silvan : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: silvan	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for silvan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
silvan adj relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady sylvan glade" Synonym(s): sylvan, silvan n a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods [syn: sylvan, silvan]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silvan \Sil"van\, a. [L. silva, less correctly sylva, a wood or grove, perh. akin to Gr. "y`lh; cf. L. Silvanus Silvanus the god of woods: cf. F. sylvain silvan. Cf. {Savage}.] Of or pertaining to woods; composed of woods or groves; woody. [Written also {sylvan}.] Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene Appears above, and groves forever green. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silvan \Sil"van\, n. (Old Chem.) See {Sylvanium}. [Obs.]