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<hw>A*lee"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>lee</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of <i>aweather</i>. The helm of a ship is <i>alee</i> when pressed close to the lee side.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Hard alee</col>, or <col>Luff alee</col></mcol>, <cd>an order to put the helm to the lee side.</cd></cs>

<h1>Alegar</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw>Al"e*gar</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Ale</ets> + <ets>eager</ets> sour, F. <ets>aigre</ets>. Cf. <er>Vinegar</er>.]</ety> <def>Sour ale; vinegar made of ale.</def>

<i>Cecil.</i>

<h1>Aleger</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw>Al"e*ger</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>all\'8agre</ets>, earlier <ets>al\'8agre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>alacer</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gay; cheerful; sprightly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Alegge</h1> <Xpage=37>

<hw>A*legge"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>aleggen</ets>, <ets>alegen</ets>, OF. <ets>alegier</ets>, F. <ets>all\'82ger</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>alleviare</ets>, for L. <ets>allevare</ets> to lighten; <ets>ad + levis</ets> light. Cf. <er>Alleviate</er>, <er>Allay</er>, <er>Allege</er>.]</ety> <def>To allay or alleviate; to lighten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>That shall <b>alegge</b> this bitter blast. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Alehoof</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ale"hoof`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>h<?/fe</ets> ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. <ets>heyhowe</ets> hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. <ets>heyhowe</ets>, <ets>heyoue</ets>, <ets>haihoue</ets>, <ets>halehoue</ets>.\'b8 <i>[Prior]</i>. <def> Ground ivy <spn>(Nepeta Glechoma)</spn>.</def>>

<hw>Ale"hoof`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>h<?/fe</ets> ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. <ets>heyhowe</ets> hedgehove, <hr> <page="38"> Page 38<p> ground ivy, "in old MSS. <ets>heyhowe</ets>, <ets>heyoue</ets>, <ets>haihoue</ets>, <ets>halehoue</ets>." <i>[Prior]</i>. <def> Ground ivy <spn>(Nepeta Glechoma)</spn>.</def>

<h1>Alehouse</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ale"hoof`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>h<?/fe</ets> ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. <ets>heyhowe</ets> hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. <ets>heyhowe</ets>, <ets>heyoue</ets>, <ets>haihoue</ets>, <ets>halehoue</ets>.\'b8 <i>[Prior]</i>. <def> Ground ivy <spn>(Nepeta Glechoma)</spn>.</def>>

<hw>Ale"house`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house.</def>

<i>Macaulay.</i>

<h1>Ale-knight</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ale"hoof`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>h<?/fe</ets> ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. <ets>heyhowe</ets> hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. <ets>heyhowe</ets>, <ets>heyoue</ets>, <ets>haihoue</ets>, <ets>halehoue</ets>.\'b8 <i>[Prior]</i>. <def> Ground ivy <spn>(Nepeta Glechoma)</spn>.</def>>

<hw>Ale"-knight`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A pot companion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Alemannic</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ale"hoof`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>h<?/fe</ets> ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. <ets>heyhowe</ets> hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. <ets>heyhowe</ets>, <ets>heyoue</ets>, <ets>haihoue</ets>, <ets>halehoue</ets>.\'b8 <i>[Prior]</i>. <def> Ground ivy <spn>(Nepeta Glechoma)</spn>.</def>>

<hw>Al`e*man"nic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes.</def>

<h1>Alemannic</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ale"hoof`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>h<?/fe</ets> ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. <ets>heyhowe</ets> hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. <ets>heyhowe</ets>, <ets>heyoue</ets>, <ets>haihoue</ets>, <ets>halehoue</ets>.\'b8 <i>[Prior]</i>. <def> Ground ivy <spn>(Nepeta Glechoma)</spn>.</def>>

<hw>Al`e*man"nic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The language of the Alemanni.</def>

<blockquote>The Swabian dialect . . . is known as the <b>Alemannic</b>. <i>Amer. Cyc.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Alembic</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ale"hoof`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>h<?/fe</ets> ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. <ets>heyhowe</ets> hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. <ets>heyhowe</ets>, <ets>heyoue</ets>, <ets>haihoue</ets>, <ets>halehoue</ets>.\'b8 <i>[Prior]</i>. <def> Ground ivy <spn>(Nepeta Glechoma)</spn>.</def>>

<hw>A*lem"bic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>alambic</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>alambique</ets>), Ar. <ets>al</ets>-<ets>anb\'c6q</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ cup, cap of a still. The cap or head was the <ets>alembic</ets> proper. Cf. <er>Limbec</er>.]</ety> <def>An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the <i>retort</i> and <i>worm still</i>.</def>

<blockquote>Used also metaphorically. The <b>alembic</b> of a great poet's imagination. <i>Brimley.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Alembroth</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ale"hoof`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>h<?/fe</ets> ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. <ets>heyhowe</ets> hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. <ets>heyhowe</ets>, <ets>heyoue</ets>, <ets>haihoue</ets>, <ets>halehoue</ets>.\'b8 <i>[Prior]</i>. <def> Ground ivy <spn>(Nepeta Glechoma)</spn>.</def>>

<hw>A*lem"broth</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Origin uncertain.]</ety> <def>The <i>salt of wisdom</i> of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant.</def>