Meanings of original element in English

They saw not, as Polonius, something 'very like a whale,' but the original animal in its original element.

He is that member of the group who without separating from the union retains most of the original element.

I feel like it's a unique and original element of my show, and people are psyched to see something created in real time!

Now, in the material world, when individual forms perish, each sensible component relapses into its original element and becomes an undistinguishable portion of it.

All the original elements are present and correct - all but one.

The dissolution of the party of Order went beyond its original elements.

For he indicates their dissolution into the original elements of the universe.

This is also in order of less complete balancing of the original elements.

The moment he departs, the body returns to its original elements.

They would divide and subdivide until society was resolved into its original elements.

The fruit is delicate, too, and soon resolves itself into its original elements.

I was now deposed, and about to be resolved into my original elements.

There was another crash, and another chair was resolved into its original elements.

Thou art the Creator of even the five original elements.

Rosalie had resolved him back to the original elements.

The body that fire destroys goes back to nature, instantly reduced to its original elements.