Part 164

A*late" (&?;), adv. [Pref. a- + late.] Lately; of late. [Archaic]

There hath been alate such tales spread abroad. Latimer.

{ A"late (&?;), A"la*ted (&?;), } a. [L. alatus, from ala wing.] Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings.

{ Al"a*tern (&?;), ||Al`a*ter"nus (&?;), } n. [L. ala wing + terni three each.] (Bot.) An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus) belonging to the buckthorns.

A*la"tion (&?;), n. [F., fr. L. alatus winged.] The state of being winged.

A*launt" (&?;), n. See Alan. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Alb (&?;), n. [OE. albe, LL. alba, fr. L. albus white. Cf. Album and Aube.] A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orders when officiating at mass. It was formerly worn, at least by clerics, in daily life.

Al"ba*core (&?;), n. (Zoöl.) See Albicore.

Al"ban (&?;), n. [L. albus white.] (Chem.) A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.

Al*ba"ni*an (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey. -- n. A native of Albania.

||Al*ba"ta (&?;), n. [L. albatus, p. p. of albare to make white, fr. albus white.] A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under German.

Al"ba*tross (&?;), n. [Corrupt. fr. Pg. alcatraz cormorant, albatross, or Sp. alcatraz a pelican: cf. Pg. alcatruz, Sp. arcaduz, a bucket, fr. Ar. al- qdus the bucket, fr. Gr. ka`dos, a water vessel. So an Arabic term for pelican is water-carrier, as a bird carrying water in its pouch.] (Zoöl.) A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.

{ Al`be", Al`bee" } (&?;), conj. [See Albeit.] Although; albeit. [Obs.]

Albe Clarissa were their chiefest founderess. Spenser.

||Al*be"do (&?;), n. [L., fr. albus white.] Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.

Al`be"it (&?;), conj. [OE. al be although it be, where al is our all. Cf. Although.] Even though; although; notwithstanding. Chaucer.

Albeit so masked, Madam, I love the truth. Tennyson.

Al"bert*ite (&?;), n. (Min.) A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of A. &?;bert, New Brunswick.

Al"ber*type (&?;), n. [From the name of the inventor, Albert, of Munich.] A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.

Al*bes"cence (&?;), n. The act of becoming white; whitishness.

Al*bes"cent (&?;), a. [L. albescens, p. pr. of albescere to grow white, fr. albus white.] Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.

Al"bi*cant (&?;), a. [L. albicans, p. pr. of albicare, albicatum, to be white, fr. albus white.] Growing or becoming white.

Al`bi*ca"tion (&?;), n. The process of becoming white, or developing white patches, or streaks.

Al"bi*core (&?;), n. [F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg. albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro a little pig.] (Zoöl.) A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, esp. Orcynus alalonga. One species (Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in New England the horse mackerel; the tunny. [Written also albacore.]

Al`bi*fi*ca"tion (&?;), n. [Cf. F. albification: L. albus white + ficare (only in comp.), facere, to make.] The act or process of making white. [Obs.]

{ Al`bi*gen"ses (&?;), ||Al`bi`geois" (&?;), } n. pl. [From Albi and Albigeois, a town and its district in the south of France, in which the sect abounded.] (Eccl. Hist.) A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries.

The Albigenses were a branch of the Catharists (the pure). They were exterminated by crusades and the Inquisition. They were distinct from the Waldenses.

Al`bi*gen"sian (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.