Webster's Dictionary 1913

2593

Alectorides

‖Al′ec‐tor″i‐des (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants.

2594

Alectoromachy

A‐lec′to‐rom″a‐chy (�), n. Cockfighting.

2595

Alectoromancy

A‐lec″to‐ro‐man′cy (�), n. See Alectryomancy.

2596

Alectryom'achy

A‐lec′try‐om'a‐chy (�), n. Cockfighting.

2597

Alectryomancy

A‐lec″try‐o‐man′cy (�), n. [Gr. � cock + -mancy.] Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the o...

2598

Alee

A‐lee″ (�), adv. [Pref. a- + lee.] (Naut.) On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the l...

2599

Alegar

Al″e‐gar (�), n. [Ale + eager sour, F. aigre. Cf. Vinegar.] Sour ale; vinegar made of ale. Cecil.

2600

Aleger

Al″e‐ger (�), a. [F. allègre, earlier alègre, fr. L. alacer.] Gay; cheerful; sprightly. Bacon.

2601

Alegge

A‐legge″ (�), v. t. [OE. aleggen, alegen, OF. alegier, F. alléger, fr. LL. alleviare, for L. allevare to lighten; ad + levis light. Cf. Alleviate, Allay, Allege.] To allay or al...

2602

Alehoof

Ale″hoof′ (āl″ho͞of′), n. [AS. hōfe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, ground ivy, “in old MSS. heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue, halehoue.” Pr...

2603

Alehouse

Ale″house′ (�), n. A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house. Macaulay.

2604

Alem

‖Al″em (?), n. [Turk. 'alem, fr. Ar. 'alam.] (Mil.) The imperial standard of the Turkish Empire.

2605

Alemannic

Al′e‐man″nic (�), a. Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes.

2606

Alemannic (2)

Al′e‐man″nic, n. The language of the Alemanni.The Swabian dialect... is known as the Alemannic.Amer. Cyc.

2607

Alembic

A‐lem″bic (ȧ‐lĕm″bĭk), n. [F. alambic (cf. Sp. alambique), Ar. al-anbīq, fr. Gr. ἄμβιξ cup, cap of a still. The cap or head was the alembic proper. Cf. Limbec.] An apparatus for...

2608

Alembroth

A‐lem″broth (–brŏth), n. The salt of wisdom of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant. Brande & C.

2609

Alençon lace

A′len′çon″ lace″ (�). See under Lace.

2610

Alength

A‐length″ (ȧ‐lĕngth″), adv. [Pref. a- + length.] At full length; lengthwise. Chaucer.

2611

Alepidote

A‐lep″i‐dote, a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + �, �, a scale.] (Zoöl.) Not having scales. — n. A fish without scales.

2612

Alepole

Ale″pole′ (�), n. A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse.

2613

Aleppo boil

{ A‐lep″po boil, button, orevil }. (Med.) A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due...

2614

Aleppo grass

Aleppo grass. (Bot.) One of the cultivated forms of Andropogon Halepensis (syn. Sorghum Halepense). See Andropogon, below.

2615

Alert

A‐lert″ (ȧ‐lẽrt″), a. [F. alerte, earlier à l'erte on the watch, fr. It. all' erta on the watch, prop. (standing) on a height, where one can look around; erta a declivity, steep...

2616

Alert (2)

A‐lert″, n.(Mil.) An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning. “We have had an alert.” Farrow.On the alert, on the lookout or...

2617

Alertly

A‐lert″ly, adv. In an alert manner; nimbly.

2618

Alertness

A‐lert″ness, n. The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.

2619

Alestake

Ale″stake (�), n. A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a “bu...