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Of or pertaining to the time of Allhallows. [Obs.] "Allhallown summer." Shak. (i. e., late summer; "Indian Summer").

The time at or near All Saints, or November 1st.

A name popularly given to the officinal valerian, and to some other plants.

Able to enter into alliance.

Of or pertaining to the genus Allium, or garlic, onions, leeks, etc.; having the smell or taste of garlic or onions.

The state of being allied; the act of allying 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 ally; a confederate. [Obs. & R.] Sir H. Wotton.

The European shad (Clupea vulgaris); allice shad. See Alose.

Attractive power; attractiveness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

That attracts; attracting. -- n.

United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See Ally.

To tie; to unite by some tie. Instincts alligated to their nature. Sir M. Hale.

cerning the compounding or mixing of different ingredients, or ingredients of different qualities or values.

and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America.

A kind of pipe wrench having a flaring jaw with teeth on one side.

See Alignment.

To align. [R.] Herschel.

Alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun. Whewell. The allineation of the two planets. C. A. Young.

The act of dashing against, or striking upon. The boisterous allision of the sea. Woodward.

Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration.