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ALKALIZATION, dl-kd-li zi'shun, s.The
act of alkalizannir.
ALKANET, al'kil-nct, s.The name of a plant.
ALKEKENGI, dl-k£-ken'j6. The wintercherry, a genus of plants.
ALKERMES, al-ker'mcz, s. A confectionwhereof the Kermes berries are the basis.
ALL, all, a. 77. The whole number, everyone; the whole quantity, every part.
ALL, all, s. The whole; everything.
ALL, £11, ad. Quite, completely; altoge-ther, wholly.
ALL-BEARING, all-bJi'rlng, a.Omniparous.
ALL-CHEERING, all-tshfc'ring, a. Thatwhich gives uaiety to all.
ALL-CONQUERING, all-cdnk'ker-lng, a.33*1. That which subdues every thing.
ALL-DEVOURING, all-do-vour'ing, a.That which eats up every tiling.
ALL-FOURS, all-forz', s. A low game atcards, played by two.
ALL-HAIL, all-hale', s. All health.
ALL-HALLOWN, all-lnU'Rin, s. The timeabout All-Saints’ day.
ALL-HALLOIVTIDE, all-hal'lo-tide, s.The Term near All-Saints, or the first of No-vember.
ALL-HEAL, all-hele , J s. A species ofiron-wort. ' 1
ALL-JUDGING, all-jud'jing, a. That whichhas the sovereign right of judgement.
ALL-KNOWING,all-no'lng, a. Omniscient,all-wise.
ALL-SEEING, all-see'ing, a. That beholdseverv tiling.
ALL SOULS DAY, all-solz-da', s. The
day on which supplications are made for allsouls by the church of Rome , the second ofNovember.
ALL-SUFFICIENT, all-suf-flsh'ent, a.Sufficient to any thing.
ALL-WISE, all-wize', a. Possessed of in-finite wisdom.
To ALLAY, al-la', v. a . To mix one metalwith another, to make it fitter for coinage ; tojoin any thing to another, so as to abate itsqualities; to quiet, to pacify, to repress.
ALLAY, M-la, s . 329. The metal of a baserkind mixed in coins, to harden them, that theymay wear less; any thing which, being added,abates the predominant qualities of that witliwhich it is mingled.
ALLAYER, al-la'ur, s. The person or thingwhich lias the power or quality of allaying.
ALLAYMENT, ill-lament, s . That whichhas the power of allaying.
ALLEGATION, iLl-le-gi'shun, s. Affirma-tion, declaration ; the thing alleged or affirm-ed ; an excuse, a plea.
To ALLEGE, ill-lidje', v. a. To affirm, todeclare, to maintain ; to plead as an excuse orargument.
ALLEGEABLE, al-ledje'a-bl, a.That whichmay be alleged.
ALLEGEMENT, tU-ledje'ment, s. The samewith allegation.
ALLEGE!!, al-lIdje'Sr, s. He that alleges.
ALLEGIANCE, al-le'j^nse, s. The duty ofsubjects to the government.
ALLEGIANT, dl-Ie'j&nt, a. Loyal, conform-able to the duty of allegiance.
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ALLEGORICK, aUe-git rlk, „. Not real,not literal.
ALLEGORICAL , 3l-le-g(5r're-kdl, a. In theform of an allegory, not literal.
ALLEGORICALLY, al-U'-g<Vre-k;tl-l£, ad.After an allegorical manner.
To ALLEGORIZE, itl'io-go-rize, v. a. Toturn into allegory, to form an allegory.
ALLEGORY , ;U'!i-g<5r-re,s.557. Aligurativediscourse, in which something is intended thatis not contained in the words literally taken.
ALLEGRO, Al-le'grA, s. A word denotingin music a sprightly motion. It originallymeans gay, as in Milton.
ALLELUJAH, dl-le-lu'ya, s. A word ofspiritual exultation; Praise God .
To ALLEVIATE, iil-le'vo-ute, v. a . Tomake light, to ease, to soften. 91.
ALLEVIATION, al-le-ve-ashun,' s. Theact of making light; that by which any painis eased, or fault extenuated.
ALLEY, ill'le, s. 270. A walk in a garden ;a passage in towns, narrower than a street.
ALLIANCE, tll-li'anse, s. The state of con-nexion with another by confederacy, a league;relation by marriage ; relation by any form ofkindred ; the persons allied to each other.
ALLICIENCY, &I-lish'y£n-se, s. 113. The
power of attracting.
To ALLIGATE, al'le-g&tc, v. a. To tieone thing to another. 91-
ALLIGATION, til-Ie-ga'shun, s. The act of
tying together; the arithmetical rule thatteaches to adjust the price ofcoiupounds,form-ed of several ingredients of different value.
ALLIGATOR, al-le-ga'lir, s. 521. Thecrocodile. This name is chiefly used for thecrocodile of America .
ALLISION, dl-lfzh'un, s. The act of strik-ing one thing against another.
ALLITERATION , M-liUr-iVshSn, s. Thebeginning two or more words with the sameletter, to give them a sort of rhyming conso-nance, somewhat similar to the termination ofthe adjective and substantive in Latin ; andused by the best writers.
<( The bookfal blockhead ignorantly read,
“ With loads of learned lumber in his head.”
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ALLOCATION, al-lo-ka'shun, s. The actof putting one thing to another; the admissionof an article in reckoning, and addition of it tothe account.
Allocution, di-io-kiVshun, s. The act
of speaking to another.
ALLODIAL, al-loUc-dl, a. Not feudal, in-dependent.
ALLODIUM , ill-lo'de-uni, s. Possessionheld in absolute independence, without anyacknowledgment of a lord-paramount. Thereare no allodial lands in England.
ALLONGE, tll-lundje, s. 165. A pass orthrust witli a rapier.
To ALLOO, > t’- a. To set on, to incite.
ALLOQUY, al'lo-kwe, 5 . The act of speak-ing to another.
To ALLOT, til-lot', r.n. To distribute Dy lot;to grant; to distribute, give each his share.
ALLOTMENT, ill-ldt'm^nt, s. The part, theshare.
ALLOTTERY, iU-ldt'tur-^, s. 6bb. Thatwhich is granted to any in a distribution.