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<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, <spn>Elephas Indicus</spn> and <spn>E. Africanus</spn>, 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.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Ivory; the tusk of the elephant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Dryden.</i> <-- Illustr. of Elephant. -->

<cs><col>Elephant apple</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by <spn>Feronia elephantum</spn>, a large tree related to the orange.</cd> -- <col>Elephant bed</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. <i>Mantell</i>.</cd> -- <col>Elephant beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any very large beetle of the genus <spn>Goliathus</spn> (esp. <spn>G. giganteus</spn>), of the family <spn>Scarab\'91id\'91</spn>. They inhabit West Africa.</cd> -- <col>Elephant fish</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a chim\'91roid fish (<spn>Callorhynchus antarcticus</spn>), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout.</cd> -- <col>Elephant paper</col>, <cd>paper of large size, 23 &times; 28 inches.</cd> -- <col>Double elephant paper</col>, <cd>paper measuring 26<?/ &times; 40 inches. See Note under <er>Paper</er>.</cd> -- <col>Elephant seal</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an African jumping shrew (<spn>Macroscelides typicus</spn>), having a long nose like a proboscis.</cd> -- <col>Elephant's ear</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves.</cd> -- <col>Elephant's foot</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A South African plant (<spn>Testudinaria Elephantipes</spn>), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also <altname>tortoise plant</altname>. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called <altname>Hottentot's bread</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A genus (<spn>Elephantopus</spn>) of coarse, composite weeds.</cd> -- <col>Elephant's tusk</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the tooth shell. See <er>Dentalium</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Elephantiac</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El`e*phan"ti*ac</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Affected with elephantiasis; characteristic of elephantiasis.</def>

<h1>Elephantiasis</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El`e*phan*ti"a*sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, from <?/, <?/, an elephant.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide.</def>

<h1>Elephantine</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El`e*phan"tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>elephantinus</ets> of ivory, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>\'82l\'82phantin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; <as>as, of <ex>elephantine</ex> proportions; an <ex>elephantine</ex> step or tread.</as></def>

<cs><col>Elephantine epoch</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>the epoch distinguished by the existence of large pachyderms. <i>Mantell</i>.</cd> -- <col>Elephantine tortoise</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a huge land tortoise; esp., <spn>Testudo elephantina</spn>, from islands in the Indian Ocean; and <spn>T. elephantopus</spn>, from the Galapagos Islands.</cd></cs>

<h1>Elephantoid; 277, Elephantoidal</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw><hw>El"e*phan*toid`</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <hw>El`e*phan*toid"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Elephant</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling an elephant in form or appearance.</def>

<h1>Eleusinian</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El`eu*sin"i*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Eleusinius</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Eleusis, in Greece, or to secret rites in honor of Ceres, there celebrated; <as>as, <ex>Eleusinian</ex> mysteries or festivals</as>.</def>

<h1>Eleutheromania</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>E*leu`ther*o*ma"ni*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ free + E. <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mania or frantic zeal for freedom.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Carlyle.</i>

<h1>Eleutheromaniac</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>E*leu`ther*o*ma"ni*ac</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Mad for freedom.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Eleuthero-petalous</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>E*leu`ther*o-pet"al*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ free + E. <ets>petal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the petals free, that is, entirely separate from each other; -- said of both plant and flower.</def>

<h1>Elevate</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El"e*vate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>elevatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Elevated; raised aloft.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Elevate</h1> <Xpage=479>

<hw>El"e*vate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Elevated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Elevating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>elevatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>elevare</ets>; <ets>e + levare</ets> to lift up, raise, akin to <ets>levis</ets> light in weight. See <er>Levity</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; <as>as, to <ex>elevate</ex> a weight, a flagstaff, etc.</as></def>