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<h1>Elutriate</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw>E*lu"tri*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Elutriated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Elutriating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>elutriatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>elutriare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To wash or strain out so as to purify; <as>as, to <ex>elutriate</ex> the blood as it passes through the lungs</as>; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing.</def>

<h1>Elutriation</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw>E*lu`tri*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The process of elutriating; a decanting or racking off by means of water, as finer particles from heavier.</def>

<h1>Eluxate</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw>E*lux"ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>e-</ets> + <ets>luxate</ets>.]</ety> <def>To dislocate; to luxate.</def>

<h1>Eluxation</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw>E`lux*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Dislocation; luxation.</def>

<h1>Elvan</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw>Elv"an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to elves; elvish.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall; <as>as, an <ex>elvan</ex> course</as>.</def>

<h1>Elvan, Elvanite</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw><hw>Elv"an</hw>, <hw>Elv"an*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course.</def>

<h1>Elve</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw>Elve</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An old form of Elf.</def>

<h1>Elver</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw>El"ver</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; -- called also <altname>elvene</altname>.</def>

<h1>Elves</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw>Elves</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. of <plw>Elf</plw>.</plu>

<h1>Elvish</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw>Elv"ish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also, vacant; absent in demeanor. See <er>Elfish</er>.</def>

<blockquote>He seemeth <b>elvish</b> by his countenance. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Mysterious; also, foolish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Elvishly</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw>Elv"ish*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an elvish manner.</def>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Elwand</h1> <Xpage=481>

<hw>El"wand</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Ellwand</er>.</def>