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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ale'-stāke, n. p. 35A stake set as a sign before an ale-house. Chaucer.Ale'-tast'er, n. p. 35An officer, in former times, appointed in every court leet, and sworn, to inspect ale, beer, and bread, and examine the quality and quantity within the precincts of the lordship. Covell.A-lĕtte', n. p. 35The face of the pier of an arch, extending from the arris of the reveal; especially that portion betwixt the arris of the reveal and the pillar or pilaster which is used to decorate the arch.A·leu'ro-mān'cy, n. p. 35A kind of divination by meal, used by the ancients. Encyc. Brit.A'leu-rōm'e-ter, n. p. 35An instrument invented for determining the quantity of gluten in flour. Eng. Cyc.A-leü'tian or A-leü'tie, a. p. 35(Geog.) Designating certain isles in the Pacific Ocean, eastward of Kamtschatka, extending north-eastward toward America. Tooke.A-lew’, n. p. 35Shouting. See HALLOO. [Obs.] Spenser.Āle'-wife, n. p. 35A woman who keeps an ale-house. (Gay.)Ale’wife, n. p. 35(Ichth.) An American fish, resembling the herring; Clupea serrata.Ăl'ex-ăn'der, n. p. 35(Bot.) A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is.Ăl'ex-ān'dri-an, a. p. 35Belonging to Alexandria or to Alexander; as, the Alexandrian library.Al'ex-ăn'drine, n. p. 35A kind of verse consisting of twelve syllables;—so called from a poem written in French on the life of Alexander. A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That like a wounded snake drags its slow length…A-lĕx′i-phăr′mie or A-lĕx′i-phăr′mie-al, a. p. 35(Med.) Expelling or resisting poison, antidotal.A-lĕx′/ĭ-phär′/mĭe, n. p. 35A medicine that is intended to obviate the effects of poison or infection. — This would more properly be written Alexipharmac, in accordance with its etymology.A-lĕx/ĭ-tĕr'ie or A-lĕx/ĭ-tĕr'ie-al, a. p. 35Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom.A-lĕx/ĭ-tĕr'ĭe, n. p. 35A medicine to resist the effects of poison, or the bite of venomous animals;—nearly synonymous with alexipharmic.Āl'fet, n. p. 35A vessel of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his arm by way of trial or purgation. Ducange.Al'gæ, n. p. 35(Bot.) The grand division of cryptogamic plants, embracing sea-weeds or water-plants, as the Fucus, Ulva, and Conferveæ. Loudon.Ăl'gal, a. p. 35Belonging to the Algæ.Al’ga-rot or Al’ga-roth, n. p. 35(Med.) A powder obtained from the terchloride of antimony, formerly much used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic. Dunglison.Al'gates, adv. p. 35Always; forever; entirely. “Una now he al-gates must forego.” Spenser. Still used in the north of England. 2. By all means; at all events. [Obs.] And therefore would I should be algates slain; For…Ăl'ge-brā, n. p. 35(Math.) That branch of analysis whose object is to investigate the relations and properties of numbers by means of letters and other symbols. Davies & Peck.Al'ge-brā'ic or Al'ge-brā'ic-al, a. p. 35Pertaining to algebra; containing an operation of algebra, or deduced from such operation; as, algebraic solutions; algebraic characters. Algebraic curve, a curve such that the relation between the…Ăl'ge-brā'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 35By algebraic process.Al'ge-brā'ist, n. p. 35One who is versed in the science of algebra.Āl'ge-bra-ize, v. t. p. 35To perform by algebra, or reduce to algebraic form.Al-gĕ'ri-an, n. p. 35(Geog.) An inhabitant of the French colonial province of Algeria.Al-gē'ri-an, a. p. 35(Geog.) Pertaining to Algeria, or to its inhabitants.Al'ge-rine', n. p. 35(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Algiers. 2. (Fig.) A pirate.Al'ge-rīne', a. p. 35(Geog.) Pertaining to Algiers, or to its inhabitants.Ăl'gid, a. p. 35Very cold. [Obs.] Bailey.Al·gid'i-ty or Al'gid-ness, n. p. 35Chilliness; coldness. [Obs.]Al-gĭf'ic, a. p. 35Producing cold.Al'gol, n. p. 35(Astron.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.Al-gōl'o-gy, n. p. 35[Lat. algæ, sea-weed, and Gr. λόγος, discourse. (Bot.) An account of Algæ, or sea-weeds.Al'gor, n. p. 35(Med.) A chilled or cold state of the human system; rigor. Dunglison.Al'go-rism or Al'go-rithm, n. p. 35(Math.) The art of computing in any particular way; as, the algorithm of numbers, surds, &c. Davies & Peck.Ăl'gōse, a. p. 35Cold in a high degree. [Obs.] Bailey.Al'gōus, a. p. 35Pertaining to the algæ, or sea-weeds; abounding with, or like, sea-weed.Al'gua-zīl', n. p. 35An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a constable. Prescott.Al-hăm'bresque, a. p. 35After the fanciful manner of the ornaments in the Alhambra, a palace of the Moorish kings at Granada, affording an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic architecture. Art Journal.Al-hēn'na, n. p. 35See HENNA.A'li-as, adv. p. 35Otherwise; otherwise called; — a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of a party who has gone by two or several, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; as, Smith…A'li-as, n. p. 35(Law.) (a.) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect. (b.) Another name; an assumed name.Ăl'i-bi, n. p. 35(Law.) When a person, on trial for a crime, shows that he was in another place at the time when the act was committed, he is said to prove an alibi; hence, the plea, allegation, or defense under…Ăl'i-ble, a. p. 35Nutritive, or that may be nourished. [Obs.]Ăl'i-cant, n. p. 35A kind of mulberry wine, formerly much esteemed;—said to have been made near Alicant, in Spain. Beal. & Fl.Ăl'i-dāde, n. p. 35The index of a graduated instrument, as a quadrant or astrolabe, carrying the sights or telescope, and showing the degrees cut off on the arc of the instrument. Whewell. . Alidade level, the spirit…Āl'ien, a. p. 35Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects; alien enemies; alien property. 2. Wholly different in nature; foreign…Al'ien, n. p. 35A foreigner; one born in, or belonging to, another country; a foreign-born resident of a country, in which he does not possess the privileges of a citizen. In American Law, one born out of the…Al'ien-a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 35The quality of being alienable; the state or capacity of being alienated or transferred. “The alienability of the domain.” Burke.Al'ien-a-ble, a. p. 35Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another; as, land is alienable according to the laws of the state.Al'ien-āge, n. p. 35The state of being an alien. Why restore estates forfeitable on account of alienage? Story.Āl'ien-āte, v. t. p. 36To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right. 2. To withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; to estrange; to wean; —…Āl'ien-ate, a. p. 36Estranged; withdrawn; weaned; — with from. “O alienate from God, O spirit accursed.” Milton.Āl'ien-ate, n. p. 36A stranger; an alien. “He is an alienate.” [Obs.] Stapleton.Āl'ien-ā'tion, n. p. 36(Law.) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another. “The power of alienation.” Hallam. 2. The state of being alienated or transferred. 3. A withdrawing or estrangement, as of…Āl'ien-ā'to-ry, n. p. 36One who alienates or transfers property. Warton.Āl-iēnē', v. t. p. 36To convey or transfer, as title or property, to another; to sell. Nor could he aliene the estate even with the consent of the lord. Blackstone. 2. To make averse or indifferent; to turn the…Al-ien-ee', n. p. 36(Law.) One to whom the title of property is transferred; a purchaser. “If the alienee enters and keeps possession.” Blackstone.