Noah Webster
Elench
ELENCH', noun [Latin elenchus; Gr. to argue, to refute.]
1. A vicious or fallacious argument, which is apt to deceive under the appearance of truth; a sophism. [Little Used.]
2. In antiquity, a kind of earring set with pearls.
ELENCH', noun [Latin elenchus; Gr. to argue, to refute.]
1. A vicious or fallacious argument, which is apt to deceive under the appearance of truth; a sophism. [Little Used.]
2. In antiquity, a kind of earring set with pearls.