Almsgiving
Alms″giv′ing (–gĭv′ĭng), n. The giving of alms.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Almshouse
Alms″house′ (�), n. A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.
Almsman
Alms″man (�), n.; fem.Almswoman. 1. A recipient of alms. Shak.2. A giver of alms. Halliwell.
Almucantar
Al′mu‐can″tar (�), n. [F. almucantarat, almicantarat, ultimately fr. Ar. al-muqantarāt, pl., fr. qantara to bend, arch.] (Astron.) A small circle of the sphere parallel to the h...
Almuce
Al″muce (�), n. Same as Amice, a hood or cape.
Almude
‖Al‐mude″ (�), n. [Pg. almude, or Sp. almud, a measure of grain or dry fruit, fr. Ar. al-mudd a dry measure.] A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon ...
Almug
{ Al″mug (�), Al″gum (�), } n. [Heb., perh. borrowed fr. Skr. valguka sandalwood.] (Script.) A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11).☞ Most writers at the prese...
Alnage
Al″nage (ăl″nā̍j), n., [OF. alnage, aulnage, F. aunage, fr. OF. alne ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. elina, Goth. aleina, cubit. See Ell.] (O. Eng. Law) Measurement (of cloth) by ...
Alnager
Al″na‐ger (�), n. [See Alnage.] A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal.
Aloe
Al″oe (ăl″nō̍), n.; pl.Aloes (–ōz). [L. aloë, Gr. αλὄη, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. aloès.] 1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. Wyclif.2. (Bot.) A genus of succulent plants, some classe...
Aloes wood
Al″oes wood′ (�). See Agalloch.
Aloetic
Al′o‐et″ic (�), a. [Cf. F. aloétique.] Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.
Aloetic (2)
Al′o‐et″ic, n. A medicine containing chiefly aloes.
Aloft
A‐loft″ (?; 115), adv. [Pref. a- + loft, which properly meant air. See Loft.] 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. “He steers his flight aloft.” Milton.2. (Naut.) In t...
Aloft (2)
A‐loft″, prep. Above; on top of.Fresh waters run aloft the sea.Holland.
Alogian
A‐lo″gi‐an (�), n. [LL. Alogiani, Alogii, fr. Gr. �; ἀ priv. + � word.] (Eccl.) One of an ancient sect who rejected St. John's Gospel and the Apocalypse, which speak of Christ a...
Alogy
Al″o‐gy (�), n. [L. alogia, Gr. �, fr. ἀ priv. + � reason.] Unreasonableness; absurdity.
Aloin
Al″o‐in (�), n.(Chem.) A bitter purgative principle in aloes.
Alomancy
Al″o‐man′cy (�), n. [Gr. �, salt + -mancy: cf. F. alomancie, halomancie.] Divination by means of salt. [Spelt also halomancy.] Morin.
Alone
A‐lone″ (�), a. [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. ān one, alone. See All, One, Lone.] 1. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; — appli...
Alone (2)
A‐lone″, adv. Solely; simply; exclusively.
Alonely
A‐lone″ly, adv. Only; merely; singly.This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity.Latimer.
Alonely (2)
A‐lone″ly, a. Exclusive. Fabyan.
Aloneness
A‐lone″ness, n. A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness. Bp. Montagu.
Along
A‐long″ (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-, Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. �, Skr. anti, over against)...
Along (2)
A‐long″, prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. “Along the lowly lands.” Dryden.The kine... went along the highway.1 Sam. vi. 12.
Along (3)
A‐long″. [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. “On me is not ...