"elvan" meaning in English

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        "Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall."
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          "feldspathic",
          "feldspathic"
        ],
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          "porphyritic",
          "porphyritic"
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          "rock",
          "rock"
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          "metalliferous",
          "metalliferous"
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        "(mining) Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall."
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        "The rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself."
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        "(mining) The rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself."
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        "Elven, elfin, pertaining to elves."
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        "(uncommon) Elven, elfin, pertaining to elves."
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        "(mining) The rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself."
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