Part 336

<hw>Al*ma"gra</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>almagra</ets>, <ets>almagre</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al</ets>-<ets>maghrah</ets> red clay or earth.]</ety> <def>A fine, deep red ocher, somewhat purplish, found in Spain. It is the <i>sil atticum</i> of the ancients. Under the name of <i>Indian red</i> it is used for polishing glass and silver.</def>

<h1>Almain, Almayne, Alman</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw><hw>Al"main</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Al"mayne</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Al"man</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>Aleman</ets>, F. <ets>Allemand</ets>, fr. L. <ets>Alemanni</ets>, ancient Ger. tribes.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A German.</def> Also <def2><tt>adj.</tt>, <def>German.</def></def2>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The German language.</def>

<i>J. Foxe.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A kind of dance. See <er>Allemande</er>.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Almain rivets</col>, <col>Almayne rivets</col>, or <col>Alman rivets</col></mcol>, <cd>a sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility.</cd></cs>

<h1>Alma Mater</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al"ma Ma"ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <ety>[L., fostering mother.]</ety> <def>A college or seminary where one is educated.</def>

<h1>Almanac</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al"ma*nac</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>almanac</ets>, <ets>almanach</ets>: cf. F. <ets>almanach</ets>, Sp. <ets>almanaque</ets>, It. <ets>almanacco</ets>, all of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months, to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc.</def>

<cs><col>Nautical almanac</col>, <cd>an almanac, or year book, containing astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and other information useful to mariners.</cd></cs>

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<h1>Almandine</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al"man*dine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>almandina</ets>, <ets>alamandina</ets>, for L. <ets>alabandina</ets> a precious stone, named after <ets>Alabanda</ets>, a town in Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F. <ets>almandine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The common red variety of garnet.</def>

<h1>Alme, Almeh</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw><hw>Al"me</hw>, <hw>Al"meh</hw><hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ar. '<ets>almah</ets> (fem.) learned, fr. <ets>'alama</ets> to know: cf. F. <ets>alm\'82e</ets>.]</ety> <def>An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>Almehs</b> lift their arms in dance. <i>Bayard Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Almendron</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al`men*dron"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp., fr. <ets>almendra</ets> almond.]</ety> <def>The lofty Brazil-nut tree.</def>

<h1>Almery</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al"mer*y</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Ambry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Almesse</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Alm"esse</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Alms</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Almightful, Almightiful</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw><hw>Al*might"ful</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Al*might"i*ful</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>All-powerful; almighty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Udall.</i>