ALMUDE
ALMU'DE, noun A wine measure in Portugal, of which twenty-six make a pipe.
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ALMUG
AL'MUG, noun In scripture a tree or wood.First occurrence in the Bible(KJV): 1 Kings 10:11
ALNAGAR
AL'NAGER, or AL'NAGAR, n. A measurer by the ell; a sworn officer, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth and fix upon it a seal. This office was abolished by Statute...
ALNAGE
AL'NAGE, noun [Latin ulna; Gr. an arm, a cubit. See Ell.]A measuring by the ell.
ALNAGER
AL'NAGER, or AL'NAGAR, noun A measurer by the ell; a sworn officer, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth and fix upon it a seal. This office was abolished by Statu...
ALNIGHT
AL'NIGHT, n A cake of wax with the wick in the midst.
ALOE
AL'OE, noun al'o, plural aloes, pronounced aloze, and popularly al'oez, in three syllables, according to the Latin. [Latin aloe; Gr; Heb. plu aloe trees.]In botany, a genus of m...
ALOES
ALOESnoun, in medicine, is the inspissated juice of the aloe. The juice is collected from the leaves, which are cut and put in a tub, and when a large quantity is procured, it i...
ALOES-WOOD
AL'OES-WOOD, noun [See Agallochum.]
ALOETIC
ALOET'IC,ALOET'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to aloe or aloes; partaking of the qualities of aloes.ALOET'IC, noun A medicine consisting chiefly of aloes.
ALOFT
ALOFT', adverb [a and loft. See Loft and Luff.]1. On high; in the air; high above the ground; as, the eagle soars aloft2. In seamen's language, in the top; at the mast head; or ...
ALOGIANS
ALO'GIANS, noun [Gr. a neg. and word.]In church history, a sect of ancient heretics, who denied Jesus Christ to be the Logos and consequently rejected the gospel of St. John.
ALOGOTROPHY
AL'OGOTROPHY, noun [Gr. unreasonable and nutrition.]A disproportionate nutrition of the parts of the body, as when one part receives more or less nourishment and growth than ano...
ALOGY
AL'OGY, noun [Gr.] Unreasonableness; absurdity. obsolete
ALONE
ALO'NE, adjective [all and one.]1. Single; solitary; without the presence of another; applied to a person or thing.It is not good that man should be alone Genesis 2:18.[This adj...
ALONELY
ALO'NELY, adjective or adverb Only; merely; singly. [Not used.]
ALONENESS
ALO'NENESS, noun That state which belong to no other. [Not used.]
ALONG
ALONG', adverb [See Long.]1. By the length; lengthwise; in a line with the length; as, the troops marched along the bank of the river, or along the highway. 1 Samuel 6:12.2. Onw...
ALONGST
ALONGST', adverb Along; through or by the length. obsolete
ALOOF
ALOOF, adverb [Probably from the root of leave, to depart.]1. At a distance, but within view, or at a small distance, in a literal sense; as, to stand aloof2. In a figurative se...
ALOPECY
AL'OPECY, noun [Gr. a fox, whose urine is said to occasion baldness.]A disease, called the fox-evil or scurf, which is a falling off of the hair, from any part of the body.
ALOSA
ALO'SA, noun A fish of passage, called the shad, or other of herrings, a species of Clupea. It is an abdominal, and some naturalists allege it to be a different species from the...
ALOUD
ALOUD', adverb [a and loud; See Loud.]Loudly; with a loud voice, or great noise.Cry aloud spare not. Isaiah 58:1.
ALP
ALP, ALPS, noun [Gr. white; Latin albus
ALPAGNA
ALPAG'NA, noun An animal of Peru, used as a beast of burden; the Camelus Paco of Linne, and the Pacos of Pennant.
ALPHA
AL'PHA, noun [Heb. an ox, a leader.]The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and used to denote first or beginning.I am alpha and Omega. Revelation 1:8.As a numer...
ALPHABET
AL'PHABET, noun [Gr.]The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters which form the elements of speech.AL'PHABET, verb transitive To arrange in ...