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allagite (al'a- jit), 
_.), n. [< Gr. aMayii, change allantotoxicum(a-lan-to-tok'si-kum), n. [<Gr. 
(< u/'/.aaaciv, change, lit. make other than it is, a'/Mf^ (dl'Aavr-), sausage, + rot-info, poison: see < ME. u'layen, < AF. uli-i/r'i; nlnyer, OF. allayer 
allegation 
allaySf (a-la'), v. *._ [Early mod. E. also alay; 
other: see olio-, and cf. enaUnye), + 
A massive mineral, of a brown or green 
toxic."] Sausage-poison; a poison found in pu- (F. aloyer), a var. of alter, allier (>ME. ulini, 
trid sausage made of blood and liver. E. ally!), combine, alloy (cf . Sp. Pg. ligar = It. 
color, a carbonated silicate of manganese, found allanturic(al-an-tu'rik), a. [< allantoin + uric."} legare, allay, alloy, whence the noun, Sp. Pg. 
in the Harz mountains, near Elbingerode, Ger- Obtained from allautoin and uric acid : as, al- liga = It. Irgn, allay, alloy ; the Sp. altar, alloy, 
mo ^ Tt ; oHo-o^i ,.Vi,,/i,;to i/ra/un/. oi^ j s fj. om tue QK. ) < L. aUlgare, combine, ioin, < 
_. , i i i_ _ 3 . t i ?. . 
many. It is an altered rhodonite. 
lantiiric acid. 
allagqstemonous (al"a-g6-ste'mo-nus), a. [< alia prima (al'la pre'mii). [It., lit. according 
Gr. ii'/.'/ayii, change (see above), + aT>'//iuv, a to the first: alia, q. v. ; prima, fern, of primo, 
thread, taken in sense of ari/fia, a stamen.] In first: see prime."] In painting, an expression 
oot., with stamens inserted alternately on the denoting a method in which the pigments are 
torus and on the petals. A. Gray. laid on the canvas in thick heavy masses, instead 
Allah (al'ii), n. [F. D. G. Dan., etc., Allah, of in washes, glazes, or repeated coats. 
Kuss. Alla'khu, etc., repr. Ar. (> Turk. Pers. 
Hind.) Allah, contr. of al-ildh, lit. the God, < al, 
the, + ilah, God, = Aramaic eldh = Heb. eloah : 
see Elohim.~] The Arabic name of the Supreme 
Being, which, through the Koran, has found its 
way into the languages of all nations who have allassotonic (a-las-6-ton'ik), a. [Irreg. < Gr. 
embraced the Mohammedan faith. IMdaaeiv, vary, + rdVof, tension.] In bot., a 
Allamanda (al-a-man'dii), n. [Named after term applied by De Vries to the movements 
Jean N. S. Alldmand, a Swiss scientist.] A induced in mature vegetable organs by stimu- 
genus of woody climbers, natural order Apocy- lation, which are not permanent, in distinc- gjj^sii Ta-Ia'T jT.'^rEarTy mod? E? a'lso 'alav*^ 
'Dfifffr. Tin,tivps nf trnni/n.l Aynpripn. Tiio fl., . tion from the nermanent or auxotonic effects n*--^ .. _ " _. ' / A i . Jr/ 
Paolo Veronese painted generally alia jtrima with more 
body than Titian (whose patience he appeared to want), 
so that the finished picture was little more than the ab- 
bozzo ; that is, he painted up at once. 
Mrs. Merrijleld, Anc. Practice of Painting (1849), I. cxxxv. 
ad, to, + figure, bind : see ally! an( j alligate. 
Allay 2 was more or less confused with ii/lm/i, 
and with other similar forms : see allay!. At 
a later period the F. aloyer and its verbal sub- 
stantive aloi were erroneously explained as de- 
rived from a loi, to law, as if meaning ' brought 
to the legal standard': see alloy."] 1. To mix, 
as metals ; especially, to mix a nobler with a 
baser metal; alloy. See alloy, v., I. 2. Fig- 
uratively, to mix with something inferior; con- 
taminate or detract from. 
His pupils cannot speak of him without something of 
terror allaying their gratitude. Lamb, Christ's Hospital. 
e, natives of tropical America. The flowers 
are large and handsome, and several species are cultivated 
in greenhouses. 
all-amort (al-a-morf), a. See alamort. 
allamotti, allamoth (al-a-mot'i, al'a-moth), n. 
[E. dial.; also alamonti, allamonti ; an Orkney 
name.] A provincial English name for the pe- 
trel, I'rocellaria pelagica. Montagu. 
allan 1 1, n. Same as alan. 
allan 2 t, allent, [Var. of aulin, q. v.] A ,. 
provincial name for a species of jaeger Stereo- llaudt (a-lad ),v.t. [< L. allaudare, adlaudare, 
raritis parasiticus. Montagu. < ^ to > + lavdare, praise (see laud) ; a doublet 
allanite (al'an-it), . [Named after Thomas ?J a Tf',!fc7 J To praise. , ^ 
Allan, of Edinburgh, the discoverer.] Asilicate allay 1 (a-la ), v. [Early mod. E. also alay; < 
of cerium and allied metals with aluminium ME - alayen, aleyen, earlier aleggen (pret. aleyde, 
tion from the permanent or auxotonic effects Wa^M, <d, KOT?SMi 
of stimulation upon growing organs. See auxo- aloy ( ^ aUyer , a fc ycr ft,] u%e ,.)f allay , 
tonic. 
allatratet (al'a-trat), v. t. [< L. allatratus, pp. 
of allatrare, adlatrare, bark at, revile, < ad, to, 
+ latrare, bark: see latrate.] To bark out; 
utter by barking. Also spelled alatrate. 
Let Cerberus, the dog of hel, alatrate what he list to 
the contrary. Stubbes, Anat. of Abuses (ed. 1880), p. 158. 
alloy, mix: see allay' 2 , v., and alloy."] i. The 
act or process of alloying ; an alloy. 
Coins are hard'ncd by th' allay. 
S. Butler, Hudibras, III. ii. 482. 
2. Figuratively, admixture, especially of some- 
thing inferior. 
This comedy grew out of Congreve and Wycherley, but 
gathered some allays of the sentimental comedy which 
followed theirs. Lamb, Artificial Comedy. 
3. Mixture; dilution. 
iron, and calcium. 
dote. 
It is isomorphous with epi- 
French wine with an allay of water. 
B. Jonson, Magnetick Lady, iii. 1. 
pp. aleyd, alayd, 'aleid), < AS. alecgan (pret! allay s t, * [< late ME. alaye, aleye, alleye, < OF. 
dlegde, dlede, pp. alegd, died), lay down, with- aleier, alaier, declare on oath, < L. allegare, men- 
allantoic (al-an-to'ik), a. [< allantois + -ie.~] draw, suppress, cause to cease (= OHG. iHcc- tion, cite, adduce: see allege! an d allegation."] 
Of or pertaining to the allantois: as, allantoic mn > M HG- erleggen, G. erlegen = Goth, uslag- To cite; quote; allege. 
fluid; allantoic acid ; allantoic placentation. J an > lav down), < a-, E. a-!, + lecgan, E. lay!. allay 4 t, n. [Early mod. E. also alay; < late ME. 
The word should therefore, strictly, be spelled allay, < AF. 'alais, OF. eslais, < eslaissier, let 
allantoid (a-lan'toid), a. and n. [= F. allan- 
toide, < NL. allantoides, < Gr. d/U<wo<% (sc. 
vfiipi or ^run: see hymen and chiton), the sau- 
sage-shaped (se. membrane), < d/Uaf (cMavr-), 
a sausage, + cMof, form.] I. a. Of or pertain- 
ing to the allantois : as, the allantoid membrane. 
II. w. Same as allantois. 
allantoidal (al-an-toi'dal), a. Same as allan- 
toid. 
Allantoidea (al-an-toi'de-a), n. pi. [NL., < al- 
lantoides : see allantoid."] Those vertebrates in 
which an allantois is developed. Considered as a 
group in zoology, the Allantoidea consist of mammals, 
birds, and reptiles, as distinguished from Anallantoidea, 
or amphibians and fishes. The word is synonymous with 
Amnionata, as distinguished from Anamnionata. 
suppress; annul. 
Godes lawes that were aleyd. 
Rob. of Gloucester, p. 144. 
3f. To put down ; humble ; overthrow. 
Thy pride we woll alaye. 
Horn, of Arthur and Merlin, 1. 214. 
allantoidian (al-an-toi'di-an), a. and n. [<.al- 4. To put down; quiet; assuage; pacify, ap- 
lantoid + -ian; = F. allantoidien."] I. a. Hav- pease, calm, as a commotion of the elements, 
or, figuratively, civil commotions, mental ex- 
citement, or an agitated person. 
alay (cf. arise, abide, etc.); the spelling all- out, < es- (< L. ex), out, + laissier (F. laisser), 
simulates a L. origin. The word was early let, < L. laxare, relax: see lai; laches, and cf. 
confused in spelling and sense with several relay."] In hunting, the act of laying on the 
other words of L. origin, namely, allay 2 , allay 3 , hounds; the addition of fresh hounds to the 
allege!, allege 2 : see these words. The senses cry. 
mix and cannot be entirely separated.] I. allayer 1 (a-la 'er), . [< allay! + -or 1 .] One 
trans. If. To lay down; cause to lie; lay: as, who or that which allays or alleviates, 
to allay the dust. 2t. To lay aside ; set aside ; Phlegm and pure blood are the reputed allaym of acri- 
mony. Harvey, Consumption. 
allayer 2 t (a-la'er), re. [< allay 2 + -er 1 .] One 
who or that which allays or alloys. 
allayment (a-la'ment), . [< allay*- + -mew*.] 
The act of quieting, or a state of tranquillity ; 
a state of rest after disturbance ; abatement ; 
ing an allantois, as the embryo or fetus of one 
of the higher vertebrates. 
II. n. An animal the embryo or fetus of 
which has an allantois, as a mammal, bird, or 
reptile. 
allantoin(a-lan / to-in),n. [< allantois + -in 2 ."] A 
crystalline substance (C^gN^s) found in the 
allantoic fluid of the cow ; the nitrogenous con- 
stituent of the allantoic fluid. It is also ob- 
tained from other sources. Also written allan- 
to'in. 
The like allayment could I give my grief. 
Sliak., T. and C., iv. 4. 
Allantoin ... is one of the products of the oxidation 
of uric acid, and by further oxidation gives rise to urea. 
Foster, Physiology, pp. 879, 880. 
allantois (a-lan'to-is), n. [NL., shorter form 
(appar. as sing, of assumed pi.) of allantoides: 
see allantoid."] A fetal appendage of most ver- 
tebrates, developing as a sac or diverticulum 
from the posterior portion of the intestinal 
cavity. It is one of the organs of the embryo of all am- 
niotic vertebrates, or those which develop an amnion, but 
is wanting or is at most rudimentary in amphibians and 
fishes. In birds and reptiles it is large and performs a re- 
spiratory function, and in mammals contributes to form 
the umbilical cord and placenta. Its exterior primitively 
consists of mesoblast, its cavity receiving the secretion of 
the primordial kidneys (Wolfflan bodies). So much of the 
sac as remains pervious within the body of the embryo 
becomes the urinary bladder, or, in some degree, a urinary 
passage. The umbilical arteries and veins course along the 
elongated stalk of the sac, which becomes the umbilical 
cord, and that part of these allantoic vessels within the 
body which does not remain pervious becomes the urachns 
and round ligament of the liver. The expanded extremity 
of the allantois, in most mammals, unites with the chorion ,, 
to form the placenta. In those vertebrates, as mammals, in allay't (a-la ), n. 
which the umbilical vesicle has but a brief period of activ- 
ity, the allantois chiefly sustains the functions whereby 
the fetus is nourished by the blood of the mother, and has 
its own blood arterhilized. In parturition, so much of the 
allantois as is outside the body of the fetus is cast off. the 
separation taking place at the navel. See cut under IIM i 
10 
The joyous time now nlghs fast, 
That shall alegye this bitter blast. 
Spenser, Shep. Cal., March. 
If by your art, my dearest father, you have 
Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them. 
Shak., Tempest, i. 2. 
There's nothing that allays an angry mind 
So soon as a sweet beauty. 
Fletcher (and another), Elder Brother, iii. 5. 
Instead of allaying the animosity of the two populations, 
he inflamed it to a height before unknown. 
Macaulay, Hist. Eng., vi. 
Alas, that neither moon nor snow nor dew 
Nor all cold things can purge me wholly through, 
Assuage me, nor allay me, nor appease, 
Till supreme sleep shall bring me bloodless ease. 
Swinburne, Anactoria. 
5. To abate, mitigate, or subdue; relieve or 
or pain ; to allay 
all-bet, conj. Same as albeit. 
Ay, but his fear 
Would ne'er be masked, allbe his vices were. 
B. Jomon, Sejanus, iv. 5. 
allbone (al'bon), . [< all + bone!; a tr. of 
Gr. oAooreov, < oAof, whole, + bariov, bone.] An 
English name for the stitchwort, Stellaria Ho- 
lostea, from its jointed, skeleton-like stalks. 
Alle (al'e), n. [NL. (Linna;us, 1758), < Sw. 
alle, the Greenland dove.] A genus of birds of 
the auk family, containing the sea-dove, dove- 
kie, or rotche, Alca alle (Linnteus), Arctica alle 
(Gray), Mergulus alle of authors in general, now 
Alle nigricans (Link). See dovekie. 
n. See hallecret. 
(a-lekt'), v. t. [<L. allectare, adleetare, 
The griefs of private men are soon allayed, 
But not of kings. Marlowe, Edward II., v. 1. 
Yet leave me not ! I would allay that grief 
Which else might thy young virtue overpower. 
Beattie, Minstrel, ii. 32. 
tio(n-), adlectatw(n-), < allectare, adleetare: see 
allect.] Enticement; allurement, 
allectivet (a-lek'tiv), a. and re. [< allect + -we.] 
I. a. Alluring. 
II. n. An allurement. 
= Syn. Alternate, Relieve, Mitigate, Assttage, Allay (see 
alleviate), calm, quiet, soothe, compose, still, lull, tran- 
quilize, check, repress, soften, ease, moderate] 
What better allective could Satan devise to allure . . . 
men pleasantly into damnable servitude? 
J. Xorthbrooke, Dicing (1843), p. 117. 
Il.t intrans. To abate ; subside ; grow calm, alledget, v. t. An old spelling of allege. 
For raging wind blows up incessant showers allegantt, An old form of alicant. 
And when the rage allays, the rain begins. allegation (al-e-ga'shon), n. [< late ME. allrga- 
Shak., 3 Hen. VI., i. 4. don, -cioun, < OF. allegation, < L. al/cg</tio(n-), 
adlegatio(n-), < allegare, adlegarc, pp. allegatiis, 
adlegatus: see allege 1 ."] 1. The act of alleging; 
affirmation; declaration: as, ''erroneous alle- 
gations ot fact," Hallam. 2. That which is al- 
leged or asserted; that which is offered as a 
plea, an excuse, or a justification : an assertion. 
. __ [< allay!, ?.] That which al- 
lays, lightens, or alleviates. 
You are of a high and choleric complexion, 
And you must have allays. 
Fletcher, Double Marriage, v. 1. 
Friendship is the allay of our sorrow. Je r. Taylor. 
