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elvish
(encz) | elvish,skřítkovský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Elvish
(gcide) | Elves \Elves\, n.; pl. of Elf.
[1913 Webster] Elvish \Elv"ish\, a.
1. Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also,
vacant; absent in demeanor. See Elfish.
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He seemeth elvish by his countenance. --Chaucer.
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2. Mysterious; also, foolish. [Obs.]
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elvish
(wn) | elvish
adj 1: usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a
practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks" [syn:
elfin, elfish, elvish] |
elvish
(foldoc) | elvish
1. The Tengwar of Feanor, a table of letterforms
resembling the beautiful Celtic half-uncial hand of the "Book
of Kells". Invented and described by J.R.R. Tolkien in "The
Lord of The Rings" as an orthography for his fictional
"elvish" languages, this system (which is both visually and
phonetically elegant) has long fascinated hackers (who tend
to be intrigued by artificial languages in general). It is
traditional for graphics printers, plotters, window systems,
and the like to support a Feanorian typeface as one of their
demo items. By extension, the term might be used for any odd
or unreadable typeface produced by a graphics device.
2. The typeface mundanely called "B"ocklin", an art-decoish
display font. [Why?]
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elvish
(jargon) | elvish
n.
1. The Tengwar of Feanor, a table of letterforms resembling the beautiful
Celtic half-uncial hand of the Book of Kells. Invented and described by J.
R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of The Rings as an orthography for his fictional
‘elvish’ languages, this system (which is both visually and phonetically {
elegant}) has long fascinated hackers (who tend to be intrigued by
artificial languages in general). It is traditional for graphics printers,
plotters, window systems, and the like to support a Feanorian typeface as
one of their demo items. See also elder days.
2. By extension, any odd or unreadable typeface produced by a graphics
device.
3. The typeface mundanely called ‘Böcklin’, an art-Noveau display font.
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Elvish
(gcide) | Elves \Elves\, n.; pl. of Elf.
[1913 Webster] Elvish \Elv"ish\, a.
1. Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also,
vacant; absent in demeanor. See Elfish.
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He seemeth elvish by his countenance. --Chaucer.
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2. Mysterious; also, foolish. [Obs.]
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Elvishly
(gcide) | Elvishly \Elv"ish*ly\, adv.
In an elvish manner. --Sir W. Scott.
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