Part 343

<h1>Aloofness</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>A*loof"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State of being aloof.</def>

<i>Rogers (1642).</i>

<blockquote>The . . . <b>aloofness</b> of his dim forest life. <i>Thoreau.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Alopecia, Alopecy</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw><hw>Al`o*pe"ci*a</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A*lop"e*cy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>alopecia</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.]</ety> <fld>(med.)</fld> <def>Loss of the hair; baldness.</def>

<h1>Alopecist</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>A*lop"e*cist</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness.</def>

<h1>Alose</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>A*lose"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>aloser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To praise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Alose</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>A"lose</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>alosa</ets> or <ets>alausa</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European shad <spn>(Clupea alosa)</spn>; -- called also <altname>allice shad</altname> or <altname>allis shad</altname>. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad <spn>(Clupea sapidissima)</spn>. See <er>Shad</er>.</def>

<h1>Alouatte</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Al`ou*atte"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Of uncertain origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America. See <er>Howler, 2</er>.</def>

<h1>Aloud</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>A*loud"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>loud</ets>.]</ety> <def>With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.</def>

<blockquote>Cry <b>aloud</b>, spare not, lift up thy voice. <i>Isa. lviii. 1.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Alow</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>A*low"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>low</ets>.]</ety> <def>Below; in a lower part.</def> "Aloft, and then <i>alow</i>."

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Alp</h1> <Xpage=42>

<hw>Alp</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Alpes</ets> the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. <ets>alp</ets> a high mountain, Ir. <ets>ailp</ets> any huge mass or lump: cf. F. <ets>Alpes</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.</def>

<blockquote>Nor breath of vernal air from snowy <b>alp</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Hills peep o'er hills, and <b>alps</b> on <b>alps</b> arise. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.</def>

<note>&hand; The plural form <i>Alps</i> is sometimes used as a singular. "The <i>Alps</i> doth spit."</note>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Alp</h1> <Xpage=42>