Elzevir
Pronunciation : El"ze*vir
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Applied to books or editions (esp. of the Greek New Testament and the classics) printed and published by the Elzevir family at Amsterdam, Leyden, etc., from about 1592 to 1680; also, applied to a round open type introduced by them. The Elzevir editions are valued for their neatness, and the elegant small types used. Brande & C.
(Bibliog.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913