Alcyones (n. pl.) The kingfishers.
Alcyonic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Alcyonaria.
Alcyonium (n.) A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.
Alcyonoid (a.) Like or pertaining to the Alcyonaria.
Alcyonoid (n.) A zoophyte of the order Alcyonaria.
Alday (adv.) Continually.
Aldebaran (n.) A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of Taurus; the Bull's Eye. It is the bright star in the group called the Hyades.
Aldehyde (n.) A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.
Aldehydic (a.) Of or pertaining to aldehyde; as, aldehydic acid.
Alder (n.) A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees.
Alder (a.) Alt. of Aller
Aller (a.) Of all; -- used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all, alderwisest, wisest of all.
Alder-liefest (a.) Most beloved.
Aldermen (pl. ) of Alderman
Alderman (n.) A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity.
Alderman (n.) One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may, in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and administrative functions.
Aldermancy (n.) The office of an alderman.
Aldermanic (a.) Relating to, becoming to, or like, an alderman; characteristic of an alderman.
Aldermanity (n.) Aldermen collectively; the body of aldermen.
Aldermanity (n.) The state of being an alderman.
Aldermanlike (a.) Like or suited to an alderman.
Aldermanly (a.) Pertaining to, or like, an alderman.
Aldermanly (a.) Pertaining to, or like, an alderman.
Aldermanry (n.) The district or ward of an alderman.
Aldermanry (n.) The office or rank of an alderman.
Aldermanship (n.) The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
Aldern (a.) Made of alder.
Alderney (n.) One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called Jersey cattle. See Jersey, 3.
Aldine (a.) An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin. The term has also been applied to certain elegant editions of English works.
Ale (n.) An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
Ale (n.) A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.
Aleak (adv. & a.) In a leaking condition.
Aleatory (a.) Depending on some uncertain contingency; as, an aleatory contract.
Alebench (n.) A bench in or before an alehouse.
Aleberry (n.) A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread.
Alecithal (a.) Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm.
Aleconner (n.) Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But the office is a sinecure. [Also called aletaster.]
Alecost (n.) The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale.
Alectorides (n. pl.) A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants.
Alectoromachy (n.) Cockfighting.
Alectoromancy (n.) See Alectryomancy.
Alectryom'achy (n.) Cockfighting.
Alectryomancy (n.) Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the order in which the grains were eaten.
Alee (adv.) On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side.
Alegar (n.) Sour ale; vinegar made of ale.
Aleger (a.) Gay; cheerful; sprightly.
Alegge (v. t.) To allay or alleviate; to lighten.
Alehoof (n.) Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma).
Alehouse (n.) A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house.
Ale-knight (n.) A pot companion.
Alemannic (a.) Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes.
Alemannic (n.) The language of the Alemanni.
Alembic (n.) An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still.
Alembroth (n.) The salt of wisdom of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant.
Alen/on lace () See under Lace.
Alength (adv.) At full length; lengthwise.
Alepidote (a.) Not having scales.
Alepidote (n.) A fish without scales.
Alepole (n.) A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse.
Alert (a.) Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.
Alert (a.) Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
Alert (n.) An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.
Alertly (adv.) In an alert manner; nimbly.
Alertness (n.) The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.
Ale silver () A duty payable to the lord mayor of London by the sellers of ale within the city.
Alestake (n.) A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a "bush."
Aletaster (n.) See Aleconner.
Alethiology (n.) The science which treats of the nature of truth and evidence.
Alethoscope (n.) An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
Aleuromancy (n.) Divination by means of flour.
Aleurometer (n.) An instrument for determining the expansive properties, or quality, of gluten in flour.
Aleurone (n.) An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains ("protein granules") in maturing seeds and tubers; -- supposed to be a modification of protoplasm.
Aleuronic (a.) Having the nature of aleurone.
Aleutian (a.) Alt. of Aleutic
Aleutic (a.) Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands.
Alevin (n.) Young fish; fry.
Alew (n.) Halloo.
Alewives (pl. ) of Alewife
Alewife (n.) A woman who keeps an alehouse.
Alewives (pl. ) of Alewife
Alewife (n.) A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species.
Alexanders (n.) Alt. of Alisanders
Alisanders (n.) A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also horse parsely.
Alexandrian (a.) Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the Alexandrian library.
Alexandrian (a.) Applied to a kind of heroic verse. See Alexandrine, n.
Alexandrine (a.) Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian.
Alexandrine (n.) A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables.
Alexipharmac (a. & n.) Alt. of Alexipharmacal
Alexipharmacal (a. & n.) Alexipharmic.
Alexipharmic (a.) Alt. of Alexipharmical
Alexipharmical (a.) Expelling or counteracting poison; antidotal.
Alexipharmic (n.) An antidote against poison or infection; a counterpoison.
Alexipyretic (a.) Serving to drive off fever; antifebrile.
Alexipyretic (n.) A febrifuge.
Alexiteric (a.) Alt. of Alexiterical
Alexiterical (a.) Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom; alexipharmic.
Alexiteric (n.) A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases, and the effects of poison in general.
Alfa (n.) Alt. of Alfa grass
Alfa grass (n.) A plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.
Alfalfa (n.) The lucern (Medicago sativa); -- so called in California, Texas, etc.