elvan

2 definitions found

elvan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Elvan \Elv"an\, a.
     1. Pertaining to elves; elvish.
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     2. (Mining) Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic
        or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the
        mining districts of Cornwall; as, an elvan course. Elvan

  Elvan \Elv"an\, Elvanite \Elv"an*ite\, n.
     The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan
     course.
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