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`elliot’s pheasant
`el-liot’s pheasant Yeleats-, -lyats-\ n, usu cap E [prob after
`Daniel G. Elliot fl915 Am. zoologist] : a large brilliantly
`colored barred pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti) native to south­
`eastern China where it is highly regarded as a game bird and
`extensively bred elsewhere as an ornamental
`ellipse \a'lips, e'-,e'-\ n -s [alter, of ellipsis] 1 : an elongated
`circle : a regular oval; specif : a
`closed plane curve generated by a
`point so moving that its distance from
`a fixed point divided by its distance
`from a fixed line is a positive constant
`less than 1 2 : ellipsis
`eMiP'Sis \-ps5s\ n, pi ellipses
`\-p,sez\ [Gk elleipsis, lit., condition
`of falling short, defect, fr. elleipein
`to leave in, leave out, fall short (fr.
`el-----fr. en in — + leipein to leave)
`ellipse 1: F, F’ foci; P,
`+ -sis — more at in, loan] 1: ellipse
`P', P" any point on the
`2 [L, fr. Gk elleipsis] a (1) : omis­
`curve; FP + PF' = FP"
`sion of one or more words that are
`+ P"F' = FP' + P'F'
`obviously understood but must be
`supplied to make a construction grammatically complete (as in
`“all had turned out as expected” for “all had turned out as
`had been expected”) <fine examples of Shakespearean com­
`pression and ~—F.R.Leavis) <a writer . . . whose very syntax
`is warm with the ~ of spoken speech —Robert Phelps) <uses
`~ for poetic and comic effects —Times Lit. Sitpp.) (2) : an
`instance of such omission : a grammatical construction
`marked by ellipsis <the poem’s striking ellipses offer no im­
`pediment to the reader’s ear) <a crisp spare style abounding
`in ellipses> (3) : the practice or use of ellipsis <a writer much
`given to b : omission of an element (as from a train of
`thought or a speech) either fortuitously or for artistic effect
`1 a leap or sudden passage without logical connectives, from
`one topic to another <a complicated recital . . . fulljof grunts
`and ellipses —Hamilton Basso) (~ of both syntax and sense
`—Robert Browning) 3 : marks or a mark (as ... or * * * or
`------) showing omission of letters, words, or other material —
`compare suspension periods
`el*lip«SO*graph Ypsa.graf, -Af\ n [ellipse + -o- + -graph] : an
`instrument used for drawing ellipses
`el>lip*SOid \-p,s6id\ rt -s [F ellipsoide, fr. ellipse + -oide
`-oid] : a surface all plane sections of which
`are ellipses or circles; also : the correspond­
`ing solid
`eMip*SOi"dal \6;iip|s6idal, ej-, ej-; !e(,)lip-
`Js-\ adj 1 : resembling an ellipsoid
`2 : having a shape like a round pillow —
`used esp. of lava
`ellipsoidal spotlight n : a spotlight used in ellipsoid
`theatrical lighting that contains an ellip­
`soidal reflector and that is particularly designed for long
`throws and is more efficient than conventional spotlights,
`reflecting rays that others waste
`ellipsoid of revolution math : a figure generated by the
`revolution of an ellipse about one of its axes : spheroid
`el-lip*som.e»ter \6,lip'sam3d*3(r), e,-, e,-, ,e(,)-\ n [ellipse +
`-o- + -meterl : a polarimeter designed esp. for determining
`the ellipticity of polarized light
`el>lip>tic Xa'liptik, (')e|l-, e'l-, -tek\ or el*lip*ti«cal VtSksl,
`-tek-\ adj [Gk elleiptikos defective, elliptic (grammatical
`sense), fr. (assumed) elleiptos (verbal of elleipein to leave out,
`fall short) + -ikos -ic, -ical — more at ellipsis] 1 : of, relating
`to, or shaped like an ellipse <an ~ mirror) <an ~ orbit) — see
`leaf illustration 2 a (1) : of, relating to, or marked by grammat­
`ical ellipsis (the clause of comparison is often elliptical—G.O.
`Curme) (2) : of or relating to a statement that is grammatically
`complete but lacks an element needed to assert a definite
`proposition (“the car moves now” is elliptical for “the car
`moves now relatively to the earth” —Arthur Pap) (3) : of or
`relating to a mark showing omission (as of words) (many
`authors use brief phrases, separated by three elliptical dots
`—L.E.Bowling) b (1) : of, relating to, or marked by a manner
`of speech or writing characterized by extreme economy of ex­
`pression or omission of superfluous elements : summary,
`brief, concise, condensed (the author in her elliptical fours
`page introduction —B.S.Myers) (concise, even elliptical to
`the verge of obscurity —H.O.Taylor) (listened to them
`talk, in tight, exclusive groups, with their own peculiar,
`elliptical language —Irwin Shaw) (2) : of, relating to, or
`marked by a literary style that cultivates a studied obscurity
`for artistic effect : enigmatic, cryptic, oblique, obscure
`(the dialogue between them is stately, ~, and full of dark
`hints of the metaphysical —Wolcott Gibbs)
`elliptical galaxy n : a galaxy of a generally elliptical shape,
`from round to lenticular, differing chiefly from other types in
`having no apparent internal structure or spiral arms — called
`also spheroidal galaxy
`el*lip«ti*cal'ly \-tik(a)le, -tek-, -li\ adv 1 : in an elliptic
`manner : in the shape or manner of an ellipse (moves ~ about
`its orbit) 2a: with omission of an element (as one needed to
`complete a train of thought or speech) : without transition
`or logical connectives : cryptically, enigmatically (one
`might go ~ .. . from talk of toothache to talk of ships storms
`tossed at sea —K.D.Burke) b : with great economy of ex­
`pression : concisely (this whole earlier empire-building
`clan ... is described so eloquently and so ~—M.D.Geismar)
`C : in a passing or tangential way (even in the pieces upon
`which he impinges most ~ —Richard Watts)
`el*lip«ti*cal«ness \-ksln5s\ n -es : the quality or state of being
`elliptical
`elliptical projection n : a map of the earth’s surface upon the
`interior of an ellipse
`elliptical stern n : an overhanging ship’s stern in which the
`part above the knuckle line (as the bulwark) is of conical form
`with a rake aft
`elliptic arch n : an arch whose intrados is or approximates an
`ellipse
`elliptic compass n : ellipsograph
`elliptic gear n : a change gear consisting
`of a pair of equal gear wheels which are
`elliptical in shape and each of which
`rotates around one of its foci
`elliptic geometry n: geometry that adopts
`all of Euclid’s axioms except the parallel
`elliptic arch
`axiom which is replaced by the axiom
`that through a point in a plane there pass
`v
`no lines that do not intersect a given line in the plane
`elliptic integral n : the integral as to x of a function rational
`in x and the square root of a polynomial of third or fourth
`degree in x
`el-lip.tic-i-ty \d,lip'fisad«e. e,-, e,-, .e(,)-\ n -es 1 : deviation
`of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere
`2 : the difference between the equatorial and polar semi­
`diameters, divided by the equatorial or occas. by the polar —
`used esp. in ref. to the figure of the earth (the ~ of the earth is
`approximately Hoo)
`elliptic-lanceolate adj, bot : intermediate between elliptic
`and lanceolate
`elliptic spring or elliptical spring n : a spring composed of
`laminated steel plates and hav­
`ing an elliptical shape
`el-lip.to.cyte Xi'lipto.slt, e'-,
`e'-\ n -s [ISV elliptic + -o- -F
`-cyte] : an elliptical red blood
`cell I OVALOCYTE
`eMip.to-cy.to.sis
`'tosSs\ n, pi elliptocyto-ses
`\-o,sez\[NL,fr. ISV elliptocyte
`+ NL -osis] : OVALOCYTOSIS
`el-lo-bi-idae X.ela'bia.deX n pi,
`cap [NL, fr. Elloblum, type
`genus + -idae] : a family of
`pulmonate snails that have a
`conoidal shell with a strongly
`toothed ear-shaped aperture
`and that are widely distributed in salt marshes chiefly along
`tropical and subtropical shores
`el.lq.bi.um xs'lobeam, e'-\ n, cap [NL, fr. Gk ellobion that
`which is in the lobe of the ear, earring, fr. el- (fr. en in) +
`
`737
`lobos lobe + -ion (dim. suffix) — more at in, lobe] : the type
`genus of Ellobiidae
`el-lops \'e,iaps\ n, pi ellops or ellopses [Gk ellops, elops, a
`fish — more at elops] : elops
`ells pi oj ell
`ellul usu cap, var oj elul
`ell-wand \'elw3n(d)\ n [ME elenwand, elle wande, el wande,
`fr. eln, ellen, elle ell + wand— more at ell] Scot : a measuring
`rod one ell long
`elm \’elm, 'eum, dial or substand 'elamX n -s often attrib [ME,
`fr. OE; akin to OHG elme, elm elm, ON almr, L ulmus, Mir
`lem elm, and perh. to L alnus alder — more at alder] 1 a : a
`tree of the genus Ulmus — see rock elm, Siberian elm,
`slippery elm — see tree illustration b : the hard tough wood
`of this tree used extensively for implements, furniture, and
`barrel hoops 2 : any of various chiefly Australian and West
`' Indian trees or shrubs having foliage resembling that of mem­
`bers of the genus Ulmus
`el mail-SU-ra \|el,man|sur3\ adj, usu cap E&M [fr. El Mansura,
`Egypt] : of or from the city of El Mansura, Egypt : of the
`kind or style prevalent in El Mansura
`elm bark n : slippery elm lc
`elm bark beetle n : either of two beetles that are vectors of the
`fungus which causes Dutch elm disease; a : a native beetle
`(Hylurgopinus rufipes) of eastern No. America b : a smaller
`European beetle (Scolytus multistriatus) that has become
`established in the same part of the New World
`elm blight n : dutch elm disease
`elm borer n : any of several beetles having larvae that bore
`into the elm; esp : a rather large hairy longicorn beetle
`(Saperda tridentata) of the eastern U.S.
`elm calligrapha It : a coppery green and yellow calligrapha
`(Calligrapha scalaris) that often feeds on the foliage of elm
`elm-en VelmanX adj [ME elmyn, fr. elm + -yn -en] dial Eng
`: relating to or made of wood from an elm tree
`el.men-dorl test Velmsn.dbrf-X n, usu cap E [after Armin
`Elmendorf M890 Am. mechanical engineer, its inventor] : a
`standard test for the tearing strength of paper
`el-men-tei-tan \Jelm3n-|tatan\ adj, usu cap [Elmenteita Lake,
`Kenya + E -an] : of or relating to an early Neolithic or
`Mesolithic culture of eastern Africa characterized by obsidian
`microliths
`elm family n : ulmaceae
`elm green n : a moderate olive green that is slightly lighter
`than forest green (sense 2), yellower, lighter, and stronger
`than cypress, and greener and stronger than Lincoln green
`el-min-i-US \el'mine3s\ n, cap [NL] : a genus of acorn
`barnacles native to the southern hemisphere but including one
`form (E. modestus) that has recently become established on
`the English coast where it is a pest of oyster beds
`el-mi-ra system \el'mIr3-\ n, usu cap E [fr. Elmira, N.Y.,
`where the system was adopted in a reformatory in 1876] : a
`system of penology based on the indeterminate sentence with
`possible commutation
`elm leaf beetle n : a small orange-yellow black-striped Old
`World chrysomelid beetle (Pyrrhalta luteola) that is long es­
`tablished in eastern No. America and is both as adult and
`larva a leaf-eating pest on elm
`elm phloem necrosis n : phloem necrosis c
`elm sawfly n : a large American sawfly (Cimbex americana)
`that has knobbed antennae, orange-tinged tarsi, black head
`and thorax with somewhat lighter, spotted abdomen, and
`smoke brown wings, and produces yellowish or greenish
`white larvae with a dorsal black stripe which are vigorous
`defoliators chiefly of elm and willow
`elm scale or elm scurfy scale n : any of several scales that
`feed on elm trees; esp : a widely distributed scale (Chionaspis
`americana) of eastern No. America that feeds on elm and
`hackberry and has the female covered by a dull white scale
`often darkened anteriorly by secretion
`elm tea n : an infusion prepared from slippery-elm bark that
`is used as a demulcent
`elm water n 1 : a decoction of slippery-elm bark 2 : a watery
`exudation from the galls of the English elm
`elmy \'elme, 'eume\ adj, sometimes -er/-est : characterized
`by or abounding in elms
`elocular ^(')e+\ adj [e- + locular] : having but one cavity
`: not divided by a septum : lacking loculi
`el-o-cute Yela.kylitX vb -ed/-ing/-s [back-formation fr. elocu­
`tion] : declaim (the senator ranted and elocuted but made
`little impression on the crowd) (a frail drama superbly acted,
`and excellently elocuted —N.Y. Times>
`el*o*CU.tion X.ela'kylishanX n -s [ME elocucioun, fr. L elocu­
`tion-, elocutio, fr. elocutus (past part, of eloqui to speak out,
`orate) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at eloquent] 1 archaic
`a : literary style or expression b : impressive writing or style
`1 eloquence (to express these thoughts with ~ —John
`Dryden) 2 a : oratorical, dramatic, or expressive oral de­
`livery (an expert user of ~> b : style or manner of speaking
`(clear concise ~>; sometimes: an affected or overembellished
`style or manner of speaking 3 : the art of oratorical or
`expressive public speaking
`el-o-cu-tion-ary Ysho.nere, -ri\ adj : of, relating to, or
`exhibiting elocution (~ recitals) (an ~ Oxonian delivery
`—E.R. Bentley)
`el-o-cu-tion-ist \-sh(a)nSst\ n -s : a person adept in elocution:
`as a : a teacher of elocution b : a professional reciter or
`reader
`elo-dea Xi'lodea, .ela'deaX n [NL, irreg. fr. Gk helodes marshy
`— more at helodes] 1 cap : a small genus of submerged
`aquatic herbs (family Hydrocharitaceae) that are native to No.
`and So. America and that have leafy stems and small dioecious
`or polygamous flowers arising from a 2-cleft spathe — see
`waterweed 2 -s : any plant of the genus Elodea
`eloge \a'lozh, al66zh\ n, pi elog-es \-ozh3z,-66zh\ [MF, fr.
`ML elogium (influenced in meaning by ML eulogium eulogy),
`fr. L, maxim, saying, inscription on a tombstone, prob. by
`folk etymology (influence of L e- and Gk logos word) fr. Gk
`elegeion elegy — more at eulogy, logic, elegy] 1 archaic
`: encomium, eulogy 2 : a panegyrical^ funeral oration
`el.o-gy Yeloje, -lsje\ also elo.gium \6'loj(e)3m, e'-,e'-\ n, pi
`elogies also elogiums [in sense 1, fr. L elogium; in sense 2 &
`3, fr. ML elogium] 1 obs : an inscription esp. on a tombstone
`2 archaic : a characterization or biographical sketch esp. in
`praise 3 obs ^a funeral oration _
`elo-him \,elo'hem, -Id'-, -'him; e'lo.him, a'-\ n [Heb Slohim,
`pi. of Sloah god] 1 cap : God esp. as conceived of in the
`Old Testament or in those Old Testament passages where he
`is designated in the Hebrew text by the word elohim 2 elohim
`pi, usu cap : local or minor divinities of the ancient Canaanites
`and Hebrews _
`el-o-liim-ic \|eloJhimik\ adj, cap : elohistic 2
`elo-liism Yelo.hizsm, -16,-; e'lo,-, a'-\ n -s cap : the religion
`and worship of Elohim — compare yahwism
`lelo-hist \-.(h)3St\ n -s usu cap [elohim + -ist] 1 : an author
`of an Elohistic document 2 archaic l a priestly writer
`^elohist \“\ adj, usu cap : elohistic
`el«o.hiS«tic\ |elo|histik\ adj, usu cap 1 : of, relating to, or
`characteristic of one of the supposed ancient biblical sources
`(Elohistic document) 2 : characterized by use in Hebrew
`of the word elohim rather than yahweh as a designation of
`God (Psalms 42-83, the Elohistic Psalter) 3 : of, or charac­
`teristic of, or characterized by worship of God as Elohim
`rather than as Yahweh
`eloign \6'l6in, e'-\ vt -ed/-ing/-s [ME eloynen, esloignen, fr.
`MF esloigner, fr. OF esloignier, fr. es- (fr. L ex-) + loing far,
`fr, L longe long, far, adv. fr. longus long — more at lono]
`1 archaic ftp take (oneself) far away 2 archaic a : to convey
`to a distance or beyond a legal jurisdiction b : conceal
`(~ goods liable to distress)
`Elon Ye.ltln. «*'A trademark — used for a white soluble
`powder usea_as a photographic developer
`>elon.gate \e'l6Q,gat, 6'- also -IUq- sometimes 'e,*,*; usu
`-ad--FV\ vb -ed/-ing/-s [LL elongatus, past part, of elongare,
`fr. L e- + /ongiAs long] vt : to increase the length of : stretch
`out : lengthen (hie elongated his face as he heard their story)
`(the British elongating their defense program —Economist>
`~ vf: to grow in length : lengthen — used esp. of plants and
`their parts (rapidly elongating internodes) syn see extend
`^elongate \“\ adflLL elongatus, past part.] : stretched out
`
`elsin
`: lengthened; esp : having a form notably long in comparison
`to its width (an ~ tail that tapers to a point —R.E.Coker)
`3elongate \“\ vi -ed/-ing/-s [LL elongatus, past part, of
`elongare, fr. L e- + longe far — more at eloign] 1 archaic i to
`go away : depart, recede 2 archaic, oj a celestial body ; to
`appear to recede from its primary or from a particular point
`in the sky — compare elongation
`elongated adj : elongate
`elongate nut shell n : beaked cockle
`lelon.ga-tion \(,)e,l6G'gash3n, 6,- also -lao-\ n -s [ME
`elongacioun, fr. ML elongation-, elongatio, fr. LL elongatus
`(past part, of elongare to withdraw) + L -ion-, -io -ion]
`1 a : the angular distance of a celestial body from another
`around which it revolves or from a particular point in the sky
`(the ~ of a planet from the sun) (the ~ of an eclipsing
`variable) — see greatest elongation b : the daily extreme
`east or west position of a star with reference to the north
`celestial pole (the of the North Star) 2 obs : removal to
`a distance : remoteness
`^elongation \“\ n -s [’elongate + -ion] 1 a : a lengthening or
`state of being lengthened : protraction, extension (the — of
`a muscle under tension) (~ of the apex of a plant) b : the
`total deformation in the direction of load or per unit of length
`caused by a tensile force; sometimes : the maximum permanent
`stretch per unit of original length induced in a body by a force
`that causes it to break 2 : something that is elongated
`: prolongation, continuation (the arm may be considered
`a specialized ~ of the earlier fin)
`elongato- comb jorm [elongate + -o-] : elongated and (elon-
`gato-ovate)
`elope \6Mop, e’-\ vi -ed/-ing/-s [AF aloper, perh. fr. a- (fr. OF
`es-, fr. L ex-) + MD lopen to run; akin to OE hleapan to leap,
`jump, run — more at leap] la oj a married woman : to run
`away from one’s husband with a lover b of an unmarried
`woman : to run away from one’s home with the unannounced
`intention of getting married (she eloped with her second
`cousin and they were married in the next state) c oj two
`persons oj opposite sex : to go away secretly with the intention
`of marrying or establishing a more or less permanent relation
`of cohabitation (her mother wanted a big wedding but the
`young people decided to ~> 2 : to run or slip away (as from
`a mental institution or training school) : escape, flee (he
`eloped from his creditors) — elope*ment \-pm3nt\ n -S
`elop-er \-pa(r)Yw -S : one that elopes
`elops Ye.lUps, 'e,-\ n [L, fr. Gk ellops, elops, a fish; perh. akin
`to Gk lepis scale — more at lepid-] 1 pi elops or elopses
`obs : a marine animal sometimes identified as the sturgeon;
`also : sea serpent 2 cap [NL, fr. L] : a genus (the type
`of the family Elopidae) of fishes of the order Isospondyli
`that are related to the tarpons and contain the ten-pounder
`(E. saurus)
`el*o.quence Yelakwsnftls sometimes -lek- or -lik-\ n -s [ME,
`fr. MF, fr. L eloquentia, fr. eloquent-, eloquens + -ia -y]
`1 a : discourse marked by force and persuasiveness suggesting
`strong feeling or deep sincerity; esp l discourse marked by
`apt and fluent diction and imaginative fervor (the poetry of
`western nations is ~ in meter —George Santayana) b : the
`art or power of using such discourse (Plato’s ~ and moral
`fervor —G.R.Morrow) 2 : forceful or persuasive usu. oral
`expressiveness (he convinces himself by the sheer ~ of his own
`voice —H.J.Laski) (the ~ of the photographs —Times Lit.
`Supp.y 3 archaic : rhetoric
`el.O.quent \-nt\ adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L eloquent-, eloquens,
`fr. pres. part, of eloqui to speak out, fr. e- + loqui to speak]
`1 : adept at skilled easy pleasing communication of a thought,
`idea, or feeling usu. in a fluent, moving, vivid, or forceful
`manner (but he was no Emerson, of the grave ~ voice, the
`noble presence —H.S.Canby) 2 : clearly and forcefully in­
`dicative of some feeling, condition, or character (that paternal
`pressure on his hand was ~ to him how warmly he was beloved
`—George Meredith) (a tremulous little man in greenish black
`broadcloth, ~ of continued depression in some village retail
`trade —A.T.Quiller-Couch) syn see expressive, vocal
`el-o.quent.ly adv [ME, fr. eloquent + -ly] : with eloquence
`: in an eloquent manner
`el-o.quent.ness n -es : the quality or state of being eloquent
`el.o.the.ri.um X.ela'thiresmX [NL, irreg. fr. Gk helos marsh
`+ NL -therium — more at helodes] syn oj entelodon
`elo-ti-llo X.elo'tef.HyjoX n -s [MexSp, dim. of elote ear of
`green corn, fr. Nahuatl elotl] : squawroot 1
`el paso \el'pa(,)so\ adj, usu cap E&P [fr. El Paso, Texas] : of
`or from the city of El Paso, Texas : of the kind or style prev­
`alent in El Paso
`el paso-an \el'pas3W3n\ n -s cap E&P [El Paso, Texas + E
`-an] : a native or resident of El Paso, Texas
`el-paso-lite Xel'paso.lItX n -s [£/ Paso co., Colo. + E -lite]
`l a mineral K2NaAlF6 consisting of sodium potassium alumi­
`num fluoride
`el-pi-dite \'elp3,dlt\ n -s [Sw elpidit, fr. Gk elpid-, elpis hope
`+ Sw -it -ite; fr. the expectation of finding other minerals in
`the same locality — more at voluptuous] : a mineral Na2-
`ZrSi60,5.3H20 consisting of a hydrated sodium zirconium
`silicate
`elritch var oj eldritch
`els pi oj EL
`-els pi oj -el
`el sal*va*dor \el'salv3,d6(3)r, (,)*•,«'A adj, usu cap E&S [fr.
`El Salvador, republic of Central America] : of or from the
`Republic of El Salvador : of the kind or style prevalent in
`El Salvador : Salvadoran
`telse \'els, -lts\ adv [ME elles, fr. OE; akin to OHG elles
`otherwise, ON elligai otherwise, Goth aljis other, L alius
`other, alter other of two, Gk alios other, Arm ail other, OE
`eall all — more at all] 1 a : in a different manner (how ~
`could he act under the circumstances) : in a different place
`(here and nowhere ~> : at a different time (Friday isn’t
`convenient for me so when ~ can we meet) b : in an addi­
`tional manner (how ~ can buildings be heated) : in an addi­
`tional place (where ~ is gold found) : at an additional time
`(Friday is convenient for one of the two weekly lessons but
`when ~ can we get together) 2 a : if the facts are different
`: if the facts were different : if not : otherwise — often pre­
`ceded by or (do what I tell you, or ~ you will be sorry)
`and used absolutely without a following clause to express a
`threat of unspecified but presumably dire consequences
`(do what I tell you or ~> b : whether it is not so (house,
`land, money are things obtainable ... by clever headwork:
`ask my father ~ —Robert Browning) C : apart from that
`: with the exception of that (a tower of refuge built for the
`~ forlorn —William Wordsworth)
`aelse \“\ adj [ME elles, fr. elles, adv.] : other: a : being
`different in identity (nothing ~ but the best will do) (such
`decisions are to be made by the commanding officer and no
`one —> b : being in addition (what — did he say) (did you
`meet anyone ~> — now usu. used with a preceding pronoun;
`followed by the possessive ending ’s when the combination of
`the pronoun and else is in the possessive case dependent on an
`immediately following noun (somebody house) (I don’t
`know who ~\s hat it could be) and usu. ajso when not
`dependent on an immediately following noun (it couldn’t be
`anybody ~’s> (I don’t know who it could be) (I don’t
`know whose ~ it could be)
`elseways Y*,A adv ['else + -wa^] dial : otherwise
`elsewhence V*,*, ^'A adv ['else + whence] : from another
`quarter
`else*wliere \,el(t)s.(h)we|(3)r, -wa(a)|, |a, ««'A also else-
`Wheres \|(a)rz, |ez\ adv [ME elleswher, fr. OE elles hwxr, fr.
`elles else + hwxr where — more at else, where] : in or to
`some or any other place (it is found in town and ~)_ (we went
`~ for dinner) (~ he mentions his dependence on his mother)
`elsewhither Y*,*s, «'«\ adv [ME elleswhider, fr. OE elles
`hwider, fr. elles else + hwider whither — more at whither]
`: to some or any other pjace in a different direction or toward
`a different objective (his soul aimed ~>
`elsewise V*,*, *'*\ adv ['else + -wise] : otherwise
`el*sholt«zia \el'sholtse3\ n, cap [NL, fr. Johann S. Elsholtz
`tl688 Ger. physician and botanist + NL -/a] : a genus of
`chiefly Asiatic aromatic herbs (family Labiatae) with blue or
`purple flowers in one-sided spikes
`el'Sin or el*shin or el*S0n \‘els(h)in\ n -s [ME elsen, prob.
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`Cooper Ex. 1016
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