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Al¶ienÏate (?), a. [L. alienatus, p. p. of alienare, fr. alienus. See Alien, and cf. Aliene.] Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; Ð with from. O alienate from God. Milton.

Al¶ienÏate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alienated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Alienating.] 1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of. 2. To withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent of averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; to estrange; to wean; Ð with from. The errors which... alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart. Macaulay. The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present. I. Taylor. Al¶ienÏate (?), n. A stranger; an alien. [Obs.] Al·ienÏa¶tion (?), n. [F. ali‚nation, L. alienatio, fr. alienare, fr. alienare. See Alienate.] 1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated. 2. (Law) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another. 3. A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections. The alienation of his heart from the king. Bacon. 4. Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties; insanity; as, alienation of mind. Syn. - Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; aberration; mania; delirium; frenzy; dementia; monomania. See Insanity. Al¶ienÏa¶tor (?), n. One who alienates. AlÏiene (?), v. t. To alien or alienate; to transfer, as title or property; as, to aliene an estate. Al¶ienÏee¶ (?), n. (Law) One to whom the title of property is transferred; Ð opposed to alienor. It the alienee enters and keeps possession. Blackstone. Al¶ienÏism (?), n. 1. The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage. The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism. Kent. 2. The study or treatment of diseases of the mind. Al¶ienÏist (?), n. [F. ali‚niste.] One who treats diseases of the mind. Ed. Rev. Al·ienÏor¶ (?), n. [OF. ali‚neur.] One who alienates or transfers property to another. Blackstone. Al·iÏeth¶moid (?), Al·iÏethÏmoid¶al (?), } a. [L. ala wing + E. ethomoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or ?artilage. AÏlife¶ (?), adv. [Cf. lief dear.] On my life; dearly. [Obs.] ½I love that sport alife.¸ Beau. & Fl. AÏlif¶erÏous (?), a. [L. ala wing + Ïferous.] Having wings, winged; aligerous. [R.] Al¶iÏform (?), a. [L. ala wing + Ïform.] WingÏshaped; winglike. AÏlig¶erÏous (?), a. [L. aliger; ala wing + gerere to carry.] Having wings; winged. [R.] AÏlight¶ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alighted (?) sometimes Alit (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS. ¾lÆhtan; pref. ¾Ï (cf. Goth. usÏ, G. erÏ, orig. meaning out) + lÆhtan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. lÆht, leoht, light. See Light, v. i.] 1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. 2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. 3. To come or chance (upon). [R.] AÏlight¶, a. [Pref. aÏ + light.] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. ½The lamps were alight.¸ Dickens. AÏlign¶ (?), v. t. [F. aligner; … (L. ad) + ligne (L. linea) line. See Line, and cf. Allineate.] To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline. AÏlign¶, v. t. To form in line; to fall into line. AÏlign¶ment (?), n. [F. alignement.] 1. The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron. 2. (Engin.) The groundÏplan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile. AÏlike¶ (?), a. [AS. onlÆc, gelÆc; pref. ¾ + like.] Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. [Now used only predicatively.] The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. cxxxix. 12. AÏlike¶, adv. [AS. gelÆce, onlÆce.] In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as, we are all alike concerne? in religion. AÏlike¶Ðmind·ed (?), a. LikeÐminded. [Obs.] Al¶iÏment (?), n. [L. alimentum, fr. alere to nourish; akin to Goth. alan to grow, Icel. ala to nourish: cf. F. aliment. See Old.] 1. That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support. Aliments of thei? sloth and weakness. Bacon. 2. An allowance for maintenance. [Scot.] Al¶iÏment, v. t. 1. To nourish; to support. 2. To provide for the maintenance of. [Scot.] Al·iÏmen¶tal (?), a. Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth; as, alimental sap. A·liÏmen¶talÏly, adv. So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality. Sir T. Browne.

Al·iÏmen¶taÏriÏness (?), n. The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality. [R.] Al·iÏmen¶taÏry (?), a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum: cf. F. alimentaire.] Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances. ÷ canal, the entire channel, extending from the mouth to the ?nus, by which aliments are conveyed through the body, and the useless parts ejected. Al·iÏmenÏta¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. alimentation, LL. alimentatio.] 1. The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal. 2. State or mode of being nourished. Bacon. Al·iÏmen¶tiveÏness (?), n. The instinct or faculty of appetite for food. [Chiefly in Phrenol.] Al·iÏmo¶niÏous (?), a. Affording food; nourishing. [R.] ½Alimonious humors.¸ Harvey. Al¶iÏmoÏny (?), n. [L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment, sustenance, fr. alere to nourish.] 1. Maintenance; means of living. 2. (Law) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same. Wharton. Burrill. Al·iÏna¶sal (?), a. [L. ala wing + E. nasal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage. AÏline¶ (?), v. t. To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align. Evelyn. AÏlin·eÏa¶tion (?), n. See Allineation. AÏline¶ment (?), n. Same as Alignment. The Eng. form alinement is preferable to alignment, a bad spelling of the Fr. New Eng. Dict. (Murray). AÏlin¶er (?), n. One who adjusts things to a line or lines or brings them into line. Evelyn. Al¶iÏoth (?), n. [Ar. aly¾t the tail of a fat sheep.] (Astron.) A star in the tail of the Great Bear, the one next the bowl in the Dipper. Al¶iÏped (?), a. [L. alipes; ala wing + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. alipŠde.] (Zo”l.) WingÏfooted, as the bat. Ð n. An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat. Al¶iÏquant (?), a. [L. aliquantus some, moderate; alius other + quantus how great: cf. F. aliquante.] (Math.) An aliquant part of a number or quantity is one which does not divide it without leaving a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquant part of 16. Opposed to aliquot. Al¶iÏquot (?), a. [L. aliquot some, several; alius other + quot how many: cf. F. aliquote.] (Math.) An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will divide it without a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquot part of 15. Opposed to aliquant. Al·iÏsep¶tal (?), a. [L. ala wing + E. septal.] (Anat.) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum. Al¶ish (?), a. Like ale; as, an alish taste. Al·iÏsphe¶noid (?), Al·iÏspheÏnoid¶al (?), } a. [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone; alisphenoid canal. Al·iÏsphe¶noid, n. (Anat.) The ~ bone. Al¶iÏtrunk (?), n. [L. ala wing + truncus trunk.] (Zo”l.) The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached; the thorax. Kirby. Al·iÏtur¶gicÏal (?), a. [Pref. aÏ + liturgical.] (Eccl.) Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice is not offered. Shipley. Ø A·liÏun¶de (?), adv. & a. [L.] (Law) From another source; from elsewhere; as, a case proved aliunde; evidence aliunde. AÏlive¶ (?), a. [OE. on live, AS. on lÆfe in life; lÆfe being dat. of lÆf life. See Life, and cf. Live, a.] 1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive. 2. In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive. 3. Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings; swarming; thronged. The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs. Macaulay.

4. Sprightly; lively; brisk. Richardson. 5. Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive. Tremblingly alive to nature's laws. Falconer. 6. Of all living (by way of emphasis). Northumberland was the proudest man alive. Clarendon. Used colloquially as an intensive; as, man alive! µ Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies. Ø A·liÏza¶ri (?), n. [Perh. fr. Ar. 'a?¾rah juice extracted from a plant, fr. 'a?ara to press.] (Com.) The madder of the Levant. Brande & C. AÏliz¶aÏrin (?), n. [F. alizarine, fr. alizari.] (Chem.) A coloring principle, C14H6O2 (OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene. It produces the Turkish reds. Al¶kaÏhest (?), n. [LL. alchahest, F. alcahest, a word that has an Arabic appearance, but was probably arbitrarily formed by Paracelsus.] The fabled ½universal solvent¸ of the alchemists; a menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies. Ð Al·kaÏhes¶tic (?), a. Al·kalÏam¶ide (?), n. [Alkali + amide.] (Chem.) One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals. Al·kaÏles·cence (?), Al·kaÏles¶cenÏcy (?), } n. A tendency to become alkaline; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominant. Ure. Al·kaÏles¶cent (?), a. [Cf. F. alcalescent.] Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline. Al¶kaÏli (?; 277), n. pl. Alkalis or Alkalies (?). [F. alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqalÆ ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.] 1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc. 2. (Chem.) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammoma, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue. Fixed alkalies, potash and soda. Ð Vegetable alkalies. Same as Alkaloids. Ð Volatile ~, ammonia, so called in distinction from the fixed alkalies. Al¶kaÏliÏfi·aÏble (?), a. [Cf. F. alcalifiable.] Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali. Al¶kaÏliÏfy (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alkalified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Alkalifying.] [Alkali + Ïfly: cf. F. alcalifier.] To convert into an alkali; to give alkaline properties to. Al¶kaÏliÏfy, v. i. To become changed into an alkali. Al·kaÏlim¶eÏter (?), n. [Alkali + Ïmeter. cf. F. alcalimŠtre.] An instrument to ascertain the strength of alkalies, or the quantity of alkali in a mixture. Al·kaÏliÏmet¶ric (?), Al·kaÏliÏmet¶ricÏal (?), } a. Of or pertaining to alkalimetry. Al·kaÏlim¶eÏtry (?), n. [Cf. F. alcalimŠtrie.] (Chem.) The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures. Al¶kaÏline (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. alcalin.] Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali. ÷ earths, certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies. Ð ÷ metals, potassium, sodium, c‘sium, lithium, rubidium. Ð ÷ reaction, a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc. Al·kaÏlin¶iÏty (?), n. The quality which constitutes an alkali; alkaline property. Thomson. AlÏka¶liÏous (?), a. Alkaline. [Obs.] Al¶kaÏliÏzate (?), a. Alkaline. [Obs.] Boyle. Al¶kaÏliÏÏzate (?), v. t. To alkalizate. [R.] Johnson. Al·kaÏliÏza¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. alcalisation.] The act rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali; a conferring of alkaline qualities. Al¶kaÏlize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alkalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Alkalizing (?).] [Cf. F. alcaliser.] To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to. Al¶kaÏloid (?), Al·kaÏloid¶al (?), } a. [Alkali + Ïoid: cf. F. alcalo‹de.] Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali. Al¶kaÏloid (?), n. (Chem.) An organic base, especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals. µ Alcaloids all contain nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen, and many of them also contain oxygen. They include many of the active principles in plants; thus, morphine and narcotine are alkaloids found in opium. Al¶kaÏnet (?), n. [Dim. of Sp. alcana, alhe?a, in which al is the Ar. article. See Henna, and cf. Orchanet.] 1. (Chem.) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color. 2. (Bot.) (a) A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding the dye; orchanet. (b) The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, the American puccoon. AlÏkar¶gen (?), n. [Alkarsin + oxygen.] (Chem.) Same as Cacodylic acid. AlÏkar¶sin (?), n. [Alkali + arsenic + Ïin.] (Chem.) A spontaneously inflammable liquid, having a repulsive odor, and consisting of cacodyl and its oxidation products; Ð called also Cadel's fuming liquid. AlÏka¶zar (?)(?). See Alcazar. Al·keÏken¶gi (?), n. [Cf. F. alk‚kenge, Sp. alquequenje, ultimately fr. Ar. alÐk¾kanj a kind of resin from Herat.] (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Physalis alkekengi) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry, the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy calyx; Ð also called winter cherry, ground cherry, and strawberry tomato. D. C. Eaton. AlÏker¶mes (?), n. [Ar. alÐqirmiz kermes. See Kermes.] (Old Pharmacy) A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient. Al¶koÏran (?; 277), n. The Mohammedan Scriptures. Same as Alcoran and Koran. Al·koÏran¶ic (?), a. Same as Alcoranic. Al·koÏran¶ist, n. Same as Alcoranist. All (?), a. [OE. al, pl. alle, AS. eal, pl. ealle, Northumbrian alle, akin to D. & OHG. al, Ger. all, Icel. allr. Dan. al, Sw. all, Goth. alls; and perh. to Ir. and Gael. uile, W. oll.] 1. The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all the strength; all happiness; all abundance; loss of all power; beyond all doubt; you will see us all (or all of us). Prove all things: hold fast that which is good. 1 Thess. v. 21. 2. Any. [Obs.] ½Without all remedy.¸ Shak. µ When the definite article ½the,¸ or a possessive or a demonstrative pronoun, is joined to the noun that all qualifies, all precedes the article or the pronoun; as, all the cattle; all my labor; all his wealth; all our families; all your citizens; all their property; all other joys. This word, not only in popular language, but in the Scriptures, often signifies, indefinitely, a large portion or number, or a great part. Thus, all the cattle in Egypt died, all Judea and all the region round about Jordan, all men held John as a prophet, are not to be understood in a literal sense, but as including a large part, or very great numbers. 3. Only; alone; nothing but. I was born to speak all mirth and no matter. Shak. All the whole, the whole (emphatically). [Obs.] ½All the whole army.¸ Shak. All, adv. 1. Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement. ½And cheeks all pale.¸ Byron.

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µ In the ancient phrases, all too dear, all too much, all so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense or becomes intensive. 2. Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.) [Obs. or Poet.] All as his straying flock he fed. Spenser. A damsel lay deploring All on a rock reclined. Gay. All to, or AllÐto. In such phrases as ½all to rent,¸ all to break,¸ ½allÐto frozen,¸ etc., which are of frequent occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb, equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether. But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all (as it does in ½all forlorn,¸ and similar expressions), and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and answering to the LG. terÏ, HG. zerÏ). It is frequently to be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus Wyclif says, ½The vail of the temple was to rent:¸ and of Judas, ½He was hanged and toÐburst the middle:¸ i. e., burst in two, or asunder. Ð All along. See under Along. Ð All and some, individually and collectively, one and all. [Obs.] ½Displeased all and some.¸ Fairfax. Ð All but. (a) Scarcely; not even. [Obs.] Shak. (b) Almost; nearly.½The fine arts were all but proscribed.¸ Macaulay. Ð All hollow, entirely, completely; as, to beat any one all hollow. Ð All one, the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same thing. Ð All over, over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as, she is her mother all over. [Colloq.] Ð All the better, wholly the better; that is, better by the whole difference. Ð All the same, nevertheless. ½There they [certain phenomena] remain rooted all the same, whether we recognize them or not.¸ J. C. Shairp. ½But Rugby is a very nice place all the same.¸ T. Arnold. Ð See also under All, n. All (?), n. The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing; everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole; totality; everything or every person; as, our all is at stake. Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all. Shak. All that thou seest is mine. Gen. xxxi. 43. All is used with of, like a partitive; as, all of a thing, all of us. After all, after considering everything to the contrary; nevertheless. Ð All in all, a phrase which signifies all things to a person, or everything desired; (also adverbially) wholly; altogether. Thou shalt be all in all, and I in thee, Forever. Milton.

Trust me not at all, or all in all. Tennyson.

All in the wind (Naut.), a phrase denoting that the sails are parallel with the course of the wind, so as to shake. Ð All told, all counted; in all. Ð And all, and the rest; and everything connected. ½Bring our crown and all.¸ Shak. Ð At all. (a) In every respect; wholly; thoroughly. [Obs.] ½She is a shrew at al(l).¸ Chaucer. (b) A phrase much used by way of enforcement or emphasis, usually in negative or interrogative sentences, and signifying in any way or respect; in the least degree or to the least extent; in the least; under any circumstances; as, he has no ambition at all; has he any property at all? ½Nothing at all.¸ Shak. ½It thy father at all miss me.¸ 1 Sam. xx. 6. Ð Over ~, everywhere. [Obs.] Chaucer. µ All is much used in composition to enlarge the meaning, or add force to a word. In some instances, it is completely incorporated into words, and its final consonant is dropped, as in almighty, already, always: but, in most instances, it is an adverb prefixed to adjectives or participles, but usually with a hyphen, as, allÐbountiful, allÐglorious, allimportant, allÐsurrounding, etc. In others it is an adjective; as, allpower, allÐgiver. Anciently many words, as, alabout, alaground, etc., were compounded with all, which are now written separately. All, conj. [Orig. all, adv., wholly: used with though or if, which being dropped before the subjunctive left all as if in the sense although.] Although; albeit. [Obs.] All they were wondrous loth. Spenser. Ø Al·la bre¶ve (?). [It., according to the breve.] (Old Church Music) With one breve, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; Ð indicated in the time signature by ?. Ø Al¶lah (?), n. [Ar., contr. fr. the article al the + ilah God.] The name of the Supreme Being, in use among the Arabs and the Mohammedans generally. All·ÐaÐmort¶ (?), a. See Alamort. Al¶lanÏite (?), n. [From T. Allan, who first distinguished it as a species.] (min.) A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition. Al·lanÏto¶ic (?)(?), a. [Cf. F. allanto‹que.] Pertaining to, or contained in, the allantois. Allantoic acid. (Chem.) See Allantoin. AlÏlan¶toid (?), Al·lanÏtoid¶al (?), } a. [Gr. ? shaped like a sausage; ? sausage + ? form.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the allantois. Ø Al·lanÏtoid¶eÏa (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo”l.) The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals. AlÏlan¶toÏin (?), n. (Chem.) A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; Ð formerly called allantoic acid and amniotic acid. { Ø AlÏlan¶toÏis (?)(?), AlÏlan¶toid (?), } n. (Anat.) A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, Ð in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the urinary vesicle. Al¶laÏtrate (?), v. i. [L. allatrare. See Latrate.] To bark as a dog. [Obs.] Stubbes. AlÏlay¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Allaying.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. ¾lecgan; ¾Ï (cf. Goth. usÏ, G. erÏ, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See Lay.] 1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions. 2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. Shak. Syn. - To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See Alleviate. AlÏlay¶ (?), v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. ½When the rage allays.¸ Shak. AlÏlay¶, n. Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.] AlÏlay¶, n. Alloy. [Obs.] Chaucer. AlÏlay¶, v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] Fuller. AlÏlay¶er (?), n. One who, or that which, allays. AlÏlay¶ment (?), n. An allaying; that which allays; mitigation. [Obs.] The like allayment could I give my grief. Shak. Al¶leÏcret (?), n. [OF. alecret, halecret, hallecret.] A kind of light armor used in the sixteenth century, esp. by the Swiss. Fairholt. AlÏlect¶ (?), v. t. [L. allectare, freq. of allicere, allectum.] To allure; to entice. [Obs.] Al·lecÏta¶tion (?), n. [L. allectatio.] Enticement; allurement. [Obs.] Bailey. AlÏlec¶tive (?), a. [LL. allectivus.] Alluring. [Obs.] AlÏlec¶tive, n. Allurement. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. AlÏledge¶ (?)(?), v. t. See Allege. [Obs.] µ This spelling, corresponding to abridge, was once the prevailing one. Al·leÏga¶tion (?), n. [L. allegatio, fr. allegare, allegatum, to send a message, cite; later, to free by giving reasons; ad + legare to send, commission. Cf. Allege and Adlegation.] 1. The act of alleging or positively asserting. 2. That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment I thought their allegation but reasonable. Steele. 3. (Law) A statement by a party of what he undertakes to prove, Ð usually applied to each separate averment; the charge or matter undertaken to be proved. AlÏlege¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alleged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Alleging.] [OE. aleggen to bring forward as evidence, OF. esligier to buy, prop. to free from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. exlitigare; L. ex + litigare to quarrel, sue (see Litigate). The word was confused with L. allegare (see Allegation), and lex law. Cf. Allay.] 1. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact. 2. To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge. [Archaic] 3. To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending. Syn. - To bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce; declare; affirm; assert; aver; predicate. AlÏlege¶, v. t. [See Allay.] To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.] Wyclif. AlÏlege¶aÏble (?), a. Capable of being alleged or affirmed. The most authentic examples allegeable in the case. South. AlÏlege¶ance (?), n. Allegation. [Obs.] AlÏlege¶ment (?), n. Allegation. [Obs.] With many complaints and allegements. Bp. Sanderson. AlÏleg¶er (?), n. One who affirms or declares. AlÏlegge¶ (?), v. t. See Alegge and Allay. [Obs.] AlÏle¶giance (?), n. [OE. alegeaunce; pref. aÏ + OF. lige, liege. The meaning was influenced by L. ligare to bind, and even by lex, legis, law. See Liege, Ligeance.] 1. The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or state. 2. Devotion; loyalty; as, allegiance to science. Syn. - Loyalty; fealty. Ð Allegiance, Loyalty. These words agree in expressing the general idea of fidelity and attachment to the ½powers that be.¸ Allegiance is an obligation to a ruling power. Loyalty is a feeling or sentiment towards such power. Allegiance may exist under any form of government, and, in a republic, we generally speak of allegiance to the government, to the state, etc. In well conducted monarchies, loyalty is a warmÐhearted feeling of fidelity and obedience to the sovereign. It is personal in its nature; and hence we speak of the loyalty of a wife to her husband, not of her allegiance. In cases where we personify, loyalty is more commonly the word used; as, loyalty to the constitution; loyalty to the cause of virtue; loyalty to truth and religion, etc. Hear me, recreant, on thine allegiance hear me! Shak. So spake the Seraph Abdiel, faithful found,... Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal. Milton.

AlÏle¶giant (?), a. Loyal. Shak. Al·leÏgor¶ic (?), Al·leÏgor¶icÏal (?), } a. [F. all‚gorique, L. allegorius, fr. Gr. ?. See Allegory.] Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. ½An allegoric tale.¸ Falconer. ½An allegorical application.¸ Pope. Allegorical being... that kind of language which says one thing, but means another. Max Miller. Ð Al·leÏgor¶icÏalÏly, adv. Ð Al·leÏgor¶icÏalÏness, n. Al¶leÏgoÏrist (?), n. [Cf. F. allegoriste.] One who allegorizes; a writer of allegory. Hume. Al·leÏgor¶iÏza¶tion (?), n. The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense. Al¶leÏgoÏrize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allegorized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Allegorizing.] [Cf. F. all‚goriser, fr. L. allegorizare.] 1. To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people. 2. To treat as allegorical; to understand in an allegorical sense; as, when a passage in a writer may understood literally or figuratively, he who gives it a figurative sense is said to allegorize it. Al¶leÏgoÏrize, v. t. To use allegory. Holland. Al¶leÏgoÏri·zer (?), n. One who allegorizes, or turns things into allegory; an allegorist. Al¶leÏgoÏry (?), n.; pl. Allegories (?). [L. allegoria, Gr. ?, description of one thing under the image of another; ? other + ? to speak in the assembly, harangue, ? place of assembly, fr. ? to assemble: cf. F. all‚gorie.] 1. A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The real subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject. 2. Anything which represents by suggestive resemblance; an emblem. 3. (Paint. & Sculpt.) A figure representation which has a meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured. Syn. - Metaphor; fable. Ð Allegory, Parable. ½An allegory differs both from fable and parable, in that the properties of persons are fictitiously represented as attached to things, to which they are as it were transferred. ...A figure of Peace and Victory crowning some historical personage is an allegory. ½I am the Vine, ye are the branches¸ [John xv. 1Ð6] is a spoken allegory. In the parable there is no transference of properties. The parable of the sower [Matt. xiii. 3Ð23] represents all things as according to their proper nature. In the allegory quoted above the properties of the vine and the relation of the branches are transferred to the person of Christ and Hi? apostles and disciples.¸ C. J. Smith. An allegory is a prolonged metaphor. Bunyan's ½Pilgrim's Progress¸ and Spenser's ½Fa‰rie Queene¸ are celebrated examples of the allegory. Ø Al·le·gresse¶ (?), n. [F. all‚gresse, fr. L. alacer sprightly.] Joy; gladsomeness. Ø Al·leÏgret¶to (?), a. [It., dim. of allegro.] (Mus.) Quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro. Ð n. A movement in this time. Ø AlÏle¶gro (?), a. [It., merry, gay, fr. L. alacer lively. Cf. Aleger.] (Mus.) Brisk, lively. Ð n. An ~ movement; a quick, sprightly strain or piece. Al·leÏlu¶is, Al·leÏlu¶iah } (?), n. [L. alleluia, Gr. ?, fr. Heb. hall?l?Ðy¾h. See Hallelujah.] An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See Hallelujah, the commoner form. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia. Rev. xix. 1. Ø Al¶leÏmande¶ (?), n. [F., fr. allemand German.] 1. (Mus.) A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the French in the reign of Louis XIV.; Ð now mostly found in suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel. 2. A figure in dancing. Al·leÏman¶nic (?), a. See Alemannic. AlÏlen¶arÏly (?), adv. [All + anerly singly, fr. ane one.] Solely; only. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. Al¶ler (?), a. [For ealra, the AS. gen. pl. of eal all.] Same as Alder, of all. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ø AlÏle¶riÏon (?), n. [F. al‚rion, LL. alario a sort of eagle; of uncertain origin.] (Her.) Am eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings. Burke. AlÏle¶viÏate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alleviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Alleviating.] [LL. alleviare, fr. L. ad + levis light. See Alegge, Levity.] 1. To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [Obs. in a literal or general sense.] Should no others join capable to alleviate the expense. Evelyn. Those large bladders... conduce much to the alleviating of the body [of flying birds]. Ray. 2. To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate sorrow, pain, care, etc.; Ð opposed to aggravate. The calamity of the want of the sense of hearing is much alleviated by giving the use of letters. Bp. Horsley. 3. To extenuate; to palliate. [R.] He alleviates his fault by an excuse. Johnson. Syn. - To lessen; diminish; soften; mitigate; assuage; abate; relieve; nullify; allay. Ð To Alleviate, Mitigate, Assuage, Allay. These words have in common the idea of relief from some painful state; and being all figurative, they differ in their application, according to the image under which this idea is presented. Alleviate supposes a load which is lightened or taken off; as,, to alleviate one's cares. Mitigate supposes something fierce which is made mild; as, to mitigate one's anguish. Assuage supposes something violent which is quieted; as, to assuage one's sorrow. Allay supposes something previously excited, but now brought down; as, to allay one's suffering or one's thirst. To alleviate the distresses of life; to mitigate the fierceness of passion or the violence of grief; to assuage angry feeling; to allay wounded sensibility. AlÏle·viÏa¶tion (?), n. [LL. alleviatio.] 1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.

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<-- p. 41 --> 2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable. I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply. Johnson. AlÏle¶viÏaÏtive (?), a. Tending to alleviate. Ð n. That which alleviates. AlÏle¶viÏa·tor (?), n. One who, or that which, alleviaties. AlÏle¶viÏaÏtoÏry (?), a. Alleviative. Carlyle. Al¶ley (?), n.; pl. Alleys (?). [OE. aley, alley, OF. al‚e, F. all‚e, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar.] 1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way. I know each lane and every alley green. Milton.

2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. Gay. 3. A passageway between rows of pews in a church. 4. (Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length. 5. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office. Al¶ley, n.; pl. Alleys (?). [A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or marble. Dickens. Al¶leyed (?), a. Furnished with alleys; forming an alley. ½An alleyed walk.¸ Sir W. Scott. Al¶leyÏway· (?), n. An alley. All¶ Fools' Day· (?). The first day of April, a day on which sportive impositions are practiced. The first of April, some do say, Is set apart for All Fools' Day. Poor Robin's Almanack (1760). All·fours¶ (?). [All + four (cards).] A game at cards, called ½High, Low, Jack, and the Game.¸ All· fours¶ [formerly, All· four¶.] All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of a person. To be, go, or run, on all fours (Fig.), to be on the same footing; to correspond (with) exactly; to be alike in all the circumstances to be considered. ½This example is on all fours with the other.¸ No simile can go on all fours.¸ Macaulay. All· hail¶ (?)(?). [All + hail, interj.] All health; Ð a phrase of salutation or welcome. All·Ðhail¶, v. t. To salute; to greet. [Poet.] Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it, came missives from the king, who allÐhailed me ½Thane of Cawdor.¸ Shak. All·hal¶lond (?), n. Allhallows. [Obs.] Shak. { All·hal¶low (?), All·hal¶lows (?), } n. 1. All the saints (in heaven). [Obs.] 2. All Saints' Day, November 1st. [Archaic] <-- All Hallows Eve = Halloween, Dec. 31 st. --> All·hal¶low (?). The evening before Allhallows. See Halloween. All·hal¶lowÏmas (?), n. The feast of All Saints. All·hal¶lown (?), a. Of or pertaining to the time of Allhallows. [Obs.] ½Allhallown summer.¸ Shak. (i. e., late summer; ½Indian Summer¸). All·hal¶lowÏtide· (?), n. [AS. tÆd time.] The time at or near All Saints, or November 1st. All¶heal (?), n. A name popularly given to the officinal valerian, and to some other plants. AlÏli¶aÏble (?), a. Able to enter into alliance. Al·liÏa¶ceous (?), a. Of or pertaining to the genus Allium, or garlic, onions, leeks, etc.; having the smell or taste of garlic or onions. AlÏli¶ance (?), n. [OE. aliaunce, OF. aliance, F. alliance, fr. OF. alier, F. allier. See Ally, and cf. LL. alligantia.] 1. The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England. 2. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. The alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel. C. J. Smith. The alliance... between logic and metaphysics. Mansel. 3. The persons or parties allied. Udall. Syn. - Connection; affinity; union; confederacy; confederation; league; coalition. AlÏli¶ance, v. t. To connect by alliance; to ally. [Obs.] AlÏli¶ant (?), n. [Cf. F. alliant, p. pr.] An ally; a confederate. [Obs. & R.] Sir H. Wotton. { Al¶lice, Al¶lis } (?), n. (Zo”l.) The European shad (Clupea vulgaris); allice shad. See Alose. AlÏli¶cienÏcy (?), n. Attractive power; attractiveness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. AlÏli¶cient (?), a. [L. alliciens, p. pr. of allicere to allure; ad + lacere to entice.] That attracts; attracting. Ð n. That attracts. [Rare or Obs.] AlÏlied¶ (?), a. United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See Ally. AlÏliÏgate (?), v. t. [L. alligatus, p. p. of alligare. See Ally.] To tie; to unite by some tie. Instincts alligated to their nature. Sir M. Hale. Al·liÏga¶tion (?), n. [L. alligatio.] 1. The act of tying together or attaching by some bond, or the state of being attached. [R.] 2. (Arith.) A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning the compounding or mixing of different ingredients, or ingredients of different qualities or values. µ The rule is named from the method of connecting together the terms by certain ligatureÐlike signs. Alligation is of two kinds, medial and alternate; medial teaching the method of finding the price or quality of a mixture of several simple ingredients whose prices and qualities are known; alternate, teaching the amount of each of several simple ingredients whose prices or qualities are known, which will be required to make a mixture of given price or quality. Al¶liÏga·tor (?), n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard.] 1. (Zo”l.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America. 2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator; as, (a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle ball; (b) (Mining) a rock breaker; (c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also alligator press. Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties. Loudon. Ð Alligator fish (Zo”l.), a marine fish of northwestern America (Podothecus acipenserinus). Ð Alligator gar (Zo”l.), one of the gar pikes (Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes. Ð Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See Avocado. Ð Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle (Zo”l.), a very large and voracious turtle (Macrochelys lacertina) in habiting the rivers of the southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of Trionyx. Ð Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies (Guarea Swartzii). AlÏlign¶ment (?), n. See Alignment. AlÏlin¶eÏate (?), v. t. [L. ad + lineatus, p. p. of lineare to draw a line.] To align. [R.] Herschel. { AlÏlin·eÏa¶tion (?), AÏline·eÏa¶tion (?), } n. Alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun. Whewell. The allineation of the two planets. C. A. Young. AlÏli¶sion (?), n. [L. allisio, fr. allidere, to strike or dash against; ad + laedere to dash against.] The act of dashing against, or striking upon. The boisterous allision of the sea. Woodward. AlÏlit¶erÏal (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration. AlÏlit¶erÏate (?), v. t. To employ or place so as to make alliteration. Skeat. AlÏlit¶erÏate, v. i. To compose alliteratively; also, to constitute alliteration. AlÏlit·erÏa¶tion (?), n. [L. ad + litera letter. See Letter.] The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: Ð Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved His vastness. Milton. Fly o'er waste fens and windy fields. Tennyson. µ The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words is also called alliteration. AngloÐSaxon poetry is characterized by alliterative meter of this sort. Later poets also employed it. In a somer seson whan soft was the sonne, I shope me in shroudes as I a shepe were. P. Plowman. AlÏlit¶erÏaÏtive (?; 277), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as, alliterative poetry. Ð AlÏlit¶erÏaÏtiveÏly, adv. Ð AlÏlit¶er ÏaÏtiveÏness, n. AlÏlit¶erÏa·tor (?), n. One who alliterates. Ø Al¶liÏum (?), n. [L., garlic.] (bot.) A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive, etc. All¶mouth· (?), n. (Zo”l.) The angler. All¶ness (?), n. Totality; completeness. [R.] The allness of God, including his absolute spirituality, supremacy, and eternity. R. Turnbull. All¶night· (?), n. Light, fuel, or food for the whole night. [Obs.] Bacon. Al¶loÏcate (?), v. t. [LL. allocatus, p. p. of allocare, fr. L. ad + locare to place. See Allow.] 1. To distribute or assign; to allot. Burke. 2. To localize. [R.] Al·loÏca¶tion (?), n. [LL. allocatio: cf. F. allocation.] 1. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement. Hallam. 2. An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company. The allocation of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants. A. R. Stanley. 3. The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; Ð a term used in the English exchequer. Ø Al·loÏca¶tur (?), n. [LL., it is allowed, fr. allocare to allow.] (Law) ½Allowed.¸ The word allocatur expresses the allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer. Al·loÏchro¶ic (?), a. Changeable in color. AlÏloch¶roÏite (?), n. (Min.) See Garnet. AlÏloch¶roÏous (?), a. [Gr. ? changed in color, fr. ? other + ? color.] Changing color. Al·loÏcu¶tion (?), n. [L. allocuto, fr. alloqui to speak to; ad + loqui to speak: cf. F. allocution.] 1. The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words. 2. An address; a hortatory or authoritative address as of a pope to his clergy. Addison. Al¶lod (?), n. See Allodium. AlÏlo¶diÏal (?), a. [LL. allodialis, fr. allodium: cf. F. allodial. See Allodium.] (Law) Pertaining to allodium; freehold; free of rent or service; held independent of a lord paramount; Ð opposed to feudal; as, allodial lands; allodial system. Blackstone. AlÏlo¶diÏal, a. Anything held allodially. W. Coxe. AlÏlo¶diÏalÏism (?), n. The allodial system. AlÏlo¶iÏalÏist, n. One who holds allodial land. AlÏlo¶diÏalÏly, adv. By allodial tenure. AlÏlo¶diÏaÏry (?), n. One who holds an allodium. AlÏlo¶diÏum (?), n. [LL. allodium, alodium, alodis, alaudis, of Ger. origin; cf. OHG. al all, and ?t (AS. e¾d) possession, property. It means, therefore, entirely one's property.] (Law) Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to feud. Blackstone. Bouvier. AlÏlog¶aÏmous (?), a. (Bot.) Characterized by allogamy. AlÏlog¶aÏmy (?)(?) n. [Gr. ? other + ? marriage.] (Bot.) Fertilization of the pistil of a plant by pollen from another of the same species; crossÐfertilization. Al·loÏge¶neÏous (?), a. [Gr. ?.] Different in nature or kind. [R.] Al¶loÏgraph (?), n. [Gr. ? another + Ïgraph.] A writing or signature made by some person other than any of the parties thereto; Ð opposed to autograph. <-- Allomer; Allomeric --> AlÏlom¶erÏism (?), n. [Gr. ? other + ? part.] (Chem.) Variability in chemical constitution without variation in crystalline form. AlÏlom¶erÏous (?), a. (Chem.) Characterized by allomerism. Al¶loÏmorph (?), n. [Gr. ? other + ? form.] (Min.) (a) Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; Ð as, carbonate of lime occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite. (b) A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; Ð thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite. G. H. Williams. Al·loÏmor¶phic (?), a. (Min.) Of or pertaining to allomorphism. Al·loÏmor¶phism (?), n. (Min.) The property which constitutes an allomorph; the change involved in becoming an allomorph. AlÏlonge¶ (?), n. [F. allonge, earlier alonge, a lengthening. See Allonge, v., and cf. Lunge.] 1. (Fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge. 2. A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself is already full; a rider. [A French usage] Abbott. AlÏlomge¶, v. i. [F. allonger; … (L. ad) + long (L. longus) long.] To thrust with a sword; to lunge. Al¶loÏnym (?), n. [F. allonyme, fr. Gr. ? other + ? name.] 1. The name of another person assumed by the author of a work. 2. A work published under the name of some one other than the author. AlÏlon¶yÏmous (?), a. Published under the name of some one other than the author. AlÏloo¶ (?), v. t. or i. [See Halloo.] To incite dogs by a call; to halloo. [Obs.] Al¶loÏpath (?), n. [Cf. F. allopathe.] An allopathist. Ed. Rev. Al·loÏpath¶ic (?), a. [Cf. F. allopathique.] Of or pertaining to allopathy. Al·loÏpath¶icÏalÏly (?), adv. In a manner conformable to allopathy; by allopathic methods. AlÏlop¶aÏthist (?), n. One who practices allopathy; one who professes allopathy. AlÏlop¶aÏthy (?), n. [Gr. ? other + ? suffering, ?, ?, to suffer: cf. G. allopathie, F. allopathie. See Pathos.] That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; Ð a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy. { Al·loÏphyl¶ic (?), Al·loÏphyl¶iÏan (?), } a. [Gr. ? of another tribe; ? other + ? class or tribe.] Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic. J. Prichard. Al¶loÏquy (?), n. [L. alloquim, fr. alloqui.] A speaking to another; an address. [Obs.] AlÏlot¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Allotting.] [OF. aloter, F. allotir; a (L. ad) + lot lot. See Lot.] 1. To distribute by lot. 2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on; to grant; to appoint; as, let every man be contented with that which Providence allots him. Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge. Johnson. Al¶loÏtheÏism (?), n. [Gr. ? other + ? god.] The worship of strange gods. Jer. Taylor. AlÏlot¶ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. alotement, F. allotement.] 1. The act of allotting; assignment. 2. That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party. The alloments of God and nature. L'Estrange. A vineyard and an allotment for olives and herbs. Broome. 3. (law) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person. Cottage allotment, an allotment of a small portion of land to a country laborer for garden cultivation. [Eng.]

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Al·loÏtriÏoph¶aÏgy (?), n. [Gr. ? strange + ? to eat: cf. F. allotriophagie.] (Med.) A depraved appetite; a desire for improper food. { Al·loÏtrop¶ic (?), Al·loÏtrop¶icÏal (?), } a. [Cf. F. allotropique.] Of or pertaining to allotropism. Ð Al·loÏtrop¶icÏalÏly, adv. Allotropic state, the several conditions which occur in a case of allotropism. AlÏlot·roÏpic¶iÏty (?), n. Allotropic property or nature. { AlÏlot¶roÏpism (?), AlÏlot¶roÏpy (?), } n. [Gr. ? other + direction, way, ? to turn: cf. F. allotropie.] (Chem.) The property of existing in two or more conditions which are distinct in their physical or chemical relations. µ Thus, carbon occurs crystallized in octahedrons and other related forms, in a state of extreme hardness, in the diamond; it occurs in hexagonal forms, and of little hardness, in black lead; and again occurs in a third form, with entire softness, in lampblack and charcoal. In some cases, one of these is peculiarly an active state, and the other a passive one. Thus, ozone is an active state of oxygen, and is distinct from ordinary oxygen, which is the element in its passive state. AlÏlot¶roÏpize (?), v. t. To change in physical properties but not in substance. [R.] AlÏlot¶taÏble (?), a. Capable of being allotted. AlÏlot·tee¶ (?), n. One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made. AlÏlot¶ter (?), n. One who allots. AlÏlot¶terÏy (?), n. Allotment. [Obs.] Shak. AlÏlow¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Allowing.] [OE. alouen, OF. alouer, aloer, aluer, F. allouer, fr. LL. allocare to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with OF. aloer, fr. L. allaudare to extol; ad + laudare to praise. See Local, and cf. Allocate, Laud.] 1. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction. [Obs. or Archaic] Ye allow the deeds of your fathers. Luke xi. 48. We commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his life, approve his learning. Fuller. 2. To like; to be suited or pleased with. [Obs.] How allow you the model of these clothes? Massinger. 3. To sanction; to invest; to intrust. [Obs.] Thou shalt be... allowed with absolute power. Shak. 4. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest. He was allowed about three hundred pounds a year. Macaulay. 5. To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; as, to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition. I allow, with Mrs. Grundy and most moralists, that Miss Newcome's conduct... was highly reprehensible. Thackeray. 6. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage. 7. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent. Syn. - To allot; assign; bestow; concede; admit; permit; suffer; tolerate. See Permit. AlÏlow¶, v. i. To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement. Allowing still for the different ways of making it. Addison. To allow of, to permit; to admit. Shak. AlÏlow¶aÏble (?), a. [F. allouable.] 1. Praiseworthy; laudable. [Obs.] Hacket. 2. Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends. AlÏlow¶aÏbleÏness, n. The quality of being allowable; permissibleness; lawfulness; exemption from prohibition or impropriety. South. AlÏlow¶aÏbly, adv. In an allowable manner. AlÏlow¶ance (?), n. [OF. alouance.] 1. Approval; approbation. [Obs.] Crabbe. 2. The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance. Without the king's will or the state's allowance. Shak. 3. Acknowledgment. The censure of the which one must in your allowance o'erweigh a whole theater of others. Shak. 4. License; indulgence. [Obs.] Locke. 5. That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or drink; hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink, when provisions fall short. I can give the boy a handsome allowance. Thackeray. 6. Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth. After making the largest allowance for fraud. Macaulay. 7. (com.) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as tare and tret. AlÏlow¶ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allowancing (?).] [See Allowance, n.] To put upon a fixed ~ (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced. AlÏlow¶edÏly (?)(?) adv. By allowance; admittedly. Shenstone. AlÏlow¶er (?), n. 1. An approver or abettor. [Obs.] 2. One who allows or permits. AlÏlox¶an (?), n. [Allantoin + oxalic, as containing the elements of allantion and oxalic acid.] (Chem.) An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish color, readily soluble in water or alcohol. AlÏlox¶aÏnate (?), n. (Chem.) A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical. Al·loxÏan¶ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to alloxan; Ð applied to an acid obtained by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan. Al·loxÏan¶tin (?), n. (Chem.) A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid. AlÏloy¶ , n. [OE. alai, OF. alei, F. aloyer, to alloy, alier to ally. See Alloy, v. t.] 1. Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam. 2. The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness. 3. A baser metal mixed with a finer. Fine silver is silver without the mixture of any baser metal. Alloy is baser metal mixed with it. Locke. 4. Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy. ½Pure English without Latin alloy.¸ F. Harrison. AlÏloy¶, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alloyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Alloying.] [ F. aloyer, OF. alier, allier, later allayer, fr. L. aligare. See Alloy, n., Ally, v. t., and cf. Allay.] 1. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper. 2. To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound. 3. To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes. AlÏloy¶, v. t. To form a metallic compound. Gold and iron alloy with ease. Ure. AlÏloy¶age (?), n. [F. aloyage.] The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy. All·ÐposÏsessed¶ (?), a. Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild. [Colloq.] { All¶ Saints· (?), All¶ Saints' (?), } The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival. All¶ Souls' Day· (?). 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. All¶spice· (?), n. The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), 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 Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush. All·thing· (?), adv. [For in all (= every) thing.] Altogether. [Obs.] Shak. AlÏlude¶ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Alluding.] [L. alludere to play with, to allude; ad + ludere to play.] To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; Ð followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction. These speeches... do seem to allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use. Hooker. Syn. - To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate; signify; insinuate; advert. See Refer. AlÏlude¶, v. t. To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable. [Obs.] Wither. Ø Al·lu·mette (?), n. [F., from allumer to light.] A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc. AlÏlu¶miÏnor (?), n. [OF. alumineor, fr. L. ad + liminare. See Luminate.] An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner. [Obs.] Cowell. AlÏlur¶ance (?), n. Allurement. [R.] AlÏlure¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alluded (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Alluring.] [OF. aleurrer, alurer, fr. a (L. ad) + leurre lure. See Lure.] To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract. With promised joys allured them on. Falconer. The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven Allured his eye. Milton. Syn. - To attract; entice; tempt; decoy; seduce. Ð To Allure, Entice, Decoy, Seduce. These words agree in the idea of acting upon the mind by some strong controlling influence, and differ according to the image under which is presented. They are all used in a bad sense, except allure, which has sometimes (though rarely) a good one. We are allured by the prospect or offer (usually deceptive) of some future good. We are commonly enticed into evil by appeals to our passions. We are decoyed into danger by false appearances or representations. We are seduced when drawn aside from the path of rectitude. What allures draws by gentle means; what entices leads us by promises and persuasions; what decoys betrays us, as it were, into a snare or net; what seduces deceives us by artful appeals to the passions. AlÏlure¶, n. Allurement. [R.] Hayward. Ø Al·lure¶ (?), n. [F.; aller to go.] Gait; bearing. The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. Harper's Mag. AlÏlure¶ment (?), n. 1. The act alluring; temptation; enticement. Though Adam by his wife's allurement fell. Milton.

2. That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action; as, the allurements of pleasure, or of honor. AlÏlur¶er (?), n. One who, or that which, allures. AlÏlur¶ing, a. That allures; attracting; charming; tempting. Ð AlÏlur¶ingÏly, adv. Ð AlÏlur¶ingÏness, n. AlÏlu¶sion (?), n. [L. allusio, fr. alludere to allude: cf. F. allusion.] 1. A figurative or symbolical reference. [Obs.] 2. A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint. AlÏlu¶sive (?), a. 1. Figurative; symbolical. 2. Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion. AlÏlu¶siveÏly, adv. Figuratively [Obs.]; by way of allusion; by implication, suggestion, or insinuation. AlÏlu¶siveÏness, n. The quality of being allusive. AlÏlu¶soÏry (?), a. Allusive. [R.] Warburton. AlÏlu¶viÏal (?), a. [Cf. F. alluvial. See Alluvion.] Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits. AlÏlu¶viÏon (?), n. [F. alluvion, L. alluvio, fr. alluere to wash against; ad + luere, equiv. to lavare, to wash. See Lave.] 1. Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank. 2. An overflowing; an inundation; a flood. Lyell. 3. Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium. The golden alluvions are there [in California and Australia] spread over a far wider space: they are found not only on the banks of rivers, and in their beds, but are scattered over the surface of vast plains. R. Cobden. 4. (Law) An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See Accretion.] AlÏlu¶viÏous (?), n. [L. alluvius. See Alluvion.] Alluvial. [R.] Johnson. AlÏlu¶viÏum (?), n.; pl. E. Alluviums, L. Alluvia (?). [L., neut. of alluvius. See Alluvious.] (Geol.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas. Lyell. All¶where· (?), adv. Everywhere. [Archaic] All¶work· (?), n. Domestic or other work of all kinds; as, a maid of allwork, that is, a general servant. AlÏly¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Allying.] [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. Alligate, Alloy, Allay, Ligament.] 1. To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; Ð often followed by to or with. O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied. Pope. 2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love. These three did love each other dearly well, And with so firm affection were allied. Spenser. The virtue nearest to our vice allied. Pope. µ Ally is generally used in the passive form or reflexively. AlÏly¶ (?), n.; pl. Allies (?). [See Ally, v.] 1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.] Shak. 2. One united to another by treaty or league; Ð usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate. The English soldiers and their French allies. Macaulay. 3. Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary. Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally. Buckle. 4. Anything akin to another by structure, etc. Al¶ly (?), n. See Alley, a marble or taw. Al¶lyl (?), n. [L. allium garlic + Ïyl.] (Chem.) An organic radical, C3H5, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard. Al¶lyÏlene (?), n. (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H4, homologous with acetylene; propine<--; propyne -->. Al¶ma, Al¶mah (?), n. Same as Alme. Al·maÏcan¶tar (?), n. (Astron.) (a) Same as Almucantar. (b) A recently invented instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross a given almacantar circle. See Almucantar. { Ø Al·maÏdi¶a (?), Ø Al¶maÏdie (?), } n. [F. almadie (cf. Sp. & Pg. almadia), fr. Ar. alma'dÆyah a raft, float.] (Naut.) (a) A bark canoe used by the Africans. (b) A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long, and six or seven broad. Al¶maÏgest (?), n. [F. almageste, LL. almageste, Ar. alÐmajistÆ, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?), the greatest composition.] The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients. The name was extended to other similar works. Ø AlÏma¶gra (?), n. [Sp. almagra, almagre, fr. Ar. alÐmaghrah red clay or earth.] A fine, deep red ocher, somewhat purplish, found in Spain. It is the sil atticum of the ancients. Under the name of Indian red it is used for polishing glass and silver. { Al¶main (?), Al¶mayne (?), Al¶man (?), } n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L. Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.] 1. A German. Also adj., German. Shak. 2. The German language. J. Foxe. 3. A kind of dance. See Allemande. Almain rivets, Almayne rivets, or Alman rivets, a sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility. Ø Al¶ma Ma¶ter (?). [L., fostering mother.] A college or seminary where one is educated. Al¶maÏnac (?; 277), n. [LL. almanac, almanach: cf. F. almanach, Sp. almanaque, It. almanacco, all of uncertain origin.] 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. Nautical almanac, an almanac, or year book, containing astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and other information useful to mariners.

<-- P. 43 --> Al¶manÏdine (?), n. [LL. almandina, alamandina, for L. alabandina a precious stone, named after Alabanda, a town in Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F. almandine.] (Min.) The common red variety of garnet. { Ø Al¶me, Ø Al¶meh } (?), n. [Ar. 'almah (fem.) learned, fr. 'alama to know: cf. F. alm‚e.] An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma. The Almehs lift their arms in dance. Bayard Taylor. Ø Al·menÏdron¶ (?), n. [Sp., fr. almendra almond.] The lofty BrazilÐnut tree. Al¶merÏy (?), n. See Ambry. [Obs.] Alm¶esse (?), n. See Alms. [Obs.] { AlÏmight¶ful (?), AlÏmight¶iÏful (?), } a. AllÐpowerful; almighty. [Obs.] Udall. AlÏmight¶iÏly, adv. With almighty power. AlÏmight¶iÏness, n. Omnipotence; infinite or boundless power; unlimited might. Jer. Taylor. AlÏmight¶y (?), a. [AS. ealmihtig, ‘lmihtig; eal (OE. al) ail + mihtig mighty.] 1. Unlimited in might; omnipotent; allÐpowerful; irresistible. I am the Almighty God. Gen. xvii. 1. 2. Great; extreme; terrible. [Slang] Poor Aroar can not live, and can not die, Ð so that he is in an almighty fix. De Quincey. The Almighty, the omnipotent God. Rev. i. 8. Alm¶ner (?), n. An almoner. [Obs.] Spenser. Alm¶ond (?), n. [OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. ?: cf. Sp. almendra. Cf. Amygdalate.] 1. The fruit of the almond tree. µ The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thinÐshelled, thickÐshelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, Amygdalus communis, a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia. 2. The tree bears the fruit; almond tree. 3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One of the tonsils. Almond oil, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds. Ð Oil of bitter almonds, a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde. Ð Imitation oil of bitter almonds, nitrobenzene. Ð Almond tree (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond. Ð Almond willow (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almondÐleaved willow (Salix amygdalina). Shenstone. Al¶mond fur·nace (?). [Prob. a corruption of Almain furnace, i. e., German furnace. See Almain.] A kind of furnace used in refining, to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter. Chambers. Al¶monÏdine (?), n. See Almandine Al¶monÏer (?), n. [OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aum“nier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms.] One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc. Al¶monÏerÏship, n. The office of an almoner. Al¶monÏry (?), n.; pl. Almonries (?). [OF. aumosnerie, F. aum“nerie, fr. OF. aumosnier. See Almoner.] The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed. Al¶mose (?), n. Alms. [Obs.] Cheke. Al¶most (?), adv. [AS. ealm‘st, ‘lm‘st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts xxvi. 28. Almost never, scarcely ever. Ð Almost nothing, scarcely anything. Alm¶ry (?), n. See Almonry. [Obs.] Alms (?), n. sing. & pl. [OE. almes, almesse, AS. ‘lmysse, fr. L. eleemosyna, Gr. ? mercy, charity, alms, fr. ? to pity. Cf. Almonry, Eleemosynary.] Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity. A devout man... which gave much alms to the people. Acts x. 2. Alms are but the vehicles of prayer. Dryden.

Tenure by free alms. See Frankalmoign. Blackstone. µ This word alms is singular in its form (almesse), and is sometimes so used; as, ½asked am alms.¸ Acts iii. 3.½Received an alms.¸ Shak. It is now, however, commonly a collective or plural noun. It is much used in composition, as almsgiver, almsgiving, alms bag, alms chest, etc. Alms¶deed· (?), n. An act of charity. Acts ix. 36. Alms¶folk· (?), n. Persons supported by alms; almsmen. [Archaic] Holinshed. Alms¶giv·er (?), n. A giver of alms. Alms¶giv·ing (?), n. The giving of alms. Alms¶house· (?), n. A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse. Alms¶man (?), n.; fem. Almswoman. 1. A recipient of alms. Shak. 2. A giver of alms. [R.] Halliwell. Al·muÏcan¶tar (?), n. [F. almucantarat, almicantarat, ultimately fr. Ar. alÐmuqantar¾t, pl., fr. qantara to bend, arch.] (Astron.) A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude. See Almacantar. [Archaic] Almucanter staff, an ancient instrument, having an arc of fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations of the sun's amplitude at the time of its rising or setting, to find the variation of the compass. Al¶muce (?), n. Same as Amice, a hood or cape. Ø AlÏmude¶ (?), n. [Pg. almude, or Sp. almud, a measure of grain or dry fruit, fr. Ar. alÐmudd a dry measure.] A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the ½almud¸ is about 1.4 gallons. { Al¶mug (?), Al¶gum (?), } n. [Heb., perh. borrowed fr. Skr. valguka sandalwood.] (Script.) A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. ??). µ Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago. W. Smith. Al¶nage (?), n., [OF. alnage, aulnage, F. aunage, fr. OF. alne ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. elina, Goth. aleina, cubit. See Ell.] (O. Eng. Law) Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement. Al¶naÏger (?), n. [See Alnage.] A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect act measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal. Al¶oe (?), n.; pl. Aloes (?). [L. alo‰, Gr. ?, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. aloŠs.] 1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.] Wyclif. 2. (Bot.) 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. 3. pl. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but syntactically singular.] American aloe, Century aloe, the agave. See Agave. Al¶oes wood· (?). See Agalloch. Al·oÏet¶ic (?), a. [Cf. F. alo‚tique.] Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes. Al·oÏet¶ic, n. A medicine containing chiefly aloes. AÏloft¶ (?; 115), adv. [Pref. aÏ + loft, which properly meant air. See Loft.] 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. ½He steers his flight aloft.¸ Milton. 2. (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven. AÏloft¶, prep. Above; on top of. [Obs.] Fresh waters run aloft the sea. Holland. AÏlo¶giÏan (?), n. [LL. Alogiani, Alogii, fr. Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? word.] (Eccl.) One of an ancient sect who rejected St. John's Gospel and the Apocalypse, which speak of Christ as the Logos. Shipley. Al¶oÏgy (?), n. [L. alogia, Gr. ?, fr. ? priv. + ? reason.] Unreasonableness; absurdity. [Obs.] Al¶oÏin (?), n. (Chem.) A bitter purgative principle in aloes. Al¶oÏman·cy (?), n. [Gr. ?, salt + Ïmancy: cf. F. alomancie, halomancie.] Divination by means of salt. [Spelt also halomancy.] Morin. AÏlone¶ (?), a. [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. ¾n one, alone. See All, One, Lone.] 1. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; Ï applied to a person or thing. Alone on a wide, wide sea. Coleridge. It is not good that the man should be alone. Gen. ii. 18. 2. Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only. Man shall not live by bread alone. Luke iv. 4. The citizens alone should be at the expense. Franklin. 3. Sole; only; exclusive. [R.] God, by whose alone power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being. Bentley. 4. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless. Shak. µ The adjective alone commonly follows its noun. To let or leave alone, to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state. AÏlone¶, adv. Solely; simply; exclusively. AÏlone¶ly, adv. Only; merely; singly. [Obs.] This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity. Latimer. AÏlone¶ly, a. Exclusive. [Obs.] Fabyan. AÏlone¶ness, n. A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness. [R.] Bp. Montagu. AÏlong¶ (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. andÏ (akin to OFris. ondÏ, OHG. antÏ, Ger. entÏ, Goth. andÏ, andaÏ, L. ante, Gr. ?, Skr. anti, over against) + lang long. See Long.] 1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise. Some laid along... on spokes of wheels are hung. Dryden. 2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward. We will go along by the king's highway. Numb. xxi. 22. He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along. Coleridge. 3. In company; together. He to England shall along with you. Shak. All along, all trough the course of; during the whole time; throughout. ½I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper.¸ Addison. Ð To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business. ½She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I.¸ Mrs. Stowe. AÏlong¶, prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. ½Along the lowly lands.¸ Dryden. The kine... went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12. AÏlong¶. [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.) Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] ½On me is not along thin evil fare.¸ Chaucer. ½And all this is long of you.¸ Shak. ½This increase of price is all along of the foreigners.¸ London Punch. AÏlong¶shore· (?), adv. Along the shore or coast. AÏlong¶shore·man (?), n. See Longshoreman. AÏlong¶side· (?), adv. Along or by the side; side by side with; Ð often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree. AÏlongst¶ (?; 115), prep. & adv. [Formed fr. along, like amongst fr. among.] Along. [Obs.] AÏloof¶ (?), n. (Zo”l.) Same as Alewife. AÏloof¶, adv. [Pref. aÏ + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff.] 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. Our palace stood aloof from streets. Dryden. 2. Without sympathy; unfavorably. To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. I. Taylor. AÏloof¶ (?), prep. Away from; clear from. [Obs.] Rivetus... would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. Milton. AÏloof¶ness, n. State of being aloof. Rogers (1642). The... aloofness of his dim forest life. Thoreau. { Ø Al·oÏpe¶ciÏa (?), AÏlop¶eÏcy (?), } n. [L. alopecia, Gr. ?, fr. ? fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.] (med.) Loss of the hair; baldness. AÏlop¶eÏcist (?), n. A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness. AÏlose¶ (?), v. t. [OE. aloser.] To praise. [Obs.] A¶lose (?), n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zo”l.) The European shad (Clupea alosa); Ð called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Clupea sapidissima). See Shad. Ø Al·ouÏatte¶ (?), n. [Of uncertain origin.] (Zo”l.) One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America. See Howler, 2. AÏloud¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + loud.] With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly. Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice. Isa. lviii. 1. AÏlow¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + low.] Below; in a lower part. ½Aloft, and then alow.¸ Dryden. Alp (?), n. [L. Alpes the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. alp a high mountain, Ir. ailp any huge mass or lump: cf. F. Alpes.] 1. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc. Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp. Milton. Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise. Pope. 2. Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted. µ The plural form Alps is sometimes used as a singular. ½The Alps doth spit.¸ Shak. Alp, n. A bullfinch. Rom. of R. AlÏpac¶a (?), n. [Sp. alpaca, fr. the original Peruvian name of the animal. Cf. Paco.] 1. (Zo”l.) An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama. 2. Wool of the alpaca. 3. A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton. Al¶pen (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Alps. [R.] ½The Alpen snow.¸ J. Fletcher. Ø Al¶penÏstock· (?), n. [G.; Alp, gen. pl. Alpen + stock stick.] A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps. Cheever. AlÏpes¶trine (?), a. [L. Alpestris.] Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc. Al¶pha (?), n. [L. alpha, Gr. ?, from Heb. ¾leph, name of the first letter in the alphabet, also meaning ox.] The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning. In am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Rev. xxii. 13. Formerly used also denote the chief; as, Plato was the alpha of the wits. µ In cataloguing stars, the brightest star of a constellation in designated by Alpha (?); as, ? Lyr‘. Al¶phaÏbet (?), n. [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. ? + ?, the first two Greek letters; Heb. ¾leph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.] 1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language. 2. The simplest rudiments; elements. The very alphabet of our law. Macaulay. Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology. Al¶phaÏbet, v. t. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [R.] Al·phaÏbetÏa¶riÏan (?), n. A learner of the alphabet; an abecedarian. Abp. Sancroft. { Al·phaÏbet¶ic (?), Al·phaÏbet¶icÏal (?), } a. [Cf. F. alphab‚tique.] 1. Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement. 2. Literal. [Obs.] ½Alphabetical servility.¸ Milton. Al·phaÏbet¶icÏalÏly, adv. In an alphabetic manner; in the customary order of the letters. Al·phaÏbet¶ics (?), n. The science of representing spoken sounds by letters. Al¶phaÏbetÏism (?), n. The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet. Encyc. Brit. Al¶phaÏbetÏize (?), v. t. 1. To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words. 2. To furnish with an alphabet. AlÏphen¶ic (?), n. [F. alf‚nic, alph‚nic, Sp. alfe?ique, Ar. alÐf¾nÆd sweetness, sugar, fr. Per. f¾nÆd, p¾nÆd, sugar, cheese preserved in sugar.] (Med.) The crystallized juice of the sugarcane; sugar candy. AlÐphit¶oÏman·cy (?), n. [Gr. ? barley meal + Ïmancy: cf. F. alphitomancie.] Divination by means of barley meal. Knowles.

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AlÏphon¶sine (?), a. Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252Ð1284). Alphonsine tables, astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise. Whewell. Al¶piÏgene (?), a. [L. Alpes Alps + Ïgen.] Growing in Alpine regions. Al¶pine (?), a. [L. Alpinus, fr. Alpes the Alps: cf. F. Alpin.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants. 2. Like the Alps; lofty. ½Gazing up an Alpine height.¸ Tennyson. Al¶pinÏist (?), n. A climber of the Alps. { Al¶pist (?), Al¶piÏa (?), } n. [F.: cf. Sp. & Pg. alpiste.] The seed of canary grass (Phalaris Canariensis), used for feeding cage birds. Ø Al¶quiÏfou (?), n. [Equiv. to arquifoux, F. alquifoux, Sp. alquif¢l, fr. the same Arabic word as alcohol. See Alcohol.] A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used by potters to give a green glaze to their wares; potter's ore. AlÏread¶y (?), adv. [All (OE. al) + ready.] Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. ½Joseph was in Egypt already.¸ Exod. i. 5. I say unto you, that Elias is come already. Matt. xvii. 12. µ It has reference to past time, but may be used for a future past; as, when you shall arrive, the business will be already completed, or will have been already completed. Als (?), adv. 1. Also. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. As. [Obs.] Chaucer. AlÏsa¶tian (?), a. Pertaining to Alsatia. AlÏsa¶tian, n. An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London. Ø Al· se¶gno (?). [It., to the mark or sign.] (Mus.) A direction for the performer to return and recommence from the sign ?. Al¶sike (?), n. [From Alsike, in Sweden.] A species of clover with pinkish or white flowers; Trifolium hybridum. Al¶so (?), adv. & conj. [All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealsw¾, alsw?, ‘lsw‘; eal, al, ‘l, all + sw¾ so. See All, So, As.] 1. In like manner; likewise. [Obs.] 2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven... for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matt. vi. 20. 3. Even as; as; so. [Obs.] Chaucer. Syn. - Also, Likewise, Too. These words are used by way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, ½If you were there, I was there also;¸ ¸If our situation has some discomforts, it has also many sources of enjoyment.¸ Too is simply less formal and pointed than also; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, ½I was there too;¸ ¸a courtier yet a patriot too.¸ Pope. Likewise denotes literally ½in like manner,¸ and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than also. ½It implies,¸ says Whately, ½some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, ? He is a poet, and likewise a musician; 'but we should not say, ? He is a prince, and likewise a musician, because there is no natural connection between these qualities.¸ This distinction, however, is often disregarded. Alt (?), a. & n. [See Alto.] (Mus.) The higher part of the scale. See Alto. To be in ~, to be in an exalted state of mind. AlÏta¶ian (?), AlÏta¶ic (?), a. [Cf. F. alta‹que.] Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia. Al¶tar (?), n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl. altaria, ~, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier, F. autel. Cf. Altitude.] 1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity. Noah builded an altar unto the Lord. Gen. viii. 20. 2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; the communion table. µ Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, altar bread or altarÐbread. ÷ cloth or ÷Ðcloth, the cover for an ~ in a Christian church, usually richly embroidered. Ð ÷ cushion, a cushion laid upon the ~ in a Christian church to support the service book. Ð ÷ frontal. See Frontal. Ð ÷ rail, the railing in front of the ~ or communion table. Ð ÷ screen, a wall or partition built behind an ~ to protect it from approach in the rear. Ð ÷ tomb, a tomb resembling an ~ in shape, etc. Ð Family ~, place of family devotions. Ð To ?ead (as a bride) to the ~, to marry; Ð said of a woman. Al¶tarÏage (?), n. [Cf. OF. auterage, autelage.] 1. The offerings made upon the altar, or to a church. 2. The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes. Shipley. Al¶tarÏist (?), n. [Cf. LL. altarista, F. altariste.] (Old Law) (a) A chaplain. (b) A vicar of a church. Al¶tarÏpiece· (?), n. The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos. Al¶tarÏwise· (?), adv. In the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south. Shipley. AltÏaz¶iÏmuth (?), n. [Alltude + azimuth.] (Astron.) An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously. Al¶ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Altered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Altering.] [F. alt‚rer, LL. alterare, fr. L. alter other, alius other. Cf. Else, Other.] 1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. ½To alter the king's course.¸ ½To alter the condition of a man.¸ ½No power in Venice can alter a decree.¸ Shak. It gilds all objects, but it alters none. Pope. My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Ps. lxxxix. 34. 2. To agitate; to affect mentally. [Obs.] Milton. 3. To geld. [Colloq.] Syn. - Change, Alter. Change is generic and the stronger term. It may express a loss of identity, or the substitution of one thing in place of another; alter commonly expresses a partial change, or a change in form or details without destroying identity. Al¶ter, v. i. To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure. ½The law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.¸ Dan. vi. 8. Al·terÏaÏbil¶iÏty (?), n. [Cf. F. alt‚rabilit‚.] The quality of being alterable; alterableness. Al¶terÏaÏble (?), a. [Cf. F. alt‚rable.] Capable of being altered. Our condition in this world is mutable and uncertain, alterable by a thousand accidents. Rogers. Al¶terÏaÏbleÏness, n. The quality of being alterable; variableness; alterability. Al¶terÏaÏbly, adv. In an alterable manner. Al¶terÏant (?), a. [LL. alterans, p. pr.: cf. F. alt‚rant.] Altering; gradually changing. Bacon. Al¶terÏant, n. An alterative. [R.] Chambers. Al·terÏa¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. alt‚ration.] 1. The act of altering or making different. Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences. Hooker. 2. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition. Ere long might perceive Strange alteration in me. Milton. Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding alterations, that council degenerated into a most corrupt. Swift. Al¶terÏaÏtive (?), a. [L. alterativus: cf. F. alt‚ratif.] Causing alteration. Specifically: (Med.) Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health. Burton. Al¶terÏaÏtive, n. A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations. Al¶terÏcate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Altercated; p. pr. & vb. n. Altercating.] [L. altercatus, p. p. of altercare, altercari, fr. alter another. See Alter.] The contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle. Al·terÏca¶tion (?; 277), n. [F. altercation, fr. L. altercatio.] Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. ½Stormy altercations.¸ Macaulay. Syn. - Altercation, Dispute, Wrangle. The term dispute is in most cases, but not necessarily, applied to a verbal contest; as, a dispute on the lawfulness of war. An altercation is an angry dispute between two parties, involving an interchange of severe language. A wrangle is a confused and noisy altercation. Their whole life was little else than a perpetual wrangling and altercation. Hakewill. Al¶terÏcaÏtive (?), a. Characterized by wrangling; scolding. [R.] Fielding. AlÏter¶iÏty (?), n. [F. alt‚rit‚.] The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise. [R.] For outness is but the feeling of otherness (alterity) rendered intuitive, or alterity visually represented. Coleridge. Al¶tern (?), a. [L. alternus, fr. alter another: cf. F. alterne.] Acting by turns; alternate. Milton. ÷ base (Trig.), a second side made base, in distinction a side previously regarded as base. AlÏter¶naÏcy (?), n. Alternateness; alternation. [R.] Mitford. AlÏter¶nant (?), a. [L. alternans, p. pr.: cf. F. alternant. See Alternate, v. t.] (Geol.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks. AlÏter¶nate (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternate, fr. alternus. See Altern, Alter.] 1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal. And bid alternate passions fall and rise. Pope. 2. Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.; read every alternate line. 3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence. Gray. ÷ alligation. See Alligation. Ð ÷ angles (Geom.), the internal and angles made by two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH, GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called alternate angles. Ð ÷ generation. (Biol.) See under Generation. AlÏter¶nate (?; 277), n. 1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude. [R.] Grateful alternates of substantial. Prior. 2. A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty. 3. (Math.) A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means. Al¶terÏnate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alternated; p. pr. & vb. n. Alternating.] [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternare. See Altern.] To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly. The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition of good and evil. Grew. Al¶terÏnate, v. i. 1. To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; Ð followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other. Rage, shame, and grief alternate in his breast. J. Philips. Different species alternating with each other. Kirwan. 2. To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains. AlÏter¶nateÏly (?), adv. 1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order. 2. (Math.) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent. AlÏter¶nateÏness, n. The quality of being alternate, or of following by turns. Al·terÏna¶tion (?), n. [L. alternatio: cf. F. alternation.] 1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear. 2. (Math.) Permutation. 3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister. Mason. ÷ of generation. See under Generation. AlÏter¶naÏtive (?), a. [Cf. F. alternatif.] 1. Offering a choice of two things. 2. Disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction. 3. Alternate; reciprocal. [Obs.] Holland. AlÏter¶naÏtive, n. [Cf. F. alternative, LL. alternativa.] 1. An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left. There is something else than the mere alternative of absolute destruction or unreformed existence. Burke. 2. Either of two things or propositions offered to one's choice. Thus when two things offer a choice of one only, the two things are called alternatives. Having to choose between two alternatives, safety and war, you obstinately prefer the worse. Jowett (Thucyd.). 3. The course of action or the thing offered in place of another. If this demand is refused the alternative is war. Lewis. With no alternative but death. Longfellow. 4. A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among. My decided preference is for the fourth and last of th?? alternatives. Gladstone. AlÏter¶naÏtiveÏly, adv. In the manner of alternatives, or that admits the choice of one out of two things. AlÐter¶naÏtiveÏness, n. The quality of being alternative, or of offering a choice between two. AlÏter¶niÏty (?), n. [LL. alternitas.] Succession by turns; alternation. [R.] Sir T. Browne. { Ø AlÏth‘¶a , Ø AlÏthe¶a } (?), n. [L. althaea, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks. (b) An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family. AlÏthe¶ine (?), n.ÿ(Chem.) Asparagine. AlÏtho¶ (?), conj. Altough. [Reformed spelling.] Alt¶horn· (?), n. [Alt + horn.] (Mus.) An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music, often replacing the French horn. Grove. AlÏthough¶ (?), conj. [All + though; OE. al thagh.] Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though. Although all shall be offended, yet will no I. Mark xiv. 29. Syn. - Although, Though. Although, which originally was perhaps more emphatic than though, is now interchangeable with it in the sense given above. Euphonic consideration determines the choice. AlÏtil¶oÏquence (?), n. Lofty speech; pompous language. [R.] Bailey. AlÏtil¶oÏquent (?), a. [L. altus (adv. alte) high + loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak.] HighÐsounding; pompous in speech. [R.] Bailey. AlÏtim¶eÏter (?), n. [LL. altimeter; altus high + metrum, Gr. ?, measure: cf. F. altimŠtre.] An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc. Knight. AlÏtim¶eÏtry (?), n. [Cf. F. altim‚trie.] The art of measuring altitudes, or heights. AlÏtin¶car (?), n. See Tincal. Al¶tiÏscope (?), n. [L. altus high + Gr. ? to view.] An arrangement of lenses and mirrors.

<-- p. 45 --> which enables a person to see an object in spite of interning. AlÏtis¶oÏnant (?), a. [L. altus high + ?onans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.] HighÐsounding; lofty or pompous. Skelton. AlÏtis¶oÏnous (?), a. [L. altisonus.] Altisonant. Ø AlÏtis¶siÏmo (?), n. [It.; superl. of alto.] (Mus.) The part or notes situated above F in alt. Al¶tiÏtude (?), n. [L. altitudo, fr. altus high. Cf. Altar, Haughty, Enhance.] 1. Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; as, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree. 2. (Astron.) The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when from the sensible or apparent horizon. 3. (Geom.) The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; as, the altitude of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc. 4. Height of degree; highest point or degree. He is [proud] even to the altitude of his virtue. Shak. 5. Height of rank or excellence; superiority. Swift. 6. pl. Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. [Colloq.] Richardson. The man of law began to get into his altitude. Sir W. Scott. Meridian ~, an arc of the meridian intercepted between the south point on the horizon and any point on the meridian. See Meridian, 3. Al·tiÏtu¶diÏnal (?), a. Of or pertaining to height; as, altitudinal measurements. Al·tiÏtu·diÏna¶riÏan (?), a. Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc. [R.] Coleridge. AlÏtiv¶oÏlant (?), a. [L. altivolans. See Volant.] Flying high. [Obs.] Blount. Al¶to (?), n.; pl. Altos (?). [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf. Alt.] 1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counterÐtenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor. 2. An alto singer. ÷ clef (Mus., the counterÐtenor clef, or the C clef, placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of the staff. Moore. Al·toÏgeth¶er (?), adv. [OE. altogedere; al all + togedere together. See Together.] 1. All together; conjointly. [Obs.] Altogether they wen? at once. Chaucer. 2. Without exception; wholly; completely. Every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Ps. xxxix. 5. AlÏtom¶eÏter (?), n. [L. altus high + Ïmeter.] A theodolite. Knight. Al¶toÐreÏlie¶vo (?), n. AltoÐrilievo. Ø Al¶toÐriÏlieÏvo (?), n.; pl. AltoÐrilievos (?). [It.] (Sculp.) High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an altoÏrilievo or in altoÏrilievo. µ When the figure stands only half out, it is called mezzoÐrilievo, or medium relief; when its projection is less than one half, bassoÐrilievo, basÐrelief, or low relief. Al¶triÏcal (?), a. (Zo”l.) Like the articles. Ø AlÏtri¶ces (?), n. pl. [L., nourishes, pl. of altrix.] (Zo”l.) Nursers, Ð a term applied to those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time; Ð opposed to pr‘coces. Al¶truÏism (?), n. [F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It. altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another.] Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; Ð opposed to egoism or selfishness. [Recent] J. S. Mill. Al¶truÏist, n. One imbued with altruism; Ð opposed to egoist. Al·truÏis¶tic (?), a. [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See Altruism..] Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; Ð opposed to egoistic or selfish. Bain. Ð Al·truÏis¶ticÏalÏly, adv. Al¶uÏdel (?), n. [F. & Sp. aludel, fr. Ar. aluth¾l.] (Chem.) One of the pearÐshaped pots open at both ends, and so formed as to be fitted together, the neck of one into the bottom of another in succession; Ð used in the process of sublimation. Ure. Ø Al¶uÏla (?), n. [NL., dim. of L. ala a wing.] (Zo”l.) A false or bastard wing. See under Bastard. Al¶uÏlar (?), a. (Zo”l.) Pertaining to the alula. Al¶um (?), n. [OE. alum, alom, OF. alum, F. alun, fr. L. alumen alum.] (Chem.) A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twentyÐfour molecules of water of crystallization. µ Common alum is the double sulphate of aluminium and potassium. It is white, transparent, very astringent, and crystallizes easily in octahedrons. The term is extended so as to include other double sulphates similar to ~ in formula. Al¶um (?), v. t. To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of ~; to treat with ~. Ure. Ø AÏlu¶men (?), n. [L.] (Chem.) Alum. AÏlu¶miÏna (?), n. [L. alumen, aluminis. See Alum.] (Chem.) One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen, Al2O3. µ It is the oxide of the metal aluminium, the base of aluminous salts, a constituent of a large part of the earthy siliceous minerals, as the feldspars, micas, scapolites, etc., and the characterizing ingredient of common clay, in which it exists as an impure silicate with water, resulting from the decomposition of other aluminous minerals. In its natural state, it is the mineral corundum. AÏlu·miÏnate (?), n. (Chem.) A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen. AÏlu¶miÏna·ted (?). a. Combined with alumina. Al¶uÏmine (?), n. [F.] Alumina. Davy. Al·uÏmin¶ic (?), a. Of or containing aluminium; as, aluminic phosphate. AÏlu·miÏnif¶erÏous (?), a. [L. alumen alum + Ïferous: cf. F. aluminifŠre.] Containing alum. AÏlu¶miÏniÏform (?), a. [L. alumen + Ïform.] pertaining the form of alumina. Al·uÏmin¶iÏum (?), n. [L. alumen. See Alum.] (Chem.) The metallic base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, pertaining a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. ÷ bronze or gold, a pale goldÐcolored alloy of aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc. AÏlu¶miÏnize (?), v. t. To treat impregnate with alum; to alum. AÏlu¶miÏnous (?), a. [L. aluminosus, fr. alumen alum: cf. F. alumineux.] Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; as, aluminous minerals, aluminous solution. AÏlu¶miÏnum (?), n. See Aluminium. Al¶umÏish (?), a. Somewhat like alum. Ø AÏlum¶na (?), n. fem.; pl. Alumn‘ . [L. See Alumnus.] A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college. Ø AÏlum¶nus (?), n.; pl. Alumni (?). [L., fr. alere to nourish.] A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning. Al¶um root· (?). (Bot.) A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties. { Al¶um schist¶ (?), Al¶um shale¶ (?), } (Min.) A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock. Al¶um stone· (?). (Min.) A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite. Al¶uÏnite (?), n. (Min.) Alum stone. AÏlu¶noÏgen (?), n. [F. alun alum + Ïgen.] (Min.) A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; Ð also called feather alum, and hair salt. Al¶ure (?), n. [OF. alure, aleure, walk, gait, fr. aler (F. aller) to go.] A walk or passage; Ð applied to passages of various kinds. The sides of every street were covered with fresh alures of marble. T. Warton. Al¶uÏta¶ceous (?), a. [L. alutacius, fr. aluta soft leather.] 1. Leathery. 2. Of a pale brown color; leatherÏyellow. Brande. Al·luÏta¶tion (?), n. [See Alutaceous.] The tanning or dressing of leather. [Obs.] Blount. Al¶veÏaÏry (?), n.; pl. Alvearies (?). [L. alvearium, alveare, beehive, fr. alveus a hollow vessel, beehive, from alvus belly, beehive.] 1. A beehive, or something resembling a beehive. Barret. 2. (Anat.) The hollow of the external ear. Quincy. Al¶veÏa·ted (?), a. [L. alveatus hollowed out.] Formed or vaulted like a beehive. Al¶veÏoÏlar (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alv‚olaire.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets. ÷ processes, the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth. Al¶veÏoÏlaÏry (?), a. Alveolar. [R.] Al¶veÏoÏlate (?), a. [L. alveolatus, fr. alveolus.] (Bot.) Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb. Al¶veÏole (?), n. Same as Alveolus. AlÏve¶oÏliÏform (?), a. [L. alvelous + Ïform.] Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities. Ø AlÏve¶oÏlus (?), n.; pl. Alveoli (?). [L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of alveus: cf. F. alv‚ole. See Alveary.] 1. A cell in a honeycomb. 2. (Zo”l.) A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil 3. (Anat.) A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc. Ø Al¶veÏus (?), n.; pl. Alvei (?). [L.] The channel of a river. Weate. Al¶vine (?), a. [L. alvus belly: cf. F. alvin.] Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions. Al¶way (?), adv. Always. [Archaic or Poetic] I would not live alway. Job vii. 16. Al¶ways (?), adv. [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.] 1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same. Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts. Milton. 2. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; Ð opposed to sometimes or occasionally. He always rides a black galloway. Bulwer. Ø AÏlys¶sum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, name of a plant, perh. fr. ? priv. + ? raging madness.] (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweetÏscented flowers. Am (?). [AS. am, eom, akin to Gothic im, Icel. em, Olr. am, Lith. esmi, L. sum., Gr. ?, Zend ahmi, Skr. asmi, fr. a root as to be. ?. See Are, and cf. Be, Was.] The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See Be. God said unto Moses, I am that am. Exod. iii. 14. Am·aÏbil¶iÏty (?), n. [L. amabilitas.] Lovableness. Jer. Taylor. µ The New English Dictionary (Murray) says this word is ½usefully distinct from Amiability.¸ Am·aÏcrat¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? together + ? power.] (Photog.) Amasthenic. Sir J. Herschel. Ø Am·aÏdaÏvat¶ (?), n. [Indian name. From Ahmedabad, a city from which it was imported to Europe.] (Zo”l.) The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; Ð called also red waxbill. [Written also amaduvad and avadavat.] Am¶aÏdou (?), n. [F. amadou tinder, prop. lure, bait, fr. amadouer to allure, caress, perh. fr. Icel. mata to feed, which is akin to E. meat.] A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter. Ure. AÏmain¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + main. See 2d Main, n.] 1. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly. They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain. Milton. That striping giant, illÐbred and scoffing, shouts amain. T. Parker. 2. At full speed; in great haste; also, at once. ½They fled amain.¸ Holinshed. AÏmain¶, v. t. [F. amener. See Amenable.] (Naut.) To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc. AÏmain¶, v. i. (Naut.) To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield. AÏmal¶gam (?), n. [F. amalgame, prob. fr. L. malagma, Gr. ?, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. ? to make soft, fr. ? soft.] 1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc. µ Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally. 2. A mixture or compound of different things. 3. (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver. AÏmal¶gam, v. t. ? i. [Cf. F. amalgamer] To amalgamate. Boyle. B. Jonson. Ø AÏmal¶gaÏma (?), n. Same as Amalgam. They divided this their amalgam into a number of incoherent republics. Burke. AÏmal¶gaÏmate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amalgamated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amalgamating.] 1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury. 2. To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another. Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one. Burke. AÏmal¶gaÏmate, v. i. 1. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver. 2. To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate. { AÏmal¶gaÏmate (?), AÏmal¶gaÏma·ted (?), } a. Coalesced; united; combined. AÏmal·gaÏma¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. amalgamation.] 1. The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; Ð applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury. Ure. 2. The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union. Macaulay.

AÏmal¶gaÏmaÏtive (?), a. Characterized by amalgamation. AÏmal¶gaÏma·tor (?), n. One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam. AÏmal¶gaÏmize (?), v. t. To amalgamate. [R.] AÏman¶dine (?), n. [F. amande almond. See Almond.] 1. The vegetable casein of almonds. 2. A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc. AlÏman¶iÏtine (?), n. [Gr. ? a sort of fungus.] The poisonous principle of some fungi. AÏman·uÏen¶sis (?), n.; pl. Amanuenses (?). [L., fr. a, ab + manus hand.] A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written. Ø AÏmar¶aÏcus (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] A fragrant flower. Tennyson. Am¶aÏrant (?), n. Amaranth, 1. [Obs.] Milton. Am·aÏranÏta¶ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type. Am¶aÏranth (?), n. [L. amarantus, Gr. ?, unfading, amaranth; ? priv. + ? to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root meaning to die, akin to E. mortal; Ð so called because its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. amarante. The spelling with th seems to be due to confusion with Gr. ? flower.] 1. An imaginary flower supposed never to fade. [Poetic] 2. (Bot.) A genus of ornamental annual plants (Amaranthus) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers. 2. A color inclining to purple. Am·aÏran¶thine (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to amaranth. ½Amaranthine bowers.¸ Pope.

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2. Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying. They only amaranthine flower on earth Is virtue. Cowper. 3. Of a purplish color. Buchanan. { Am·aÏran¶thus (?), Ø Am·aÏran¶tus (?), } n. Same as Amaranth. Am¶aÏrine (?), n. [L. amarus bitter.] (Chem.) A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds. AÏmar¶iÏtude (?), n. [L. amaritudo, fr. amarus bitter: cf. OF. amaritude.] Bitterness. [R.] { Am·aÏryl·liÏda¶ceous (?), Am·aÏrylÏlid¶eÏous (?), } a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the ?etals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family. Ø Am·aÏryl¶lis (?), n. [L. Amaryllis, Gr. ?, ?, the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.] 1. A pastoral sweetheart. To sport with Amaryllis in the shade. Milton. 2. (bot.) (a) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others. (b) A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily. AÏmass¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amassed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Amassing.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump, mass. See Mass.] To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases. The life Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope. Syn. - To accumulate; heap up; pile. AÏmass¶, n. [OF. amasse, fr. ambusher.] A mass; a heap. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. AÏmass¶aÏble (?), a. Capable of being amassed. AÏmass¶er (?), n. One who amasses. Ø A·mas·sette¶ (?), n. [F. See Amass.] An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding. AÏmass¶ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. amassement.] An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation. An amassment of imaginary conceptions. Glanvill. Am·asÏthen¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? together + ? force.] (Photog.) Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic. AÏmate¶ (?), v. t. [OF. amater, amatir.] To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic] The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton. AÏmate¶, v. t. [Pref. aÏ + mate.] To be a mate to; to match. [Obs.] Spenser. Am·aÏteur¶ (?), n. [F., fr. L. amator lover, fr. amare to love.] A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally. Am·aÏteur¶ish, a. In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur. Ð Am·aÏteur¶ishÏly, adv. Ð Am·aÏteur¶ishÏness, n. Am¶aÏteurÏism (?), n. The practice, habit, or work of an amateur. Am¶aÏteur·ship, n. The quality or character of an amateur. Am¶aÏtive (?), a. [L. amatus, p. p. of amare to love.] Full of love; amatory. Am¶aÏtiveÏness, n. (Phren.) The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love. Combe. Am·aÏto¶riÏal (?), a. [See Amatorious.] Of or pertaining to a lover or to love making; amatory; as, amatorial verses. Am·aÏto¶riÏalÏly, adv. In an amatorial manner. Am·aÏto¶riÏan (?), a. Amatory. [R.] Johnson. Am·aÏto¶riÏous (?), a. [L. amatorius, fr. amare to love.] Amatory. [Obs.] ½Amatorious poem.¸ Milton. Am¶aÏtoÏry (?), a. Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love; as, amatory potions. Ø Am·auÏro¶sis (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? dark, dim.] (Med.) A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; Ð called also gutta ?erena, the ½drop serene¸ of Milton. Am·auÏrot¶ic (?), a. Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis. AÏmaze¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amazed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Amazing.] [Pref. aÏ + maze.] 1. To ??wilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [Obs.] A labyrinth to amaze his foes. Shak. 2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly. ½Amazing Europe with her wit.¸ Goldsmith. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? Matt. xii. 23. Syn. - To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex; surprise. Ð Amaze, Astonish. Amazement includes the notion of bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It expresses a state in which one does not know what to do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of something, or struck with some degree of horror, as when one is overpowered by the ?normity of an act, etc. AÏmaze¶, v. i. To be astounded. [Archaic] B. Taylor. AÏmaze¶, v. t. Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement. [Chiefly poetic] The wild, bewildered Of one to stone converted by amaze. Byron. AÏmaz¶edÏly (?), adv. In amazement; with confusion or astonishment. Shak. AÏmaz¶edÏness, n. The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder. Bp. Hall. AÏmaze¶ful (?), a. Full of amazement. [R.] AÏmaze¶ment (?), n. 1. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration. His words impression left Of much amazement. Milton. 2. Frenzy; madness. [Obs.] Webster (1661). AÏmaz¶ing (?), a. Causing amazement; very wonderful; ; as, amazing grace. Ð AÏmaz¶ingÏly, adv. Am¶aÏzon (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. 2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. 3. (Zo”l.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis ÷ antÿ(Zo”l.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larv‘ and nymphs other species and make slaves of them in their own nests. Am·aÏzo¶niÏan (?), a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike. Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley. { Am¶aÏzonÏite (?), Am¶aÏzon stone· (?), } n. [Named from the river Amazon.] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigrisÐgreen color. AmbÏ, AmÏbiÏ. [L. prefix ambiÏ, ambÏ, akin to Gr. ?, Skr. abhi, AS. embe, emb, OHG. umbi, umpi, G. um, and also L. ambo both. Cf. AmphiÏ, Both, By.] A prefix meaning about, around; Ð used in words derived from the Latin. Ø AmÏba¶ges (?), n. pl. [L. (usually in pl.); pref. ambiÏ, ambÏ + agere to drive: cf. F. ambage.] A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech. After many ambages, perspicuously define what this melancholy is. Burton. AmÏbag¶iÏnous (?), a. Ambagious. [R.] AmÏba¶gious (?), a. [L. ambagiosus.] Circumlocutory; circuitous. [R.] AmÏbag¶iÏtoÏry (?), a. Ambagious. [R.] Am¶basÏsade (?), Em¶basÏsade (?), n. [F. ambassade. See Embassy.] 1. The mission of an ambassador. [Obs.] Carew. 2. An embassy. [Obs.] Strype. AmÏbas¶saÏdor (?), EmÏbas¶saÏdor (?), n. [See Embassador.] 1. A minister of the highest rank sent a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. µ Ambassador are either ordinary [or resident] or extraordinary, that is, sent upon some special or unusual occasion or errand. Abbott. 2. An official messenger and representative. AmÏbas·saÏdo¶riÏal (?), a. Of or pertaining to an ambassador. H. Walpole. AmÏbas·saÏdorÏship (?), n. The state, office, or functions of an ambassador. AmÏbas¶saÏdress (?), n. A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador. Prescott. Am¶basÏsage (?), n. Same as Embassage. [Obs. or R.] Luke xiv. 32. Am¶basÏsy (?), n. See Embassy, the usual spelling. Helps. Am¶ber , n. [OE. aumbre, F. ambre, Sp. mbar, and with the Ar. article, al mbar, fr. Ar. 'anbar ambergris.] 1. (Min.) A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric. 2. ÷ color, or anything ~Ðcolored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky. 3. Ambergris. [Obs.] You that smell of amber at my charge. Beau. & Fl. 4. The balsam, liquidambar. Black ~, and old and popular name for jet. Am¶ber, a. 1. Consisting of ~; made of ~. ½Amber bracelets.¸ Shak. 2. Resembling ~, especially in color; ~Ðcolored. ½The amber morn.¸ Tennyson. Am¶ber, v. t. [p. p. & p. a. Ambered .] 1. To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine. 2. To preserve in ~; as, an ambered fly. Am¶ber fish (?). (Zo”l.) A fish of the southern Atlantic coast (Seriola Carolinensis.) Am¶berÏgrease (?), n. See Ambergris. Am¶berÏgris (?), n. [F. ambre gris, i. e., gray amber; F. gris gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. grŒs, G. greis, grayÐhaired. See Amber.] A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ashÐgray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twentyÐfive pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 2120 Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery. Dana. Am¶ber seed· (?). Seed of the Hibiscus abelmoschus, somewhat resembling millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a flavor like that of musk; musk seed. Chambers. Am¶ber tree· (?). A species of Anthospermum, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor. Ambes¶Ðas (?), n. AmbsÐace. [Obs.] Chaucer. Am¶biÏdex¶ter (?), a. [LL., fr. L. ambo both + dexter right, dextra (sc. manus) the right hand.] Using both hands with equal ease. Smollett. Am·biÏdex¶ter, n. 1. A person who uses both hands with equal facility. 2. Hence; A doubleÐdealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes. The rest are hypocrites, ambidexters, so ??any turning pictures Ð a lion on one side, a lamb on the other. Burton. 3. (Law) A juror who takes money from both parties for giving his verdict. Cowell. Am¶biÏdexÏter¶iÏty (?), n. 1. The quality of being ambidex?rous; the faculty of using both hands with equal facility. Hence: Versatility; general readiness; as, ambidexterity of argumentation. Sterne. Ignorant I was of the human frame, and of its latent powers, as regarded speed, force, and ambidexterity. De Quincey. 2. DoubleÐdealing. (Law) A juror's taking of money from the both parties for a verdict. Am·biÏdex¶tral (?), a. Pertaining equally to the rightÐhand side and the leftÐhand side. Earle. Am·biÏdex¶trous (?), a. 1. Pertaining the faculty of using both hands with equal ease. Sir T. Browne. 2. Practicing or siding with both parties. All false, shuffling, and ambidextrous dealings. L'Estrange. Am¶biÏdex¶trousÏly, adv. In an ambidextrous manner; cunningly. Am·biÏdex¶trousÏness (?), n. The quality of being ambidextrous; ambidexterity. Am¶biÏent (?), a. [L. ambiens, p. pr. of ambire to go around; ambÏ + ire to go.] Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing. ½Ambient air.¸ Milton. ½Ambient clouds.¸ Pope. Am¶biÏent, n. Something that surrounds or invests; as, air... being a perpetual ambient. Sir H. Wotton. AmÏbig¶eÏnous (?), a. [L. ambo both + genus kind.] Of two kinds. (bot.) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine, and the inner petaloid. Am¶biÏgu (?), n. [F., fr. ambigu doubtful, L. ambiquus. See Ambiguous.] An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time. Am·biÏgu¶iÏty (?), n.; pl. Ambiguities (?). [L. ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguit‚.] The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression. No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued. I. Taylor. The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity. South. AmÏbig¶uÏous (?), a. [L. ambiguus, fr. ambigere to wander about, waver; ambÏ + agere to drive.] Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression. What have been thy answers? What but dark, Ambiguous, and with double sense deluding? Milton. Syn. - Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct; indeterminate; indefinite. See Equivocal. AmÏbig¶uÏousÏly, adv. In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning. AmÏbig¶uÏousÏness, n. Ambiguity. Am·biÏle¶vous (?), a. [L. ambo both + laevus left.] LeftÐhanded on both sides; clumsy; Ð opposed to ambidexter. [R.] Sir T. Browne. AmÏbil¶oÏquy (?), n. Doubtful or ambiguous language. [Obs.] Bailey. AmÏbip¶aÏrous (?), a. [L. ambo both + parere to bring forth.] (Bot.) Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves; Ð applied to a bud. Am¶bit (?), n. [L. ambitus circuit, fr. ambire to go around. See Ambient.] Circuit or compass. His great parts did not live within a small ambit. Milward. AmÏbi¶tion (?), n. [F. ambition, L. ambitio a going around, especially of candidates for office is Rome, to solicit votes (hence, desire for office or honor? fr. ambire to go around. See Ambient, Issue.] 1. The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing. [Obs.] used no ambition to commend my deeds. Milton. 2. An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something. Cromwell, I charge thee, fling a way ambition: By that sin fell the angels. Shak. The pitiful ambition of possessing five or six thousand more acres. Burke. AmÏbi¶tion, v. t. [Cf. F. ambitionner.] To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. [R.] Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage. Trumbull. AmÏbi¶tionÏist, n. One excessively ambitious. [R.] AmÏbi¶tionÏless, a. Devoid of ambition. Pollok. AmÏbi¶tious (?), a. [L. ambitiosus: cf. F. ambitieux. See Ambition.] 1. Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction. Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honorable man. Shak. 2. Strongly desirous; Ð followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something. I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony. Evelyn. Studious of song, and yet ambitious not to sing in vain. Cowper. 3. Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style. A giant statue... Pushed by a wild and artless race, From off wide, ambitious base. Collins. AmÏbi¶tiousÏly, adv. In an ambitious manner.

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AmÏbi¶tiousÏness (?), n. The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness. Ø Am¶biÏtus (?), n. [L. See Ambit, Ambition.] 1. The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A canvassing for votes. Am¶ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ambled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambling (?).] [F. ambler to amble, fr. L. ambulare to walk, in LL., to amble, perh. fr. ambÏ, ambiÏ, and a root meaning to go: cf. Gr. ? to go, E. base. Cf. Ambulate.] 1. To go at the easy gait called an ~; Ð applied to the horse or to its rider. 2. To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks. The skipping king, he ambled up and down. Shak. Sir, your wit ambles well; it goes easily. Shak. Am¶ble, n. 1. A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side. ½A fine easy amble.¸ B. Jonson. 2. A movement like the ~ of a horse. Am¶bler (?), n. A horse or a person that ambles. Am¶blingÏly, adv. With an ambling gait. AmÏblot¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? an abortion.] Tending to cause abortion. Am¶blyÏgon (?), n. [Gr. ? obtuse + ? angle: cf. F. amblygone.] (Geom.) An obtuseÐangled figure, esp. and obtuseÐangled triangle. [Obs.] AmÏblyg¶oÏnal (?), a. ObtuseÐangled. [Obs.] Hutton. { Ø Am·blyÏo¶piÏa (?), Am¶blyÏo·py (?), } n. [Gr. ?; ? blunt, dim + ? eye: cf. F. amblyopie.] (Med.) Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis. Am¶blyÏop¶ic (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to amblyopy. Quain. Ø AmÏblyp¶oÏda (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? blunt + ?, ?, foot.] (Paleon.) A group of large, extinct, herbivorous mammals, common in the Tertiary formation of the United States. Ø Am¶bo (?), n.; pl. Ambos (?). [LL. ambo, Gr. ?, any rising, a raised stage, pulpit: cf. F. ambon.] A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches. Gwilt. Ø Am¶bon (?), n. Same as Ambo. AmÏboy¶na wood (?). A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc. Am¶breÏate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of ambreic acid with a base or positive radical. AmÏbre¶ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to ambrein; Ð said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid. Am¶breÏin (?), n. [Cf. F. ambr‚ine. See Amber.] (Chem.) A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris. Am¶brite (?), n. [From amber.] A fossil resin occurring in large masses in New Zealand. Am¶brose (?), n. A sweetÏscented herb; ambrosia. See Ambrosia, 3. Turner. AmÏbro¶sia (?; 277), n. [L. ambrosia, Gr. ?, properly fem. of ?, fr. ? immortal, divine; ? priv. + ? mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). ? stands for ?, akin to Skr. mrita, L. mortuus, dead, and to E. mortal.] 1. (Myth.) (a) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. (b) An unguent of the gods,. His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. Milton. 2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. Spenser. 3.ÿFormerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc. Am¶bro¶siÏac (?), a. [L. ambrosiacus: cf. F. ambrosiaque.] Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious. [R.]½Ambrosiac odors.¸ B. Jonson. AmÏbro¶sial (?), a. [L. ambrosius, Gr. ?.] 1. Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious. ½Ambrosial food.¸ ½Ambrosial fragrance.¸ Milton. 2. Divinely excellent or beautiful. ½Shakes his ambrosial curls.¸ Pope. AmÏbro¶sialÏly, adv. After the manner of ambrosia; delightfully. ½Smelt ambrosially.¸ Tennyson. AmÏbro¶sian (?), a. Ambrosial. [R.] . Jonson. AmÏbro¶sian, a. Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose. ÷ chant, the mode of signing or chanting introduced by St. Ambrose in the 4th century. Am¶broÏsin (?), n. [LL. Ambrosinus nummus.] An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback. Am¶broÏtype (?), n. [Gr. ? immortal + Ïtype.] (Photog.) A picture taken on a place of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass. Am¶bry (?), n.; pl. Ambries (?). [OE. aumbry, almery, OF. almarie, armarie, aumaire, F. armoire, LL. armarium chest, cupboard, orig. a repository for arms, fr. L. arama arms. The word has been confused with almonry. See Armory.] 1. In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc. 2. A store closet, as a pantry, cupboard, etc. 3. Almonry. [Improperly so used] Ambs¶Ðace (?), n. [OF. ambesas; ambes both (fr. L. ambo) + as ace. See Ace.] Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value. Am·buÏla¶cral (?), a. (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to ambulacra; avenuelike; as, the ambulacral ossicles, plates, spines, and suckers of echinoderms. Am·buÏla¶criÏform (?), a. [Ambulacrum + Ïform.] (Zo”l.)ÿHaving the form of ambulacra. Ø Am·buÏla¶crum (?), n. pl; pl. Ambulacra (?). [L., an alley or covered way.] (Zo”l.) (a) One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays. (b) One of the suckers on the feet of mites. Am¶buÏlance (?), n. [F. ambulance, h“pital ambulant, fr. L. ambulare to walk. See Amble.] (Mil.) (a) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps. (b) An ~ wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital. Am¶buÏlant (?), a. [L. ambulans, p. pr. of ambulare to walk: cf. F. ambulant.] Walking; moving from place to place. Gayton. Am¶buÏlate (?), v. i. [L. ambulare to walk. See Amble.] To walk; to move about. [R.] Southey. Am·buÏla¶tion (?), n. [L. ambulatio.] The act of walking. Sir T. Browne. Am¶buÏlaÏtive (?), a. Walking. [R.] Am¶buÏla·tor (?), n. 1. One who walks about; a walker. 2. (Zo”l.) (a) A beetle of the genus Lamia. (b) A genus of birds, or one of this genus. 3. An instrument for measuring distances; Ð called also perambulator. Knight. Am·buÏlaÏto¶riÏal (?), a. Ambulatory; fitted for walking. Verrill. Am¶buÏlaÏtoÏry (?), a. [L. ambulatorius.] 1. Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; as, an ambulatory animal. 2. Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places. The priesthood... before was very ambulatory, and dispersed into all families. Jer. Taylor. 3. Pertaining to a walk. [R.] The princess of whom his majesty had an ambulatory view in his travels. Sir H. Wotton. 4. (Law) Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration; alterable; as, the dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator. Am¶buÏlaÏtoÏry, n.; pl. Ambulatories (?). [Cf. LL. ambulatorium.] (Arch.) A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building. Am¶burÏry (?), n. Same as Anbury. Am·busÏcade¶ (?), n. [F. embuscade, fr. It. imboscata, or Sp. emboscada, fr. emboscar to ambush, fr. LL. imboscare. See Ambush, v. t.] 1. A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush. 2. A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly. [R.] Dryden. 3. (Mil.) The body of troops lying in ambush. Am·busÏcade¶, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ambuscaded (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambuscading (?).] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. 2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. Am·busÏcade¶, v. i. To lie in ambush. Am·busÏca¶do (?), n. Ambuscade. [Obs.] Shak. Am·busÏca¶doed (?), p. p. Posted in ambush; ambuscaded. [Obs.] Am¶bush (?), n. [F. emb–che, fr. the verb. See Ambush, v. t.] 1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare. Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege Or ambush from the deep. Milton. 2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise. Bold in close ambush, base in open field. Dryden. 3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait. [Obs.] The ambush arose quickly out of their place. Josh. viii. 19. To lay an ~, to post a force in ~. Am¶bush (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ambushed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambushing.] [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F. emb–cher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in + LL. boscus, buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See Ambuscade, Bu?h.] 1. To station in ~ with a view to surprise an enemy. By ambushed men behind their temple ?ai?, We have the king of Mexico betrayed. Dryden. 2. To attack by ~; to waylay. Am¶bush, v. i. To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk. Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey. Trumbull. Am¶bushÏer (?), n. One lying in ~. Am¶bushÏment (?), n. [OF. embuschement. See Ambush, v. t.] An ~. [Obs.] 2 Chron. xiii. 13. AmÏbus¶tion (?; 106), n. [L. ambustio.] (Med.) A burn or scald. Blount. Am·eÏbe¶an (?), a. (Zo”l.) See Am?bean. AÏmeer¶, AÏmir¶ (?), n. [See Emir.] 1. Emir. [Obs.] 2. One of the Mohammedan nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde. Am¶el (?), n. [OE. amell, OF. esmail, F. ‚mail, of German origin; cf. OHG. smelzi, G. schmelz. See Smelt, v. t.] Enamel. [Obs.] Boyle. Am¶el, v. t. [OE. amellen, OF. esmailler, F. ‚mailler, OF. esmail, F. ‚mail.] To enamel. [Obs.] Enlightened all with stars, And richly ameled. Chapman. Am¶elÏcorn· (?), n. [Ger. amelkorn: cf. MHG. amel, amer, spelt, and L. amylum starch, Gr. ?.] A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; Ð called also French rice. AÏmel¶ioÏraÏble (?), a. Capable of being ameliorated. AÏmel¶ioÏrate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ameliorated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating.] [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. am‚liorer. See Meliorate.] To make better; to improve; to meliorate. In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. Macaulay. AÏmel¶ioÏrate, v. i. To grow better; to ~; as, wine ameliorates by age. AÏmel·ioÏra¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. am‚lioration.] The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. ½Amelioration of human affairs.¸ J. S. Mill. AÏmel¶ioÏraÏtive (?), a. Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement; as, ameliorative remedies, efforts. AÏmel¶ioÏra·tor (?), n. One who ameliorates. A·men¶ (?; 277), interj., adv., & n. [L. amen, Gr. ?, Heb. ¾m?n certainly, truly.] An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief. When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to truly, verily. It is used as a noun, to demote: (a) concurrence in belief, or in a statement; assent; (b) the final word or act; (c) Christ as being one who is true and faithful. And let all the people say, Amen. Ps. cvi. 48. Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of Gods. John ii. 3. Rhemish Trans. To say ÷ to, to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically; to ratify; as, I say Amen to all. A·men¶, v. t. To say ÷ to; to sanction fully. AÏmen·naÏbil¶iÏty (?), n. The quality of being amenable; amenableness. Coleridge. AÏme¶naÏble (?), a. [F. amener to lead; ? (L. ad) = mener to lead, fr. L. minare to drive animals (properly by threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. minari, to threaten, minae threats. See Menace.] 1. (Old Law) Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband. [Obs.] Jacob. 2. Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law. Nor is man too diminutive... to be amenable to the divine government. I. Taylor. 3. Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc. 4. Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable. Sterling... always was amenable enough to counsel. Carlyle. AÏme¶naÏbleÏness, n. The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer charges; answerableness. AÏme¶naÏbly, adv. In an amenable manner. Am¶eeÏnage (?), v. t. [OF. amesnagier. See Manage.] To manage. [Obs.] Spenser. Am¶eÏnance (?), n. [OF. See Amenable.] Behavior; bearing. [Obs.] Spenser. AÏmend¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amended; p. pr. & vb. n. Amending.] [F. amender, L. emendare; e(ex) + mendum, menda, fault, akin to Skr. minda personal defect. Cf. Emend, Mend.] To change or modify in any way for the better; as, (a) by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like; (b) by supplying deficiencies; (c) by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify. Mar not the thing that can not be amended. Shak. An instant emergency, granting no possibility for revision, or opening for amended thought. De Quincey. We shall cheer her sorrows, and amend her blood, by wedding her to a Norman. Sir W. Scott. To amend a bill, to make some change in the details or provisions of a bill or measure while on its passage, professedly for its improvement. Syn. - To Amend, Emend, Correct, Reform, Rectify. These words agree in the idea of bringing things into a more perfect state. We correct (literally, make

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straight) when we conform things to some standard or rule; as, to correct proof sheets. We amend by removing blemishes, faults, or errors, and thus rendering a thing more a nearly perfect; as, to amend our ways, to amend a text, the draft of a bill, etc. Emend is only another form of amend, and is applied chiefly to editions of books, etc. To reform is literally to form over again, or put into a new and better form; as, to reform one's life. To rectify is to make right; as, to rectify a mistake, to rectify abuses, inadvertencies, etc. AÏmend¶ (?), v. i. To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve. ½My fortune... amends.¸ Sir P. Sidney. AÏmend¶aÏble (?), a. Capable of being amended; as, an amendable writ or error. Ð AÏmend¶aÏbleÏness, n. AÏmend¶aÏtoÏry (?), a. Supplying amendment; corrective; emendatory. Bancroft. Ø A·mende¶ (?), n. [F. See Amend.] A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation. ÷ honorable (?). (Old French Law) A species of infamous punishment in which the offender, being led into court with a rope about his neck, and a lighted torch in his hand, begged pardon of his God, the court, etc. In popular language, the phrase now denotes a public apology or recantation, and reparation to an injured party, for improper language or treatment. AÏmend¶er (?), n. One who amends. AÏmend¶ful (?), a. Much improving. [Obs.] AÏmend¶ment (?), n. [F. amendement, LL. amendamentum.] 1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices. 2. In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting. 3. (Law) Correction of an error in a writ or process. Syn. - Improvement; reformation; emendation. AÏmends¶ (?), n. sing. & pl. [F. amendes, pl. of amende. Cf. Amende.] Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation. [Now const. with sing. verb.] ½An honorable amends.¸ Addison. Yet thus far fortune maketh us amends. Shak. AÏmen¶iÏty (?), n. pl. Amenities (?). [F. am‚nit‚, L. amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.] The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness. A sweetness and amenity of temper. Buckle. This climate has not seduced by its amenities. W. Howitt. Ø AÏmen·orÏrh?¶a (?), n. [Gr. ? priv. + ? month + ? to flow: cf. F. am‚norrh‚e.] (Med.) Retention or suppression of the menstrual discharge. AÏmen·orÏrh?¶al (?), a. Pertaining to amenorrh?a. Ø A men¶sa et tho¶ro (?). [L., from board and bed.] (Law) A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bong, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife. Abbott. Am¶ent (?), n. [L. amentum thong or strap.] (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a catkin. The globular ament of a buttonwood. Coues. Am·enÏta¶ceous (?), a. [LL. amentaceus.] (Bot.) (a) Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence. (b) Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; as, amentaceous plants. Ø AÏmen¶tiÏa (?), n. [L.] (Med.) Imbecility; total want of understanding. Am·enÏtif¶erÏous (?), a. [L. amentum + Ïferous.] (Bot.) Bearing catkins. Balfour. AÏmen¶tiÏform (?), a. [L. amentum + Ïform.] (Bot.) Shaped like a catkin. Ø AÏmen¶tum (?), n.; pl. Amenta (?). Same as Ament. Am¶eÏnuse (?), v. t. [OF. amenuisier. See Minute.] To lessen. [Obs.] Chaucer. AÏmerce¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amerced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Amercing.] [OF. amercier, fr. a merci at the mercy of, liable to a punishment. See Mercy.] 1. To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars. µ The penalty of fine may be expressed without a preposition, or it may be introduced by in, with, or of. 2. To punish, in general; to mulct. Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven. Milton.