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llision; entangled. Totten. To run afoul of, to run against or come into collision with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause injury.

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.]

A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions. Blackstone.

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

ge of pure alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of hydrometer with a special scale.

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.

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.

disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy.

istributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party. The alloments of God and nature. L'Estrange. A vineyard and an allotment for olives and herbs. Broome.

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.

iginal 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.