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elvish
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(character)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.


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It sounds as if they are speaking one of the Elvish languages from The Lord of the Rings.
What is the role of the corporate editor? It's not to be the "voice ... by Crescenzo, Steve / Communication World
He spent a good deal of time working on his Elvish languages and histories at meals, during lectures, and even in dugouts while under fire (Letters 78).
The Great War and Tolkien's Memory: an examination of World War I ... by Croft, Janet Brennan / Mythlore
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