Part 329

<hw>Al*lot`ro*pic"i*ty</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Allotropic property or nature.</def>

<h1>Allotropism, Allotropy</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw><hw>Al*lot"ro*pism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Al*lot"ro*py</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ other + direction, way, <?/ to turn: cf. F. <ets>allotropie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The property of existing in two or more conditions which are distinct in their physical or chemical relations.</def>

<note>&hand; Thus, carbon occurs crystallized in octahedrons and other related forms, in a state of extreme hardness, in the diamond; it occurs in hexagonal forms, and of little hardness, in black lead; and again occurs in a third form, with entire softness, in lampblack and charcoal. In some cases, one of these is peculiarly an active state, and the other a passive one. Thus, ozone is an active state of oxygen, and is distinct from ordinary oxygen, which is the element in its passive state.</note>

<h1>Allotropize</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al*lot"ro*pize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To change in physical properties but not in substance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Allottable</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al*lot"ta*ble</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being allotted.</def>

<h1>Allottee</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al*lot`tee"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made.</def>

<h1>Allotter</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al*lot"ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who allots.</def>

<h1>Allottery</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al*lot"ter*y</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Allotment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Allow</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al*low"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Allowed</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Allowing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>alouen</ets>, OF. <ets>alouer</ets>, <ets>aloer</ets>, <ets>aluer</ets>, F. <ets>allouer</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>allocare</ets> to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with OF. <ets>aloer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>allaudare</ets> to extol; <ets>ad + laudare</ets> to praise. See <er>Local</er>, and cf. <er>Allocate</er>, <er>Laud</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>Ye <b>allow</b> the deeds of your fathers. <i>Luke xi. 48.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>We commend his pains, condemn his pride, <b>allow</b> his life, approve his learning. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To like; to be suited or pleased with.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>How <b>allow</b> you the model of these clothes? <i>Massinger.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To sanction; to invest; to intrust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Thou shalt be . . . <b>allowed</b> with absolute power. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; <as>as, to <ex>allow</ex> a servant his liberty; to <ex>allow</ex> a free passage; to <ex>allow</ex> one day for rest.</as></def>

<blockquote>He was <b>allowed</b> about three hundred pounds a year. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; <as>as, to <ex>allow</ex> a right; to <ex>allow</ex> a claim; to <ex>allow</ex> the truth of a proposition.</as></def>

<blockquote>I <b>allow</b>, with Mrs. Grundy and most moralists, that Miss Newcome's conduct . . . was highly reprehensible. <i>Thackeray.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; <as>as, to <ex>allow</ex> a sum for leakage</as>.</def>