earth-sheltered (adj)
earth tone
earthworm(s)
East Coast
Eastern Seaboard
Eastern white pine
easy-care (adj)
easy chair
easygoing
eau-de-vie (a type of brandy; plural: eaux-de-vie)
eBay
éclair
eco (adj)
e-commerce
edamame (not sweet soybeans)
edgestitch (n, v)
editor in chief
eggbeater (use “rotary beater”)
eggcup
eggnog
eggokabt
egg product
egg roll
eggs Benedict
eggshell
egg white
egg yolk
élan
elbow grease
elbow room (changed to two words 12/5/18)
electroplate
email (hyphen removed 9/14/17)
embroidery hoop
Empire style
Empire waistline
empty nester (n)
empty-nester (adj)
en croûte
end piece
end wall
EnergyGuide
English paper piecing (with templates)
en masse
en route
enslaved person (not “slave”) (added 4/9/21)
enslaver (not “slaveholder” or “slave owner”) (added 4/9/21)
entrée
entryway
equipalé (Mexican chair style)
escargot (plural: escargots)
espaliered
espresso
esprit de corps
étagère
Eurostyle
even-weave (adj)
evenweave (n; linen used for cross-stitch)
everbearers
everbearing
everbloomer
extension service
extra-large
extra virgin olive oil (no hyphens)
eye appeal
eye-appealing
eyebolt
eye-catching
eye screw (preferred: screw eye)
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