Webster's Dictionary 1913

1081

Elocation

El′o‐ca″tion (?), n. [Pref. e- + locate.] 1. A removal from the usual place of residence.2. Departure from the usual state; an ecstasy.

1082

Elocular

E‐loc″u‐lar (ē̍‐lŏk″ū̍‐lẽr), a. [Pref. e- + locular.] Having but one cell, or cavity; not divided by a septum or partition.

1083

Elocution

El′o‐cu″tion (?), n. [L. elocutio, fr. eloqui, elocutus, to speak out: cf. F. élocution. See Eloquent.] 1. Utterance by speech.whose taste...Gave elocution to the mute, and taug...

1084

Elocutionary

El′o‐cu″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. Pertaining to elocution.

1085

Elocutionist

El′o‐cu″tion‐ist, n. One who is versed in elocution; a teacher of elocution.

1086

Elocutive

El″o‐cu′tive (?), a. Pertaining to oratorical expression. Feltham.

1087

Elodian

E‐lo″di‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of a tribe of tortoises, including the terrapins, etc., in which the head and neck can be withdrawn.

1088

Éloge

‖É′loge″ (?), n. [F. See Elogium.] A panegyrical funeral oration.

1089

Elogist

El″o‐gist (?), n. [F. élogiste.] One who pronounces an éloge.

1090

Elogium

{ E‐lo″gi‐um (ē̍‐lō″jĭ‐ŭm), El″o‐gy (ĕl″ō̍‐jy̆), } n. [L. elogium a short saying, an inscription, fr. Gr. λόγοσ speech, fr. λέγειν to speak. Cf. Éloge.] The praise bestowed on a...

1091

Elohim

E‐lo″him (ē̍‐lō″hĭm), n. One of the principal names by which God is designated in the Hebrew Scriptures.

1092

Elohist

E‐lo″hist (?), n. The writer, or one of the writers, of the passages of the Old Testament, notably those of the Pentateuch, which are characterized by the use of Elohim instead ...

1093

Elohistic

El′o‐his″tic (?), a. Relating to Elohim as a name of God; — said of passages in the Old Testament.

1094

Eloign

E‐loign″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Eloigned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Eloigning.] [F. éloigner, OF. esloignier; pref. es- (L. ex) + OF. & F. loin far, far off, L. longe, fr. longus long...

1095

Eloignate

E‐loign″ate (?), v. t. To remove. Howell.

1096

Eloignment

E‐loign″ment (?), n. [F. éloignement.] Removal to a distance; withdrawal.

1097

Eloin

E‐loin″ (?), v. t. See Eloign.

1098

Eloinate

E‐loin″ate (?), v. t. See Eloignate.

1099

Eloinment

E‐loin″ment (?), n. See Eloignment.

1100

Elong

E‐long″ (?; 115), v. t. [See Eloign, Elongate.] 1. To lengthen out; to prolong.2. To put away; to separate; to keep off. Wyatt.

1101

Elongate

E‐lon″gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Elongated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Elongating.] [LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See Long, a., and cf. ...

1102

Elongate (2)

E‐lon″gate, v. i. To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.

1103

Elongate (3)

E‐lon″gate (?), a. [LL. elongatus.] Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf. “An elongate form.” Earle.

1104

Elongation

E′lon‐ga″tion (?; 277), n. [LL. elongatio: cf. F. élongation.] 1. The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension. “Elongation of the fibers.” A...

1105

Elope

E‐lope″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Eloped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Eloping.] [D. ontloopen to run away; pref. ont- (akin to G. ent-, AS. and-, cf. E. answer) + loopen to run; akin to E....

1106

Elopement

E‐lope″ment (?), n. The act of eloping; secret departure; — said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation.

1107

Eloper

E‐lop″er (?), n. One who elopes.