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A*lone"ly, adv. Only; merely; singly. [Obs.]

This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity. Latimer.

A*lone"ly, a. Exclusive. [Obs.] Fabyan.

A*lone"ness, n. A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness. [R.] Bp. Montagu.

A*long" (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-, Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. &?;, Skr. anti, over against) + lang long. See Long.] 1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.

Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung. Dryden.

2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.

We will go along by the king's highway. Numb. xxi. 22.

He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along. Coleridge.

3. In company; together.

He to England shall along with you. Shak.

All along, all through the course of; during the whole time; throughout. "I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper." Addison. -- To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business. "She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I." Mrs. Stowe.

A*long", prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along the lowly lands." Dryden.

The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12.

A*long". [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)

Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] "On me is not along thin evil fare." Chaucer. "And all this is long of you." Shak. "This increase of price is all along of the foreigners." London Punch.

A*long"shore` (&?;), adv. Along the shore or coast.

A*long"shore`man (&?;), n. See Longshoreman.

A*long"side` (&?;), adv. Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree.

A*longst" (?; 115), prep. & adv. [Formed fr. along, like amongst fr. among.] Along. [Obs.]

A*loof" (&?;), n. (Zoöl.) Same as Alewife.

A*loof", adv. [Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff.] 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.

Our palace stood aloof from streets. Dryden.

2. Without sympathy; unfavorably.

To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. I. Taylor.

A*loof" (&?;), prep. Away from; clear from. [Obs.]

Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. Milton.

A*loof"ness, n. State of being aloof. Rogers (1642).