What does "elvan" mean?
Elvan: (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.
Additional senses
- 2.The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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