English Dictionary: elephant ear | by the DICT Development Group |
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Elaphine \El"a*phine\, a. [Gr. [?] stag.] (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of, the stag, or {Cervus elaphus}. | |
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Elapine \El"a*pine\, a. [See {Elaps}.] (Zo[94]l.) Like or pertaining to the {Elapid[91]}, a family of poisonous serpents, including the cobras. See {Ophidia}. | |
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Elbow \El"bow\, n. [AS. elboga, elnboga (akin to D. elleboga, OHG. elinbogo, G. ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel. [?]lnbogi; prop.; arm-bend); eln ell (orig., forearm) + boga a bending. See 1st {Ell}, and 4th {Bow}.] 1. The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent. Her arms to the elbows naked. --R. of Gloucester. 2. Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent. 3. (Arch.) A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back. --Gwilt. Note: Elbow is used adjectively or as part of a compound, to denote something shaped like, or acting like, an elbow; as, elbow joint; elbow tongs or elbow-tongs; elbowroom, elbow-room, or elbow room. {At the elbow}, very near; at hand. {Elbow grease}, energetic application of force in manual labor. [Low] {Elbow in the hawse} (Naut.), the twisting together of two cables by which a vessel rides at anchor, caused by swinging completely round once. --Totten. {Elbow scissors} (Surg.), scissors bent in the blade or shank for convenience in cutting. --Knight. {Out at elbow}, with coat worn through at the elbows; shabby; in needy circumstances. | |
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Elbow \El"bow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elbowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elbowing}.] To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another. They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange. --Macaulay. {To elbow one's way}, to force one's way by pushing with the elbows; as, to elbow one's way through a crowd. | |
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Elephansy \El"e*phan*sy\, n. [L. elephantia.] Elephantiasis. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Elephant \El"e*phant\, n. [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. [82]l[82]phant, L. elephantus, elephas, -antis, fr. Gr. [?], [?]; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr. Semitic Aleph hindi Indian bull; or cf. Goth. ulbandus camel, AS. olfend.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, {Elephas Indicus} and {E. Africanus}, and several fossil species, are known. They have a proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing. 2. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs.] --Dryden. | |
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{Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum}, a large tree related to the orange. {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell. {Elephant beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any very large beetle of the genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family {Scarab[91]id[91]}. They inhabit West Africa. {Elephant fish} (Zo[94]l.), a chim[91]roid fish ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches. {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 26[frac34] [times] 40 inches. See Note under {Paper}. {Elephant seal} (Zo[94]l.), an African jumping shrew ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a proboscis. {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. {Elephant's foot} (Bot.) (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}. (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds. {Elephant's tusk} (Zo[94]l.), the tooth shell. See {Dentalium}. | |
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{Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum}, a large tree related to the orange. {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell. {Elephant beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any very large beetle of the genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family {Scarab[91]id[91]}. They inhabit West Africa. {Elephant fish} (Zo[94]l.), a chim[91]roid fish ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches. {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 26[frac34] [times] 40 inches. See Note under {Paper}. {Elephant seal} (Zo[94]l.), an African jumping shrew ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a proboscis. {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. {Elephant's foot} (Bot.) (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}. (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds. {Elephant's tusk} (Zo[94]l.), the tooth shell. See {Dentalium}. | |
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{Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum}, a large tree related to the orange. {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell. {Elephant beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any very large beetle of the genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family {Scarab[91]id[91]}. They inhabit West Africa. {Elephant fish} (Zo[94]l.), a chim[91]roid fish ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches. {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 26[frac34] [times] 40 inches. See Note under {Paper}. {Elephant seal} (Zo[94]l.), an African jumping shrew ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a proboscis. {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. {Elephant's foot} (Bot.) (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}. (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds. {Elephant's tusk} (Zo[94]l.), the tooth shell. See {Dentalium}. | |
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{Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum}, a large tree related to the orange. {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell. {Elephant beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any very large beetle of the genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family {Scarab[91]id[91]}. They inhabit West Africa. {Elephant fish} (Zo[94]l.), a chim[91]roid fish ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches. {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 26[frac34] [times] 40 inches. See Note under {Paper}. {Elephant seal} (Zo[94]l.), an African jumping shrew ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a proboscis. {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. {Elephant's foot} (Bot.) (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}. (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds. {Elephant's tusk} (Zo[94]l.), the tooth shell. See {Dentalium}. | |
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{Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum}, a large tree related to the orange. {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell. {Elephant beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any very large beetle of the genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family {Scarab[91]id[91]}. They inhabit West Africa. {Elephant fish} (Zo[94]l.), a chim[91]roid fish ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches. {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 26[frac34] [times] 40 inches. See Note under {Paper}. {Elephant seal} (Zo[94]l.), an African jumping shrew ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a proboscis. {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. {Elephant's foot} (Bot.) (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}. (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds. {Elephant's tusk} (Zo[94]l.), the tooth shell. See {Dentalium}. | |
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{Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum}, a large tree related to the orange. {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell. {Elephant beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any very large beetle of the genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family {Scarab[91]id[91]}. They inhabit West Africa. {Elephant fish} (Zo[94]l.), a chim[91]roid fish ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches. {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 26[frac34] [times] 40 inches. See Note under {Paper}. {Elephant seal} (Zo[94]l.), an African jumping shrew ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a proboscis. {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. {Elephant's foot} (Bot.) (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}. (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds. {Elephant's tusk} (Zo[94]l.), the tooth shell. See {Dentalium}. | |
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Shrew \Shrew\, n. [See {Shrew}, a.] 1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold. A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [i. e., bad men] have prosperity, or else that good men have adversity. --Chaucer. A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could be no quiet in the house for her. --L'Estrange. 2. [AS. scre[a0]wa; -- so called because supposed to be venomous. ] (Zo[94]l.) Any small insectivore of the genus {Sorex} and several allied genera of the family {Sorecid[91]}. In form and color they resemble mice, but they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are the smallest of all mammals. Note: The common European species are the house shrew ({Crocidura araneus}), and the erd shrew ({Sorex vulgaris}) (see under {Erd}.). In the United States several species of {Sorex} and {Blarina} are common, as the broadnosed shrew ({S. platyrhinus}), Cooper's shrew ({S. Cooperi}), and the short-tailed, or mole, shrew ({Blarina brevicauda}). Th American water, or marsh, shrew ({Neosorex palustris}), with fringed feet, is less common. The common European water shrews are {Crossopus fodiens}, and the oared shrew (see under {Oared}). {Earth shrew}, any shrewlike burrowing animal of the family {Centetid[91]}, as the tendrac. {Elephant shrew}, {Jumping shrew}, {Mole shrew}. See under {Elephant}, {Jumping}, etc. {Musk shrew}. See {Desman}. {River shrew}, an aquatic West African insectivore ({Potamogale velox}) resembling a weasel in form and size, but having a large flattened and crested tail adapted for rapid swimming. It feeds on fishes. {Shrew mole}, a common large North American mole ({Scalops aquaticus}). Its fine, soft fur is gray with iridescent purple tints. | |
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Elephantiac \El`e*phan"ti*ac\, a. (Med.) Affected with elephantiasis; characteristic of elephantiasis. | |
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Elephantine \El`e*phan"tine\, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. [?]: cf. F. [82]l[82]phantin.] Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread. {Elephantine epoch} (Geol.), the epoch distinguished by the existence of large pachyderms. --Mantell. {Elephantine tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), a huge land tortoise; esp., {Testudo elephantina}, from islands in the Indian Ocean; and {T. elephantopus}, from the Galapagos Islands. | |
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Elephantine \El`e*phan"tine\, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. [?]: cf. F. [82]l[82]phantin.] Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread. {Elephantine epoch} (Geol.), the epoch distinguished by the existence of large pachyderms. --Mantell. {Elephantine tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), a huge land tortoise; esp., {Testudo elephantina}, from islands in the Indian Ocean; and {T. elephantopus}, from the Galapagos Islands. | |
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Elephantine \El`e*phan"tine\, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. [?]: cf. F. [82]l[82]phantin.] Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread. {Elephantine epoch} (Geol.), the epoch distinguished by the existence of large pachyderms. --Mantell. {Elephantine tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), a huge land tortoise; esp., {Testudo elephantina}, from islands in the Indian Ocean; and {T. elephantopus}, from the Galapagos Islands. | |
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Elephantoid \El"e*phan*toid`\ (?; 277), Elephantoidal \El`e*phan*toid"al\, a. [Elephant + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Resembling an elephant in form or appearance. | |
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Elephantoid \El"e*phan*toid`\ (?; 277), Elephantoidal \El`e*phan*toid"al\, a. [Elephant + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Resembling an elephant in form or appearance. | |
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{Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum}, a large tree related to the orange. {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell. {Elephant beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any very large beetle of the genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family {Scarab[91]id[91]}. They inhabit West Africa. {Elephant fish} (Zo[94]l.), a chim[91]roid fish ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches. {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 26[frac34] [times] 40 inches. See Note under {Paper}. {Elephant seal} (Zo[94]l.), an African jumping shrew ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a proboscis. {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. {Elephant's foot} (Bot.) (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}. (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds. {Elephant's tusk} (Zo[94]l.), the tooth shell. See {Dentalium}. | |
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{Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum}, a large tree related to the orange. {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell. {Elephant beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any very large beetle of the genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family {Scarab[91]id[91]}. They inhabit West Africa. {Elephant fish} (Zo[94]l.), a chim[91]roid fish ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches. {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 26[frac34] [times] 40 inches. See Note under {Paper}. {Elephant seal} (Zo[94]l.), an African jumping shrew ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a proboscis. {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. {Elephant's foot} (Bot.) (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}. (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds. {Elephant's tusk} (Zo[94]l.), the tooth shell. See {Dentalium}. | |
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{Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum}, a large tree related to the orange. {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell. {Elephant beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any very large beetle of the genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family {Scarab[91]id[91]}. They inhabit West Africa. {Elephant fish} (Zo[94]l.), a chim[91]roid fish ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches. {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 26[frac34] [times] 40 inches. See Note under {Paper}. {Elephant seal} (Zo[94]l.), an African jumping shrew ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a proboscis. {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. {Elephant's foot} (Bot.) (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}. (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds. {Elephant's tusk} (Zo[94]l.), the tooth shell. See {Dentalium}. | |
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Eleven \E*lev"en\ ([esl]*l[ecr]v"'n), a. [OE. enleven, AS. endleofan, endlufon, for nleofan; akin to LG. eleve, [94]lwe, [94]lwen, D. elf, G. elf, eilf, OHG. einlif, Icel. ellifu, Sw. elfva, Dan. elleve, Goth. ainlif, cf. Lith. v[89]nolika; and fr. the root of E. one + (prob.) a root signifying [bd]to be left over, remain,[b8] appearing in E. loan, or perh. in leave, v. t., life. See {One}, and cf. {Twelve}.] Ten and one added; as, eleven men. | |
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Eleven \E*lev"en\, n. 1. The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects. 2. A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi. 3. (Cricket & American Football) The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a club or a locality; as, the all-England eleven. | |
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Eleventh \E*lev"enth\, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts. 2. (Mus.) The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octave and a fourth. | |
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Eleventh \E*lev"enth\, a. [Cf. AS. endlyfta. See {Eleven}.] 1. Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter. 2. Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing. 3. (Mus.) Of or pertaining to the interval of the octave and the fourth. | |
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Thecla \Thec"la\, n. Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to {Thecla} and allied genera; -- called also {hairstreak}, and {elfin}. | |
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Elfin \Elf"in\ (-[icr]n), a. Relating to elves. | |
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Elfin \Elf"in\, n. A little elf or urchin. --Shenstone. | |
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Thecla \Thec"la\, n. Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to {Thecla} and allied genera; -- called also {hairstreak}, and {elfin}. | |
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Elfin \Elf"in\ (-[icr]n), a. Relating to elves. | |
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Elfin \Elf"in\, n. A little elf or urchin. --Shenstone. | |
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Elopement \E*lope"ment\, n. The act of eloping; secret departure; -- said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation. | |
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Elope \E*lope"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Eloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eloping}.] [D. ontloopen to run away; pref. ont- (akin to G. ent-, AS. and-, cf. E. answer) + loopen to run; akin to E. leap. See {Leap}, v. t.] To run away, or escape privately, from the place or station to which one is bound by duty; -- said especially of a woman or a man, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a paramour or a sweetheart. Great numbers of them [the women] have eloped from their allegiance. --Addison. | |
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Elvan \Elv"an\, Elvanite \Elv"an*ite\, n. The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course. | |
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Elvan \Elv"an\, a. 1. Pertaining to elves; elvish. 2. (Mining) Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall; as, an elvan course. | |
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Elvan \Elv"an\, Elvanite \Elv"an*ite\, n. The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course. | |
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Elver \El"ver\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; -- called also {elvene}. | |
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Elbing, KS (city, FIPS 20050) Location: 38.05410 N, 97.12681 W Population (1990): 184 (67 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67041 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Eleven Mile Corn, AZ Zip code(s): 85222 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elfin Cove, AK (CDP, FIPS 22140) Location: 58.18625 N, 136.33683 W Population (1990): 57 (44 housing units) Area: 29.5 sq km (land), 28.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Elvins, MO (city, FIPS 22186) Location: 37.83529 N, 90.53500 W Population (1990): 1391 (566 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
elephantine adj. Used of programs or systems that are both conspicuous {hog}s (owing perhaps to poor design founded on {brute force and ignorance}) and exceedingly {hairy} in source form. An elephantine program may be functional and even friendly, but (as in the old joke about being in bed with an elephant) it's tough to have around all the same (and, like a pachyderm, difficult to maintain). In extreme cases, hackers have been known to make trumpeting sounds or perform expressive proboscatory mime at the mention of the offending program. Usage: semi-humorous. Compare `has the elephant nature' and the somewhat more pejorative {monstrosity}. See also {second-system effect} and {baroque}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
elephant Large, grey, four-legged mammal. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
elephantine Used of programs or systems that are both conspicuous {hog}s (owing perhaps to poor design founded on {brute force and ignorance}) and exceedingly {hairy} in source form. An elephantine program may be functional and even friendly, but (as in the old joke about being in bed with an elephant) it's tough to have around all the same (and, like a pachyderm, difficult to maintain). In extreme cases, hackers have been known to make trumpeting sounds or perform expressive proboscatory mime at the mention of the offending program. Usage: semi-humorous. Compare "has the elephant nature" and the somewhat more pejorative monstrosity. See also {second-system effect} and {baroque}. [{Jargon File}] | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Elephant not found in Scripture except indirectly in the original Greek word (elephantinos) translated "of ivory" in Rev. 18:12, and in the Hebrew word (shenhabim, meaning "elephant's tooth") rendered "ivory" in 1 Kings 10:22 and 2 Chr. 9:21. |