Webster's Dictionary 1913

2809

Allantois

{ ‖Al‐lan″to‐is (�), Al‐lan″toid (�), } n.. (Anat.) A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, — in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the par...

2810

Allatrate

Al″la‐trate (�), v. i. [L. allatrare. See Latrate.] To bark as a dog. Stubbes.

2811

Allay

Al‐lay″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Allayed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Allaying.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. ālecgan; ā- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-...

2812

Allay (2)

Al‐lay″ (�), v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. “When the rage allays.” Shak.

2813

Allay (3)

Al‐lay″, n. Alleviation; abatement; check.

2814

Allay (4)

Al‐lay″, n. Alloy. Chaucer.

2815

Allay (5)

Al‐lay″, v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. Fuller.

2816

Allayer

Al‐lay″er (�), n. One who, or that which, allays.

2817

Allayment

Al‐lay″ment (�), n. An allaying; that which allays; mitigation.The like allayment could I give my grief.Shak.

2818

Allecret

Al″le‐cret (�), n. [OF. alecret, halecret, hallecret.] A kind of light armor used in the sixteenth century, esp. by the Swiss. Fairholt.

2819

Allect

Al‐lect″ (�), v. t. [L. allectare, freq. of allicere, allectum.] To allure; to entice.

2820

Allectation

Al′lec‐ta″tion (�), n. [L. allectatio.] Enticement; allurement. Bailey.

2821

Allective

Al‐lec″tive (�), a. [LL. allectivus.] Alluring.

2822

Allective (2)

Al‐lec″tive, n. Allurement. Jer. Taylor.

2823

Alledge

Al‐ledge″ (�), v. t. See Allege.☞ This spelling, corresponding to abridge, was once the prevailing one.

2824

Allegation

Al′le‐ga″tion (�), n. [L. allegatio, fr. allegare, allegatum, to send a message, cite; later, to free by giving reasons; ad + legare to send, commission. Cf. Allege and Adlegati...

2825

Allege

Al‐lege″ (ăl‐lĕj″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Alleged (–lĕjd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Alleging.] [OE. aleggen to bring forward as evidence, OF. esligier to buy, prop. to free from legal diffi...

2826

Allege (2)

Al‐lege″, v. t. [See Allay.] To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. Wyclif.

2827

Allegeable

Al‐lege″a‐ble (�), a. Capable of being alleged or affirmed.The most authentic examples allegeable in the case.South.

2828

Allegeance

Al‐lege″ance (�), n. Allegation.

2829

Allegement

Al‐lege″ment (�), n. Allegation.With many complaints and allegements.Bp. Sanderson.

2830

Alleger

Al‐leg″er (�), n. One who affirms or declares.

2831

Allegge

Al‐legge″ (�), v. t. See Alegge and Allay.

2832

Alleghenian

Al′le‐ghe″ni‐an (?), a. Also Al′le‐gha″ni‐an. (Biogeography) Pertaining to or designating the humid division of the Transition zone extending across the northern United States f...

2833

Allegheny

Al″le‐ghe′ny (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Allegheny Mountains, or the region where they are situated. Also Al″le‐gha′ny.2. [From the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania.] (Geol....

2834

Allegiance

Al‐le″giance (�), n. [OE. alegeaunce; pref. a- + OF. lige, liege. The meaning was influenced by L. ligare to bind, and even by lex, legis, law. See Liege, Ligeance.] 1. The tie ...

2835

Allegiant

Al‐le″giant (�), a. Loyal. Shak.