ell mother (elmuther)

A dialectal form of eld mother. Brockett. [Prov. Eng.] elloopa (e-lö'pä), n. Same as illupi. See Ba ia. Ellopia (e-lo'pi-ä), n. [NL. (Treitschke, 1825), ellyardt, n. [ME. elnzerd, zerd , etc., yard.] A yard an ell long; a measuring- yard; an ellwand. The hede of an elnzerde the large lenkthe hade, The grayn al of grene stele and of golde hewen. IMG:content-0337.jpg:[blocks in formation] Elmis (el'mis), n. [NL. (Latreille, 1802).] A elocutivet (el'ō-ku-tiv), a. [ elocut - ion +-ive.] genus of clavicorn beetles, of the family Par- Pertaining to elocution. nid a, having only five ventral rior coxæ. E. cond i men tar i us is so named from being said to be used for flavoring food in Peru. The ge- nus is wide-spread, species occur- ring in Europe, Australia, and North and South America. There are 21 in North America and about twice as many in other countries. Elmo's fire, St. Elmo's fire (el'moz fir, sånt el'möz fir). [After Saint Elmo , bishop After op of For mise, a town of ancient Italy, who died about 304, and whom sailors in the Mediter- ranean invoke during a storm.] Same as cor- posant. Elmis glaber. (Line shows natural size.) Near Cotswold downs, or the delicious groves Of Symmonds, honour'd through the sandy soil Of elmy Ro ,. Regard this sort. suberosa), with thick plates of cork on the branches, is probably only a variety. The Scotch elm, or witch-elm, U. montana, is a smaller tree than the English elm. The American species are distinguished as the American elm, white elm, or water-elm, U. American a ; the cedar-elm of Texas, U. cra i folia ; the cork-, cliff-, hickory-, swamp-, or rock-elm, U. racemosa; the red elm, slippery-elm, or moose- elm, U. fulva , the inner bark of which is mucilaginous, and is used in medicine; and the winged elm, or wahoo, U. alata , with corky-winged branches. In Australia the name is given to the Aphananthe Philip pin ens is , a spe- cies allied to the true elm. In the West Indies Cordia Ger as canthus and C. ger as can tho ides , of the order Bora- ginacee , receive the name, as also the rubiaceous Hame- lia ventricosa. The is the toughest of European woods, and is considered to bear the driving of bolts and nails better than any other. It is very durable under water, and is frequently used for keels of ships, for boat- building, and for many structures exposed to wet, or when great strength is required. Because of its tough- ne , it is used for naves of wheels, shells for tackle- blocks, and common turnery. Witch-elm is much used by coach-makers, and by ship-builders for making jolly- boats. Rock-elm is much used in boat-building, and to some extent for bows. The elm delights in a sound, sweet, and fertile land, something more incl in'd to moisture, and where good pasture is produced. Evelyn, Sylva, iv. § 6. When the broad elm , sole empre of the plain, Whose circling shadow speaks a century's reign, Wreathes in the clouds her regal diadem A forest waving on a single stem. IMG:content-0338.png:[blocks in formation] Thy summer woods Are lovely, O my Mother Isle! the birch Light bending on thy banks, thy elmy vales, Thy venerable oaks! There may be some particular cases incident, wherein perhaps this [consent in marriage] may without sin or blame be forborne: as when the child, either by general permi ion, or former elocation , shall be out of the parents' disposing. Bp . Hall , Cases of Conscience, iv. 1. 2. Departure from the usual state or mood; displacement; an ecstasy. IMG:content-0339.jpg:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0340.png:[graphic] IMG:content-0341.png:[blocks in formation] Can you deliver a series of questions without a quicken- ing of your elocution ? A. Phelps , English Style, p. 268. =Syn. 1. Elocution, Delivery. These words are quite independent of their derivation. Elocution has narrowed its meaning (see quotation from E. Porter, above), and has broadened it to take in gesture. They are now e en- tially the same, covering bodily carriage and gesture as well as the use of the voice. Elocution sometimes seems more manifestly a matter of art than delivery. See ora- tory. elocutionary (el-ō-ku's hon-ā-ri), a . [ elocu- tion + -ary.] Of or pertaining to elocution. elocutioner (el-ō-kushon-er), n. A public speaker or declaimer. [Colloq.] They [those] heedle young fellows, that think nothing o' the fundamentals o' their faith, but are aye crying out about the elocution ers and poetry mongers they've heard in elocutionist (el-ō-ku's hon-ist), n. [ -ist .] A person versed in the art of elocu- tion; one who teaches or writes upon elocu- tion, or who gives public elocutionary readings or exercises. IMG:content-0342.jpg:[blocks in formation] The New Testament authors followed the Elohistic ac- count, and speak of him [Balaam] disparagingly. Encyc . Brit ., III. 259. eloign, eloign a tet, etc. See eloin , etc. eloin, eloign (e-loin'), v . [Also written eloine , eloigne ; eloigner , esloigner , F. éloigner = Pr. esloignar , eslueingnar, elongare , re- move, keep aloof, prolong, etc.: see elong .] I. trans. To separate and remove to a distance. From worldly cares himselfe he did esloyne . Spenser, F. Q., I. iv. 20. Eloigne, sequester, and divorce her, from your bed and your board. Chapman , All Fools, iv. 1. eloin I'll tell thee now (dear love) what thou shalt do To anger destiny, as she doth us; How I shall stay, though she eloigne me thus. Donne, Valediction to his Book, If the person be conveyed out of the sheriff's jurisdic tion, the sheriff may return that he is eloigned. Black stone, Com., III. viii. II.t in trans. To abscond. eloinatet, eloign a tet (e-loi'nat), v. t. [ eloin. Nor is some vulgar Greek so far adulterated, and eloign ated from the true Greek, as Italian is from the Latin. Howell, Foreign Travel, p. 149.