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<hw>Al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>All.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Al-</h1> <Xpage=35>

<hw>Al-</hw>. <tt>A prefix.</tt> <sd>(a)</sd> <ety>[AS. <ets>eal</ets>.]</ety> <def>All; wholly; completely; <as>as, <ex>al</ex>mighty,<ex>al</ex>most</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets>.]</ety> <def>To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to <i>a</i>-. See <er>Ad-</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The Arabic definite article answering to the English <it>the</it>; <as>as, <ex>Al</ex>koran, <it>the</it> Koran or <it>the</it> Book; <ex>al</ex>chemy, <it>the</it> chemistry.</as></def>

<h1>Al</h1> <Xpage=35>

<hw>Al</hw>. <tt>conj.</tt> <def>Although; if. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>All</er>, <tt>conj.</tt></def>

<h1>Ala</h1> <Xpage=35>

<hw>A"la</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Al\'91</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A winglike organ, or part.</def>

<h1>Alabama period</h1> <Xpage=35>

<hw>Al`a*ba"ma pe"ri*od</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic.</def>

<h1>Alabaster</h1> <Xpage=35>

<hw>Al"a*bas"ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>alabaster</ets>, Gr. <?/, said to be derived fr. <ets>Alabastron</ets>, the name of a town in Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. <ets>alabastre</ets>, F. <ets>alb\'83tre</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as <i>oriental alabaster</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made.</def>

<i>Fosbroke.</i>

<h1>Alabastrian</h1> <Xpage=35>

<hw>Al`a*bas"tri*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Alabastrine.</def>

<h1>Alabastrine</h1> <Xpage=35>

<hw>Al`a*bas"trine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; as <i>alabastrine</i> limbs.</def>

<h1>Alabastrum</h1> <Xpage=35>

<hw>Al`a*bas"trum</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Alabastra</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A flower bud.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Alack</h1> <Xpage=35>

<hw>A*lack"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>interj.</tt> <ety>[Prob. from <ets>ah! lack!</ets> OE. <ets>lak</ets> loss, failure, misfortune. See <er>Lack</er>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressive of sorrow.</def> <mark>[Archaic. or Poet.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Alackaday</h1> <Xpage=35>

<hw>A*lack"a*day`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>interj.</tt> <ety>[For <ets>alack the day</ets>. Cf. Lackaday.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressing sorrow.</def>

<note>&hand; Shakespeare has "<i>alack</i> the day" and "<i>alack</i> the heavy day." Compare "woe worth the day."</note>

<h1>Alacrify</h1> <Xpage=35>