Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An improper form of
elfin . - noun The name given in Cornwall (England) to dikes, which are of frequent occurrence in that region, and which, throughout the principal mining districts, have a course approximately parallel with the majority of the most productive tin and copper lodes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to elves; elvish.
- adjective (Mining) Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall.
- noun The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to
elves ;elvish ;elven . - adjective mining Of or relating to certain
veins offeldspathic orporphyritic rock crossingmetalliferous veins in the mining districts ofCornwall . - noun mining The rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself.
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Examples
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Players, if so inclined, could have their character enter into a same-sex relationship with male elvan assassin Zevran or female human bard Leliana.
'Fable III' Game Offers Players Gay Marriage, Adoption AP 2010
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Players, if so inclined, could have their character enter into a same-sex relationship with male elvan assassin Zevran or female human bard Leliana.
'Fable III' Game Offers Players Gay Marriage, Adoption AP 2010
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Damn, everyone should have some soiled elvan underpants!
Giveaway: Elvan Underpants Paul 2009
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One to the elvan king, another to the witch, and lastly the wizard whose beard looked woven but yet, was grayly stitched.
youneverwin Diary Entry youneverwin 2004
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South of Black Head, an eminence of about 150 feet, is the little port of Pentewan, noted for its elvan building stone, which is shipped, together with some china-clay, from its excellent small harbour.
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You see, sir, just here a ridge of elvan crops up through the slate; the rock, out yonder, is good elvan, and that is why the sea has made an island of it, wearing away the softer stuff inshore.
The Ship of Stars Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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Cornishmen 'blue elvan:' this diorite, composed of felspar and the hardest hornblende, contains granular iron and pyrites like silver.
To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Richard Francis Burton 1855
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As he croons, his elvan garb transforms into a glittery ensemble resembling one of John's getups.
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As he croons, his elvan garb transforms into a glittery ensemble resembling one of John's getups.
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