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   El Paso
         n 1: a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on
               the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican
               city of Juarez

English Dictionary: Elvis by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elaphe guttata
n
  1. large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farms
    Synonym(s): corn snake, red rat snake, Elaphe guttata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elapse
v
  1. pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elapsed
adj
  1. (of time) having passed or slipped by; "elapsed time"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elapsed time
n
  1. the time that elapses while some event is occurring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elbow grease
n
  1. use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
    Synonym(s): effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elbow joint
n
  1. hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
    Synonym(s): elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elephas
n
  1. type genus of the family Elephantidae [syn: Elephas, genus Elephas]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elephas maximus
n
  1. Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male
    Synonym(s): Indian elephant, Elephas maximus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elf cup
n
  1. apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elfish
adj
  1. usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks"
    Synonym(s): elfin, elfish, elvish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ellipse
n
  1. a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"
    Synonym(s): ellipse, oval
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ellipsis
n
  1. omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
    Synonym(s): ellipsis, eclipsis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ellipsoid
adj
  1. having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid [syn: ellipsoid, ellipsoidal, spheroidal]
n
  1. a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles; "the Earth is an ellipsoid"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ellipsoid of revolution
n
  1. a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; "it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid"
    Synonym(s): spheroid, ellipsoid of revolution
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ellipsoidal
adj
  1. having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid [syn: ellipsoid, ellipsoidal, spheroidal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elops
n
  1. type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder [syn: Elops, genus Elops]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elops saurus
n
  1. game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller [syn: ladyfish, tenpounder, Elops saurus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elves
n
  1. an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elvis
n
  1. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elvis Aron Presley
n
  1. United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)
    Synonym(s): Presley, Elvis Presley, Elvis Aron Presley
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elvis Presley
n
  1. United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)
    Synonym(s): Presley, Elvis Presley, Elvis Aron Presley
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elvish
adj
  1. usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks"
    Synonym(s): elfin, elfish, elvish
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eelbuck \Eel"buck`\, n.
      An eelpot or eel basket.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coral \Cor"al\, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium,
      fr. Gr. kora`llion.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa,
            and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed
            by some Bryozoa.
  
      Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to
               various genera of {Madreporaria}, and to the hydroid
               genus, {Millepora}. The red coral, used in jewelry, is
               the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian ({Corallium
               rubrum}) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The {fan
               corals}, {plume corals}, and {sea feathers} are species
               of {Gorgoniacea}, in which the axis is horny.
               Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus {Tubipora}, an
               Alcyonarian, and {black coral} is in part the axis of
               species of the genus {Antipathes}. See {Anthozoa},
               {Madrepora}.
  
      2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their
            color.
  
      3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and
            other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
  
      {Brain coral}, or {Brain stone coral}. See under {Brain}.
  
      {Chain coral}. See under {Chain}.
  
      {Coral animal} (Zo[94]l.), one of the polyps by which corals
            are formed. They are often very erroneously called {coral
            insects}.
  
      {Coral fish}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Coral reefs} (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent,
            made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and
            the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation.
            They are classed as {fringing reefs}, when they border the
            land; {barrier reefs}, when separated from the shore by a
            broad belt of water; {atolls}, when they constitute
            separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See {Atoll}.
           
  
      {Coral root} (Bot.), a genus ({Corallorhiza}) of orchideous
            plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on
            roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or
            knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust.
            under {Coralloid}.
  
      {Coral snake}. (Zo)
            (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake {(Elaps
                  corallinus)}, coral-red, with black bands.
            (b) A small, harmless, South American snake ({Tortrix
                  scytale}).
  
      {Coral tree} (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several
            species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds.
            The best known is {Erythrina Corallodendron}.
  
      {Coral wood}, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beadsnake \Bead"snake`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A small poisonous snake of North America ({Elaps fulvius}),
      banded with yellow, red, and black.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
      harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
      hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
      origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
      A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
      tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
      an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
      Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
  
               As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
                                                                              --Johnson.
  
      {Harlequin bat} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
            ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
  
      {Harlequin beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American
            beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
            antenn[91]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
            black, and gray.
  
      {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calicoback}.
  
      {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American
            bombycid moth {(Euch[91]tes egle)} which is covered with
            black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
  
      {Harlequin duck} (Zo[94]l.), a North American duck
            ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
            curiously streaked with white.
  
      {Harlequin moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.
  
      {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.
  
      {Harlequin snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, poisonous snake
            ({Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black, found in the
            Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elapse \E*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Elapsed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Elapsing}.] [L. elapsus, p. p. of elabi to glide away; e
      out + labi to fall, slide. See {Lapse}.]
      To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; --
      used chiefly in reference to time.
  
               Eight days elapsed; at length a pilgrim came. --Hoole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elapse \E*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Elapsed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Elapsing}.] [L. elapsus, p. p. of elabi to glide away; e
      out + labi to fall, slide. See {Lapse}.]
      To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; --
      used chiefly in reference to time.
  
               Eight days elapsed; at length a pilgrim came. --Hoole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elapse \E*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Elapsed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Elapsing}.] [L. elapsus, p. p. of elabi to glide away; e
      out + labi to fall, slide. See {Lapse}.]
      To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; --
      used chiefly in reference to time.
  
               Eight days elapsed; at length a pilgrim came. --Hoole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elapsion \E*lap"sion\, n.
      The act of elapsing. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elbowchair \El"bow*chair`\, n.
      A chair with arms to support the elbows; an armchair.
      --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mammoth \Mam"moth\, n. [Russ. m[83]mont, m[a0]mant, fr. Tartar
      mamma the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and
      Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked its way in the
      earth like a mole.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An extinct, hairy, maned elephant ({Elephas primigenius}), of
      enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern
      parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe,
      were coeval with prehistoric man.
  
      Note: Several specimens have been found in Siberia preserved
               entire, with the flesh and hair remaining. They were
               imbedded in the ice cliffs at a remote period, and
               became exposed by the melting of the ice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elf \Elf\ ([ecr]lf), n.; pl. {Elves} ([ecr]lvz). [AS. [91]lf,
      ylf; akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel.
      [amac]lfr elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [rsdot]bhu skillful,
      artful, rabh to grasp. Cf. {Auf}, {Oaf}.]
      1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite,
            much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit,
            supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally
            represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.
  
                     Every elf, and fairy sprite, Hop as light as bird
                     from brier.                                       --Shak.
  
      2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
  
      {Elf arrow}, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English
            rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric
            make in the fields and formerly attributed them to
            fairies; -- called also {elf bolt}, {elf dart}, and {elf
            shot}.
  
      {Elf child}, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of
            one they had stolen. See {Changeling}.
  
      {Elf fire}, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer.
  
      {Elf owl} (Zo[94]l.), a small owl ({Micrathene Whitneyi}) of
            Southern California and Arizona.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elf \Elf\ ([ecr]lf), n.; pl. {Elves} ([ecr]lvz). [AS. [91]lf,
      ylf; akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel.
      [amac]lfr elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [rsdot]bhu skillful,
      artful, rabh to grasp. Cf. {Auf}, {Oaf}.]
      1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite,
            much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit,
            supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally
            represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.
  
                     Every elf, and fairy sprite, Hop as light as bird
                     from brier.                                       --Shak.
  
      2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
  
      {Elf arrow}, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English
            rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric
            make in the fields and formerly attributed them to
            fairies; -- called also {elf bolt}, {elf dart}, and {elf
            shot}.
  
      {Elf child}, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of
            one they had stolen. See {Changeling}.
  
      {Elf fire}, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer.
  
      {Elf owl} (Zo[94]l.), a small owl ({Micrathene Whitneyi}) of
            Southern California and Arizona.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elfish \Elf"ish\, a.
      Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird;
      scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves.
      [bd]Elfish light.[b8] --Coleridge.
  
               The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an
               expression on her small physiognomy.      --Hawthorne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elfishly \Elf"ish*ly\, adv.
      In an elfish manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elfishness \Elf"ish*ness\, n.
      The quality of being elfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elfkin \Elf"kin\, n.
      A little elf.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ellipse \El*lipse"\, n. [Gr. [?], prop., a defect, the
      inclination of the ellipse to the base of the cone being in
      defect when compared with that of the side to the base: cf.
      F. ellipse. See {Ellipsis}.]
      1. (Geom.) An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular
            curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a
            circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its
            opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is
            the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis.
            See {Conic section}, under {Conic}, and cf. {Focus}.
  
      2. (Gram.) Omission. See {Ellipsis}.
  
      3. The elliptical orbit of a planet.
  
                     The Sun flies forward to his brother Sun; The dark
                     Earth follows wheeled in her ellipse. --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ellipsis \El*lip"sis\, n.; pl. {Ellipses}. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a
      leaving, defect, fr. [?] to leave in fall short; [?] in + [?]
      to leave. See {In}, and {Loan}, and cf. {Ellipse}.]
      1. (Gram.) Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more
            words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as,
            the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.
  
      2. (Geom.) An ellipse. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ellipsis \El*lip"sis\, n.; pl. {Ellipses}. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a
      leaving, defect, fr. [?] to leave in fall short; [?] in + [?]
      to leave. See {In}, and {Loan}, and cf. {Ellipse}.]
      1. (Gram.) Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more
            words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as,
            the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.
  
      2. (Geom.) An ellipse. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ellipsograph \El*lip"so*graph\, n. [Ellipse + graph: cf. F.
      ellipsographe.]
      An instrument for describing ellipses; -- called also
      {trammel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ellipsoid \El*lip"soid\, Ellipsoidal \El`lip*soi"dal\, a.
      Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or
      ellipsoidal form.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ellipsoid \El*lip"soid\, n. [Ellipse + -oid: cf. F. ellipsoide.]
      (Geom.)
      A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles.
      See {Conoid}, n., 2
      (a) .
  
      Note: The ellipsoid has three principal plane sections, a, b,
               and c, each at right angles to the other two, and each
               dividing the solid into two equal and symmetrical
               parts. The lines of meeting of these principal sections
               are the axes, or principal diameters of the ellipsoid.
               The point where the three planes meet is the center.
  
      {Ellipsoid of revolution}, a spheroid; a solid figure
            generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its
            axes. It is called a prolate spheroid, or prolatum, when
            the ellipse is revolved about the major axis, and an
            oblate spheroid, or oblatum, when it is revolved about the
            minor axis.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Conoid \Co"noid\, n. [Gr. [?] conical; [?] cone + [?] from: cf.
      F. cono[8b]de.]
      1. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.
  
      2. (Geom.)
            (a) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section
                  about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic
                  conoid, etc.; -- more commonly called {paraboloid},
                  {ellipsoid}, etc.
            (b) A surface which may be generated by a straight line
                  moving in such a manner as always to meet a given
                  straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel
                  to a given plane. --Math. Dict.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ellipsoid \El*lip"soid\, Ellipsoidal \El`lip*soi"dal\, a.
      Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or
      ellipsoidal form.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ellipsoid \El*lip"soid\, n. [Ellipse + -oid: cf. F. ellipsoide.]
      (Geom.)
      A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles.
      See {Conoid}, n., 2
      (a) .
  
      Note: The ellipsoid has three principal plane sections, a, b,
               and c, each at right angles to the other two, and each
               dividing the solid into two equal and symmetrical
               parts. The lines of meeting of these principal sections
               are the axes, or principal diameters of the ellipsoid.
               The point where the three planes meet is the center.
  
      {Ellipsoid of revolution}, a spheroid; a solid figure
            generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its
            axes. It is called a prolate spheroid, or prolatum, when
            the ellipse is revolved about the major axis, and an
            oblate spheroid, or oblatum, when it is revolved about the
            minor axis.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Conoid \Co"noid\, n. [Gr. [?] conical; [?] cone + [?] from: cf.
      F. cono[8b]de.]
      1. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.
  
      2. (Geom.)
            (a) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section
                  about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic
                  conoid, etc.; -- more commonly called {paraboloid},
                  {ellipsoid}, etc.
            (b) A surface which may be generated by a straight line
                  moving in such a manner as always to meet a given
                  straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel
                  to a given plane. --Math. Dict.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ellipsoid \El*lip"soid\, n. [Ellipse + -oid: cf. F. ellipsoide.]
      (Geom.)
      A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles.
      See {Conoid}, n., 2
      (a) .
  
      Note: The ellipsoid has three principal plane sections, a, b,
               and c, each at right angles to the other two, and each
               dividing the solid into two equal and symmetrical
               parts. The lines of meeting of these principal sections
               are the axes, or principal diameters of the ellipsoid.
               The point where the three planes meet is the center.
  
      {Ellipsoid of revolution}, a spheroid; a solid figure
            generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its
            axes. It is called a prolate spheroid, or prolatum, when
            the ellipse is revolved about the major axis, and an
            oblate spheroid, or oblatum, when it is revolved about the
            minor axis.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ellipsoid \El*lip"soid\, Ellipsoidal \El`lip*soi"dal\, a.
      Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or
      ellipsoidal form.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elops \E"lops\, n. [L. elops, helops, a kind of sea fish, Gr.
      [?].]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of fishes. See {Saury}.
  
      2. A mythical serpent. [Obs.] --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ten-pounder \Ten"-pound`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A large oceanic fish ({Elops saurus}) found in the tropical
      parts of all the oceans. It is used chiefly for bait.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elves \Elves\, n.; pl. of {Elf}. Elvish \Elv"ish\, a.
      1. Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also,
            vacant; absent in demeanor. See {Elfish}.
  
                     He seemeth elvish by his countenance. --Chaucer.
  
      2. Mysterious; also, foolish. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elf \Elf\ ([ecr]lf), n.; pl. {Elves} ([ecr]lvz). [AS. [91]lf,
      ylf; akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel.
      [amac]lfr elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [rsdot]bhu skillful,
      artful, rabh to grasp. Cf. {Auf}, {Oaf}.]
      1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite,
            much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit,
            supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally
            represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.
  
                     Every elf, and fairy sprite, Hop as light as bird
                     from brier.                                       --Shak.
  
      2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
  
      {Elf arrow}, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English
            rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric
            make in the fields and formerly attributed them to
            fairies; -- called also {elf bolt}, {elf dart}, and {elf
            shot}.
  
      {Elf child}, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of
            one they had stolen. See {Changeling}.
  
      {Elf fire}, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer.
  
      {Elf owl} (Zo[94]l.), a small owl ({Micrathene Whitneyi}) of
            Southern California and Arizona.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elves \Elves\, n.; pl. of {Elf}. Elvish \Elv"ish\, a.
      1. Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also,
            vacant; absent in demeanor. See {Elfish}.
  
                     He seemeth elvish by his countenance. --Chaucer.
  
      2. Mysterious; also, foolish. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elvishly \Elv"ish*ly\, adv.
      In an elvish manner. --Sir W. Scott.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   El Paso, AR
      Zip code(s): 72045
   El Paso, IL (city, FIPS 23737)
      Location: 40.73979 N, 89.01479 W
      Population (1990): 2499 (925 housing units)
      Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61738
   El Paso, TX (city, FIPS 24000)
      Location: 31.84925 N, 106.43755 W
      Population (1990): 515342 (168625 housing units)
      Area: 635.5 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 79901, 79902, 79903, 79904, 79905, 79907, 79912, 79915, 79922, 79924, 79925, 79930, 79932, 79934, 79935, 79936

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   El Paso County, CO (county, FIPS 41)
      Location: 38.83790 N, 104.52109 W
      Population (1990): 397014 (165056 housing units)
      Area: 5508.1 sq km (land), 7.8 sq km (water)
   El Paso County, TX (county, FIPS 141)
      Location: 31.76932 N, 106.24115 W
      Population (1990): 591610 (187473 housing units)
      Area: 2623.9 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA (city, FIPS 22300)
      Location: 35.63228 N, 120.66419 W
      Population (1990): 18583 (7599 housing units)
      Area: 34.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Elvaston, IL (village, FIPS 23841)
      Location: 40.39434 N, 91.24843 W
      Population (1990): 198 (79 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62334

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   elvish n.   1. The Tengwar of Feanor, a table of letterforms
   resembling the beautiful Celtic half-uncial hand of the "Book of
   Kells".   Invented and described by J. R. R. Tolkien in "The Lord of
   The Rings" as an orthography for his fictional `elvish' languages,
   this system (which is both visually and phonetically {elegant}) has
   long fascinated hackers (who tend to be intrigued by artificial
   languages in general).   It is traditional for graphics printers,
   plotters, window systems, and the like to support a Feanorian
   typeface as one of their demo items.   See also {elder days}.   2. By
   extension, any odd or unreadable typeface produced by a graphics
   device.   3. The typeface mundanely called `Bo"cklin', an art-Noveau
   display font.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   eHelp Corporation
  
      A vendor of {Microsoft} {Windows} application
      development tools such as {RoboHELP} and {RoboDemo}.
  
      EHelp were formerly (around 1997) Blue Sky Software.
  
      {eHelp Home (http://www.ehelp.com/)}.
  
      Address: 7777 Fay Avenue, Suite 201, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
      Telephone: +1-800-793-0364, +1 (619) 459 6365.   Fax: +1 (619)
      459 6366.
  
      (2003-07-24)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Elvis
  
      A {vi} lookalike which supports nearly all of the vi/ex
      commands, in both visual mode and colon mode.
  
      Like vi/ex, elvis stores most of the text in a temporary file
      instead of RAM.   This allows it to edit files that are too
      large to fit in a single process' data space.
  
      Elvis runs under {BSD} UNIX, AT&T {SysV} UNIX, {MINIX},
      {MS-DOS}, {Atari TOS}, {Coherent}, {OS9}/68000, {VMS},
      {Windows 95} and {Windows NT}.
  
      Elvis is just as awful to use as vi, so someone will like it.
  
      Version 1.8pl14 (1995-09-04).
  
      {FTP Delft (ftp://dutepp0.et.tudelft.nl/pub/Unix/Editors/)},
      {FTP PDX (ftp://ftp.cs.pdx.edu/pub/elvis/)}.
  
      E-mail: Steve Kirkendall .
  
      (1995-11-16)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   elvish
  
      1. The Tengwar of Feanor, a table of letterforms
      resembling the beautiful Celtic half-uncial hand of the "Book
      of Kells".   Invented and described by J.R.R. Tolkien in "The
      Lord of The Rings" as an orthography for his fictional
      "elvish" languages, this system (which is both visually and
      phonetically {elegant}) has long fascinated hackers (who tend
      to be intrigued by artificial languages in general).   It is
      traditional for graphics printers, plotters, window systems,
      and the like to support a Feanorian typeface as one of their
      demo items.   By extension, the term might be used for any odd
      or unreadable typeface produced by a graphics device.
  
      2. The typeface mundanely called "B"ocklin", an art-decoish
      {display font}.   [Why?]
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1998-04-28)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Eliphaz
      God his strength. (1.) One of Job's "three friends" who visited
      him in his affliction (4:1). He was a "Temanite", i.e., a native
      of Teman, in Idumea. He first enters into debate with Job. His
      language is uniformly more delicate and gentle than that of the
      other two, although he imputes to Job special sins as the cause
      of his present sufferings. He states with remarkable force of
      language the infinite purity and majesty of God (4:12-21;
      15:12-16).
     
         (2.) The son of Esau by his wife Adah, and father of several
      Edomitish tribes (Gen. 36:4, 10, 11, 16).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Eliphaz, the endeavor of God
  
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