'Elvan' definitions:

Definition of 'Elvan'

From: GCIDE
  • Elvan \Elv"an\, a.
  • 1. Pertaining to elves; elvish. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (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. Elvan

Definition of 'Elvan'

From: GCIDE
  • Elvan \Elv"an\, Elvanite \Elv"an*ite\, n. The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course. [1913 Webster]