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Definition of Elf cup
1. Noun. Apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elf Cup
Literary usage of Elf cup
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"ELF-CUP, s. This name is given to small stones, "perforated by friction at a
waterfall, and believed to be the workmanship of the Elves," ..."
2. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"ELF-CUP, ». The name Riven to amali stones, "perforated by friction at a water-fall,
and believed to be the workmanship of the elves," ..."
3. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1900)
"4), a regular elf cup in the popular estimation, which was recently found by a
shepherd close to a sheep-path near the top of ..."
4. A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are Explained in by John Jamieson (1867)
"ELF-CUP, ». The name (riven to small stones, "perforated by friction at a
water-fall, and believed to be the workmanship of the elves," ..."
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