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Webster 1913 Edition


Elvan

Elv′an

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Adj.
1.
Pertaining to elves; elvish.

Definition 2024


elvan

elvan

English

Adjective

elvan (comparative more elvan, superlative most elvan)

  1. Pertaining to elves; elvish; elven.
  2. (mining) Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall.
    an elvan course

Noun

elvan (plural elvans)

  1. (mining) The rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself.

Synonyms

  • (rock of elvan vein): elvanite


Swedish

Noun

elvan

  1. definite singular of elva