English Dictionary: Alose | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Alose \A"lose\, n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zo[94]l.) The European shad ({Clupea alosa}); -- called also {allice shad} or {allis shad}. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad ({Clupea sapidissima}). See {Shad}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Alose \A*lose"\, v. t. [OE. aloser.] To praise. [Obs.] |