Alongshore
A‐long″shore′ (�), adv. Along the shore or coast.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Alongshoreman
A‐long″shore′man (�), n. See Longshoreman.
Alongside
A‐long″side′ (�), adv. Along or by the side; side by side with; — often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree.
Alongst
A‐longst″ (?; 115), prep. & adv. [Formed fr. along, like amongst fr. among.] Along.
Aloof
A‐loof″ (�), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Alewife.
Aloof (2)
A‐loof″, adv. [Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff.] 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small ...
Aloof (3)
A‐loof″ (�), prep. Away from; clear from.Rivetus... would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands.Milton.
Aloofness
A‐loof″ness, n. State of being aloof. Rogers (1642).The... aloofness of his dim forest life.Thoreau.
Alopecia
{ ‖Al′o‐pe″ci‐a (ăl′ō̍‐pē″shĭ‐ȧ), A‐lop″e‐cy (ȧ‐lŏp″ē̍‐sy̆), } n. [L. alopecia, Gr. αλωπεκἴα, fr. αλὤπηξ fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.] (Med.) Loss of the...
Alopecist
A‐lop″e‐cist (�), n. A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness.
Alose
A‐lose″ (�), v. t. [OE. aloser.] To praise.
Alose (2)
A″lose (�), n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zoöl.) The European shad (Clupea alosa); — called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American sha...
Alouatte
‖Al′ou‐atte″ (�), n.(Zoöl.) One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America. See Howler, 2.
Aloud
A‐loud″ (�), adv. [Pref. a- + loud.] With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice.Isa. lviii. 1.
Alow
A‐low″ (�), adv. [Pref. a- + low.] Below; in a lower part. “Aloft, and then alow.” Dryden.
Alp
Alp (�), n. [L. Alpes the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. alp a high mountain, Ir. ailp any huge mass or lump: cf. F. Alpes.] 1. A very high mountain. Specifically,...
Alp (2)
Alp, n. A bullfinch. Rom. of R.
Alpaca
Al‐pac″a (�), n. [Sp. alpaca, fr. the original Peruvian name of the animal. Cf. Paco.] 1. (Zoöl.) An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some ...
Alpen
Al″pen (�), a. Of or pertaining to the Alps. “The Alpen snow.” J. Fletcher.
Alpenglow
Al″pen‐glow′ (?), n. A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains; specif., a reillumination sometimes observed after the summits have passed into shad...
Alpenhorn
{ Al″pen‐horn′ (?), Alp″horn′ }, n. [G. Alpenhorn.] A curved wooden horn about three feet long, with a cupped mouthpiece and a bell, used by the Swiss to sound the ranz des vach...
Alpenstock
‖Al″pen‐stock′ (�), n. [G.; Alp, gen. pl. Alpen + stock stick.] A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps. Cheever.
Alpestrine
Al‐pes″trine (�), a. [L. Alpestris.] Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc.
Alpestrine (2)
Al‐pes″trine (?), a.(Bot.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timbe� line; subalpine.
Alpha
Al″pha (�), n. [L. alpha, Gr. ἄλφα, from Heb. āleph, name of the first letter in the alphabet, also meaning ox.] The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and henc...
Alpha paper
Al″pha pa″per. (Photog.) A sensitized paper for obtaining positives by artificial light. It is coated with gelatin containing silver bromide and chloride.
Alpha rays
Alpha rays. (Physics & Chem.) Rays of relatively low penetrating power emitted by radium and other radioactive substances, and shown to consist of positively charged particles (...