ALM ALS
n&r 167, u6t 103— tube 171, t&b 172, bSll 173— SU 299—poind 313—Min 406, this 400.
ALMOND TREE, 2'inund-trce, *. It bas
leaves and flowers very like those of the peachtree.
ALMONDS, $.'mundz,s. The two glands ofthe throat ; the tonsils.
To ALLOW, dl-lou', e. a. To admit; togrant, to yield ; to permit; to give to, to payto; to make abatement.
ALLOWABLE, al-loii'a-bl, a. That whichmay be ad milted without contradictidh; lawful,not forbidden. . ,, . ,
ALLOWABLENESS, al-lou'a-bl-ness, s.
Lawfulness; exemption from prohibition.ALLOWANCE, al-lou'anse, s. Sanction,license ; permission ; an appointment for anyuse, abatement from the strict rigour •> a sumgranted weekly, or yearly, as a stipend.ALLOY , al-loc , s. 32. ‘Baser metal mixedin coinage ; abatement, diminution.
To ALLUDE, al-lude',u* n. To have some re-ference to a thing,without the direct mention.ALLUMINOR, al-lu'me-nur, s. One whocolours or paints upon paper or parchment.
To ALLURE, al-lure', v.a. To entice to anything.
ALLUREMENT, al-lure'ment, s. Entice-ment, temptation. ..
ALLURER, al-lurur, s. 98. Enticer, in-veigler.
ALLURINGLY, dl-lu'ring-le, ad . In analluring manner, enticingly.
ALLURINGNESS, al-lur'Ing-nes, s. En-ticement, temptation by proposing pleasure.ALLUSION, al-Iu'zhun, s. A hint, an im-plication.
ALLUSIVE, M-lu slv, «. 158, 428. Hintingat something.
ALLUSIVELY, al-lu'slv-lfc, ad. In an allu-sive manner.
ALLUSIVENESS, &14u'slv-nes,s. The qua
lity of being allusive.
ALLUVION, ill-lu've-un, s. The carrying ofany thing to something else hy the motion ofthe water ; the thing carried by water.
To ALLY, al-lV, v.a. To unite by kindred,friendship, or confederacy ; to make a relationbetween two things.
ALLY, al-lV, s.~See Survey. One unitedto some other by marriage, friendship, or confederacy. !
£ 3 * A few years ago there was an affectation ofpronouncing tills word, when a noun, >vilii the accenton the first syllable ; and this had an appearance ofprecision from the general custom of accenting nounsin (his wanner, when the same word, as a verb, hadthe accent on the 1,1*1,492: but a closer inspection intoine analogies of the language shewed this pronuncia-tion to be improper, as it interfered with an universalrule, which was, to pronounce the y like e in a finalunaccented syllabic. But, whatever was the reason ofthis novelty, it mvw seems to have subsided; and thisword is now generally pronounced with the accent onthe second syllable, as it ia uniformly marked by allthe OrthoiipUts our language.
ALMACA NTER, al-ma-kan'tur, 5 . A circledrawn parallel to the horizon.
ALMACANTER’S STAFF, al-ma-kan 1 -turz-staf, 5 , An instrument used to takeobservations of the sun, about the time of itsrising and setting.
ALMANACIK, al'mii-nak,s. 84. A calendar.ALMANDINE, iil'miln-dSiie, s. 149. A ruby
» ri a , r 1 S nu4?,^ l ; ter ‘>1™ the oriental.
A l. ’i H ■ i i i 1 \ l.NS, a 1-ini if-m's .v. Omnipo-A ’1 tributes of Grnl.
ALMIGHTV, al-m>'te, a. 84, 406. Of un-limited power, omnipotent.
ALMOND, a'nnmcl, j. 401. The nut of the
almond tree.
ALMONER,ll 'mo-nfir, s. 84. The officer ofa prince, employed in the distribution ofcharity.
ALMONRY, dl'mun-ve, s. The place wherealms are distributed.
ALMOST, al'most, a<l. 84. Nearly,well nigh.ALMS , hnz, s. 403. AVhat is given in reliefof the poor.
ALMSBASKET, amz'bas-kit, s. The basketin which provisions are put to be given awayALMSDEED, Imz'deed,s , A charitable gift.ALMSGIVER, amz'glv-ur, s. He that sup-ports others by bis charity,
ALMSHOUSE, amz'bbuse, s. An hospitalfor the pooT.
ALMSMAN, amz'rnan, s. A man who livesupon alms.
ALMUG-TREE, al'mug-tree, s. A tree men-tioned in Scripture.
ALNAGER, alna-jur, s. 88. A measurer hythe ell; a sworn officer, whose business former-ly was to inspect the assize of woollen cloth.ALNAGE, al'naje, s. 90. Ell-measure.ALNJGHT, al'nlte, s. Alnight is a greatcake of wax, with the wick in the midst.ALOES, al'oze, s. A precious wood u^ed inthe east for perfumes, of which tiie best sort isof higher price than gold; a tree which growsin hot countries ; a medicinal juice extractedfrom the common aloes tree.
£ 3 * This word is divided into three syllables by Mr.Sb. ridan, and but into two by Dr.Konrick, Mr.Perry,Mi'. Scott, and W, Johnston. The tatter is, in my opi-nion, preferable. My reason is, that though this plu-ral word is perfectly Latin , and iu that language Upronounced in three syllables; yet,as we have the sin.guiai uloe in two syllables, we ought to form the plu.ral according to our own analogy, and pronounce it intwo syllables likewise.—See Antipodes.
ALOETICAL, al-o-et'c-kal, a. Consistingcliiefiy of aloes.
ALOFT, a loft', ad. On high, in the air.ALOFT, il-IiSft', prep. Above.
ALOGV, altJ-ji, s. Unreasonableness ; ab-surdity.
ALONE, a-lAne', a. 645. Single; without
company, solitary.
ALONG, a-long', ad. At length; throughany space measured lengthwise ; forward, on-ward ; in company with.
ALOOF, a-loif', ad. At a distance.
ALOUD, a-loud', ad. Loudly, with a greatnoise.
ALOW, a-lA', ad. In a low place, not aloft.ALPHA, al'fa, s. 84,545. The first letter inthe Greek alphabet, answering to our A;therefore used to signify the first.ALPHABET , al'fa-bet , s. The letters, or
elements of speech.
ALPHADETICAL, al-fa-bet'ti-kal, a. Ac-cording to the series of letters.ALPHABETICALLY, al-f£-bet # te-kal-le,ad According to the order of the letters.ALREADY, al-red'de, ad. 84. At this pre?-
sent time ; before the present.
ALS, als, ad. Also.
ALSO, al's6, ad. 84. In the same manner,i fikewu®.
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