Elbert

[ el-bert ]

/ ˈɛl bərt /

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noun

Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range: second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. 14,431 feet (4,399 meters).

a male given name.

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Words nearby Elbert

Elba, Elbasan, Elbe, Elberfeld, Elbe River, Elbert, Elberta, Elbląg, elbow, elbow-bender, elbow bump

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How to use Elbert in a sentence

Liberals very rarely talk about history, as my Democracy journal colleague Elbert Venture wrote recently in a fine essay.
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He tried hard to palm off one of his pet orations on the court, but Major Elbert shut him off sternly.
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Major Elbert took a hand, warning the lawyer that he must keep his speech within the limits of gentlemanly use.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants|H. Irving Hancock
Major Elbert's manner was not that of the bully, or of one abusing brief authority.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants|H. Irving Hancock

Elbert is the dasher, named for the brother baker who persuaded Father Baxter to give up hand mixing and take to machinery.
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Elbert Hubbard said, "Blessed is the man who is not looking for a soft snap, for he is the only one who shall find it."
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British Dictionary definitions for Elbert

Elbert

/ (ˈɛlbət) /

noun

Mount Elbert a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range. Height: 4399 m (14 431 ft)

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