elaboratory (elaborator i)

and n. [ He shew'd us divers rare plants, caves, and an elabora tory. Evelyn , Diary, Aug. 1, 1665. [NL. * elabratus, In this retreat of mine, shall I have the use of mine elaboratory? Scott , Kenilworth, xviii. elabrate (e-lā'brāt), a. epriv. + labrum , lip: no labrum: an epithet applied in entomology to the mouth when it has no distinct labrum or upper lip, as in the spiders and most Diptera . Elacate (e- (e-lak'a-te), n. [NL., ἠλακάτη , dial. ἠλακάτα , ἀλακάτα , a distaff.] ira , a distaff.] The typical genus of fishes of the family family Elacatida. E. canada is a food-fish of the Atlantic coast of North America and the West Indies, reaching a length of 5 feet and a weight of from 15 to 20 pounds. It is variously known as the ser geant - fish, coalfish, bonito, cubby - yew or cobia, and crabeater. See cut under cobia.