English Dictionary: Elaeagnus augustifolia | by the DICT Development Group |
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Olive \Ol"ive\, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. [?]. See {Oil}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[91]a}) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See {Oliva}. (b) The oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.] 3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion. 4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under {Olivary}. 5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc. {Bohemian olive} (Bot.), a species of {El[91]agnus} ({E. angustifolia}), the flowers of which are sometimes used in Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers. {Olive branch}. (a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of peace. (b) Fig.: A child. {Olive brown}, brown with a tinge of green. {Olive green}, a dark brownish green, like the color of the olive. {Olive oil}, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and the arts. {Olive ore} (Min.), olivenite. {Wild olive} (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more or less resembling the olive. | |
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Silverberry \Sil"ver*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) A tree or shrub ({El[91]agnus argentea}) with silvery foliage and fruit. --Gray. | |
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Oleaster \O`le*as"ter\, n. [L., fr. olea olive tree. See {Olive}, {Oil}.] (Bot.) (a) The wild olive tree ({Olea Europea}, var. sylvestris). (b) Any species of the genus {El[91]agus}. See {Eleagnus}. The small silvery berries of the common species ({El[91]agnus hortensis}) are called {Trebizond dates}, and are made into cakes by the Arabs. | |
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{Oil gas}, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting streets, houses, etc. {Oil gland}. (a) (Zo[94]l.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds, the large gland at the base of the tail. (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil. {Oil green}, a pale yellowish green, like oil. {Oil of brick}, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C. {Oil of talc}, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. {Oil of vitriol} (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called from its oily consistency and from its forming the vitriols or sulphates. {Oil of wine}, [OE]nanthic ether. See under {[OE]nanthic}. {Oil painting}. (a) The art of painting in oil colors. (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally ground in oil. {Oil palm} (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil, esp. {El[91]is Guineensis}. See {El[91]is}. {Oil sardine} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian herring ({Clupea scombrina}), valued for its oil. {Oil shark} (Zo[94]l.) (a) The liver shark. (b) The tope. {Oil still}, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum. {Oil test}, a test for determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode. {Oil tree}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Ricinus} ({R. communis}), from the seeds of which castor oil is obtained. (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See {Mahwa}. (c) The oil palm. {To burn the midnight oil}, to study or work late at night. {Volatle oils}. See {Essential oils}, under {Essential}. | |
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Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree. Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched, and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing, often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft. There are about one thousand species known, nearly all of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions. The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm, the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm and palmetto. 2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme in their hands. --Rev. vii. 9. 3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer. So get the start of the majestic world And bear the palm alone. --Shak. {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx. {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as food. {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure. {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of several species of palms, as the African oil palm ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of soap and candles. See {El[91]is}. {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf of the palmyra palm. {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}. {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91] bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food. {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially, in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}), the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery. Called also {palm toddy}. {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The larva of a palm weevil. (b) A centipede. | |
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Elasmobranch \E*las"mo*branch\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii. -- n. One of the Elasmobranchii. | |
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Elasmobranchiate \E*las`mo*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to Elasmobranchii. -- n. One of the Elasmobranchii. | |
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d8Elasipoda \[d8]El`a*sip"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] metal beaten out, metal plate + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep sea. They are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious forms. [Written also {Elasmopoda}.] | |
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Elecampane \El`e*cam*pane"\, n. [F. [82]nulecampane, NL. inula campana; L. inula elecampane + LL. campana a bell; cf. G. glockenwurz, i. e., [bd]bellwort.[b8]] 1. (Bot.) A large, coarse herb ({Inula Helenium}), with composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent taste, is used as a tonic, and was formerly of much repute as a stomachic. 2. A sweetmeat made from the root of the plant. | |
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Elegance \El"e*gance\, Elegancy \El"e*gan*cy\, n. [L. elegantia, fr. elegans, -antis, elegant: cf. F. [82]l[82]gance.] 1. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish; refinement; -- said of manners, language, style, form, architecture, etc. That grace that elegance affords. --Drayton. The endearing elegance of female friendship. --Johnson. A trait of native elegance, seldom seen in the masculine character after childhood or early youth, was shown in the General's fondness for the sight and fragrance of flowers. --Hawthorne. 2. That which is elegant; that which is tasteful and highly attractive. The beautiful wildness of nature, without the nicer elegancies of art. --Spectator. Syn: {Elegance}, {Grace}. Elegance implies something of a select style of beauty, which is usually produced by art, skill, or training; as, elegance of manners, composition, handwriting, etc.; elegant furniture; an elegant house, etc. Grace, as the word is here used, refers to bodily movements, and is a lower order of beauty. It may be a natural gift; thus, the manners of a peasant girl may be graceful, but can hardly be called elegant. | |
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Elegance \El"e*gance\, Elegancy \El"e*gan*cy\, n. [L. elegantia, fr. elegans, -antis, elegant: cf. F. [82]l[82]gance.] 1. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish; refinement; -- said of manners, language, style, form, architecture, etc. That grace that elegance affords. --Drayton. The endearing elegance of female friendship. --Johnson. A trait of native elegance, seldom seen in the masculine character after childhood or early youth, was shown in the General's fondness for the sight and fragrance of flowers. --Hawthorne. 2. That which is elegant; that which is tasteful and highly attractive. The beautiful wildness of nature, without the nicer elegancies of art. --Spectator. Syn: {Elegance}, {Grace}. Elegance implies something of a select style of beauty, which is usually produced by art, skill, or training; as, elegance of manners, composition, handwriting, etc.; elegant furniture; an elegant house, etc. Grace, as the word is here used, refers to bodily movements, and is a lower order of beauty. It may be a natural gift; thus, the manners of a peasant girl may be graceful, but can hardly be called elegant. | |
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Elegant \El"e*gant\, a. [L. elegans, -antis; akin to eligere to pick out, choose, select: cf. F. [82]l[82]gant. See {Elect}.] 1. Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste; characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the absence of every thing offensive; exciting admiration and approbation by symmetry, completeness, freedom from blemish, and the like; graceful; tasteful and highly attractive; as, elegant manners; elegant style of composition; an elegant speaker; an elegant structure. A more diligent cultivation of elegant literature. --Prescott. 2. Exercising a nice choice; discriminating beauty or sensitive to beauty; as, elegant taste. Syn: Tasteful; polished; graceful; refined; comely; handsome; richly ornamental. | |
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Elegantly \El"e*gant*ly\, adv. In a manner to please nice taste; with elegance; with due symmetry; richly. | |
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Natchnee \Natch"nee\, n. (Bot.) An annual grass ({Eleusine coracona}), cultivated in India as a food plant. | |
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Wire \Wire\, n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. v[c6]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [?][?][?][?].] 1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel. Note: Wire is made of any desired form, as round, square, triangular, etc., by giving this shape to the hole in the drawplate, or between the rollers. 2. A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph; as, to send a message by wire. [Colloq.] {Wire bed}, {Wire mattress}, an elastic bed bottom or mattress made of wires interwoven or looped together in various ways. {Wire bridge}, a bridge suspended from wires, or cables made of wire. {Wire cartridge}, a shot cartridge having the shot inclosed in a wire cage. {Wire cloth}, a coarse cloth made of woven metallic wire, -- used for strainers, and for various other purposes. {Wire edge}, the thin, wirelike thread of metal sometimes formed on the edge of a tool by the stone in sharpening it. {Wire fence}, a fence consisting of posts with strained horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework, between. {Wire gauge} [or] {gage}. (a) A gauge for measuring the diameter of wire, thickness of sheet metal, etc., often consisting of a metal plate with a series of notches of various widths in its edge. (b) A standard series of sizes arbitrarily indicated, as by numbers, to which the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal in usually made, and which is used in describing the size or thickness. There are many different standards for wire gauges, as in different countries, or for different kinds of metal, the Birmingham wire gauges and the American wire gauge being often used and designated by the abbreviations B. W. G. and A. W. G. respectively. {Wire gauze}, a texture of finely interwoven wire, resembling gauze. {Wire grass} (Bot.), either of the two common grasses {Eleusine Indica}, valuable for hay and pasture, and {Poa compressa}, or blue grass. See {Blue grass}. {Wire grub} (Zo[94]l.), a wireworm. {Wire iron}, wire rods of iron. {Wire lathing}, wire cloth or wire netting applied in the place of wooden lathing for holding plastering. {Wire mattress}. See {Wire bed}, above. {Wire micrometer}, a micrometer having spider lines, or fine wires, across the field of the instrument. {Wire nail}, a nail formed of a piece of wire which is headed and pointed. {Wire netting}, a texture of woven wire coarser than ordinary wire gauze. {Wire rod}, a metal rod from which wire is formed by drawing. {Wire rope}, a rope formed wholly, or in great part, of wires. | |
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Yard \Yard\, n. [OE. yard, yerd, AS. geard; akin to OFries. garda garden, OS. gardo garden, gard yard, D. gaard garden, G. garten, OHG. garto garden, gari inclosure, Icel. gar[edh]r yard, house, Sw. g[86]rd, Dan. gaard, Goth. gards a house, garda sheepfold, L. hortus garden, Gr. cho`rtos an inclosure. Cf. {Court}, {Garden}, {Garth}, {Horticulture}, {Orchard}.] 1. An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard. A yard . . . inclosed all about with sticks In which she had a cock, hight chanticleer. --Chaucer. 2. An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard. {Liberty of the yard}, a liberty, granted to persons imprisoned for debt, of walking in the yard, or within any other limits prescribed by law, on their giving bond not to go beyond those limits. {Prison yard}, an inclosure about a prison, or attached to it. {Yard grass} (Bot.), a low-growing grass ({Eleusine Indica}) having digitate spikes. It is common in dooryards, and like places, especially in the Southern United States. Called also {crab grass}. {Yard of land}. See {Yardland}. | |
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Bunch grass, grazing. Far West. {Eriocoma}, {Festuca}, {Stips}, etc. Chess, [or] Cheat, a weed. {Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch grass. Same as {Quick grass} (below). Crab grass, (a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. {Panicum sanguinale}. (b) Pasture and hay. South. {Eleusine Indica}. Darnel (a) Bearded, a noxious weed. {Lolium temulentum}. (b) Common. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Drop seed, fair for forage and hay. {Muhlenbergia}, several species. English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow grass. (a) Pasture and hay. {Poa serotina}. (b) Hay, on moist land. {Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass, cut fodder. South. {Tripsacum dactyloides}. | |
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Eleusinian \El`eu*sin"i*an\, a. [L. Eleusinius, Gr. [?].] Pertaining to Eleusis, in Greece, or to secret rites in honor of Ceres, there celebrated; as, Eleusinian mysteries or festivals. | |
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Elgin marbles \El"gin mar"bles\ Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained at Athens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin. | |
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Guillemot \Guil"le*mot`\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers. Note: The common guillemots, or murres, belong to the genus {Uria} (as {U. troile}); the black or foolish guillemot ({Cepphus grylle}, formerly {Uria grylle}), is called also {sea pigeon} and {eligny}. See {Murre}. | |
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Eliquament \E*liq"ua*ment\, n. A liquid obtained from fat, or fat fish, by pressure. | |
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Elison \E*li"son\, n. [L. elisio, fr. elidere, elisum, to strike out: cf. F. [82]lision. See {Elide}.] 1. Division; separation. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. (Gram.) The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together. | |
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Elknut \Elk"nut`\, n. (Bot.) The buffalo nut. See under {Buffalo}. | |
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Elogium \E*lo"gi*um\, Elogy \El"o*gy\, n. [L. elogium a short saying, an inscription, fr. Gr. [?] speech, fr. [?] to speak. Cf. {[?]loge}.] The praise bestowed on a person or thing; panegyric; eulogy. | |
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Eloign \E*loign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eloigned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eloigning}.] [F. [82]loigner, OF. esloignier; pref. es- (L. ex) + OF. & F. loin far, far off, L. longe, fr. longus long. See {Elongate}.] [Written also {eloin}.] 1. To remove afar off; to withdraw. [Obs.] From worldly cares he did himself eloign. --Spenser. 2. (Law) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or to conceal, as goods liable to distress. The sheriff may return that the goods or beasts are eloigned. --Blackstone. | |
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Eloignate \E*loign"ate\, v. t. To remove. [Obs.] --Howell. | |
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Eloign \E*loign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eloigned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eloigning}.] [F. [82]loigner, OF. esloignier; pref. es- (L. ex) + OF. & F. loin far, far off, L. longe, fr. longus long. See {Elongate}.] [Written also {eloin}.] 1. To remove afar off; to withdraw. [Obs.] From worldly cares he did himself eloign. --Spenser. 2. (Law) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or to conceal, as goods liable to distress. The sheriff may return that the goods or beasts are eloigned. --Blackstone. | |
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Eloign \E*loign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eloigned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eloigning}.] [F. [82]loigner, OF. esloignier; pref. es- (L. ex) + OF. & F. loin far, far off, L. longe, fr. longus long. See {Elongate}.] [Written also {eloin}.] 1. To remove afar off; to withdraw. [Obs.] From worldly cares he did himself eloign. --Spenser. 2. (Law) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or to conceal, as goods liable to distress. The sheriff may return that the goods or beasts are eloigned. --Blackstone. | |
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Eloignment \E*loign"ment\, n. [F. [82]loignement.] Removal to a distance; withdrawal. [Obs.] | |
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Eloquence \El"o*quence\, n. [F. [82]loquence, L. eloquentia, fr. eloquens. See {Eloquent}.] 1. Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in public; the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion. Eloquence is speaking out . . . out of the abundance of the heart. --Hare. 2. Fig.: Whatever produces the effect of moving and persuasive speech. Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes. --Pope. The hearts of men are their books; events are their tutors; great actions are their eloquence. --Macaulay. 3. That which is eloquently uttered or written. O, let my books be then the eloquence And dumb presagers of my speaking breast. --Shak. Syn: Oratory; rhetoric. | |
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Eloquent \El"o*quent\, a. [F. [82]loquent, L. eloquens, -entis, p. pr. of eloqui to speak out, declaim; e + loqui to speak. See {Loquacious}.] 1. Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher. O Death, all-eloquent! You only prove What dust we dote on when 't is man we love. --Pope. 2. Adapted to express strong emotion or to state facts arguments with fluency and power; as, an eloquent address or statement; an eloquent appeal to a jury. | |
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Eloquently \El"o*quent*ly\, adv. In an eloquent manner. | |
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Elsin \El"sin\, n. A shoemaker's awl. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Elusion \E*lu"sion\, n. [LL. elusio, fr. L. eludere, elusum. See {Elude}.] Act of eluding; adroit escape, as by artifice; a mockery; a cheat; trickery. | |
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Elysian \E*ly"sian\, a. [L. Elysius, fr. Elysium.] Pertaining, or the abode of the blessed after death; hence, yielding the highest pleasures; exceedingly delightful; beatific. [bd]Elysian shades.[b8] --Massinger. [bd]Elysian age.[b8] --Beattie. This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian. --Longfellow. | |
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Elysium \E*ly"sium\, n.; pl. E. {Elysiums}, L. {Elysia}. [L., fr. Gr. [?], [?] [?], Elysian field.] (Anc. Myth.) 1. A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness; Paradise. 2. Hence, any delightful place. An Elysian more pure and bright than that pf the Greeks. --I. Taylor. | |
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Elysium \E*ly"sium\, n.; pl. E. {Elysiums}, L. {Elysia}. [L., fr. Gr. [?], [?] [?], Elysian field.] (Anc. Myth.) 1. A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness; Paradise. 2. Hence, any delightful place. An Elysian more pure and bright than that pf the Greeks. --I. Taylor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Candlefish \Can"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A marine fish ({Thaleichthys Pacificus}), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also {eulachon}. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it. (b) The beshow. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eulogium \Eu*lo"gi*um\n.; pl. {Eulogiums}. [LL., fr. Gr. [?] eulogy.] A formal eulogy. --Smollett. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eulogium \Eu*lo"gi*um\n.; pl. {Eulogiums}. [LL., fr. Gr. [?] eulogy.] A formal eulogy. --Smollett. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Eielson AFB, AK (CDP, FIPS 21370) Location: 64.67571 N, 147.09132 W Population (1990): 5251 (1415 housing units) Area: 31.8 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Eielson Afb, AK Zip code(s): 99702 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Eielson AFB, AK (CDP, FIPS 21370) Location: 64.67571 N, 147.09132 W Population (1990): 5251 (1415 housing units) Area: 31.8 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Eielson Afb, AK Zip code(s): 99702 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
El Campo, TX (city, FIPS 22864) Location: 29.19649 N, 96.27629 W Population (1990): 10511 (4133 housing units) Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77437 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
El Cenizo, TX (city, FIPS 22905) Location: 27.33221 N, 99.50309 W Population (1990): 1399 (287 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
El Centro, CA (city, FIPS 21782) Location: 32.78715 N, 115.55937 W Population (1990): 31384 (10180 housing units) Area: 16.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92243 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elgin, AZ Zip code(s): 85611 Elgin, IA (city, FIPS 24645) Location: 42.95597 N, 91.63444 W Population (1990): 637 (323 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52141 Elgin, IL (city, FIPS 23074) Location: 42.03956 N, 88.28795 W Population (1990): 77010 (27936 housing units) Area: 56.8 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60120, 60123 Elgin, KS (city, FIPS 20125) Location: 37.00156 N, 96.28043 W Population (1990): 118 (70 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Elgin, MN (city, FIPS 18530) Location: 44.13091 N, 92.25392 W Population (1990): 733 (293 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55932 Elgin, ND (city, FIPS 23020) Location: 46.40166 N, 101.84655 W Population (1990): 765 (415 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Elgin, NE (city, FIPS 14730) Location: 41.98371 N, 98.08325 W Population (1990): 731 (372 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68636 Elgin, OH (village, FIPS 24794) Location: 40.74166 N, 84.47610 W Population (1990): 71 (29 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Elgin, OK (town, FIPS 23450) Location: 34.78255 N, 98.29124 W Population (1990): 975 (433 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73538 Elgin, OR (city, FIPS 22550) Location: 45.56448 N, 117.92021 W Population (1990): 1586 (652 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97827 Elgin, PA (borough, FIPS 22960) Location: 41.91083 N, 79.74343 W Population (1990): 229 (81 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Elgin, SC (CDP, FIPS 23290) Location: 34.67373 N, 80.72165 W Population (1990): 2196 (825 housing units) Area: 12.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Elgin, SC (town, FIPS 23245) Location: 34.16837 N, 80.79489 W Population (1990): 622 (231 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29045 Elgin, TX (city, FIPS 23044) Location: 30.34919 N, 97.37251 W Population (1990): 4846 (1910 housing units) Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78621 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elk County, KS (county, FIPS 49) Location: 37.45665 N, 96.24472 W Population (1990): 3327 (1743 housing units) Area: 1677.9 sq km (land), 6.6 sq km (water) Elk County, PA (county, FIPS 47) Location: 41.41871 N, 78.65057 W Population (1990): 34878 (17249 housing units) Area: 2146.3 sq km (land), 9.3 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elk Mound, WI (village, FIPS 23325) Location: 44.87505 N, 91.68771 W Population (1990): 765 (267 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54739 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elk Mountain, WY (town, FIPS 24025) Location: 41.68783 N, 106.41285 W Population (1990): 174 (88 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elkin, NC (town, FIPS 20620) Location: 36.25750 N, 80.84915 W Population (1990): 3790 (1798 housing units) Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28621 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elkins, AR (city, FIPS 21190) Location: 36.01980 N, 94.02829 W Population (1990): 692 (288 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72727 Elkins, WV (city, FIPS 24580) Location: 38.92506 N, 79.85357 W Population (1990): 7420 (3293 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 26241 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elkins Park, PA Zip code(s): 19117 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elkmont, AL (town, FIPS 23488) Location: 34.92843 N, 86.97588 W Population (1990): 389 (185 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35620 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ellis County, KS (county, FIPS 51) Location: 38.91646 N, 99.31476 W Population (1990): 26004 (11115 housing units) Area: 2331.0 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water) Ellis County, OK (county, FIPS 45) Location: 36.21455 N, 99.75015 W Population (1990): 4497 (2449 housing units) Area: 3183.7 sq km (land), 7.0 sq km (water) Ellis County, TX (county, FIPS 139) Location: 32.35018 N, 96.79305 W Population (1990): 85167 (31314 housing units) Area: 2434.6 sq km (land), 30.4 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ellison Bay, WI Zip code(s): 54210 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ellsinore, MO (town, FIPS 21916) Location: 36.93364 N, 90.74605 W Population (1990): 405 (212 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63937 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elsinore, UT (town, FIPS 22650) Location: 38.68387 N, 112.14886 W Population (1990): 608 (245 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elsmere, DE (town, FIPS 24540) Location: 39.73785 N, 75.59492 W Population (1990): 5935 (2471 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Elsmere, KY (city, FIPS 24778) Location: 38.99425 N, 84.60045 W Population (1990): 6847 (2394 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Elsmere, NE Zip code(s): 69135 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elsmore, KS (city, FIPS 20875) Location: 37.79418 N, 95.14920 W Population (1990): 91 (43 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66732 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elysian, MN (city, FIPS 19160) Location: 44.19997 N, 93.67707 W Population (1990): 445 (208 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56028 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
El Camino Bignum /el' k*-mee'noh big'nuhm/ n. The road mundanely called El Camino Real, running along San Francisco peninsula. It originally extended all the way down to Mexico City; many portions of the old road are still intact. Navigation on the San Francisco peninsula is usually done relative to El Camino Real, which defines {logical} north and south even though it isn't really north-south in many places. El Camino Real runs right past Stanford University and so is familiar to hackers. The Spanish word `real' (which has two syllables: /ray-ahl'/) means `royal'; El Camino Real is `the royal road'. In the FORTRAN language, a `real' quantity is a number typically precise to seven significant digits, and a `double precision' quantity is a larger floating-point number, precise to perhaps fourteen significant digits (other languages have similar `real' types). When a hacker from MIT visited Stanford in 1976, he remarked what a long road El Camino Real was. Making a pun on `real', he started calling it `El Camino Double Precision' -- but when the hacker was told that the road was hundreds of miles long, he renamed it `El Camino Bignum', and that name has stuck. (See {bignum}.) [GLS has since let slip that the unnamed hacker in this story was in fact himself --ESR] In recent years, the synonym `El Camino Virtual' has been reported as an alternate at IBM and Amdahl sites in the Valley. Mathematically literate hackers in the Valley have also been heard to refer to some major cross-street intersecting El Camino Real as "El Camino Imaginary". One popular theory is that the intersection is located near Moffett Field - where they keep all those complex planes. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
elegant adj. [common; from mathematical usage] Combining simplicity, power, and a certain ineffable grace of design. Higher praise than `clever', `winning', or even {cuspy}. The French aviator, adventurer, and author Antoine de Saint-Exupe'ry, probably best known for his classic children's book "The Little Prince", was also an aircraft designer. He gave us perhaps the best definition of engineering elegance when he said "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
El Camino Bignum El Camino Real, a road through the San Francisco peninsula that originally extended all the way down to Mexico City and many portions of which are still intact. Navigation on the San Francisco peninsula is usually done relative to El Camino Real, which defines {logical} north and south even though it isn't really north-south many places. El Camino Real runs right past {Stanford University}. The Spanish word "real" (which has two syllables: /ray-al'/) means "royal"; El Camino Real is "the royal road". In the {Fortran} language, a "{real}" quantity is a number typically precise to seven significant digits, and a "{double precision}" quantity is a larger {floating-point} number, precise to perhaps fourteen significant digits (other languages have similar "real" types). When a {hacker} from {MIT} visited Stanford in 1976, he remarked what a long road El Camino Real was. Making a pun on "real", he started calling it "El Camino Double Precision" - but when the hacker was told that the road was hundreds of miles long, he renamed it "El Camino Bignum", and that name has stuck. (See {bignum}). [{Jargon File}] (1996-07-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
elegant (From Mathematics) Combining simplicity, power, and a certain ineffable grace of design. Higher praise than "clever", "winning" or even {cuspy}. The French aviator, adventurer, and author Antoine de Saint-Exup'ery, probably best known for his classic children's book "The Little Prince", was also an aircraft designer. He gave us perhaps the best definition of engineering elegance when he said "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Eli Compiler Construction System off-the-shelf tools and libraries with specialised language processors to generate complete compilers quickly and reliably. It simplifies the development of new special-purpose languages, implementation of existing languages on new hardware and extension of the constructs and features of existing languages. It runs on {Sun-4} {SunOS} 4, 5, {Ultrix}/{MIPS}, {RS/6000}, {HP-UX}, {SGI}, {Linux}. Latest version 4.3.1, as of 2000-08-07 {Colorado U (ftp://ftp.cs.colorado.edu/pub/cs/distribs/eli/)}. {Europe (ftp://ftp.upb.de/unix/eli)}. Mailing list: E-mail: (2000-08-12) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Eliakim whom God will raise up. (1.) The son of Melea (Luke 3:30), and probably grandson of Nathan. (2.) The son of Abiud, of the posterity of Zerubbabel (Matt. 1:13). (3.) The son of Hilkiah, who was sent to receive the message of the invading Assyrians and report it to Isaiah (2 Kings 18:18; 19:2; Isa. 36:3; 37:2). In his office as governor of the palace of Hezekiah he succeeded Shebna (Isa. 22:15-25). He was a good man (Isa. 22:20; 2 Kings 18:37), and had a splendid and honourable career. (4.) The original name of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (2 Kings 23:34). He was the son of Josiah. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Elishama whom God hears. (1.) A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Num. 1:10; 1 Chr. 7:26). (2.) One of David's sons (2 Sam. 5:16). (3.) Another of David's sons (1 Chr. 3:6). (4.) A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the people the law (2 Chr. 17:8). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Elkanah God-created. (1.) The second son of Korah (Ex. 6:24), or, according to 1 Chr. 6:22, 23, more correctly his grandson. (2.) Another Levite of the line of Heman the singer, although he does not seem to have performed any of the usual Levitical offices. He was father of Samuel the prophet (1 Chr. 6:27, 34). He was "an Ephrathite" (1 Sam. 1:1, 4, 8), but lived at Ramah, a man of wealth and high position. He had two wives, Hannah, who was the mother of Samuel, and Peninnah. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Eliakim, resurrection of God | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Elishama, God hearing | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Elkanah, God the zealous; the zeal of God |