Webster's Dictionary 1913

1135

Elute

E‐lute″ (?), v. t. [L. elutus, p. p. of eluers to elute; e + luere to wash.] To wash out. Arbuthnot.

1136

Elutriate

E‐lu″tri‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Elutriated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Elutriating (?).] [L. elutriatus, p. p. of elutriare.] To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriat...

1137

Elutriation

E‐lu′tri‐a″tion (?), n. The process of elutriating; a decanting or racking off by means of water, as finer particles from heavier.

1138

Eluxate

E‐lux″ate (?), v. t. [Pref. e- + luxate.] To dislocate; to luxate.

1139

Eluxation

E′lux‐a″tion (?), n. Dislocation; luxation.

1140

Elvan

Elv″an (?), a. 1. Pertaining to elves; elvish.2. (Mining) Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining distric...

1141

Elvan (2)

{ Elv″an, Elv″an‐ite (?) }, n. The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course.

1142

Elve

Elve (?), n. An old form of Elf.

1143

Elver

El″ver (?), n.(Zoöl.) A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; — called also elvene.

1144

Elves

Elves (?), n.; pl. of Elf.

1145

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; al...

1146

Elvishly

Elv″ish‐ly, adv. In an elvish manner. Sir W. Scott.

1147

Elwand

El″wand (?), n. See Ellwand.

1148

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. “Elysi...

1149

Elysium

E‐ly″sium (ē̍‐lĭzh″ŭm or –ĭ‐ŭm), n.; pl. E. Elysiums (#), L. Elysia (#). [L., fr. Gr. Ηλὔσιον, Ηλὔσιον πεδίον, Elysian field.] (Anc. Myth.) 1. A dwelling place assigned to happy...

1150

Elytriform

E‐lyt″ri‐form (ē̍‐lĭt″rĭ‐fôrm or ē̍‐lī″trĭ–), a. [Elytrum + -form.] (Zoöl.) Having the form, or structure, of an elytron.

1151

Elytrin

El″y‐trin (?), n. [From Elytrum.] (Chem.) See Chitin.

1152

Elytroid

El″y‐troid (?), a. [Gr. ἔλυτρον sheath, a wing case + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Resembling a beetle's wing case.

1153

Elytron

El″y‐tron (?; 277), El″y‐trum (–tr�m) n.; pl.Elytra (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ἔλυτρον, fr. ελὔειν to roll round.] (Zoöl.) (a) One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and so...

1154

Elzevir

El″ze‐vir (?), a.(Bibliog.) Applied to books or editions (esp. of the Greek New Testament and the classics) printed and published by the Elzevir family at Amsterdam, Leyden, etc...

1155

Em

Em (?), n.(Print.) The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page; the sq...

1156

Em-

Em–. A prefix. See En-.

1157

Emacerate

E‐mac″er‐ate (?), v. t. & i. [L. emaceratus emaciated; e + macerare to make soft.] To make lean or to become lean; to emaciate. Bullokar.

1158

Emaceration

E‐mac′er‐a″tion (?), n. Emaciation.

1159

Emaciate

E‐ma″ci‐ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Emaciated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Emaciating.] [L. emaciatus, p. p. of emaciare to make lean; e + maciare to make lean or meager, fr. macies lean...

1160

Emaciate (2)

E‐ma″ci‐ate, v. t. To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his sickness emaciated him.

1161

Emaciate (3)

E‐ma″ci‐ate (?), a. [L. emaciatus, p. p.] Emaciated. “Emaciate steeds.” T. Warton.