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o estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership. [R.] "It the son alien lands." Sir M. Hale. The prince was totally aliened from all thoughts of . . . the marriage. Clarendon.

Like ale; as, an alish taste.

entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement. "And cheeks all pale." Byron.

See Alegge and Allay. [Obs.]

ory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. "An allegoric 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.

See Alemannic.

A name popularly given to the officinal valerian, and to some other plants.

To tie; to unite by some tie. Instincts alligated to their nature. Sir M. Hale.

; as, an allocation of shares in a company. The allocation of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants. A. R. Stanley.

An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish color, readily soluble in water or alcohol.

The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients. The name was extended to other similar works.

A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months, to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc. Nautical almanac, an almanac, or year book, co…

Same as Alewife.

The higher part of the scale. See Alto. To be in alt, to be in an exalted state of mind.

Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.

ecific 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 bearings, etc.

A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college.

Of a pale brown color; leather-yellow. Brande.

small Indian song bird (Estrelda amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; -- called also red waxbill. [Written also amaduvad and avadavat.]

To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.