The whole comedy is a sort of El Dorado of wit.
T. Moore.
El"dritch (?), a. Hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh. [Local, Eng.]
E`le*at"ic (?), a. [L. eleaticus, from Elea (or Velia) in Italy.] Of or pertaining to a certain school of Greek philosophers who taught that the only certain science is that which owes nothing to the senses, and all to the reason. -- n. A philosopher of the Eleatic school.
E`le*at"i*cism (?), n. The Eleatic doctrine.
El`e*cam*pane" (?), n. [F. énulecampane, NL. inula campana; L. inula elecampane + LL. campana a bell; cf. G. glockenwurz, i. e., "bellwort."] 1. (Bot.) A large, coarse herb (Inula Helenium), with composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent taste, is used as a tonic, and was formerly of much repute as a stomachic.