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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. A-lärm'-pöst, n.p. 33A place to which troops are to repair in cases of an alarm. Irving.
  2. A-lärm'-watch, n.p. 33A watch that can be so set as to strike rapidly at a particular hour, to awaken attention.
  3. A-lär'üm, a. & v. t.p. 33The same as ALARM. [Rare.] Shak.
  4. Ăl'a-ry, a.p. 33Of the nature of a wing; wing-shaped. Craig.
  5. A-lās', interj.p. 33An exclamation expressive of sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil;—in old writers, sometimes followed by day or while; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the while. [Obs.]
  6. A-lāte', adv.p. 33Lately. [Obs.] There hath been alate such tales spread abroad. Latimer.
  7. A'lāte or A'la-ted, a.p. 33(Anat. & Bot.) Winged; bordered by a membranous or leafy expansion. Brande. Gray.
  8. A lāt'er-ep. 33Applied to the highest class of envoys from the pope, who are sent, as it were, directly from his side. Encyc. Am.
  9. Alb′, n.p. 33An ecclesiastical tunic or vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, and enveloping the entire person;—worn by the Roman Catholic clergy.
  10. Āl'ba, n.p. 33Same as ALB.
  11. Āl'ba-cōre, n.p. 33See ALBICORE.
  12. Al-bā'ni-an, n.p. 33(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Albania.
  13. Al-bā'ni-an, a.p. 33(Geog.) Pertaining to Albania or its inhabitants.
  14. Al-bā'tā, n.p. 33German silver;—so called in England.
  15. Ăl'ba-trōss, n.p. 33(Ornith.) A web-footed sea-bird, of the genus Diomedea. It is of great size, being the largest of sea-birds, and is found chiefly in the Southern Ocean. It is capable of long continued
  16. Al-bē’ or Al-bēe’, adv.p. 33though; albeit;—used in poetry. [Obs.] Albe Clarissa were their chiefest foundress. Spenser.
  17. Al-bē'it, adv.p. 33Although; notwithstanding. “Albeit so masked, I speak the truth.” Tennyson. Ye say, The Lord saith it, albeit I have not spoken. Ex. xiii. 7.
  18. Al-bēs'cent, a.p. 33Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
  19. Ăl'bi-cōre, n.p. 33(Ichth.) A large fish of the mackerel family, common in the Mediterranean, and known in New England as the horse mackerel; the bonito.
  20. Ăl'bi-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 33The act of making white.
  21. Äl'bi-gēn'sēs or Äl'bi-gēois', n. pl.p. 33(Eccl. Hist.) A party of reformers, who separated from the church of Rome in the 12th century;—so called from Albi, in Languedoc. They are sometimes confounded with the Waldenses; but they were prior…
  22. Ăl'bi-nĭsm, n.p. 33The state or condition of an albino.
  23. Al-bī'nop. 34pl. ALBINOS, n. [It. albino, whitish, from albo; Lat. albus, white.] Any person of a preternatural whiteness of the skin and hair, and a peculiar redness of the iris and pupil of the eye. ☞ The term…
  24. Al-bī'no-ĭsm, n.p. 34The state of an albino; albinism.
  25. Ăl'bi-on, n.p. 34An ancient name of England.
  26. Ăl'bīte, n.p. 34A species of mineral, of the feldspar family, usually of a white color; differing from the common feldspar in containing soda instead of potash, and in the angle of its crystals. It is a constituent…
  27. Al'bo-rà, n.p. 34A sort of itch, or complicated leprosy. Dunglison.
  28. Al-bō'rak, n.p. 34The white mule on which Mohammed is said to have journeyed from the temple of Jerusalem to heaven.
  29. Al-bu-gin'e-a, n.p. 34(Anat.) The dense, white, fibrous tunic of the eye and of the testicle.
  30. Ăl'bu-gĭn'e-ous, a.p. 34Resembling the white of the eye, or of an egg;—a term applied to textures, humors, &c., which are perfectly white.
  31. Al-bū'gō, n.p. 34(Med.) A disease of the eye in which a white opaque spot grows on the transparent cornea.
  32. Al'bum, n.p. 34(Roman Antiq.) A white table or register, on which any thing was inscribed. Andrews. 2. A blank book in which to insert autographs of celebrated persons, or in which friends insert pieces as…
  33. Al-bū'men, n.p. 34(Bot.) Nourishing matter stored up between the embryo and integuments of the seed in many plants. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains; the oily part in poppy seeds; the fleshy part…
  34. Al-bū'men-ize, v. t.p. 34(Photog.) To cover or impregnate with albumen. R. Hunt.
  35. Al'bum Gre'cump. 34The white fæces of dogs, consisting chiefly of bone earth, formerly used in medicine, and now by tanners for some secondary purposes. Dunglison.
  36. Al-bū'mi-noid, a.p. 34Resembling albumen.
  37. Al-bū'mi-nōse, n.p. 34(Physiol.) Albuminoid matter prepared for absorption by the process of digestion.
  38. Al-bū'mi-nōse, a.p. 34Same as ALBUMINOUS.
  39. Al-bū'mi-nous, a.p. 34Pertaining to or containing albumen; having the properties of albumen. Carpenter.
  40. Al-bū'mi-noŭs-ness, n.p. 34The state of being albuminous.
  41. Al-bū-mi-nū'ri-ā, n.p. 34(Med.) A disease of the kidneys, so called from being attended with the presence of albumen in the urine.
  42. Ăl'burn, a.p. 34(Ichth.) The bleak, a small fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color.
  43. Al-bûr'nous, a.p. 34Of or pertaining to alburnum.
  44. Al-bûr'num, n.p. 34(Bot.) The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sap-wood.
  45. Al-cāide', n.p. 34See ALCAID.
  46. Al'ca-hest, n.p. 34A pretended universal solvent, or menstruum.
  47. Al-cä'ic, a.p. 34Pertaining to Alcaeus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, in Lesbos, who flourished about the forty-fourth Olympiad; or to other poets of the same name.
  48. Al-cā'ic, n.p. 34(Pros.) A kind of verse, so called from Alcæus, the inventor, and consisting of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls.
  49. Al-cāid’, n.p. 34A governor, as of a castle, fort, &c., or the like. 2. A jailer or warden. Velasquez.
  50. Al-cāi'de, n.p. 34A magistrate or judge among the Spaniards. Prescott. ☞ This word has been sometimes improperly confounded with alcaid.
  51. Ăl'ca-lĭm'e-ter, n.p. 34See ALCALIMETER.
  52. Al-cān'nā, n.p. 34See HENNA.
  53. Ăl'car-rā'zā, n.p. 34A vessel of porous, unglazed earthenware, used for cooling liquors by evaporation. [Rare.]
  54. Al-çē'do, n.p. 34(Ornith.) A genus of perching birds, including the kingfisher. They usually live about rivers, feeding on fish. See HALCYON.
  55. Al-chĕm'ic or Al-chĕm'ic-al, a.p. 34Relating to alchemy, or produced by it. Camden.
  56. Al-chĕm'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 34In the manner of alchemy.
  57. Ăl'che-mĭst, n.p. 34One who practices alchemy. “You are an alchemist; make gold.” Shak.
  58. Ăl'che-mĭst'ic or Ăl'che-mĭst'ic-al, a.p. 34Practicing alchemy, or relating to it. “Metaphysical and alchemistical legislators.” Burke.
  59. Ăl'che-mīze, v. t.p. 34To change by alchemy; to transmute. [Rare.] Lovelace.
  60. Ăl'che-my or Ăl'chy-my, n.p. 34An ancient science which aimed to transmute metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy, &c. It led the way to modern chemistry. 2. A mixed metal formerly used for various utensils…