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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.

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.

Al*low"ed*ly (&?;) adv. By allowance; admittedly. Shenstone.

Al*low"er (&?;), n. 1. An approver or abettor. [Obs.]

2. One who allows or permits.

Al*lox"an (&?;), n. [Allantoin + oxalic, as containing the elements of allantion and oxalic acid.] (Chem.) An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish color, readily soluble in water or alcohol.

Al*lox"a*nate (&?;), n. (Chem.) A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical.

Al`lox*an"ic (&?;), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to alloxan; -- applied to an acid obtained by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan.

Al`lox*an"tin (&?;), n. (Chem.) A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid.

Al*loy", n. [OE. alai, OF. alei, F. aloyer, to alloy, alier to ally. See Alloy, v. t.] 1. Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam.

2. The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness.

3. A baser metal mixed with a finer.

Fine silver is silver without the mixture of any baser metal. Alloy is baser metal mixed with it. Locke.

4. Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy. "Pure English without Latin alloy." F. Harrison.

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.

Al*loy", v. t. To form a metallic compound.

Gold and iron alloy with ease. Ure.

Al*loy"age (&?;), n. [F. aloyage.] The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy.

All`-pos*sessed" (&?;), a. Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild. [Colloq.]

{ All" Saints` (&?;), All" Saints' (&?;), } The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival.

All" Souls' Day` (&?;). The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.

All"spice` (&?;), n. The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush.

All`thing` (&?;), adv. [For in all (= every) thing.] Altogether. [Obs.] Shak.

Al*lude" (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Alluding.] [L. alludere to play with, to allude; ad + ludere to play.] To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction.

These speeches . . . do seem to allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use. Hooker.

Syn. -- To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate; signify; insinuate; advert. See Refer.

Al*lude", v. t. To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable. [Obs.] Wither.

||Al`lu`mette (&?;), n. [F., from allumer to light.] A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc.

Al*lu"mi*nor (&?;), n. [OF. alumineor, fr. L. ad + liminare. See Luminate.] An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner. [Obs.] Cowell.

Al*lur"ance (&?;), n. Allurement. [R.]

Al*lure" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alluded (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Alluring.] [OF. aleurrer, alurer, fr. a (L. ad) + leurre lure. See Lure.] To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract.

With promised joys allured them on. Falconer.

The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven Allured his eye. Milton.

Syn. -- To attract; entice; tempt; decoy; seduce. -- To Allure, Entice, Decoy, Seduce. These words agree in the idea of acting upon the mind by some strong controlling influence, and differ according to the image under which is presented. They are all used in a bad sense, except allure, which has sometimes (though rarely) a good one. We are allured by the prospect or offer (usually deceptive) of some future good. We are commonly enticed into evil by appeals to our passions. We are decoyed into danger by false appearances or representations. We are seduced when drawn aside from the path of rectitude. What allures draws by gentle means; what entices leads us by promises and persuasions; what decoys betrays us, as it were, into a snare or net; what seduces deceives us by artful appeals to the passions.

Al*lure", n. Allurement. [R.] Hayward.

||Al`lure" (&?;), n. [F.; aller to go.] Gait; bearing.

The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. Harper's Mag.

Al*lure"ment (&?;), n. 1. The act alluring; temptation; enticement.

Though Adam by his wife's allurement fell. Milton.

2. That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action; as, the allurements of pleasure, or of honor.

Al*lur"er (&?;), n. One who, or that which, allures.

Al*lur"ing, a. That allures; attracting; charming; tempting. -- Al*lur"ing*ly, adv. -- Al*lur"ing*ness, n.

Al*lu"sion (&?;), n. [L. allusio, fr. alludere to allude: cf. F. allusion.] 1. A figurative or symbolical reference. [Obs.]

2. A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.

Al*lu"sive (&?;), a. 1. Figurative; symbolical.

2. Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.

Al*lu"sive*ly, adv. Figuratively [Obs.]; by way of allusion; by implication, suggestion, or insinuation.

Al*lu"sive*ness, n. The quality of being allusive.

Al*lu"so*ry (&?;), a. Allusive. [R.] Warburton.

Al*lu"vi*al (&?;), a. [Cf. F. alluvial. See Alluvion.] Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits.

Al*lu"vi*on (&?;), n. [F. alluvion, L. alluvio, fr. alluere to wash against; ad + luere, equiv. to lavare, to wash. See Lave.] 1. Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.

2. An overflowing; an inundation; a flood. Lyell.

3. Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium.

The golden alluvions are there [in California and Australia] spread over a far wider space: they are found not only on the banks of rivers, and in their beds, but are scattered over the surface of vast plains. R. Cobden.

4. (Law) An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See Accretion.

Al*lu"vi*ous (&?;), n. [L. alluvius. See Alluvion.] Alluvial. [R.] Johnson.

Al*lu"vi*um (&?;), n.; pl. E. Alluviums, L. Alluvia (&?;). [L., neut. of alluvius. See Alluvious.] (Geol.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas. Lyell.

All"where` (&?;), adv. Everywhere. [Archaic]

All"work` (&?;), n. Domestic or other work of all kinds; as, a maid of allwork, that is, a general servant.

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.

Ally is generally used in the passive form or reflexively.

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.

Al"ly (&?;), n. See Alley, a marble or taw.

Al"lyl (&?;), n. [L. allium garlic + -yl.] (Chem.) An organic radical, C3H5, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.

Al"ly*lene (&?;), n. (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H4, homologous with acetylene; propine.

Al"ma, Al"mah (&?;), n. Same as Alme.

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.

{ ||Al`ma*di"a (&?;), ||Al"ma*die (&?;), } n. [F. almadie (cf. Sp. & Pg. almadia), fr. Ar. alma'dyah a raft, float.] (Naut.) (a) A bark canoe used by the Africans. (b) A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long, and six or seven broad.

Al"ma*gest (&?;), n. [F. almageste, LL. almageste, Ar. al-majist, 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.

||Al*ma"gra (&?;), n. [Sp. almagra, almagre, fr. Ar. al-maghrah red clay or earth.] A fine, deep red ocher, somewhat purplish, found in Spain. It is the sil atticum of the ancients. Under the name of Indian red it is used for polishing glass and silver.

{ Al"main (l"mn), Al"mayne (- mn), Al"man (-man), } n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L. Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.] 1. A German. Also adj., German. Shak.

2. The German language. J. Foxe.

3. A kind of dance. See Allemande.

Almain rivets, Almayne rivets, or Alman rivets, a sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility.

||Al"ma Ma"ter (&?;). [L., fostering mother.] A college or seminary where one is educated.

Al"ma*nac (?; 277), n. [LL. almanac, almanach: cf. F. almanach, Sp. almanaque, It. almanacco, all of uncertain origin.] A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months, to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc.

Nautical almanac, an almanac, or year book, containing astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and other information useful to mariners.

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Al"man*dine (&?;), n. [LL. almandina, alamandina, for L. alabandina a precious stone, named after Alabanda, a town in Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F. almandine.] (Min.) The common red variety of garnet.

{ ||Al"me, ||Al"meh } (&?;), n. [Ar. 'almah (fem.) learned, fr. 'alama to know: cf. F. almée.] An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma.

The Almehs lift their arms in dance. Bayard Taylor.

||Al`men*dron" (&?;), n. [Sp., fr. almendra almond.] The lofty Brazil-nut tree.

Al"mer*y (&?;), n. See Ambry. [Obs.]

Alm"esse (&?;), n. See Alms. [Obs.]

{ Al*might"ful (&?;), Al*might"i*ful (&?;), } a. All-powerful; almighty. [Obs.] Udall.

Al*might"i*ly, adv. With almighty power.

Al*might"i*ness, n. Omnipotence; infinite or boundless power; unlimited might. Jer. Taylor.

Al*might"y (l*mt"), a. [AS. ealmihtig, ælmihtig; 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.

Alm"ner (&?;), n. An almoner. [Obs.] Spenser.

Alm"ond (ä"mnd), n. [OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh: cf. Sp. almendra. Cf. Amygdalate.] 1. The fruit of the almond tree.

The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled, thick- shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, Amygdalus communis, a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia.

2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.

3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One of the tonsils.

Almond oil, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds. -- Oil of bitter almonds, a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde. -- Imitation oil of bitter almonds, nitrobenzene. -- Almond tree (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond. -- Almond willow (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow (Salix amygdalina). Shenstone.

Al"mond fur`nace (&?;). [Prob. a corruption of Almain furnace, i. e., German furnace. See Almain.] A kind of furnace used in refining, to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter. Chambers.

Al"mon*dine (&?;), n. See Almandine

Al"mon*er (&?;), n. [OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aumônier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms.] One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc.

Al"mon*er*ship, n. The office of an almoner.

Al"mon*ry (&?;), n.; pl. Almonries (&?;). [OF. aumosnerie, F. aumônerie, fr. OF. aumosnier. See Almoner.] The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed.

Al"mose (&?;), n. Alms. [Obs.] Cheke.

Al"most (&?;), adv. [AS. ealmæst, ælmæst, 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.

Alm"ry (&?;), n. See Almonry. [Obs.]

Alms (&?;), n. sing. & pl. [OE. almes, almesse, AS. ælmysse, 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.

This word alms is singular in its form (almesse), and is sometimes so used; as, "asked an alms." Acts iii. 3."Received an alms." 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.

Alms"deed` (&?;), n. An act of charity. Acts ix. 36.

Alms"folk` (&?;), n. Persons supported by alms; almsmen. [Archaic] Holinshed.

Alms"giv`er (&?;), n. A giver of alms.

Alms"giv`ing (&?;), n. The giving of alms.

Alms"house` (&?;), n. A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.

Alms"man (&?;), n.; fem. Almswoman. 1. A recipient of alms. Shak.

2. A giver of alms. [R.] Halliwell.

Al`mu*can"tar (&?;), n. [F. almucantarat, almicantarat, ultimately fr. Ar. al- muqantart, 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.

Al"muce (&?;), n. Same as Amice, a hood or cape.

||Al*mude" (&?;), n. [Pg. almude, or Sp. almud, a measure of grain or dry fruit, fr. Ar. al-mudd a dry measure.] A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the "almud" is about 1.4 gallons.

{ Al"mug (&?;), 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).

Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago. W. Smith.

Al"nage (l"nj), 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.

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.

Al"oe (l"n), n.; pl. Aloes (-z). [L. aloë, Gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. aloès.] 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.

Al"oes wood` (&?;). See Agalloch.

Al`o*et"ic (&?;), a. [Cf. F. aloétique.] Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.

Al`o*et"ic, n. A medicine containing chiefly aloes.

A*loft" (?; 115), adv. [Pref. a- + loft, which properly meant air. See Loft.] 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. "He steers his flight aloft." Milton.

2. (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.

A*loft", prep. Above; on top of. [Obs.]

Fresh waters run aloft the sea. Holland.

A*lo"gi*an (&?;), n. [LL. Alogiani, Alogii, fr. Gr. &?;; 'a priv. + &?; word.] (Eccl.) One of an ancient sect who rejected St. John's Gospel and the Apocalypse, which speak of Christ as the Logos. Shipley.

Al"o*gy (&?;), n. [L. alogia, Gr. &?;, fr. 'a priv. + &?; reason.] Unreasonableness; absurdity. [Obs.]

Al"o*in (&?;), n. (Chem.) A bitter purgative principle in aloes.

Al"o*man`cy (&?;), n. [Gr. &?;, salt + - mancy: cf. F. alomancie, halomancie.] Divination by means of salt. [Spelt also halomancy.] Morin.

A*lone" (&?;), a. [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. n one, alone. See All, One, Lone.] 1. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.

Alone on a wide, wide sea. Coleridge.

It is not good that the man should be alone. Gen. ii. 18.

2. Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only.

Man shall not live by bread alone. Luke iv. 4.

The citizens alone should be at the expense. Franklin.

3. Sole; only; exclusive. [R.]

God, by whose alone power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being. Bentley.

4. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless. Shak.

The adjective alone commonly follows its noun.

To let or leave alone, to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state.

A*lone", adv. Solely; simply; exclusively.

A*lone"ly, adv. Only; merely; singly. [Obs.]

This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity. Latimer.

A*lone"ly, a. Exclusive. [Obs.] Fabyan.

A*lone"ness, n. A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness. [R.] Bp. Montagu.

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. "I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper." Addison. -- To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business. "She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I." Mrs. Stowe.

A*long", prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along the lowly lands." Dryden.

The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12.

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.] "On me is not along thin evil fare." Chaucer. "And all this is long of you." Shak. "This increase of price is all along of the foreigners." London Punch.

A*long"shore` (&?;), adv. Along the shore or coast.

A*long"shore`man (&?;), n. See Longshoreman.

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.

A*longst" (?; 115), prep. & adv. [Formed fr. along, like amongst fr. among.] Along. [Obs.]

A*loof" (&?;), n. (Zoöl.) Same as Alewife.

A*loof", adv. [Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff.] 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.

Our palace stood aloof from streets. Dryden.

2. Without sympathy; unfavorably.

To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. I. Taylor.

A*loof" (&?;), prep. Away from; clear from. [Obs.]

Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. Milton.

A*loof"ness, n. State of being aloof. Rogers (1642).

The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. Thoreau.

{ ||Al`o*pe"ci*a (l`*p"sh*), A*lop"e*cy (*lp"*s), } n. [L. alopecia, Gr. 'alwpeki`a, fr. 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.] (Med.) Loss of the hair; baldness.

A*lop"e*cist (&?;), n. A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness.

A*lose" (&?;), v. t. [OE. aloser.] To praise. [Obs.]