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<hw>Al*ve"o*li*form</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>alvelous + -form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.</def>

<h1>Alveolus</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>Al*ve"o*lus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Alveoli</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of <ets>alveus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alv\'82ole</ets>. See <er>Alveary</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A cell in a honeycomb.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.</def>

<h1>Alveus</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>Al"ve*us</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Alvei</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>The channel of a river.</def>

<i>Weate.</i>

<h1>Alvine</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>Al"vine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>alvus</ets> belly: cf. F. <ets>alvin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; <as>as, <ex>alvine</ex> discharges; <ex>alvine</ex> concretions.</as></def>

<h1>Alway</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>Al"way</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Always.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Poetic]</mark>

<blockquote>I would not live <b>alway</b>. <i>Job vii. 16.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Always</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>Al"ways</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>way</ets>. The <it>s</it> is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; <as>as, God is <ex>always</ex> the same</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to <i>sometimes</i> or <i>occasionally</i>.</def>

<blockquote>He <b>always</b> rides a black galloway. <i>Bulwer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Alyssum</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>A*lys"sum</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, name of a plant, perh. fr. <?/ priv. + <?/ raging madness.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The <i>sweet alyssum</i> <spn>(A. maritimum)</spn>, cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.</def>

<h1>Am</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>Am</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <ety>[AS. <ets>am</ets>, <ets>eom</ets>, akin to Gothic <ets>im</ets>, Icel. <ets>em</ets>, Olr. <ets>am</ets>, Lith. <ets>esmi</ets>, L. <ets>sum</ets>., Gr. <?/, Zend <ets>ahmi</ets>, Skr. <ets>asmi</ets>, fr. a root <ets>as</ets> to be. <?/. See <er>Are</er>, and cf. <er>Be</er>, <er>Was</er>.]</ety> <def>The first person singular of the verb <i>be</i>, in the indicative mode, present tense. See <er>Be</er>.</def>

<blockquote>God said unto Moses, I <b>am</b> that <b>am</b>. <i>Exod. iii. 14.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Amability</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>Am`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>amabilitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lovableness.</def>

<i>Jer. Taylor.</i>

<note>&hand; The New English Dictionary (Murray) says this word is "usefully distinct from <i>Amiability</i>."</note>

<h1>Amacratic</h1> <Xpage=45>