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A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water confervæ, etc.

of letters and other symbols. It is applicable to those relations that are true of every kind of magnitude.

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

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, "…

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

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.

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

Different in nature or kind. [R.]

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

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.

A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton.

Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishness. [Recent] J. S. Mill.

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

A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc.

Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic.

Of two kinds. (Bot.)

Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc.

In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc.

Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.