eleve (alev)

[F., 1877 last moment; just before it is too late: in allusion to the parable of the laborers in the vineyard. Mat. xx. 1-16. II. n. 1. One of eleven equal parts; the quotient of unity divided by eleven: as, five elev enths of fifty-five are twenty-five. The cry so prase the ten the is tygt; The Iacyngh the enleuenthe gent. Alliterative Poems (ed. Morris), i. 1013. 2. In early Eng. law, an eleventh part of the rents of the year, or of movables, or both, granted or levied by way of tax.-3. In music: (a) The interval between any tone and a tone on the eleventh diatonic degree above or below it; a compound fourth, or an octave and a fourth. (b) A tone distant by an eleventh from a given tone. elf (elf), n.; pl. elves (elvz). [Early mod. E. also elfe; = elicit II. a . Relating or pertaining to elves. The mightiest chiefs of British song Scorned not such legends to prolong: They gleam through Spenser's elfin dream, And mix in Milton's heavenly theme. Scott, Marmion, Int., i. Excalibur, rich ... With jewels, elfin Urim, on the hilt. Tennyson, Coming of Arthur. Elfin pipe. See fairy pipes, under fairy. elfish, elvish (el'fish, -vish), a. [ IMG:content-0324.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0325.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0326.png:[blocks in formation] Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. Herrick, Night-Piece to Julia. another.