SYLVANS

Noun

sylvans

plural of sylvan

Source: Wiktionary


SYLVAN

Syl"van, a. Etym: [See Silvan, a.]

1. Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic. The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region . . . is usually exact as well as tenacious. De Quincey.

2. Abounding in forests or in trees; woody.

Syl"van, n. Etym: [L. Sylvanus, better Silvanus. See Silvan, a.]

Definition: A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic. Her private orchards, walled on every side, To lawless sylvans all access denied. Pope.

Syl"van, n. Etym: [Sylva + furfuran.] (Chem.)

Definition: A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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