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<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <plu>pl.</plu> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative.</def> <mark>[Plural in form but syntactically singular.]</mark>

<cs><mcol><col>American aloe</col>, <col>Century aloe</col></mcol>, <cd>the agave. See <er>Agave</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Aloes wood</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al"oes wood`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <def>See <er>Agalloch</er>.</def>

<h1>Aloetic</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al`o*et"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alo\'82tique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.</def>

<h1>Aloetic</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al`o*et"ic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A medicine containing chiefly aloes.</def>

<h1>Aloft</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>A*loft"</hw> <tt>(?; 115)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>loft</ets>, which properly meant <ets>air</ets>. See <er>Loft</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>On high; in the air; high above the ground.</def> "He steers his flight <i>aloft</i>."

<i>Milton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.</def>

<h1>Aloft</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>A*loft"</hw>, <tt>prep.</tt> <def>Above; on top of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Fresh waters run <b>aloft</b> the sea. <i>Holland.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Alogian</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>A*lo"gi*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>Alogiani</ets>, <ets>Alogii</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ priv. + <?/ word.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One of an ancient sect who rejected St. John's Gospel and the Apocalypse, which speak of Christ as the Logos.</def>

<i>Shipley.</i>

<h1>Alogy</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al"o*gy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>alogia</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ priv. + <?/ reason.]</ety> <def>Unreasonableness; absurdity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Aloin</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al"o*in</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter purgative principle in aloes.</def>

<h1>Alomancy</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al"o*man`cy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, salt + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alomancie</ets>, <ets>halomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of salt.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>halomancy</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Morin.</i>

<h1>Alone</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>A*lone"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + </ets>one. OE. <ets>al one</ets> all allone, AS. <ets>\'ben one</ets>, alone. See <er>All</er>, <er>One</er>, <er>Lone</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.</def>