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elemental 1. of or relating to atmospheric forces, esp wind, rain, and cold 2. of, relating to, or denoting a chemical element 3. Rare a spirit or force that is said to appear in physical form How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I speak not of the finicking joy of the gourmet, but the joy of an honest appetite in ecstasy, the elemental joy of absorbing quantities of fresh simple food,--mere roast lamb, new potatoes, and peas of living green. It is man who, in a chance phrase, interprets the elemental passion of his enemy. But once Tashtego's senior, an old Gay-Head Indian among the crew, superstitiously asserted that not till he was full forty years old did Ahab become that way branded, and then it came upon him, not in the fury of any mortal fray, but in an elemental strife at sea. |
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