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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. 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.
  2. Al'ien-āge, n.p. 35The state of being an alien. Why restore estates forfeitable on account of alienage? Story.
  3. 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; —…
  4. Āl'ien-ate, a.p. 36Estranged; withdrawn; weaned; — with from. “O alienate from God, O spirit accursed.” Milton.
  5. Āl'ien-ate, n.p. 36A stranger; an alien. “He is an alienate.” [Obs.] Stapleton.
  6. 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…
  7. Āl'ien-ā'to-ry, n.p. 36One who alienates or transfers property. Warton.
  8. 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…
  9. 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.
  10. Āl'ien-ism, n.p. 36The state of being an alien; alienage. The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism. Kent.
  11. Āl'ien-ist, n.p. 36One who treats diseases of the mind. [Rare.] Ed. Rev.
  12. Āl'ien-ōr', n.p. 36One who transfers property to another.
  13. A-līfe', adv.p. 36As one's life; exceedingly. [Obs.] “I love that sport alife.” B. & Fl.
  14. A-lĭf'er-ōŭs, a.p. 36Having wings; aligerous. [Obs.] Bailey.
  15. Āl'i-fōrm, a.p. 36Wing-shaped; wing-like. [Rare.]
  16. A-līg'er-ōus, a.p. 36Having wings. [Obs.] Bailey.
  17. A-light', v. i.p. 36To get down or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. 2. To fall, or descend and settle, or lodge; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
  18. A-lĭght′, a.p. 36Lighted up. “The lamps were alight.” Dickens.
  19. A-līgn', v. t.p. 36To adjust or form by a line, as troops.
  20. A-lign', v. i.p. 36To form in line, as troops. 2. (Engineering.) To lay out the ground plan, as of a road.
  21. A-lign'ment, n.p. 36The act of adjusting to a line; the state of being so adjusted; the line of adjustment; the line on which troops are formed in battle order. 2. (Engin.) The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in…
  22. A-līke', a.p. 36Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. cxxxix. 12.
  23. A-līke', adv.p. 36In the same manner, form, or degree; as, we are all alike concerned in religion.
  24. A-līke'-mīnd'ed, a.p. 36Having the same mind; like-minded. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  25. Ăl'i-ment, n.p. 36That which nourishes; food; nutriment; any thing which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Carpenter.
  26. Ăl'i-mĕnt'al, a.p. 36Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth; as, alimental sap.
  27. Ăl'i-mēnt'al-ly, adv.p. 36So as to serve for nourishment or food.
  28. Āl'i-mēnt'a-ri-ness, n.p. 36The quality of being alimentary or of supplying nutriment. [Rare.]
  29. Ăl'i-mĕnt'a-ry, a.p. 36Pertaining to aliment or food; having the quality of nourishing; as, alimentary substances. Alimentary canal, the great duct or intestine by which aliments are conveyed through the body, and the…
  30. Ăl'i-men-tā'tion, n.p. 36The act or power of affording nutriment. 2. The state of being nourished. Bacon.
  31. Ăl'i-mĕnt'ive-ness, n.p. 36(Phren.) The organ which communicates the pleasure that arises from eating and drinking. Combe.
  32. Ăl'i-mō'ni-oŭs, a.p. 36Affording food; nourishing. [Rare.] “Alimonious humors.” Harvey.
  33. Ăl'i-mo-ny, n.p. 36An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or separation from him, or during a suit for the same. Wharton. Burrell.
  34. Āl'i-oth or Āli-oth, n.p. 36A star in the tail of the Great Bear.
  35. Ăl'i-ped, a.p. 36Wing-footed; having the toes connected by a membrane which serves as a wing.
  36. A'vi-ped, n.p. 36(Zool.) An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, which thus serves the
  37. Al'i-quānt, a.p. 36(Math.) An aliquant number, or part, is one which does not divide another number without a remainder. Thus, 5 is an aliquant part of 16, for 3 times 5 are 15, leaving a remainder 1.
  38. Ăl'i-quot, a.p. 36(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.
  39. Āl'ish, a.p. 36Like ale; having the qualities of ale. Mortimer.
  40. Ăl'i-trŭnk, n.p. 36(Entom.) The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached. Kirby.
  41. A-live', a.p. 36Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions. “He came alive to land.” Shak. 2. In a state of action; in force or operation…
  42. A-lĭz'a-rīne, n.p. 36(Chem.) A peculiar coloring principle, obtained from madder. Brande.
  43. Ăl'ka-hest, n.p. 36The fabled universal solvent; a menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies, which ancient alchemists pretended they possessed.
  44. Ăl'ka-hĕst'ic, a.p. 36Pertaining to the alkahest.
  45. Al'ka-lĕs'cen-cy, n.p. 36A tendency to become alkaline; or a tendency to the properties of an alkali; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to be predominant. Ure.
  46. Ăl'ka-lĕs'cent, a.p. 36Tending to the properties of an alkali; beginning to be alkaline; slightly alkaline.
  47. Al’ka-lĭ or Al’ka-lī, n.p. 36(Chem.) One of a class of caustic bases, soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap…
  48. Ăl'ka-li-fī'a-ble, a.p. 36Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.
  49. Al-kăl'i-fy or Al'ka-li-fy, v. t.p. 36To form or convert into an alkali.
  50. Al-kā'lī-fy or Āl'ka-lī-fy, v. i.p. 36To become changed into an alkali.
  51. Al'ka-lī'ge-nous, a.p. 36Producing or generating alkali. [Obs.]
  52. Al'ka-lim'e-ter, n.p. 36An instrument for ascertaining the strength or purity of alkalies. Ure.
  53. Al'ka-lim'e-try, n.p. 36The art of ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity present in any mixture. Ure.
  54. Al'ka-līne, a.p. 36Pertaining to, or having the properties of, alkali. Alkaline earths, certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies.
  55. Ăl'ka-lĭn'i-ty, n.p. 36The quality which constitutes an alkali. Thomson.
  56. Al-kā'li-oŭs, a.p. 36Having the properties of alkali.
  57. Al-kăl'i-zāte, v. t.p. 36To render alkaline; to alkalify; to alkalize. [Obs.] Johnson.
  58. Al-kăl'i-zate, a.p. 36Impregnated with alkali; alkaline. [Obs.] Boyle.
  59. Al'ka-li-zā'tion, n.p. 36The act of rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali.
  60. Al'ka-līze, v. t.p. 36To make alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to alka-