ELAND, [=e]'land, _n._ the South African antelope, resembling the elk in
having a protuberance on the larynx. [Dut.; Ger. _elend_, the elk--Lith.
_élnis_, the elk.]
ELAPSE, e-laps', _v.i._ to slip or glide away: to pass silently, as
time.--_n._ ELAP'SION. [L. _elapsus_, _elabi_--_e_, out, away, _labi_,
_lapsus_, to slide.]
ELASMOBRANCHIATE, e-las-mo-brang'ki-[=a]t, _adj._ pertaining to a class,
subclass, or order of fishes including sharks and skates, having lamellar
branchiæ or plate-like gills.
ELASTIC, e-las'tik, _adj._ having a tendency to recover the original form:
springy: able to recover quickly a former state or condition after a shock:
flexible: yielding.--_n._ a piece of string, cord, &c. made elastic by
having india-rubber woven in it.--_adv._ ELAS'TICALLY.--_ns._ ELASTIC'ITY,
springiness: power to recover from depression; ELAS'TICNESS. [Coined from
Gr. _elastikos_, _elaunein_, fut. _elasein_, to drive.]
ELATE, e-l[=a]t', _adj._ lifted up: puffed up with success:
exalted.--_v.t._ to raise or exalt: to elevate: to make proud.--_adv._
ELAT'EDLY.--_ns._ ELAT'EDNESS; EL'ATER, an elastic filament in certain
liverworts and scale-mosses: a skip-jack beetle; ELAT[=E]'RIUM, a substance
contained in the juice of the fruit of the squirting cucumber, yielding the
purgative ELAT'ERIN; EL[=A]'TION, pride resulting from success. [L.
_el[=a]tus_, pa.p. of _efferre_--_e_, out, _ferre_, to carry.]
ELBOW, el'b[=o], _n._ the joint where the arm bows or bends: any sharp turn
or bend.--_v.t._ to push with the elbow: to jostle.--_ns._ EL'BOW-CHAIR, an
arm-chair; EL'BOW-GREASE, humorously applied to vigorous rubbing;
EL'BOW-ROOM, room to extend the elbows: space enough for moving or acting:
freedom.--AT ONE'S ELBOW, close at hand; BE OUT AT ELBOW, to wear a coat
ragged at the elbows; UP TO THE ELBOWS, completely engrossed. [A.S.
_elnboga_--_el-_, allied to L. _ulna_, the arm, _boga_, a bend--_bugan_, to
bend. See ELL; BOW, _n._ and _v.t._]