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1. That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen; legally qualified to be elected and to hold office.

2. Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable; as, an eligible situation for a house .

The more eligible of the two evils. Burke.

Eligibleness <Xpage=480>

El"i*gi*ble*ness , n. The quality worthy or qualified to be chosen; suitableness; desirableness.

Eligibly <Xpage=480>

El"i*gi*bly , adv. In an eligible manner.

Elimate <Xpage=480>

El"i*mate (?) , v. t. [L. elimatus , p. p. of elimare to file up; e out + limare to file, fr. lima file.] To render smooth; to polish. [Obs.]

Eliminant <Xpage=480>

E*lim"i*nant (?) , n. (Math.) The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous equations of any degree; -- called also resultant .

Eliminate <Xpage=480>

E*lim"i*nate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Eliminated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliminating (?) .] [L. eliminatus , p. p. of eliminare ; e out + limen threshold; prob. akin to limes boundary. See Limit .]

1. To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty.

Eliminate my spirit, give it range Through provinces of thought yet unexplored. Young.

2. (Alg.) To cause to disappear from an equation; as, to eliminate an unknown quantity .

3. To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry; to leave out of consideration.

Eliminate errors that have been gathering and accumulating. Lowth.

4. To obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion . [Recent, and not well authorized]

5. (Physiol.) To separate; to expel from the system; to excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system.

Elimination <Xpage=480>

E*lim`i*na"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. \'82limination .]

1. The act of expelling or throwing off ; (Physiol.) the act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances through the various emunctories.

2. (Alg.) Act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.

3. The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of eliminating; deduction. [See Eliminate , 4. ]

Eliminative <Xpage=480>

E*lim"i*na*tive (?) , a. (Physiol.) Relating to, or carrying on, elimination.

Elinguate <Xpage=480>

E*lin"guate (?) , v. t. [L. elinguare .] To deprive of the tongue. [Obs.]

Davies (Holy Roode).

Elinguation <Xpage=480>

E`lin*gua"tion (?) , n. [L. elinguatio . See Elinguid .] (O. Eng. Law) Punishment by cutting out the tongue.

Elinguid <Xpage=480>

E*lin"guid (?) , a. [L. elinguis , prop., deprived of the tongue; hence, speechless; e + lingua tongue.] Tongue-tied; dumb. [Obs.]

Eliquament <Xpage=480>

E*liq"ua*ment (?) , n. A liquid obtained from fat, or fat fish, by pressure.

Eliquation <Xpage=480>

El`i*qua"tion (?) , n. [L. eliquatio , fr. eliquare to clarify, strain; e + liquare to make liquid, melt.] (Metallurgy) The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation.

Ure.

Elison <Xpage=480>

E*li"son (?) , n. [L. elisio , fr. elidere , elisum , to strike out: cf. F. \'82lision . See Elide .]

1. Division; separation. [Obs.]

Bacon.

2. (Gram.) The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together.

Elisor <Xpage=480>

E*li"sor (?) , n. [F. \'82liseur , fr. \'82lire to choose, L. eligere . See Elect .] (Eng. Law) An elector or chooser; one of two persons appointed by a court to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and the coroners are disqualified.

</lite <Xpage=480>

<?/`lite" (?) , n. [F., fr. \'82lire to choose, L. eligere . See Elect .] A choice or select body; the flower; as, the \'82lite of society .

Elix <Xpage=480>

E*lix" (?) , v. t. [See Elixate .] To extract. [Obs.]

Marston.

Elixate <Xpage=480>

E*lix"ate (?) , v. t. [L. elixatus , p. p. of elixare to seethe, fr. elixus thoroughly boiled; e + lixare to boil, lix ashes.] To boil; to seethe; hence, to extract by boiling or seething. [Obs.]

Cockeram.

Elixation <Xpage=480>

El`ix*a"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. \'82lixation .] A seething; digestion. [Obs.]

Burton.

Elixir <Xpage=480>

E*lix"ir (?) , n. [F. \'82lixir , Sp. elixir , Ar. eliks\'c6r the philosopher's stone, prob. from Gr. <?/ dry, (hence probably) a dry powder; cf. Skr. ksh\'be to burn.]

1. (Med.) A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.

2. (Alchemy) An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vit\'91, or the elixir of life .

3. The refined spirit; the quintessence.

The . . . elixir of worldly delights. South.

4. Any cordial or substance which invigorates.

The grand elixir , to support the spirits of human nature. Addison.

Elizabethan <Xpage=480>

E*liz"a*beth`an (?) , a. Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth or her times, esp. to the architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan writers, drama, literature . -- n. One who lived in England in the time of Queen Elizabeth.

Lowell.

Elk <Xpage=480>

Elk (?) , n. [Icel. elgr ; akin to Sw. elg , AS. eolh , OHG. elaho , MHG. elch , cf. L. alces ; perh. akin to E. eland .] (Zo\'94l.) A large deer, of several species. The European elk ( Alces machlis or Cervus alces ) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti ( Cervus Canadensis ), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose , and Wapiti .

Irish elk (Paleon.) , a large, extinct, Quaternary deer ( Cervus giganteus ) with widely spreading antlers. Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration of Antler . -- Cape elk (Zo\'94l.) , the eland.

Elk, Elke <Xpage=480>

Elk , Elke (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The European wild or whistling swan ( Cygnus ferus ).

Elknut <Xpage=480>

Elk"nut` (?) , n. (Bot.) The buffalo nut. See under Buffalo .

Elkwood <Xpage=480>

Elk"wood` (?) , n. The soft, spongy wood of a species of Magnolia ( M. Umbrella ).

Ell <Xpage=480>

Ell (?) , n. [AS. eln ; akin to D. el , elle , G. elle , OHG. elina , Icel. alin , Dan. alen , Sw. aln , Goth. alenia , L. ulna elbow, ell, Gr. <?/ elbow. Cf. Elbow , Alnage .] A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.

Ell <Xpage=480>

Ell , n. (Arch.) See L .

Ellachick <Xpage=480>

El"la*chick (?) , n. [Native Indian name.] (Zo\'94l.) A fresh-water tortoise ( Chelopus marmoratus ) of California; -- used as food.

Ellagic <Xpage=480>

El*lag"ic (?) , a. [F., fr. galle gall (with the letters reversed).] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as, ellagic acid .

Ellagic acid (Chem.) , a white crystalline substance, C14H8O9 , found in bezoar stones, and obtained by the oxidation of gallic acid.

Ellebore <Xpage=480>

El"le*bore (?) , n. Hellebore. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Elleborin <Xpage=480>

El*leb"o*rin (?) , n. See Helleborin .

Elleck <Xpage=480>

El"leck (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo\'94l.) The red gurnard or cuckoo fish. [Prov. Eng.]

Ellenge, Ellinge, a., Ellengeness, Ellingeness <Xpage=480>

El"lenge (?) , El"linge (?) , a. , El"lenge*ness , El"linge*ness , n . See Elenge , Elengeness . [Obs.]

Elles <Xpage=480>

El"les (?) , adv. & conj. See Else . [Obs.]

Ellipse <Xpage=480>

El*lipse" (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, prop., a defect, the inclination of the ellipse to the base of the cone being in defect when compared with that of the side to the base: cf. F. ellipse . See Ellipsis .]

1. (Geom.) An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis. See Conic section , under Conic , and cf. Focus .

2. (Gram.) Omission. See Ellipsis .

3. The elliptical orbit of a planet.

The Sun flies forward to his brother Sun; The dark Earth follows wheeled in her ellipse . Tennyson.

Ellipsis <Xpage=480>

El*lip"sis (?) , n. ; pl. Ellipses (#) . [L., fr. Gr. <?/ a leaving, defect, fr. <?/ to leave in fall short; <?/ in + <?/ to leave. See In , and Loan , and cf. Ellipse .]

1. (Gram.) Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire .

2. (Geom.) An ellipse. [Obs.]

Ellipsograph <Xpage=480>

El*lip"so*graph (?) , n. [ Ellipse + graph : cf. F. ellipsographe .] An instrument for describing ellipses; -- called also trammel .

Ellipsoid <Xpage=480>

El*lip"soid (?) , n. [ Ellipse + -oid : cf. F. ellipsoide .] (Geom.) A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. See Conoid , n. , 2 (a) .

&hand; The ellipsoid has three principal plane sections, a , b , and c , each at right angles to the other two, and each dividing the solid into two equal and symmetrical parts. The lines of meeting of these principal sections are the axes, or principal diameters of the ellipsoid. The point where the three planes meet is the center.

Ellipsoid of revolution , a spheroid; a solid figure generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its axes. It is called a prolate spheroid , or prolatum , when the ellipse is revolved about the major axis, and an oblate spheroid , or oblatum , when it is revolved about the minor axis.

Ellipsoid, Ellipsoidal <Xpage=480>

El*lip"soid (?) , El`lip*soi"dal (?) , a. Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or ellipsoidal form .

Elliptic, Elliptical <Xpage=480>

El*lip"tic (?) , El*lip"tic*al (?) , a. [Gr. <?/: cf. F. elliptique . See Ellipsis .]

1. Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.

The planets move in elliptic orbits. Cheyne.

2. Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase .

Elliptic chuck . See under Chuck . -- Elliptic compasses , an instrument arranged for drawing ellipses. -- Elliptic function . (Math.) See Function . -- Elliptic integral . (Math.) See Integral . -- Elliptic polarization . See under Polarization .

Elliptically <Xpage=480>

El*lip"tic*al*ly , adv. 1. In the form of an ellipse.

2. With a part omitted; as, elliptically expressed .

Ellipticity <Xpage=480>

El`lip*tic"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. ellipticit\'82 .] Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere; especially, in reference to the figure of the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar semidiameters, divided by the equatorial; thus, the ellipticity of the earth is <frac1x29966/.

&hand; Some writers use ellipticity as the ratio of the difference of the two semiaxes to the minor axis, instead of the major.

Nichol.

Elliptic-lanceolate <Xpage=480>

El*lip"tic-lan"ce*o*late (?) , a. (Bot.) Having a form intermediate between elliptic and lanceolate.

Elliptograph <Xpage=480>

El*lip"to*graph (?) , n. Same as Ellipsograph .

Ellwand <Xpage=480>

Ell"wand (?) , n. Formerly, a measuring rod an ell long.

Elm <Xpage=480>

Elm (?) , n. [AS. elm ; akin to D. olm , OHG. elm , G. ulme , Icel. almr , Dan. & Sw. alm , L. ulmus , and E. alder . Cf. Old .] (Bot.) A tree of the genus Ulmus , of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris ; the common American or white elm is U. Americana ; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva .

Elm beetle (Zo\'94l.) , one of several species of beetles (esp. Galeruca calmariensis ), which feed on the leaves of the elm. -- Elm borer (Zo\'94l.) , one of several species of beetles of which the larv\'91 bore into the wood or under the bark of the elm (esp. Saperda tridentata ). -- Elm butterfly (Zo\'94l.) , one of several species of butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the leaves of the elm (esp. Vanessa antiopa and Grapta comma ). See Comma butterfly , under Comma . -- Elm moth (Zo\'94l.) , one of numerous species of moths of which the larv\'91 destroy the leaves of the elm (esp. Eugonia subsignaria , called elm spanworm ). -- Elm sawfly (Zo\'94l.) , a large sawfly ( Cimbex Americana ). The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe, feeds on the leaves of the elm.

Elmen <Xpage=480>

Elm"en (?) , a. Belonging to elms. [Obs.]

Elmo's fire <Xpage=480>

El"mo's fire` (?) . See Corposant ; also Saint Elmo's Fire , under Saint .

Elmy <Xpage=480>

Elm"y (?) , a. Abounding with elms.

The simple spire and elmy grange. T. Warton.

Elocation <Xpage=480>

El`o*ca"tion (?) , n. [Pref. e- + locate .]

1. A removal from the usual place of residence. [Obs.]

2. Departure from the usual state; an ecstasy. [Obs.]

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Elocular <Xpage=481>

E*loc"u*lar (?) , a. [Pref. e- + locular .] Having but one cell, or cavity; not divided by a septum or partition.

Elocution <Xpage=481>

El`o*cu"tion (?) , n. [L. elocutio , fr. eloqui , elocutus , to speak out: cf. F. \'82locution . See Eloquent .]

1. Utterance by speech. [R.]

[Fruit] whose taste . . . Gave elocution to the mute, and taught The tongue not made for speech to speak thy praise. Milton.

2. Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution . "The elocution of a reader."

Whately

3. Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction. [Obs.]

To express these thoughts with elocution . Dryden.

Elocutionary <Xpage=481>

El`o*cu"tion*a*ry (?) , a. Pertaining to elocution.

Elocutionist <Xpage=481>

El`o*cu"tion*ist , n. One who is versed in elocution; a teacher of elocution.

Elocutive <Xpage=481>

El"o*cu`tive (?) , a. Pertaining to oratorical expression. [Obs.]

Feltham.

Elodian <Xpage=481>

E*lo"di*an (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of a tribe of tortoises, including the terrapins, etc., in which the head and neck can be withdrawn.

</loge <Xpage=481>

<?/`loge" (?) , n. [F. See Elogium .] A panegyrical funeral oration.

Elogist <Xpage=481>

El"o*gist (?) , n. [F. \'82logiste .] One who pronounces an \'82loge.

Elogium, Elogy <Xpage=481>

E*lo"gi*um (?) , El"o*gy (?) , n. [L. elogium a short saying, an inscription, fr. Gr. <?/ speech, fr. <?/ to speak. Cf. <?/loge .] The praise bestowed on a person or thing; panegyric; eulogy.

Elohim <Xpage=481>

E*lo"him (?) , n. [Heb.] One of the principal names by which God is designated in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Elohist <Xpage=481>

E*lo"hist (?) , n. The writer, or one of the writers, of the passages of the Old Testament, notably those of Elohim instead of Jehovah , as the name of the Supreme Being; -- distinguished from Jehovist .

S. Davidson.

Elohistic <Xpage=481>

El`o*his"tic (?) , a. Relating to Elohim as a name of God; -- said of passages in the Old Testament.

Eloign <Xpage=481>

E*loign" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Eloigned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Eloigning .] [F. \'82loigner , OF. esloignier ; pref. es- (L. ex ) + OF. & F. loin far, far off, L. longe , fr. longus long. See Elongate .] <def > [Written also eloin .]

1. To remove afar off; to withdraw. [Obs.]

From worldly cares he did himself eloign . Spenser.

2. (Law) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or to conceal, as goods liable to distress.

The sheriff may return that the goods or beasts are eloigned . Blackstone.

Eloignate <Xpage=481>

E*loign"ate (?) , v. t. To remove. [Obs.]

Howell.

Eloignment <Xpage=481>

E*loign"ment (?) , n. [F. \'82loignement .] Removal to a distance; withdrawal. [Obs.]

Eloin <Xpage=481>

E*loin" (?) , v. t. See Eloign .

Eloinate <Xpage=481>

E*loin"ate (?) , v. t. See Eloignate .

Eloinment <Xpage=481>