonies: of which w ere two sortes: One of white linnen like an albe: an other forthe high priest onely, made of golde, purple, scarler twice died, and twisted silke, like to a tunicle.Epialos.A feuer rising of colde fleume called Pituita vitrea, in which a man at one time seemech to feele bath colde & heate.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
ĕphippĭum, ii, n., = e)fi/ppion, a horse-cloth, caparison, housing (cf. clitellae): tegimen equi ad mollem vecturam paratum, Non. p. 108, 30 (pure Lat. stragulum); Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 15; id. ap. Non. l. l.; Caes. B. G. 4, 2, 4; Cic. Fin. 3, 4, 15; Gell. 5, 5, 3 al.—Prov.: optat ephippia bos piger, optat arare caballus, i. e.