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Definition of Elans
1. elan [n] - See also: elan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elans
Literary usage of Elans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Mile elans ( Thf]. The ancient Irish. Tho legend is that Ireland was once peopled
by the Firbolgs, who were subdued by the Milesians, called the "Gaels of ..."
2. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1814)
"... with skirts of wood on the river bank, by the springs and creeks. surplus they
exchange with the И ¡elans for buffalo, rugs, horses, and mules. ..."
3. Annals of the Persecution in Scotland: From the Restoration to the Revolution by James Aikman (1842)
"... Common field-meeting -King authorizes calling in the Highland elans. EARLY in
the year, a pretty large meeting, both of the indulged and ..."
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