Elvan

[elvәn]

Definition

(a.) Pertaining to elves; elvish.

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

(n.) Alt. of Elvanite

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Definition

n. the miner's name in the south-west of England for a granular crystalline rock composed of quartz and orthoclase which forms veins associated with granite.—Also Elv′anite.

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