Part 285

<blockquote>There hath been <b>alate</b> such tales spread abroad. <i>Latimer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Alate, Alated</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw><hw>A"late</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A"la*ted</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>alatus</ets>, from <ets>ala</ets> wing.]</ety> <def>Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings.</def>

<h1>Alatern, Alaternus</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw><hw>Al"a*tern</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Al`a*ter"nus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>terni</ets> three each.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An ornamental evergreen shrub <spn>(Rhamnus alaternus)</spn> belonging to the buckthorns.</def>

<h1>Alation</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>A*la"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>alatus</ets> winged.]</ety> <def>The state of being winged.</def>

<h1>Alaunt</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>A*launt"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Alan</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Alb</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Alb</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>albe</ets>, LL. <ets>alba</ets>, fr. L. <ets>albus</ets> white. Cf. <er>Album</er> and <er>Aube</er>.]</ety> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Albacore</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al"ba*core</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Albicore</er>.</def>

<h1>Alban</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al"ban</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.</def>

<h1>Albanian</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*ba"ni*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> A native of Albania.</def></def2>

<h1>Albata</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*ba"ta</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>albatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>albare</ets> to make white, fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See <cref>German silver</cref>, under <er>German</er>.</def>

<h1>Albatross</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al"ba*tross</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Corrupt. fr. Pg. <ets>alcatraz</ets> cormorant, albatross, or Sp. <ets>alcatraz</ets> a pelican: cf. Pg. <ets>alcatruz</ets>, Sp. <ets>arcaduz</ets>, a bucket, fr. Ar. <ets>al-q\'bedus</ets> the bucket, fr. Gr. <grk>ka`dos</grk>, a water vessel. So an Arabic term for <ets>pelican</ets> is <ets>water-carrier</ets>, as a bird carrying water in its pouch.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A web-footed bird, of the genus <spn>Diomedea</spn>, 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.</def>

<h1>Albe, Albee</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw><hw>Al`be"</hw>, <hw>Al`bee"</hw><hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>conj.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Albeit</er>.]</ety> <def>Although; albeit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote><b>Albe</b> Clarissa were their chiefest founderess. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Albedo</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*be"do</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>Whiteness. Specifically: <fld>(Astron.)</fld> The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.</def>

<h1>Albeit</h1> <Xpage=36>