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<p><b>3.</b> <def>To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; <as>as, to <ex>alloy</ex> pleasure with misfortunes</as>.</def>

<h1>Alloy</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al*loy"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To form a metallic compound.</def>

<blockquote>Gold and iron <b>alloy</b> with ease. <i>Ure.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Alloyage</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al*loy"age</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>aloyage</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy.</def>

<h1>All-possessed</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>All`-pos*sessed"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>All Saints, All Saints'</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw><hw>All" Saints`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>All" Saints'</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <def>The first day of November, called, also, <i>Allhallows</i> or <i>Hallowmas</i>; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival.</def>

<h1>All Souls' Day</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>All" Souls' Day`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <def>The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.</def>

<h1>Allspice</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>All"spice`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The berry of the pimento <spn>(Eugenia pimenta)</spn>, a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the <stype>Carolina allspice</stype> (<spn>Calycanthus floridus</spn>); <stype>wild allspice</stype> <spn>(Lindera benzoin)</spn>, called also <altname>spicebush</altname>, <altname>spicewood</altname>, and <altname>feverbush</altname>.</def>

<h1>Allthing</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>All`thing`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[For <ets>in all</ets> (= every) <ets>thing</ets>.]</ety> <def>Altogether.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Allude</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al*lude"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Alluded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Alluding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>alludere</ets> to play with, to allude; <ets>ad + ludere</ets> to play.]</ety> <def>To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by <i>to</i>; <as>as, the story <ex>alludes</ex> to a recent transaction</as>.</def>

<blockquote>These speeches . . . do seem to <b>allude</b> unto such ministerial garments as were then in use. <i>Hooker.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate; signify; insinuate; advert. See <er>Refer</er>.</syn>

<h1>Allude</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al*lude"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Wither.</i>

<h1>Allumette</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al`lu`mette</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., from <ets>allumer</ets> to light.]</ety> <def>A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc.</def>

<h1>Alluminor</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al*lu"mi*nor</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>alumineor</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad + liminare</ets>. See <er>Luminate</er>.]</ety> <def>An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>