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A kind of wine, formerly much esteemed; -- said to have been made near Alicant, in Spain. J. Fletcher.

A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections. The alienation of his heart from the king. Bacon.

rn," and similar expressions), and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and answering to the LG. ter-, HG. zer- ). It is frequently to be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus Wyclif says, "The vail of the temple was to rent:" and of Judas, "…

salute; to greet. [Poet.] Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it, came missives from the king, who all-hailed me "Thane of Cawdor." Shak.

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

essed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or state.

legoric tale." Falconer. "An allegorical application." Pope. Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which says one thing, but means another. Max Miller. Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness, n.

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

h strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator; as, (a) (Metal Working)

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

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

The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.

Different in nature or kind. [R.]

A speaking to another; an address. [Obs.]

t; to concede; to make allowance or abatement. Allowing still for the different ways of making it. Addison. To allow of, to permit; to admit. Shak.

ing, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance. Without the king's will or the state's allowance. Shak.

Domestic or other work of all kinds; as, a maid of allwork, that is, a general servant.

A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.] Shak.

A kind of dance. See Allemande. Almain rivets, Almayne rivets, or Alman rivets, a sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility.

A kind of furnace used in refining, to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter. Chambers.