El`ee*mos"y*na*ry, n.; pl. Eleemosynaries (&?;). One who subsists on charity; a dependent. South.
{ El"e*gance (?), El"e*gan*cy (?), } n. [L. elegantia, fr. elegans, - antis, elegant: cf. F. élégance.] 1. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish; refinement; -- said of manners, language, style, form, architecture, etc.
That grace that elegance affords.
Drayton.
The endearing elegance of female friendship.
Johnson.
A trait of native elegance, seldom seen in the masculine character after childhood or early youth, was shown in the General's fondness for the sight and fragrance of flowers.
Hawthorne.