Vocabulary : Elix to Ell

Elix : To extract.
Elixate : To boil; to seethe; hence, to extract by boiling or seething.
Elixation : A seething; digestion.
Elixir : A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form. ;; An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitae, or the elixir of life. ;; The refined spirit; the quintessence. ;; Any cordial or substance which invigorates.
Elizabethan : Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth or her times, esp. to the architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan writers, drama, literature. ;; One who lived in England in the time of Queen Elizabeth.

Elk : A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti. ;; Alt. of Elke
Elke : The European wild or whistling swan (Cygnus ferus).
Elknut : The buffalo nut. See under Buffalo.
Elkwood : The soft, spongy wood of a species of Magnolia (M. Umbrella).
Ell : A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37. ;; See L.

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