Webster's Dictionary 1913

2836

Allegoric

{ Al′le‐gor″ic (�), Al′le‐gor″ic‐al (�), } a. [F. allégorique, L. allegorius, fr. Gr. �. See Allegory.] Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; d...

2837

Allegorist

Al″le‐go‐rist (�), n. [Cf. F. allegoriste.] One who allegorizes; a writer of allegory. Hume.

2838

Allegorization

Al′le‐gor″i‐za″tion (�), n. The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.

2839

Allegorize

Al″le‐go‐rize (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Allegorized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Allegorizing.] [Cf. F. allégoriser, fr. L. allegorizare.] 1. To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegori...

2840

Allegorize (2)

Al″le‐go‐rize, v. t. To use allegory. Holland.

2841

Allegorizer

Al″le‐go‐ri′zer (�), n. One who allegorizes, or turns things into allegory; an allegorist.

2842

Allegory

Al″le‐go‐ry (�), n.; pl.Allegories (�). [L. allegoria, Gr. �, description of one thing under the image of another; � other + � to speak in the assembly, harangue, � place of ass...

2843

Allegresse

‖Al′le′gresse″ (�), n. [F. allégresse, fr. L. alacer sprightly.] Joy; gladsomeness.

2844

Allegretto

‖Al′le‐gret″to (�), a. [It., dim. of allegro.] (Mus.) Quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro. — n. A movement in this time.

2845

Allegro

‖Al‐le″gro (�), a. [It., merry, gay, fr. L. alacer lively. Cf. Aleger.] (Mus.) Brisk, lively. — n. An allegro movement; a quick, sprightly strain or piece.

2846

Allelomorph

Al‐le″lo‐morph (?), n.(Biol.) One of the pure unit characters commonly existing singly or in pairs in the germ cells of Mendelian hybrids, and exhibited in varying proportion am...

2847

Alleluia

{ Al′le‐lu″ia, Al′le‐lu″iah } (�), n. [L. alleluia, Gr. �, fr. Heb. hallēlū-yāh. See Hallelujah.] An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. Se...

2848

Allemande

‖Al″le‐mande″ (�), n. [F., fr. allemand German.] 1. (Mus.) A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the French in the reign of Louis XIV.; — now mostly found in suites of p...

2849

Allemannic

Al′le‐man″nic (�), a. See Alemannic.

2850

Allenarly

Al‐len″ar‐ly (�), adv. [All + anerly singly, fr. ane one.] Solely; only. Sir W. Scott.

2851

Aller (2)

Al″ler (�), a. [For ealra, the AS. gen. pl. of eal all.] Same as Alder, of all. Chaucer.

2852

Allerion

‖Al‐le″ri‐on (�), n. [F. alérion, LL. alario a sort of eagle; of uncertain origin.] (Her.) Am eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings. Burke.

2853

Alleviate

Al‐le″vi‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Alleviated; p. pr. & vb. n.Alleviating.] [LL. alleviare, fr. L. ad + levis light. See Alegge, Levity.] 1. To lighten or lessen the force or ...

2854

Alleviation

Al‐le′vi‐a″tion (�), n. [LL. alleviatio.] 1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.I ha...

2855

Alleviative

Al‐le″vi‐a‐tive (�), a. Tending to alleviate. — n. That which alleviates.

2856

Alleviator

Al‐le″vi‐a′tor (�), n. One who, or that which, alleviates.

2857

Alleviatory

Al‐le″vi‐a‐to‐ry (�), a. Alleviative. Carlyle.

2858

Alley

Al″ley (�), n.; pl.Alleys (�). [OE. aley, alley, OF. alée, F. allée, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar....

2859

Alley (2)

Al″ley, n.; pl.Alleys (�). [A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or marble. Dickens.

2860

Alleyed

Al″leyed (�), a. Furnished with alleys; forming an alley. “An alleyed walk.” Sir W. Scott.

2861

Alleyway

Al″ley‐way′ (�) n. An alley.

2862

Allfours

All′fours″ (�). A game at cards, called “High, Low, Jack, and the Game.”