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To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum. Ure.

Combined with alumina.

The metallic base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, pertaining a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. Aluminium bronze or gold, a pale gold- colored alloy of aluminium and copper, used for journal…

To treat impregnate with alum; to alum.

passage; -- applied to passages of various kinds. The sides of every street were covered with fresh alures of marble. T. Warton.

With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly. They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain. Milton. That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts amain. T. Parker.

An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.

To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.

The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury. Ure.

machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.

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

A pastoral sweetheart. To sport with Amaryllis in the shade. Milton.

fe Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope.

to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.

A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton.

Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis.

To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly. "Amazing Europe with her wit." Goldsmith. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David Matt. xii. 23.

In amazement; with confusion or astonishment. Shak.

The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder. Bp. Hall.

A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric.