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   Eileen Farrell
         n 1: United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and
               power of her voice (1920-2002) [syn: {Farrell}, {Eileen
               Farrell}]

English Dictionary: elm family by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elan vital
n
  1. (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
    Synonym(s): life force, vital force, vitality, elan vital
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elinvar
n
  1. Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures
    Synonym(s): chrome-nickel steel, Elinvar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ellen Price Wood
n
  1. English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)
    Synonym(s): Wood, Mrs. Henry Wood, Ellen Price Wood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elm family
n
  1. a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
    Synonym(s): Ulmaceae, family Ulmaceae, elm family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elwyn Brooks White
n
  1. United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
    Synonym(s): White, E. B. White, Elwyn Brooks White
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elamping \E*lamp"ing\, a. [See {Lamp}.]
      Shining. [Obs.] --G. Fletcher.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eleme \El"e*me\, [or] Elemi figs \El"e*mi, figs`\
      ([ecr]l"[esl]*m[icr]). [Turk. eleme anything which has been
      sifted and freed from dust or broken parts.]
      A kind of figs of superior quality.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel.
      almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.]
      (Bot.)
      A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as
      a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is
      {Ulmus campestris}; the common American or white elm is {U.
      Americana}; the slippery or red elm, {U. fulva}.
  
      {Elm beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles
            (esp. {Galeruca calmariensis}), which feed on the leaves
            of the elm.
  
      {Elm borer} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles of
            which the larv[91] bore into the wood or under the bark of
            the elm (esp. {Saperda tridentata}).
  
      {Elm butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the
            leaves of the elm (esp. {Vanessa antiopa} and {Grapta
            comma}). See {Comma butterfly}, under {Comma}.
  
      {Elm moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of moths of
            which the larv[91] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.
            {Eugonia subsignaria}, called elm spanworm).
  
      {Elm sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a large sawfly ({Cimbex Americana}).
            The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,
            feeds on the leaves of the elm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel.
      almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.]
      (Bot.)
      A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as
      a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is
      {Ulmus campestris}; the common American or white elm is {U.
      Americana}; the slippery or red elm, {U. fulva}.
  
      {Elm beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles
            (esp. {Galeruca calmariensis}), which feed on the leaves
            of the elm.
  
      {Elm borer} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles of
            which the larv[91] bore into the wood or under the bark of
            the elm (esp. {Saperda tridentata}).
  
      {Elm butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the
            leaves of the elm (esp. {Vanessa antiopa} and {Grapta
            comma}). See {Comma butterfly}, under {Comma}.
  
      {Elm moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of moths of
            which the larv[91] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.
            {Eugonia subsignaria}, called elm spanworm).
  
      {Elm sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a large sawfly ({Cimbex Americana}).
            The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,
            feeds on the leaves of the elm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel.
      almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.]
      (Bot.)
      A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as
      a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is
      {Ulmus campestris}; the common American or white elm is {U.
      Americana}; the slippery or red elm, {U. fulva}.
  
      {Elm beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles
            (esp. {Galeruca calmariensis}), which feed on the leaves
            of the elm.
  
      {Elm borer} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles of
            which the larv[91] bore into the wood or under the bark of
            the elm (esp. {Saperda tridentata}).
  
      {Elm butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of
            butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the
            leaves of the elm (esp. {Vanessa antiopa} and {Grapta
            comma}). See {Comma butterfly}, under {Comma}.
  
      {Elm moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of moths of
            which the larv[91] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.
            {Eugonia subsignaria}, called elm spanworm).
  
      {Elm sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a large sawfly ({Cimbex Americana}).
            The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,
            feeds on the leaves of the elm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elumbated \E*lum"ba*ted\, a. [L. elumbis; e + lumbus loin.]
      Weak or lame in the loins. [Obs.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ellenboro, NC (town, FIPS 20780)
      Location: 35.32957 N, 81.75913 W
      Population (1990): 514 (250 housing units)
      Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28040
   Ellenboro, WV (town, FIPS 24844)
      Location: 39.26546 N, 81.05500 W
      Population (1990): 453 (172 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ellenburg Center, NY
      Zip code(s): 12934

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ellenburg Depot, NY
      Zip code(s): 12935

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ellenville, NY (village, FIPS 23965)
      Location: 41.70286 N, 74.36411 W
      Population (1990): 4243 (1738 housing units)
      Area: 23.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 12428

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Elon-beth-hanan, the house of grace or mercy
  
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