Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
elf .
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- noun Plural form of
elf . - noun Plural form of
elve .
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- noun an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
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Examples
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Carole and Alaya also make provocative quotes about elves the former saying "..elves I have nothing to do with", while the latter concurs with "The world does not ever, ever need to see another damn elf".
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The magic of the elves is a twilight thing, the sound of distant silver horns, a fairy gold that turns to dust by noonday, and it is meant to chide the pride of foolish mortal men.
MIND MELD: Today's SF Authors Define Science Fiction (Part 2) 2008
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Pratchett's take on the elves is appropriately sinister, as they have no qualms placing a glamour on people and making them do their bidding.
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Well the existence of dragons and elves is the most common element in all fantasy fiction, so should we believe there really were dragons breathing fire at Elf rangers stalking through the woods of Lorien?
Matthew Yglesias » Spitzer: Let’s Condemn the Human Race to Slavery and Extinction 2009
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Well the existence of dragons and elves is the most common element in all fantasy fiction, so should we believe there really were dragons breathing fire at Elf rangers stalking through the woods of Lorien?
Matthew Yglesias » Spitzer: Let’s Condemn the Human Race to Slavery and Extinction 2009
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If you think the public is willing to cut back to that level, you probably believe in elves, too.
Matthew Yglesias » The Strange Persistence of Carbon Tax Advocates 2009
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Well the existence of dragons and elves is the most common element in all fantasy fiction, so should we believe there really were dragons breathing fire at Elf rangers stalking through the woods of Lorien?
Matthew Yglesias » Spitzer: Let’s Condemn the Human Race to Slavery and Extinction 2009
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If you think the public is willing to cut back to that level, you probably believe in elves, too.
Matthew Yglesias » The Strange Persistence of Carbon Tax Advocates 2009
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What I am arriving at is that my dick is so big that a giant can use it to brain elves and frog-people.
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Wait until the real dirt about Obama and his little elves is uncovered and then watch the Obama snow-job.
princesscenedra commented on the word elves
Not the short ones that you think of when you think Santa. The tall beautiful ones that are graceful and live in Middle Earth.
December 2, 2006
reesetee commented on the word elves
In weather terminology, elves are huge bluish or white disks or cone-shaped light coming from the top of a thunderstorm. Some grow to be 250 miles or more in diameter and may extend 60 miles into the air. They are believed to be produced when electromagnetic pulses move through the ionosphere. The pulses could come from radio waves within the lightning flashes themselves. Elves last less than 1/1000th of a second.
September 23, 2007
npydyuan commented on the word elves
"Elves last less than 1/1000th of a second."
Funny, I always thought they were immortal!
September 23, 2007
reesetee commented on the word elves
Heehee! Yep, I thought of that when I read the definition.
There's also a weather phenomenon known as a sprite, but I'm not touching that one with a 20-foot pole. ;->
September 23, 2007
npydyuan commented on the word elves
Because you might get a shock, right? :-P
September 24, 2007
reesetee commented on the word elves
Er...yeah. That's it. Right. ;->
September 24, 2007