Eleméntal. adj. [from element.]
- Produced by some of the four elements.
If dusky spots are vary'd on his brow,
And streak'd with red, a troubl'd colour show;
That sullen mixture shall at once declare
Winds, rain and storms, and elemental war. Dryden's Virg.Soft yielding minds to water glide away,
And sip, with nymphs, their elemental tea. Pope. - Arising from first principles.
Leeches are by some accounted poison not properly, that is, by temperamental contrariety, occult form, or so much as elemental repugnancy; but inwardly taken, they fasten upon the veins, and occasion an effusion of blood. Brown's Vu. Err.
