Ĕl'ze-vir, a.

a. Published or introduced by the Elzevir family; — said of books or editions, especially of the classics, published by them at Amsterdam and Leyden, from about 1583 to 1680, and highly prized for their accuracy and elegance; and also of a kind of printing type used for titles, giving a round, open, distinct impression, and first introduced by them.