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Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age. Abbott.

An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city.

A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque. [Mexico and Spanish America.]

One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless alarms. Macaulay.

A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library.

Chilliness; coldness; especially (Med.),

An organic base, especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.

A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way. I know each lane and every alley green. Milton.

g or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England.

An organic radical, C3H5, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.

A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college.

A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning.

Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored. "The amber morn." Tennyson.

riginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States. The name American must always exalt the pride of patriotism. Washington.

Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.

Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate officer from his office.

To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.

ent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium; -- applied especially to vibratory movements.

Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.

In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go. At least to try and teach the erring soul. Milton.