English Dictionary: almighty | by the DICT Development Group |
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King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every inch a king.[b8] --Shak. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. --Burke. There was a State without king or nobles. --R. Choate. But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east --Thomson. 2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. 3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds. 4. The chief piece in the game of chess. 5. A crowned man in the game of draughts. 6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture. {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}. {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove. {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}. {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}. {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia squinado}). {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}. {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome. {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}), fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast. {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone. {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also {goldfish}. {King of terrors}, death. {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica}, of Patagonia. {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}. {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. --Wharton's Law Dict. {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {The king's English}, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. --Shak. {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.] {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus albus}). {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow orpiment}. {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding. {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood}, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}. | |
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Penguin \Pen"guin\, n. [Perh. orig. the name of another bird, and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from a native South American name.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See {King penguin}, under {Jackass}. Note: Penguins are found in the south temperate and antarctic regions. The king penguins ({Aptenodytes Patachonica}, and {A. longirostris}) are the largest; the jackass penguins ({Spheniscus}) and the rock hoppers ({Catarractes}) congregate in large numbers at their breeding grounds. 2. (Bot.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant ({Bromelia Pinguin}) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges. [Written also {pinguin}.] {Arctic penguin} (Zo[94]l.), the great auk. See {Auk}. | |
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Ail \Ail\ ([amac]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ailed} ([amac]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ailing}.] [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us-agljan to distress, agls troublesome, irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to E. awe. [root]3.] To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him. What aileth thee, Hagar? --Gen. xxi. 17. Note: It is never used to express a specific disease. We do not say, a fever ails him; but, something ails him. | |
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Alenccedon lace \A`len`[cced]on" lace"\ See under {Lace}. | |
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Lace \Lace\ (l[be]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. {Delight}, {Elicit}, {Lasso}, {Latchet}.] 1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc. His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer. For striving more, the more in laces strong Himself he tied. --Spenser. 2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. [Obs.] --Fairfax. Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace. --Chaucer. 3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress. Our English dames are much given to the wearing of costlylaces. --Bacon. 4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old Slang] --Addison. {Alencon lace}, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework, first made at Alencon in France, in the 17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and cost. {Bone lace}, {Brussels lace}, etc. See under {Bone}, {Brussels}, etc. {Gold lace}, [or] {Silver lace}, lace having warp threads of silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt. {Lace leather}, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting into lacings for machine belts. {Lace lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard ({Hydrosaurus giganteus}), allied to the monitors. {Lace paper}, paper with an openwork design in imitation of lace. {Lace piece} (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship. {Lace pillow}, [and] {Pillow lace}. See under {Pillow}. | |
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Alength \A*length"\ ([adot]*l[ecr]ngth"), adv. [Pref. a- + length.] At full length; lengthwise. --Chaucer. | |
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Alienage \Al"ien*age\, n. [Cf. OF. ali[82]nage.] 1. The state or legal condition of being an alien. Note: The disabilities of alienage are removable by naturalization or by special license from the State of residence, and in some of the United States by declaration of intention of naturalization. --Kent. Wharton. Estates forfeitable on account of alienage. --Story. 2. The state of being alienated or transferred to another. --Brougham. | |
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Alienism \Al"ien*ism\, n. 1. The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage. The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism. --Kent. 2. The study or treatment of diseases of the mind. | |
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Alienist \Al"ien*ist\, n. [F. ali[82]niste.] One who treats diseases of the mind. --Ed. Rev. | |
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Alinasal \Al`i*na"sal\, a. [L. ala wing + E. nasal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage. | |
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Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allaying}.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. [be]lecgan; [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See {Lay}.] 1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions. 2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. --Shak. Syn: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See {Alleviate}. | |
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Alliance \Al*li"ance\, v. t. To connect by alliance; to ally. [Obs.] | |
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Alliance \Al*li"ance\, n. [OE. aliaunce, OF. aliance, F. alliance, fr. OF. alier, F. allier. See {Ally}, and cf. LL. alligantia.] 1. The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England. 2. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. The alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel. --C. J. Smith. The alliance . . . between logic and metaphysics. --Mansel. 3. The persons or parties allied. --Udall. Syn: Connection; affinity; union; confederacy; confederation; league; coalition. | |
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Scallion \Scal"lion\, n. [OF. escalone, eschaloingne, L. caepa Ascalonia onion of Ascalon; caepa onion + Ascalonius of Ascalon, fr. Ascalo Ascalon, a town in Palestine. Cf. {Shallot}.] 1. (Bot.) A kind of small onion ({Allium Ascalonicum}), native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot. 2. Any onion which does not [bd]bottom out,[b8] but remains with a thick stem like a leek. --Amer. Cyc. | |
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Shallot \Shal*lot"\, n. [OF. eschalote (for escalone), F. [82]chalote. See {Scallion}, and cf. {Eschalot}.] (Bot.) A small kind of onion ({Allium Ascalonicum}) growing in clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or eschalot. | |
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Chive \Chive\, n. [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa, onion. Cf. {Cives}, {Cibol}.] (Bot.) A perennial plant ({Allium Sch[d2]noprasum}), allied to the onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also {cive}.] | |
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Rocambole \Roc"am*bole\, n. [F.] [Written also {rokambole}.] (Bot.) A name of {Allium Scorodoprasum} and {A. Ascalonium}, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called {shallot}. | |
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Allness \All"ness\, n. Totality; completeness. [R.] The allness of God, including his absolute spirituality, supremacy, and eternity. --R. Turnbull. | |
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Allnight \All"night`\, n. Light, fuel, or food for the whole night. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Allonge \Al*longe"\, n. [F. allonge, earlier alonge, a lengthening. See {Allonge}, v., and cf. {Lunge}.] 1. (Fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge. 2. A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself is already full; a rider. [A French usage] --Abbott. | |
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Allonge \Al*longe"\, v. i. [F. allonger; [85] (L. ad) + long (L. longus) long.] To thrust with a sword; to lunge. | |
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Allowance \Al*low"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allowancing}.] [See {Allowance}, n.] To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced. | |
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Allowance \Al*low"ance\, n. [OF. alouance.] 1. Approval; approbation. [Obs.] --Crabbe. 2. The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance. Without the king's will or the state's allowance. --Shak. 3. Acknowledgment. The censure of the which one must in your allowance o'erweigh a whole theater of others. --Shak. 4. License; indulgence. [Obs.] --Locke. 5. That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or drink; hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink, when provisions fall short. I can give the boy a handsome allowance. --Thackeray. 6. Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth. After making the largest allowance for fraud. --Macaulay. 7. (com.) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as tare and tret. | |
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Allowance \Al*low"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allowancing}.] [See {Allowance}, n.] To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced. | |
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Allow \Al*low"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allowing}.] [OE. alouen, OF. alouer, aloer, aluer, F. allouer, fr. LL. allocare to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with OF. aloer, fr. L. allaudare to extol; ad + laudare to praise. See {Local}, and cf. {Allocate}, {Laud}.] 1. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction. [Obs. or Archaic] Ye allow the deeds of your fathers. --Luke xi. 48. We commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his life, approve his learning. --Fuller. 2. To like; to be suited or pleased with. [Obs.] How allow you the model of these clothes? --Massinger. 3. To sanction; to invest; to intrust. [Obs.] Thou shalt be . . . allowed with absolute power. --Shak. 4. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest. He was allowed about three hundred pounds a year. --Macaulay. 5. To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; as, to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition. I allow, with Mrs. Grundy and most moralists, that Miss Newcome's conduct . . . was highly reprehensible. --Thackeray. 6. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage. 7. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent. Syn: To allot; assign; bestow; concede; admit; permit; suffer; tolerate. See {Permit}. | |
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Alloy \Al*loy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alloyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alloying}.] [F. aloyer, OF. alier, allier, later allayer, fr. L. aligare. See {Alloy}, n., {Ally}, v. t., and cf. {Allay}.] 1. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper. 2. To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound. 3. To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes. | |
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Ally \Al*ly"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allying}.] [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. {Alligate}, {Alloy}, {Allay}, {Ligament}.] 1. To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or with. O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied. --Pope. 2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love. These three did love each other dearly well, And with so firm affection were allied. --Spenser. The virtue nearest to our vice allied. --Pope. Note: Ally is generally used in the passive form or reflexively. | |
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Almacantar \Al`ma*can"tar\, n. (Astron.) (a) Same as {Almucantar}. (b) A recently invented instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross a given almacantar circle. See {Almucantar}. | |
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Almagest \Al"ma*gest\, n. [F. almageste, LL. almageste, Ar. al-majist[c6], fr. Gr. [?] (sc. [?]), the greatest composition.] The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients. The name was extended to other similar works. | |
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Almesse \Alm"esse\, n. See {Alms}. [Obs.] | |
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Almightful \Al*might"ful\, Almightiful \Al*might"i*ful\, a. All-powerful; almighty. [Obs.] --Udall. | |
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Almightful \Al*might"ful\, Almightiful \Al*might"i*ful\, a. All-powerful; almighty. [Obs.] --Udall. | |
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Almightily \Al*might"i*ly\, adv. With almighty power. | |
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Almightiness \Al*might"i*ness\, n. Omnipotence; infinite or boundless power; unlimited might. --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Almighty \Al*might"y\ ([add]l*m[imac]t"[ycr]), a. [AS. ealmihtig, [91]lmihtig; eal (OE. al) all + mihtig mighty.] 1. Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible. I am the Almighty God. --Gen. xvii. 1. 2. Great; extreme; terrible. [Slang] Poor Aroar can not live, and can not die, -- so that he is in an almighty fix. --De Quincey. {The Almighty}, the omnipotent God. --Rev. i. 8. | |
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Solenodon \So*le"no*don\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] a channel + [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?], a tooth.] (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species ({Solendon paradoxus}), native of St. Domingo, is called also {agouta}; the other ({S. Cubanus}), found in Cuba, is called {almique}. | |
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Almose \Al"mose\, n. Alms. [Obs.] --Cheke. | |
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Almost \Al"most\, adv. [AS. ealm[91]st, [91]lm[91]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m[?]st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts xxvi. 28. {Almost never}, scarcely ever. {Almost nothing}, scarcely anything. | |
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Almost \Al"most\, adv. [AS. ealm[91]st, [91]lm[91]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m[?]st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts xxvi. 28. {Almost never}, scarcely ever. {Almost nothing}, scarcely anything. | |
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Almost \Al"most\, adv. [AS. ealm[91]st, [91]lm[91]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m[?]st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts xxvi. 28. {Almost never}, scarcely ever. {Almost nothing}, scarcely anything. | |
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Alms \Alms\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. almes, almesse, AS. [91]lmysse, fr. L. eleemosyna, Gr. [?] mercy, charity, alms, fr. [?] to pity. Cf. {Almonry}, {Eleemosynary}.] Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity. A devout man . . . which gave much alms to the people. --Acts x. 2. Alms are but the vehicles of prayer. --Dryden. {Tenure by free alms}. See {Frankalmoign}. --Blackstone. Note: This word alms is singular in its form (almesse), and is sometimes so used; as, [bd]asked an alms.[b8] --Acts iii. 3.[bd]Received an alms.[b8] --Shak. It is now, however, commonly a collective or plural noun. It is much used in composition, as almsgiver, almsgiving, alms bag, alms chest, etc. | |
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Almsdeed \Alms"deed`\, n. An act of charity. --Acts ix. 36. | |
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Almsfolk \Alms"folk`\, n. Persons supported by alms; almsmen. [Archaic] --Holinshed. | |
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Almsgiver \Alms"giv`er\, n. A giver of alms. | |
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Almsgiving \Alms"giv`ing\, n. The giving of alms. | |
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Almshouse \Alms"house`\, n. A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse. | |
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Almsman \Alms"man\, n.; fem. {Almswoman}. 1. A recipient of alms. --Shak. 2. A giver of alms. [R.] --Halliwell. | |
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Almucantar \Al`mu*can"tar\, n. [F. almucantarat, almicantarat, ultimately fr. Ar. al-muqantar[be]t, pl., fr. qantara to bend, arch.] (Astron.) A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude. See {Almacantar}. [Archaic] {Almucanter staff}, an ancient instrument, having an arc of fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations of the sun's amplitude at the time of its rising or setting, to find the variation of the compass. | |
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Almucantar \Al`mu*can"tar\, n. [F. almucantarat, almicantarat, ultimately fr. Ar. al-muqantar[be]t, pl., fr. qantara to bend, arch.] (Astron.) A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude. See {Almacantar}. [Archaic] {Almucanter staff}, an ancient instrument, having an arc of fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations of the sun's amplitude at the time of its rising or setting, to find the variation of the compass. | |
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Almuce \Al"muce\, n. Same as {Amice}, a hood or cape. | |
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Almug \Al"mug\, Algum \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). Note: Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago. --W. Smith. | |
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Alnage \Al"nage\ ([acr]l"n[asl]j), 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 the ell; also, a duty for such measurement. | |
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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. | |
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Along \A*long"\, prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. [bd]Along the lowly lands.[b8] --Dryden. The kine . . . went along the highway. --1 Sam. vi. 12. | |
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Along \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. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] [bd]On me is not along thin evil fare.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]And all this is long of you.[b8] --Shak. [bd]This increase of price is all along of the foreigners.[b8] --London Punch. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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) + lang long. See {Long}.] 1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise. Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung. --Dryden. 2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward. We will go along by the king's highway. --Numb. xxi. 22. He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along. --Coleridge. 3. In company; together. He to England shall along with you. --Shak. {All along}, all through the course of; during the whole time; throughout. [bd]I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper.[b8] --Addison. {To get along}, to get on; to make progress, as in business. [bd]She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I.[b8] --Mrs. Stowe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Along \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. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] [bd]On me is not along thin evil fare.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]And all this is long of you.[b8] --Shak. [bd]This increase of price is all along of the foreigners.[b8] --London Punch. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Along \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. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] [bd]On me is not along thin evil fare.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]And all this is long of you.[b8] --Shak. [bd]This increase of price is all along of the foreigners.[b8] --London Punch. | |
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Alongshore \A*long"shore`\, adv. Along the shore or coast. | |
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Alongshoreman \A*long"shore`man\, n. See {Longshoreman}. | |
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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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Alongst \A*longst"\ (?; 115), prep. & adv. [Formed fr. along, like amongst fr. among.] Along. [Obs.] | |
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Alum schist \Al"um schist"\, Alum shale \Al"um shale"\, (Min.) A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock. | |
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Alum schist \Al"um schist"\, Alum shale \Al"um shale"\, (Min.) A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slate \Slate\, n. [OE. slat, OF. esclat a shiver, splinter, F. [82]clat, fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to chip, F. [82]clater, fr. OHG. sliezen to tear, slit, split, fr. sl[c6]zan to slit, G. schleissen. See {Slit}, v. t., and cf. {Eclat}.] 1. (Min.) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist. 2. Any rock or stone having a slaty structure. 3. A prepared piece of such stone. Especially: (a) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc. (b) A tablet for writing upon. 4. An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes. 5. A thin plate of any material; a flake. [Obs.] 6. (Politics) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand. [Cant, U.S.] --Bartlett. {Adhesive slate} (Min.), a kind of slate of a greenish gray color, which absorbs water rapidly, and adheres to the tongue; whence the name. {Aluminous slate}, [or] {Alum slate} (Min.), a kind of slate containing sulphate of alumina, -- used in the manufacture of alum. {Bituminous slate} (Min.), a soft species of sectile clay slate, impregnated with bitumen. {Hornblende slate} (Min.), a slaty rock, consisting essentially of hornblende and feldspar, useful for flagging on account of its toughness. {Slate ax} [or] {axe}, a mattock with an ax end, used in shaping slates for roofs, and making holes in them for the nails. {Slate clay} (Geol.), an indurated clay, forming one of the alternating beds of the coal measures, consisting of an infusible compound of alumina and silica, and often used for making fire bricks. --Tomlinson. {Slate globe}, a globe the surface of which is made of an artificial slatelike material. {Slate pencil}, a pencil of slate, or of soapstone, used for writing on a slate. {Slate rocks} (Min.), rocks which split into thin lamin[91], not necessarily parallel to the stratification; foliated rocks. {Slate spar} (Min.), a variety of calcite of silvery white luster and of a slaty structure. {Transparent slate}, a plate of translucent material, as ground glass, upon which a copy of a picture, placed beneath it, can be made by tracing. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Alum stone \Al"um stone`\ (Min.) A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite. | |
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Alumish \Al"um*ish\, a. Somewhat like alum. | |
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Alunogen \A*lu"no*gen\, n. [F. alun alum + -gen.] (Min.) A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; -- also called feather alum, and hair salt. | |
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Aulnage \Aul"nage\, Aulnager \Aul"na*ger\, n. See {Alnage} and {Alnager}. | |
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Aulnage \Aul"nage\, Aulnager \Aul"na*ger\, n. See {Alnage} and {Alnager}. | |
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Alamo Heights, TX (city, FIPS 1600) Location: 29.48265 N, 98.46697 W Population (1990): 6502 (3381 housing units) Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78209 | |
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Alamogordo, NM (city, FIPS 1780) Location: 32.88466 N, 105.95756 W Population (1990): 27596 (11974 housing units) Area: 44.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88310 | |
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Alamosa, CO (city, FIPS 1090) Location: 37.46883 N, 105.87311 W Population (1990): 7579 (2874 housing units) Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81101 | |
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Alamosa County, CO (county, FIPS 3) Location: 37.57163 N, 105.78485 W Population (1990): 13617 (5254 housing units) Area: 1872.1 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water) | |
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Alamosa East, CO (CDP, FIPS 1145) Location: 37.47716 N, 105.84275 W Population (1990): 1389 (544 housing units) Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Alanson, MI (village, FIPS 860) Location: 45.44112 N, 84.78735 W Population (1990): 677 (344 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49706 | |
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Allamakee County, IA (county, FIPS 5) Location: 43.27977 N, 91.37308 W Population (1990): 13855 (6603 housing units) Area: 1656.6 sq km (land), 49.6 sq km (water) | |
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Allamuchy-Panther Valley, NJ (CDP, FIPS 675) Location: 40.91206 N, 74.83191 W Population (1990): 2764 (1355 housing units) Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
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Allen County, IN (county, FIPS 3) Location: 41.09128 N, 85.06417 W Population (1990): 300836 (122923 housing units) Area: 1702.4 sq km (land), 7.4 sq km (water) Allen County, KS (county, FIPS 1) Location: 37.88843 N, 95.30002 W Population (1990): 14638 (6454 housing units) Area: 1302.9 sq km (land), 5.6 sq km (water) Allen County, KY (county, FIPS 3) Location: 36.75166 N, 86.19043 W Population (1990): 14628 (6381 housing units) Area: 896.5 sq km (land), 15.3 sq km (water) Allen County, OH (county, FIPS 3) Location: 40.77028 N, 84.10610 W Population (1990): 109755 (42758 housing units) Area: 1047.6 sq km (land), 6.4 sq km (water) | |
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Allenspark, CO Zip code(s): 80510 | |
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Allenstown, NH Zip code(s): 03275 | |
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Allensville, KY (city, FIPS 1000) Location: 36.71707 N, 87.06845 W Population (1990): 218 (84 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42204 Allensville, OH Zip code(s): 45651 Allensville, PA Zip code(s): 17002 | |
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Alliance, NC (town, FIPS 1000) Location: 35.14448 N, 76.80789 W Population (1990): 583 (256 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Alliance, NE (city, FIPS 905) Location: 42.10037 N, 102.87393 W Population (1990): 9765 (4108 housing units) Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69301 Alliance, OH (city, FIPS 1420) Location: 40.91110 N, 81.11715 W Population (1990): 23376 (9598 housing units) Area: 21.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44601 | |
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Allons, TN Zip code(s): 38541 | |
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Allyn-Grapeview, WA (CDP, FIPS 1447) Location: 47.34436 N, 122.83115 W Population (1990): 1526 (1027 housing units) Area: 15.0 sq km (land), 13.4 sq km (water) | |
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Alma Center, WI (village, FIPS 1300) Location: 44.43664 N, 90.91302 W Population (1990): 416 (181 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54611 | |
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Alum Creek, WV (CDP, FIPS 1396) Location: 38.28193 N, 81.84173 W Population (1990): 1602 (674 housing units) Area: 43.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 25003 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
A Language Encouraging Program Hierarchy ["On the Design of ALEPH", D. Grune, CWI, Netherlands 1986]. (1997-02-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
A Language for Attributed Definitions {attributed grammar}s. ALADIN is the input language for the {GAG} compiler generator. It is {applicative} and {strongly typed}. ["GAG: A Practical Compiler Generator", Uwe Kastens (1995-04-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
A Language with an Extensible Compiler {ICL 1906A}. ["ALEC - A User Extensible Scientific Programming Language", R.B.E. Napper et al, Computer J 19(1):25-31]. (1995-04-19) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Alan Kay {Palo Alto Research Centre} which developed {Smalltalk}, the pioneering {object-oriented programming} system, in 1972. (1994-11-24) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Alan Shugart {Alan F. Shugart} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
A-language ["An Auxiliary Language for More Natural Expression--The A-language", W. Henneman in The Programming Language LISP, E.C. Berkeley et al eds, MIT Press 1964, pp.239- 248]. (1994-10-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ALLIANCE {CMOS} {VLSI} Design in Universities. It includes a {VHDL} compiler and simulator, {logic synthesis} tools, and automatic place and route tools. ALLIANCE is the result of a ten years effort at University Pierre et Marie Curie (PARIS VI, France). It runs on {Sun-4}, not well supported: {MIPS}/{Ultrix}, {386}/{SystemV}. Current version: 1.1, as of 1993-02-16. (1993-02-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Alonzo Church one of the founders of computer science. Church invented the {lambda-calculus} and posited a version of the {Church-Turing thesis}. (1995-03-25) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Alliance a treaty between nations, or between individuals, for their mutual advantage. Abraham formed an alliance with some of the Canaanitish princes (Gen. 14:13), also with Abimelech (21:22-32). Joshua and the elders of Israel entered into an alliance with the Gibeonites (Josh. 9:3-27). When the Israelites entered Palestine they were forbidden to enter into alliances with the inhabitants of the country (Lev. 18:3, 4; 20:22, 23). Solomon formed a league with Hiram (1 Kings 5:12). This "brotherly covenant" is referred to 250 years afterwards (Amos 1:9). He also appears to have entered into an alliance with Pharaoh (1 Kings 10:28, 29). In the subsequent history of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel various alliances were formed between them and also with neighbouring nations at different times. From patriarchal times a covenant of alliance was sealed by the blood of some sacrificial victim. The animal sacrificed was cut in two (except birds), and between these two parts the persons contracting the alliance passed (Gen. 15:10). There are frequent allusions to this practice (Jer. 34:18). Such alliances were called "covenants of salt" (Num. 18:19; 2 Chr. 13:5), salt being the symbol of perpetuity. A pillar was set up as a memorial of the alliance between Laban and Jacob (Gen. 31:52). The Jews throughout their whole history attached great importance to fidelity to their engagements. Divine wrath fell upon the violators of them (Josh. 9:18; 2 Sam. 21:1, 2; Ezek. 17:16). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Alms Not found in the Old Testament, but repeatedly in the New. The Mosaic legislation (Lev. 25:35; Deut. 15:7) tended to promote a spirit of charity, and to prevent the occurrence of destitution among the people. Such passages as these, Ps. 41:1; 112:9; Prov. 14:31; Isa. 10:2; Amos 2:7; Jer. 5:28; Ezek. 22:29, would also naturally foster the same benevolent spirit. In the time of our Lord begging was common (Mark 10:46; Acts 3:2). The Pharisees were very ostentatious in their almsgivings (Matt. 6:2). The spirit by which the Christian ought to be actuated in this duty is set forth in 1 John 3:17. A regard to the state of the poor and needy is enjoined as a Christian duty (Luke 3:11; 6:30; Matt. 6:1; Acts 9:36; 10:2, 4), a duty which was not neglected by the early Christians (Luke 14:13; Acts 20:35; Gal. 2:10; Rom. 15:25-27; 1 Cor. 16:1-4). They cared not only for the poor among themselves, but contributed also to the necessities of those at a distance (Acts 11:29; 24:17; 2 Cor. 9:12). Our Lord and his attendants showed an example also in this (John 13:29). In modern times the "poor-laws" have introduced an element which modifies considerably the form in which we may discharge this Christian duty. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Almug (1 Kings 10:11, 12) = algum (2 Chr. 2:8; 9:10, 11), in the Hebrew occurring only in the plural _almuggim_ (indicating that the wood was brought in planks), the name of a wood brought from Ophir to be used in the building of the temple, and for other purposes. Some suppose it to have been the white sandal-wood of India, the Santalum album of botanists, a native of the mountainous parts of the Malabar coasts. It is a fragrant wood, and is used in China for incense in idol-worship. Others, with some probability, think that it was the Indian red sandal-wood, the pterocarpus santalinus, a heavy, fine-grained wood, the Sanscrit name of which is valguka. It is found on the Coromandel coast and in Ceylon. |