Elaine

[ ih-leyn ]

/ ɪˈleɪn /

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any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.

a female given name, form of Helen.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

In the late 1980s, Hawking began to grow close to his redheaded, controlling nurse, Elaine Mason.
The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse Claims|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, in 2006, Hawking and Elaine divorced, and neither of them spoke about the marriage.
The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse Claims|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Elaine Kamarck, a fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, wondered if their jobs pose a conflict of interest.
D.C.'s Lesbian Power Wedding|Eleanor Clift|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Louis-Dreyfus made a joke that Cranston looked like a character Elaine had dated on Seinfeld.
The Best Emmys Moments: Seth Meyers, Bryan Cranston, and a 'Seinfeld' Kiss|Kevin Fallon|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

You worked with the late, great Elaine Stritch twice—on September and Small Time Crooks.
Woody Allen on ‘Magic in the Moonlight,’ the Crisis in Gaza, and Those Allegations|Marlow Stern|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He didn't like Elaine any more, but he knew that the code demanded that he should show resentment of the intrusion.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
Lifting himself up on his hands and knees he saw Jim and Elaine scrambling into a taxicab.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
"Don't waste your time on the big souse, Jim," said Elaine clutching at the arm of the man who had threatened her.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
When the knight was able to ride, he went back to Astolat with Elaine and Lavaine.
Stories of King Arthur's Knights|Mary MacGregor
When Elaine took the diamond from Sir Gawaine she went to her father.
Stories of King Arthur's Knights|Mary MacGregor