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In any other place; as, these trees are not to be found elsewhere.

From another source; from elsewhere; as, a case proved aliunde; evidence aliunde.

-- Barbados nuts, the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See Physic nut.

To go a-begging, a figurative phrase to express the absence of demand for something which elsewhere brings a price; as, grapes are so plentiful there that they go a-begging.

o one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.

A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.

ule with its seeds, of several plants of the Ginger family growing in the East Indies and elsewhere, and much used as a condiment, and in medicine.

ly much used, esp. in Catalonia, and is still used in some parts of the United States and elsewhere.

An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere. Dryden. A cenotaph in Westminster Abbey. Macaulay.

f a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere. Hook.

charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.

hough. -- Cornish engine, a single-acting pumping engine, used in mines, in Cornwall and elsewhere, and for water works. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight, in descending.

s elected into Magdalen College as a demy; a term by which that society denominates those elsewhere called "scholars," young men who partake of the founder's benefaction, and succeed in their order to vacant fellowships. Johnson.

Places where ore is dug; especially, certain localities in California, Australia, and elsewhere, at which gold is obtained. [Recent]

To pay out or disburse money. They go elsewhere to enjoy and to expend. Macaulay .

vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal. Raymond.

crowned cap formerly worn by all classes in England, and continued in London after disuse elsewhere; -- hence, a citizen of London. Marston.

e material of silk, or silk and cotton, originally imported from India, but now also made elsewhere.

A frame for supporting barrels in a cellar or elsewhere. Sir W. Scott.

A small channel at the roadside or elsewhere, to lead off surface water. Gutters running with ale. Macaulay.