Epaullette: collar of lace which often was large enough to cover the shoulders.

Epitoga: wide, unbelted robe worn over a toga. Also a type of hood worn by those in french parliament, for ceremonies. Eventually reduced to a symbolic form on academic or magisterial robes.

Escarpins: low-cut flat slippers.

Esprits: plume of feathers standing upright in hair or hat, during the first quarter of the nineteenth century.

Estrain: straw used for making hats during the middle ages.

Exomide: tunic of the working class in Greece later adopted by the Romans. Very short and sleeveless the tunic was completely open down the right side.

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