English Dictionary: Alliaceae | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Methide \Meth"ide\ (? [or] ?), n. [See {Methyl}.] (Chem.) A binary compound of methyl with some element; as, aluminium methide, {Al2(CH3)6}. | |
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Alack \A*lack"\, interj. [Prob. from ah! lack! OE. lak loss, failure, misfortune. See {Lack}.] An exclamation expressive of sorrow. [Archaic. or Poet.] --Shak. | |
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Alas \A*las"\, interj. [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. h[82]las; a interj. (L. ah.) + las wretched (that I am), L. lassus weary, akin to E. late. See {Late}.] An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white. | |
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Aleak \A*leak"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + leak.] In a leaking condition. | |
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Alegge \A*legge"\, v. t. [OE. aleggen, alegen, OF. alegier, F. all[82]ger, fr. LL. alleviare, for L. allevare to lighten; ad + levis light. Cf. {Alleviate}, {Allay}, {Allege}.] To allay or alleviate; to lighten. [Obs.] That shall alegge this bitter blast. --Spenser. | |
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Alehouse \Ale"house`\, n. A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house. --Macaulay. | |
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d8Alga \[d8]Al"ga\, n.; pl. {Alg[91]}. [L., seaweed.] (Bot.) A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water conferv[91], etc. | |
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d8Cryptogamia \[d8]Cryp`to*ga"mi*a\ (kr?p`t?-g?"m?-?), n.; pl. {Cryptogami[91]} (-[?]). [NL., fr. Gr. krypto`s hidden, secret + ga`mos marriage.] (Bot.) The series or division of flowerless plants, or those never having true stamens and pistils, but propagated by spores of various kinds. Note: The subdivisions have been variously arranged. The following arrangement recognizes four classes: -- I. {{Pteridophyta}, or {Vascular Acrogens}.} These include Ferns, {Equiseta} or Scouring rushes, {Lycopodiace[91]} or Club mosses, {Selaginelle[91]}, and several other smaller orders. Here belonged also the extinct coal plants called {Lepidodendron}, {Sigillaria}, and {Calamites}. II. {{Bryophita}, or {Cellular Acrogens}}. These include {Musci}, or Mosses, {Hepatic[91]}, or Scale mosses and Liverworts, and possibly {Charace[91]}, the Stoneworts. III. {{Alg[91]}}, which are divided into {Floride[91]}, the Red Seaweeds, and the orders {Dictyote[91]}, {O[94]spore[91]}, {Zo[94]spore[91]}, {Conjugat[91]}, {Diatomace[91]}, and {Cryptophyce[91]}. IV. {{Fungi}}. The molds, mildews, mushrooms, puffballs, etc., which are variously grouped into several subclasses and many orders. The {Lichenes} or Lichens are now considered to be of a mixed nature, each plant partly a Fungus and partly an Alga. | |
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Alias \A"li*as\, adv. [L., fr. alius. See {Else}.] (Law) (a) Otherwise; otherwise called; -- a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; as, Smith, alias Simpson. (b) At another time. | |
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Alias \A"li*as\, n.; pl. {Aliases}. [L., otherwise, at another time.] (Law) (a) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect. (b) Another name; an assumed name. | |
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Alike \A*like"\ ([adot]*l[imac]k), a. [AS. onl[c6]c, gel[c6]c; pref. [be] + like.] Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. [Now used only predicatively.] The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. --Ps. cxxxix. 12. | |
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Alike \A*like"\, adv. [AS. gel[c6]ce, onl[c6]ce.] In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as, we are all alike concerned in religion. | |
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Alish \Al"ish\, a. Like ale; as, an alish taste. | |
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Allege \Al*lege"\, v. t. [See {Allay}.] To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.] --Wyclif. | |
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Allege \Al*lege"\ ([acr]l*l[ecr]j"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleged} (-l[ecr]jd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleging}.] [OE. aleggen to bring forward as evidence, OF. esligier to buy, prop. to free from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. exlitigare; L. ex + litigare to quarrel, sue (see {Litigate}). The word was confused with L. allegare (see {Allegation}), and lex law. Cf. {Allay}.] 1. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact. 2. To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge. [Archaic] 3. To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending. Syn: To bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce; declare; affirm; assert; aver; predicate. | |
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Allegge \Al*legge"\, v. t. See {Alegge} and {Allay}. [Obs.] | |
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Alley \Al"ley\, n.; pl. {Alleys}. [A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or marble. --Dickens. | |
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Alley \Al"ley\, n.; pl. {Alleys}. [OE. aley, alley, OF. al[82]e, F. all[82]e, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar.] 1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way. I know each lane and every alley green. --Milton. 2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. --Gay. 3. A passageway between rows of pews in a church. 4. (Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length. 5. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office. | |
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Allice \Al"lice\, Allis \Al"lis\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The European shad ({Clupea vulgaris}); allice shad. See {Alose}. | |
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Ally \Al*ly"\, n.; pl. {Allies}. [See {Ally}, v.] 1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate. The English soldiers and their French allies. --Macaulay. 3. Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary. Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally. --Buckle. 4. Anything akin to another by structure, etc. | |
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Allice \Al"lice\, Allis \Al"lis\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The European shad ({Clupea vulgaris}); allice shad. See {Alose}. | |
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Alloquy \Al"lo*quy\, n. [L. alloquim, fr. alloqui.] A speaking to another; an address. [Obs.] | |
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Alloyage \Al*loy"age\, n. [F. aloyage.] The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy. | |
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Aloe \Al"oe\ ([acr]l"n[osl]), n.; pl. {Aloes} (-[omac]z). [L. alo[89], Gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. alo[8a]s.] 1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.] --Wyclif. 2. (Bot.) A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries. 3. pl. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but syntactically singular.] {American aloe}, {Century aloe}, the agave. See {Agave}. | |
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Alogy \Al"o*gy\, n. [L. alogia, Gr. [?], fr. 'a priv. + [?] reason.] Unreasonableness; absurdity. [Obs.] | |
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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}. | |
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Alose \A*lose"\, v. t. [OE. aloser.] To praise. [Obs.] | |
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Als \Als\, adv. 1. Also. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. As. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Also \Al"so\, adv. & conj. [All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealsw[be], alsw[?], [91]lsw[91]; eal, al, [91]l, all + sw[be] so. See {All}, {So}, {As}.] 1. In like manner; likewise. [Obs.] 2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. --Matt. vi. 20. 3. Even as; as; so. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Syn: {Also}, {Likewise}, {Too}. Usage: These words are used by way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, [bd]If you were there, I was there also;[b8] [bd]If our situation has some discomforts, it has also many sources of enjoyment.[b8] Too is simply less formal and pointed than also; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, [bd]I was there too;[b8] [bd]a courtier yet a patriot too.[b8] --Pope. Likewise denotes literally [bd]in like manner,[b8] and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than also. [bd]It implies,[b8] says Whately, [bd]some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, [bf] He is a poet, and likewise a musician; ' but we should not say, [bf] He is a prince, and likewise a musician,' because there is no natural connection between these qualities.[b8] This distinction, however, is often disregarded. | |
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Always \Al"ways\, adv. [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.] 1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same. Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts. --Milton. 2. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to {sometimes} or {occasionally}. He always rides a black galloway. --Bulwer. | |
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Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [be], [be]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [91]fi, OHG, [?]wa, L. aevum, Gr. [?] an age, [?], [?], ever, always, G. je, Skr. [?]va course. [?],[?]. Cf. {Age}, v., {Either}, a., {Or}, conj.] Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time. For his mercies aye endure. --Milton. {For aye}, {always}; forever; eternally. | |
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Always \Al"ways\, adv. [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.] 1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same. Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts. --Milton. 2. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to {sometimes} or {occasionally}. He always rides a black galloway. --Bulwer. | |
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Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [be], [be]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [91]fi, OHG, [?]wa, L. aevum, Gr. [?] an age, [?], [?], ever, always, G. je, Skr. [?]va course. [?],[?]. Cf. {Age}, v., {Either}, a., {Or}, conj.] Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time. For his mercies aye endure. --Milton. {For aye}, {always}; forever; eternally. | |
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Aulic \Au"lic\, a. [L. aulicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] hall, court, royal court.] Pertaining to a royal court. Ecclesiastical wealth and aulic dignities. --Landor. {Aulic council} (Hist.), a supreme court of the old German empire; properly the supreme court of the emperor. It ceased at the death of each emperor, and was renewed by his successor. It became extinct when the German empire was dissolved, in 1806. The term is now applied to a council of the war department of the Austrian empire, and the members of different provincial chanceries of that empire are called aulic councilors. --P. Cyc. | |
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Aulic \Au"lic\, n. The ceremony observed in conferring the degree of doctor of divinity in some European universities. It begins by a harangue of the chancellor addressed to the young doctor, who then receives the cap, and presides at the disputation (also called the aulic). | |
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Aweless \Awe"less\, a. See {Awless}. | |
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Awless \Aw"less\, a. 1. Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear. [bd]Awless insolence.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Inspiring no awe. [Obs.] [bd]The awless throne.[b8] --Shak. [Written also {aweless}] | |
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Aweless \Awe"less\, a. See {Awless}. | |
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Awless \Aw"less\, a. 1. Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear. [bd]Awless insolence.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Inspiring no awe. [Obs.] [bd]The awless throne.[b8] --Shak. [Written also {aweless}] | |
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Awless \Aw"less\, a. 1. Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear. [bd]Awless insolence.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Inspiring no awe. [Obs.] [bd]The awless throne.[b8] --Shak. [Written also {aweless}] | |
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Alachua, FL (city, FIPS 375) Location: 29.77904 N, 82.48001 W Population (1990): 4529 (1770 housing units) Area: 64.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) | |
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Alega, AS (village, FIPS 6500) Location: 14.32701 S, 170.62062 W Population (1990): 49 (8 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water) | |
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Alice, ND (city, FIPS 1420) Location: 46.76045 N, 97.55621 W Population (1990): 62 (30 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58003 Alice, TX (city, FIPS 1852) Location: 27.75524 N, 98.06549 W Population (1990): 19788 (7198 housing units) Area: 30.3 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78332 | |
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Alicia, AR (town, FIPS 700) Location: 35.89442 N, 91.08303 W Population (1990): 157 (68 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72410 | |
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Aeolus ["Rationale for the Design of Aeolus", C. Wilkes et al, Proc IEEE 1986 Intl Conf Comp Lang, IEEE 1986, pp.107-122]. (1995-03-27) | |
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ALC 1. {Assembly Language Compiler}. 2. {Airline Line Control}. (1997-02-05) | |
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ALEC {A Language with an Extensible Compiler} | |
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Alex Stephen Crawley Org, Australia. Alex has {abstract data type}s, {type inference} and {inheritance}. 2. handling}. ["An Exception Handling Construct for Functional Languages", M. Brez et al, in Proc ESOP88, LNCS 300, Springer 1988]. 3. language. ["Alex: A Simple and Efficient Scanner Generator", H. Mossenbock, SIGPLAN Notices 21(5), May 1986]. (1994-12-15) | |
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ALGY [Sammet 1969, p. 520]. (1995-04-12) | |
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alias 1. remember and type, that is translated into another name or string, usually long and difficult to remember or type. Most {command interpreters} (e.g. {Unix}'s {csh}) allow the user to define aliases for commands, e.g. "alias l ls -al". These are loaded into memory when the interpreter starts and are expanded without needing to refer to any file. 2. the same {Internet address}. E.g. in the {Unix} {hosts} database (/etc/hosts or {NIS} map) the first field on a line is the {Internet address}, the next is the official hostname (the "{canonical} name" or "{CNAME}"), and any others are aliases. Hostname aliases often indicate that the host with that alias provides a particular network service such as {archie}, {finger}, {FTP}, or {World-Wide Web}. The assignment of services to computers can then be changed simply by moving an alias (e.g. www.doc.ic.ac.uk) from one {Internet address} to another, without the clients needing to be aware of the change. 3. {symbolic links} when they added them to the {System 7} {operating system} in 1991. (1997-10-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ALIAS {ALgorIthmic ASsembly language} | |
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alias 1. remember and type, that is translated into another name or string, usually long and difficult to remember or type. Most {command interpreters} (e.g. {Unix}'s {csh}) allow the user to define aliases for commands, e.g. "alias l ls -al". These are loaded into memory when the interpreter starts and are expanded without needing to refer to any file. 2. the same {Internet address}. E.g. in the {Unix} {hosts} database (/etc/hosts or {NIS} map) the first field on a line is the {Internet address}, the next is the official hostname (the "{canonical} name" or "{CNAME}"), and any others are aliases. Hostname aliases often indicate that the host with that alias provides a particular network service such as {archie}, {finger}, {FTP}, or {World-Wide Web}. The assignment of services to computers can then be changed simply by moving an alias (e.g. www.doc.ic.ac.uk) from one {Internet address} to another, without the clients needing to be aware of the change. 3. {symbolic links} when they added them to the {System 7} {operating system} in 1991. (1997-10-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ALIAS {ALgorIthmic ASsembly language} | |
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Alice developed by {Imperial College}, {University of Edinburgh} and {ICL}. (1995-01-19) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Aloes (Heb. 'ahalim), a fragrant wood (Num. 24:6; Ps. 45:8; Prov. 7:17; Cant. 4:14), the Aquilaria agallochum of botanists, or, as some suppose, the costly gum or perfume extracted from the wood. It is found in China, Siam, and Northern India, and grows to the height sometimes of 120 feet. This species is of great rarity even in India. There is another and more common species, called by Indians aghil, whence Europeans have given it the name of Lignum aquile, or eagle-wood. Aloewood was used by the Egyptians for embalming dead bodies. Nicodemus brought it (pounded aloe-wood) to embalm the body of Christ (John 19:39); but whether this was the same as that mentioned elsewhere is uncertain. The bitter aloes of the apothecary is the dried juice of the leaves Aloe vulgaris. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Alush one of the places, the last before Rephidim, at which the Hebrews rested on their way to Sinai (Num. 33:13, 14). It was probably situated on the shore of the Red Sea. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Alush, mingling together |