ELATERY
EL'ATERY, noun Acting force or elasticity; as the elatery of the air. [Unusual.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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ELATIN
EL'ATIN, noun The active principle of the elaterium, from which the latter is supposed to derive its cathartic power.
ELATION
ELA'TION, noun An inflation or elevation of mind proceeding from self-approbation; self-esteem, vanity or pride, resulting from success. Hence, haughtiness; pride of prosperity.
ELBOW
EL'BOW, noun1. The outer angle made by the bend of the arm.The wings that waft our riches out of sightGrow on the gamester's elbows.2. Any flexure or angle; the obtuse angle of ...
ELBOW-CHAIR
EL'BOW-CHAIR, noun A chair with arms to support the elbows; an arm-chair.
ELBOW-ROOM
EL'BOW-ROOM, noun Room to extend the elbows on each side; hence, in its usual acceptation, perfect freedom from confinement; ample room for motion or action.
ELD
ELD, noun Old age; decrepitude.1. Old people; persons worn out with age.[This word is entirely obsolete. But its derivative elder is in use.]ELD'ER, adjective1. Older; senior; h...
ELDER
EL'DER, noun A species of duck.
ELDER-DOWN
EL'DER-DOWN, noun Down or soft feathers of the eider duck.
ELDERLY
ELD'ERLY, adjective Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as elderly people
ELDERSHIP
ELD'ERSHIP, noun Seniority; the state of being older.1. The office of an elder.2. Presbytery; order of elders.
ELDEST
ELD'EST, adjective Oldest; most advanced in age; that was born before others; as the eldest son or daughter. It seems to always applied to persons or at least to animals, and no...
ELDING
ELD'ING, noun Fuel. [Local.]
ELEATIC
ELEAT'IC, adjective An epithet given to a certain sect of philosophers, so called from Elea, or Velia, a town of the Lucani; as the eleatic sect or philosophy.
ELECAMPANE
ELECAMPA'NE, noun [Latin helenium, from Gr. which signifies this plant and a feast in honor of Helen. Pliny informs us that this plant was so called because it was said to have ...
ELECT
ELECT', verb transitive [Latin electus, from eligo; e or ex and lego; Gr. to choose.]1. Properly, to pick out; to select from among two or more, that which is preferred. Hence,2...
ELECTED
ELECT'ED, participle passive Chosen; preferred; designated to office by some act of the constituents, as by vote; chosen or predestinated to eternal life.
ELECTING
ELECT'ING, participle present tense Choosing; selecting from a number; preferring; designating to office by choice or preference; designating or predestinating to eternal salvat...
ELECTION
ELEC'TION, noun [Latin electio.] The act of choosing; choice; the act of selecting one or more from others. Hence appropriately,1. The act of choosing a person to fill an office...
ELECTIONEER
ELECTIONEE'R, verb intransitive To make interest for a candidate at an election; to use arts for securing the election of a candidate.
ELECTIONEERING
ELECTIONEE'RING, participle present tense Using influence to procure the election of a person.ELECTIONEE'RING, noun The arts or practices used for securing the choice of one to ...
ELECTIVE
ELECT'IVE, adjective Dependent on choice, as an elective monarchy, in which the king is raised to the throne by election; opposed to hereditary.1. Bestowed or passing by electio...
ELECTIVELY
ELECT'IVELY, adverb By choice; with preference of one to another.
ELECTOR
ELECT'OR, noun One who elects, or one who has the right of choice; a person who has, by law or constitution, the right of voting for an officer, In free governments, the people ...
ELECTORAL
ELECT'ORAL, adjective Pertaining to election or electors. The electoral college in Germany consisted of all the electors of the empire, being nine in number, six secular princes...
ELECTORALITY
ELECTORAL'ITY, for electorate, is not used.
ELECTORATE
ELECT'ORATE, noun The dignity of an elector in the German empire.1. The territory of an elector in the German empire.