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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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Al-lāy'ment, n. p. 37A state of being allayed; rest after disturbance; that which allays; a palliative; abatement; ease. The like allayment would I give my grief. Shak.Al'le-eret, n. p. 37Light armor used both by cavalry and infantry in the sixteenth century, especially by the Swiss. It consisted of a breastplate and gussets, often reaching to the middle of the thigh, and sometimes…Ăl'lee-tā'tion, n. p. 37Enticement; allurements. [Obs.] Coles.Al-lēe'tive, a. p. 37Alluring. [Obs.] Chaucer.Al-lēe'tive, n. p. 37Allurement. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.Al-lēdge' p. 37See ALLEGE. ☞ This spelling, corresponding to abridge, was once the prevailing one.Ăl'le-gant, n. p. 37A kind of Spanish wine. See ALI-CANT. [Obs.] Holland.Al/le-gā'tion, n. p. 37Positive assertion or declaration; affirmation. “Erroneous allegations of fact.” Hallam. 2. That which is alleged, affirmed, or asserted; that which is offered as a plea, excuse, or justification.…Al-lēge', v. t. p. 37To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact. 2. To produce, as an argument, plea, or excuse; to cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge.…Al-lēg'e-a-ble, a. p. 37Capable of being alleged or affirmed. “The most authentic examples allegeable in the case.” South.Al·lēg'e'ment, n. p. 37Allegation. [Obs.]Al-lēg'er, n. p. 37One who affirms or declares.Al-lēgge', v. t. p. 37See ALEGGE.Al-lē'giance, n. p. 37The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his prince or government; the duty of fidelity to a king, government, or state. Syn. — Loyalty; fealty. — ALLEGIANCE, LOYALTY.…Al-lē'g'iant, a. p. 37Loyal. [Obs.] Shak.Al'le-gŏr'ic or Al'le-gŏr'ic-al, a. p. 37In the manner of allegory; figurative; describing by resemblances. “An allegoric tale.” Falconer. “An allegorical application.” Pope.Al'le-gōr'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 37In an allegorical manner; by way of allegory. Warton.Al'le-gōr'ie-al-ness, n. p. 37The quality of being allegorical.Al'le-go-rist, n. p. 37One who allegorizes; a writer of allegory, as Bunyan or Spenser. Hume.Ăl'le-go-rīze, v. t. p. 37To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people. Campbell. 2. To understand in an allegorical sense; as, when a passage in a writer may be understood literally or…Ăl'le-go-rīze, v. i. p. 37To use allegory. Holland.Al'le-go-rīz'er, n. p. 37One who allegorizes, or turns things into allegory; an allegorist. “Homer's allegorizers.” Warburton.Ăl'le-go-ry, n. p. 37A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The principal subject is thus kept out of view…Ăl'le-go-ry, v. i. p. 37To write allegorically; to allegorize. [Obs.] I am not ignorant that some do allegory upon this place. Whitgift.Al'le-grĕt'tō, a. p. 37(Mus.) Quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro.Al-lĕg'ro, a. p. 37(Mus.) Quick, brisk, lively. — As a noun, an allegro movement; a quick, sprightly strain or piece.Aĭ'le-lū'ia or Aĭ'le-lū'iah, n. p. 37Praise Jehovah;— hence, a song or ascription of praise to God. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia. Rev. xix. 1.Al'le-mânde', n. p. 37A German waltz; formerly a German dance in ²/₄ or ⁴/₄ measure, of a moderate movement.Āl'le-mān'nie, a. p. 37See ALEMANNIC.Al-lē'ri-on, n. p. 37(Her.) An eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings. Burke.Al-lē'vi-āte, v. t. p. 37To make light or easy to be borne, in a literal sense. [Rare.] 2. To make light, in a figurative sense; hence, to remove in part; to lessen; to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to…Al-lē′vi-ā′tion, n. p. 37The act of alleviating, lightening, allaying, or extenuating; a lessening, or mitigation. 2. That which lessens, mitigates, or makes more tolerable. Bp. Hall. I have not wanted such alleviations of…Al-lē'vi-a-tive, n. p. 37That which alleviates or mitigates. [Obs.] Corah's Doom, 1672.Ăl'ley, n. p. 37A walk in a garden. “Yonder alleys green.” Milton. 2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. Gay.Al'ley, n. p. 37A choice taw or large marble. Dickens.All-fours', n. pl. p. 37A game at cards, which derives its name from the four chances of which it consists, for each of which a point is scored; they are High, or the ace of trumps, or next best trump out; Low, the deuce of…All-hāil', interj. p. 37All health; — a phrase of salutation, expressing a wish of perfect health, or safety, to the person addressed.All-hăl'lōw or All-hăl'lōws, n. p. 37All-Saints day, the first of November; a feast dedicated to all the saints in general. [Colloquial.]All-hăl'lōw-tīde, n. p. 37The time near All Saints, or November first.Al'li-ā'ceoûs, a. p. 37Pertaining to allium, or garlic; having the smell or properties of garlic. Barton.Al-li'ance, n. p. 37The state of being allied; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, &c.; especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial…Al-lĭ'ant, n. p. 38An ally; a confederate. [Obs.] Wotton.Al-li'cien-cy, n. p. 38The power of attracting any thing; attraction. [Rare.] “The magnetical alliciency of the earth.” Browne.Al-li'cient, n. p. 38That which attracts. [Obs.] Robinson.Al'li-gant, n. p. 38A kind of Spanish wine. See ALICANT.Al'li-gāte, v. t. p. 38To tie together; to unite by some tie. “Instincts alligated to their nature.” Hale.Al'li-gā'tion, n. p. 38The act of tying together, or the state of being tied. [Rare.] 2. (Arith.) A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning the compounding or mixing together of different ingredients, or…Al'li-gā'tor, n. p. 38(Zoöl.) A large carnivorous amphibious reptile of the Saurian family, peculiar to America. “The name was first given to this animal by the English colonists of the southern portion of what are now…Ăl'li-gā'tor-äp'ple, n. p. 38(Bot.) The fruit of the Annona palustris, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties. London.Ăl'li-gā'tor-peâr, n. p. 38(Bot.) A fruit obtained from a West Indian tree, the Laurus Persea of Linn. It resembles a pear in shape, and is from one to two pounds in weight. It contains within its rind a yellow pulp of a…Al'li-ga-tūre, n. p. 38See LIGATURE, which is the word in use.A'li-ga-zänt', n. p. 38A kind of rosewood. Simmonds.Al-lign'ment, n. p. 38See ALIGNMENT.Al-liʹsion, n. p. 38The act of striking or dashing. “Islands . . . severed from it [the continent] by the boisterous allision of the sea.” Woodward.Al-lit’er-ā’tion, n. p. 38The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals. “Apt alliteration’s artful aid.” Churchill.Al-lit'er-ā'tive, a. p. 38Pertaining to, or consisting in, alliteration. “Alliterative versification.” Warton.Al-lit’er-ā’tor, n. p. 38One who makes use of alliteration.All'-lôves, n. p. 38Every conceivable love or sake; — used in adjuration. [Obs.] “Speak, of all-loves!” Shak.Al'l'ness, n. p. 38Totality; entirety; hence, completeness of attributes. [Rare.] The allness of God, including his absolute spirituality, supremacy, and eternity. R. T. Trall.Ăl'lo-cāte, v. t. p. 38To distribute or assign. [Rare.] Burke.