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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Elvan

· Elv·an · IPA /ˈɛlvən/
01 a. Pertaining to elves; elvish.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to elves; elvish.
  2. 2.
    Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall; as, an elvan course.(Mining)
02 n. The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course.
  1. 1.
    The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course.