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A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic.

there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long- continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.

Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.

To allay or alleviate; to lighten. [Obs.] That shall alegge this bitter blast. Spenser.

th); incongruous; -- followed by from or sometimes by to; as, principles alien from our religion. An alien sound of melancholy. Wordsworth. Alien enemy (Law), one who owes allegiance to a government at war with ours. Abbott.

Having wings, winged; aligerous. [R.]

ilitude; similar; without difference. [Now used only predicatively.] The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. cxxxix. 12.

To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align. Evelyn.

Same as Alignment.

Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.

A kind of light armor used in the sixteenth century, esp. by the Swiss. Fairholt.

To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.] Wyclif.

The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or state.

To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [Obs.] Should no others join capable to alleviate the expense. Evelyn. Those large bladders . . . conduce much to the alleviating of the body [of flying birds]. Ray.

The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.

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.

Light, fuel, or food for the whole night. [Obs.] Bacon.

f provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced.

A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc.