English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Allineation
(n.)
Alt. of Alineation
Allis
(n.)
The European shad (Clupea vulgaris); allice shad. See Alose.
Allision
(n.)
The act of dashing against, or striking upon.
Alliteral
(a.)
Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration.
Alliterate
(v. i.)
To compose alliteratively; also, to constitute
alliteration.
Alliterate
(v. t.)
To employ or place so as to make alliteration.
Alliteration
(n.)
The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of
two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short
intervals; as in the following lines: -
Alliterative
(a.)
Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as,
alliterative poetry.
Alliterator
(n.)
One who alliterates.
Allium
(n.)
A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek,
chive, etc.
Allmouth
(n.)
The angler.
Allness
(n.)
Totality; completeness.
Allnight
(n.)
Light, fuel, or food for the whole night.
Allocate
(v. t.)
To distribute or assign; to allot.
Allocate
(v. t.)
To localize.
Allocation
(n.)
An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of
shares in a company.
Allocation
(n.)
The act of putting one thing to another; a placing;
disposition; arrangement.
Allocation
(n.)
The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance
made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.
Allocatur
(n.)
"Allowed." The word allocatur expresses the allowance of
a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial
officer.
Allochroic
(a.)
Changeable in color.