E. O. Wilson
         n 1: United States entomologist who has generalized from social
               insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
               [syn: {Wilson}, {E. O. Wilson}, {Edward Osborne Wilson}]

English Dictionary: Elaeagnaceae	by the DICT Development Group
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El Iskandriyah n the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt Synonym(s): Alexandria, El Iskandriyah
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Elaeagnaceae n shrubs or small trees often armed [syn: Elaeagnaceae, family Elaeagnaceae, oleaster family]
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Elaeagnus n oleaster Synonym(s): Elaeagnus, genus Elaeagnus
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Elaeagnus augustifolia n deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny Synonym(s): Russian olive, silver berry, Elaeagnus augustifolia
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Elaeagnus commutata n deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits Synonym(s): silverberry, silver berry, silverbush, silver-bush, Elaeagnus commutata
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Elaeagnus latifolia n erect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit Synonym(s): wild olive, Elaeagnus latifolia
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Elaeis guineensis n oil palm of Africa [syn: African oil palm, {Elaeis guineensis}]
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elasmobranch n any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates Synonym(s): elasmobranch, selachian
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Elasmobranchii n sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates [syn: Elasmobranchii, subclass Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Selachii]
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elecampane n tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally Synonym(s): elecampane, Inula helenium
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elegance n a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility" Antonym(s): inelegance a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"
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elegant adj refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid" Antonym(s): inelegant suggesting taste, ease, and wealth Synonym(s): elegant, graceful, refined displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution; "an elegant dancer"; "an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise"
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elegant brodiaea n brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California Synonym(s): elegant brodiaea, Brodiaea elegans
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elegant cat's ears n small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana Synonym(s): star tulip, elegant cat's ears, Calochortus elegans
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elegant Habenaria n slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid but with pale greenish-yellow flowers Synonym(s): elegant Habenaria, Habenaria elegans
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elegantly adv with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner; "the room was elegantly decorated" Antonym(s): inelegantly in a gracefully elegant manner; "the members of these groups do not express themselves as accurately or as elegantly as their critics do"
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Eleusine n annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands Synonym(s): Eleusine, genus Eleusine
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Eleusine coracana n East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient Synonym(s): finger millet, ragi, ragee, African millet, coracan, corakan, kurakkan, Eleusine coracana
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Eleusine indica n coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere Synonym(s): yardgrass, yard grass, wire grass, goose grass, Eleusine indica
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Elgin Marbles n a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens
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Elias Canetti n English writer born in Germany (1905-1994) [syn: Canetti, Elias Canetti]
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Elijah Muhammad n leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975) Synonym(s): Muhammad, Elijah Muhammad
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elision n omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next) a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news" Synonym(s): exception, exclusion, elision
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elk nut n oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood [syn: buffalo nut, elk nut, oil nut]
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elkhound n breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk Synonym(s): Norwegian elkhound, elkhound
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Ellison n United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994) Synonym(s): Ellison, Ralph Ellison, Ralph Waldo Ellison
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eloquence n powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police" Synonym(s): eloquence, fluency, smoothness
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eloquent adj expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" Synonym(s): eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver- tongued, smooth-spoken
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eloquently adv with eloquence; "he expressed his ideas eloquently" [syn: eloquently, articulately] Antonym(s): inarticulately, ineloquently in an articulate manner; "he argued articulately for his plan" Synonym(s): articulately, eloquently Antonym(s): inarticulately
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elusion n the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: slip, elusion, eluding]
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elysian adj relating to the Elysian Fields being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance" Synonym(s): divine, elysian, inspired
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Elysian Fields n (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death Synonym(s): Elysium, Elysian Fields
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Elysium n a place or condition of ideal happiness (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death Synonym(s): Elysium, Elysian Fields
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eulogium n a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently Synonym(s): eulogy, eulogium
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eyelessness n blindness due to loss of the eyes
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elknut \Elk"nut`\, n. (Bot.)       The buffalo nut. See under {Buffalo}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eloignate \E*loign"ate\, v. t.       To remove. [Obs.] --Howell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eloignment \E*loign"ment\, n. [F. [82]loignement.]       Removal to a distance; withdrawal. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eloquently \El"o*quent*ly\, adv.       In an eloquent manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elsin \El"sin\, n.       A shoemaker's awl. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]:
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' k*-mee'noh big'nuhm/ The road mundanely called       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          A compiler generation package which integrates       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: , Developers       , Users .          (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