Part 328

<h1>Allopathy</h1> <Xpage=41>

<hw>Al*lop"a*thy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ other + <?/ suffering, <?/, <?/, to suffer: cf. G. <ets>allopathie</ets>, F. <ets>allopathie</ets>. See <er>Pathos</er>.]</ety> <def>That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to <i>homeopathy</i>.</def>

<h1>Allophylic, Allophylian</h1> <Xpage=41>

<hw><hw>Al`lo*phyl"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Al`lo*phyl"i*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ of another tribe; <?/ other + <?/ class or tribe.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic.</def>

<i>J. Prichard.</i>

<h1>Alloquy</h1> <Xpage=41>

<hw>Al"lo*quy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>alloquim</ets>, fr. <ets>alloqui</ets>.]</ety> <def>A speaking to another; an address.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Allot</h1> <Xpage=41>

<hw>Al*lot"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Allotted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Allotting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>aloter</ets>, F. <ets>allotir</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>lot</ets> lot. See <er>Lot</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To distribute by lot.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on; to grant; to appoint; <as>as, let every man be contented with that which Providence <ex>allots</ex> him</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Ten years I will <b>allot</b> to the attainment of knowledge. <i>Johnson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Allotheism</h1> <Xpage=41>

<hw>Al"lo*the*ism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ other + <?/ god.]</ety> <def>The worship of strange gods.</def>

<i>Jer. Taylor.</i>

<h1>Allotment</h1> <Xpage=41>

<hw>Al*lot"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>alotement</ets>, F. <ets>allotement</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of allotting; assignment.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>alloments</b> of God and nature. <i>L'Estrange.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A vineyard and an <b>allotment</b> for olives and herbs. <i>Broome.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(law)</fld> <def>The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person.</def>

<cs><col>Cottage allotment</col>, <cd>an allotment of a small portion of land to a country laborer for garden cultivation. <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cd></cs>

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<h1>Allotriophagy</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al`lo*tri*oph"a*gy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ strange + <?/ to eat: cf. F. <ets>allotriophagie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A depraved appetite; a desire for improper food.</def>

<h1>Allotropic, Allotropical</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw><hw>Al`lo*trop"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Al`lo*trop"ic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>allotropique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to allotropism.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Al`lo*trop"ic*al*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<cs><col>Allotropic state</col>, <cd>the several conditions which occur in a case of allotropism.</cd></cs>

<h1>Allotropicity</h1> <Xpage=42>