[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

elves \elves\, n.; pl. of elf.
   1913 webster elvish \elv"ish\, a.
   1. pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also,
      vacant; absent in demeanor. see elfish.
      1913 webster

            he seemeth elvish by his countenance. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. mysterious; also, foolish. obs.
      1913 webster
see also:
elf elfish 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

elvish
     adj : usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical
           joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks" syn: elfin,
            elfish
see also:
elfin elfish 

[3] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

elvish n. 1. the tengwar of feanor, a table of letterforms resembling
   the beautiful celtic half-uncial hand of the "book of kells". invented
   and described by j. r. r. tolkien in "the lord of the rings" as an
   orthography for his fictional `elvish' languages, this system which is
   both visually and phonetically elegant has long fascinated hackers
   who tend to be intrigued by artificial languages in general. it is
   traditional for graphics printers, plotters, window systems, and the
   like to support a feanorian typeface as one of their demo items. see
   also elder days. 2. by extension, any odd or unreadable typeface
   produced by a graphics device. 3. the typeface mundanely called
   `bo"cklin', an art-noveau display font.


see also:
elegant elder days 

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

elvish
     
         1. the tengwar of feanor, a table of letterforms
        resembling the beautiful celtic half-uncial hand of the "book
        of kells".  invented and described by j.r.r. tolkien in "the
        lord of the rings" as an orthography for his fictional
        "elvish" languages, this system which is both visually and
        phonetically elegant has long fascinated hackers who tend
        to be intrigued by artificial languages in general.  it is
        traditional for graphics printers, plotters, window systems,
        and the like to support a feanorian typeface as one of their
        demo items.  by extension, the term might be used for any odd
        or unreadable typeface produced by a graphics device.
     
        2. the typeface mundanely called "b"ocklin", an art-decoish
        display font.  why?
     
        jargon file
     
        1998-04-28
     
     
see also:
elegant display font jargon file 

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