O, let my books be then the eloquence
And dumb presagers of my speaking breast.
Shak.
Syn. -- Oratory; rhetoric.
El"o*quent (?), a. [F. éloquent, L. eloquens, -entis, p. pr. of eloqui to speak out, declaim; e + loqui to speak. See Loquacious.] 1. Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher.
O Death, all-eloquent! You only prove
What dust we dote on when 't is man we love.
Pope.
2. Adapted to express strong emotion or to state facts arguments with fluency and power; as, an eloquent address or statement; an eloquent appeal to a jury.
El"o*quent*ly, adv. In an eloquent manner.
{ El"rich (?) or El"ritch }, a. Ghastly; preternatural. Same as Eldritch. [Scot. & Local, Eng.]
Else (?), a. & pron. [OE. & AS. elles otherwise, gen. sing. of an adj. signifying other; akin to OHG. elles otherwise, OSw. äljes, Sw. eljest, Goth. aljis, adj., other, L. alius, Gr. &?;. Cf. Alias, Alien.] Other; one or something beside; as, Who else is coming? What else shall I give? Do you expect anything else? "Bastards and else." Shak.
This word always follows its noun. It is usual to give the possessive form to else rather than to the substantive; as, somebody else's; no one else's. "A boy who is fond of somebody else's pencil case." G. Eliot. "A suit of clothes like everybody else's." Thackeray.
Else, adv. & conj. 1. Besides; except that mentioned; in addition; as, nowhere else; no one else.