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A foreigner; one owing allegiance, or belonging, to another country; a foreign-born resident of a country in which he does not posses the privileges of a citizen. Hence, a stranger. See Alienage.

Only; alone; nothing but. I was born to speak all mirth and no matter. Shak. All the whole, the whole (emphatically). [Obs.] "All the whole army." Shak.

eeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: - Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved His vastness. Milton. Fly o'er waste fens and windy fields. Tennyson.

ndation 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.

A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect act measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal.

A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used by potters to give a green glaze to their wares; potter's ore.

An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family.

Although. [Reformed spelling] Alt"horn`, n. Etym: [Alt + horn.] (Mus.)

A genus of ornamental annual plants (Amaranthus) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.

An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding.

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

Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis.

urled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc.

nd let all the people say, Amen. Ps. cvi. 48. Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God. John ii. 3. Rhemish Trans. To say amen to, to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically; to ratify; as, I say Amen to all.

ican Party (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power. -- Native american Party (U. S. Politics), a party of principles similar to those of the American party. It arose about 1843, but soon died out.…

A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.

Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.

H3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn.

lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis.

Born or bred in, of, or near a river. [Obs.] Bailey.