\El"ze*vir\, a. (Bibliog.)
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.