ELVANS

Noun

elvans

plural of elvan

Anagrams

• Valens, levans, navels, snavel

Source: Wiktionary


ELVAN

Elv"an, a.

1. Pertaining to elves; elvish.

2. (Mining)

Definition: Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall; as, an elvan course.

Elv"an, Elv"an*ite, n.

Definition: The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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