Alfileria Al·fil`e·ri"a Al*fil`e*ril"la noun [ Mex. Spanish , from Spanish alfiler pin.] Same as Alfilaria .

Alfione Al`fi·o"ne noun (Zoology) An edible marine fish of California ( Rhacochilus toxotes ).

Alforja Al·for"ja noun [ Also alfarga , alforge .] [ Spanish ] A saddlebag. [ Spanish Amer.]

Alfresco Al·fres"co adverb & adjective [ Italian al fresco in or on the fresh.] In the open-air. Smollett.

Alga Al"ga noun ; plural Algæ [ Latin , seaweed.] (Botany) A kind of seaweed; plural 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.

Algal Al"gal adjective , (Botany) Pertaining to, or like, algæ.

Algaroba Al`ga·ro"ba noun [ Spanish algarroba , from Arabic al-kharr...bah . Confer Carob .] (Botany) (a) The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread . (b) The Honey mesquite ( Prosopis juliflora ), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.

Algarot, Algaroth Al"ga·rot, Al"ga·roth noun [ French algaroth , from the name of the inventor, Algarotti .] (Medicine) A term used for the Powder of Algaroth, a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic.

Algarovilla Al`ga·ro·vil"la noun The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree ( Inga Marthæ ). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye.

Algate, Algates Al"gate, Al"gates adverb [ All + gate way. The s is an adverbial ending. See Gate .] 1. Always; wholly; everywhere. [ Obsolete]

Ulna now he algates must forego.
Spenser.

» Still used in the north of England in the sense of "everywhere."

2. By any or means; at all events. [ Obsolete] Fairfax.

3. Notwithstanding; yet. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Algazel Al"ga·zel` noun [ Arabic al the + ghazāl .] (Zoology) The true gazelle.

Algebra Al"ge·bra noun [ Late Latin algebra , from Arabic al-jebr reduction of parts to a whole, or fractions to whole numbers, from jabara to bind together, consolidate; al-jebr w'almuqābalah reduction and comparison (by equations): confer French algèbre , Italian & Spanish algebra .] 1. (Math.) That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is applicable to those relations that are true of every kind of magnitude.

2. A treatise on this science.

Algebraic, Algebraical Al`ge·bra"ic, Al`ge·bra"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to algebra; containing an operation of algebra, or deduced from such operation; as, algebraic characters; algebraical writings.

Algebraic curve , a curve such that the equation which expresses the relation between the coördinates of its points involves only the ordinary operations of algebra; -- opposed to a transcendental curve .

Algebraically Al`ge·bra"ic·al·ly adverb By algebraic process.

Algebraist Al"ge·bra`ist noun One versed in algebra.

Algebraize Al"ge·bra·ize transitive verb To perform by algebra; to reduce to algebraic form.

Algerian Al·ge"ri·an adjective Of or pertaining to Algeria. -- noun A native of Algeria.

Algerine Al`ge·rine" adjective Of or pertaining to Algiers or Algeria.

Algerine Al`ge·rine" noun A native or one of the people of Algiers or Algeria. Also, a pirate.

Algid Al"gid adjective [ Latin algidus cold, from algere to be cold: confer French algide .] Cold; chilly. Bailey.

Algid cholera (Medicine) , Asiatic cholera.

Algidity Al·gid"i·ty noun Chilliness; coldness ; especially (Medicine) , coldness and collapse.

Algidness Al"gid·ness noun Algidity. [ Obsolete]

Algific Al·gif"ic adjective [ Latin algificus , from algus cold + facere to make.] Producing cold.

Algin Al"gin noun (Chemistry) A nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, obtained from certain algæ.

Algoid Al"goid adjective [ Latin alga + - oid .] Of the nature of, or resembling, an alga.

Algol Al"gol noun [ Arabic al-ghūl destruction, calamity, from ghāla to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.

Algological Al`go·log"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to algology; as, algological specimens.

Algologist Al·gol"o·gist noun One learned about algæ; a student of algology.

Algology Al·gol"o·gy noun [ Latin alga seaweed + -logy .] (Botany) The study or science of algæ or seaweeds.

Algometer Al·gom"e·ter noun [ Greek ... pain + -meter .] (Psychol.) An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is pressed against the skin. -- Al*gom"e*try noun -- Al`go*met"ric , *met"ric*al adjective -- Al`go*met"ric*al*ly , adverb

Algonkian Al·gon"ki·an adjective 1. Var. of Algonquian .

2. (Geol.) Pertaining to or designating a period or era recognized by the United States Geological Survey and some other authorities, between the Archæan and the Paleozoic, from both of which it is generally separated in the record by unconformities. Algonkian rocks are both sedimentary and igneous. Although fossils are rare, life certainly existed in this period. -- noun The Algonkian period or era, or system or group of systems.

Algonquian Al·gon"qui·an adjective Pertaining to or designating the most extensive of the linguistic families of North American Indians, their territory formerly including practically all of Canada east of the 115th meridian and south of Hudson's Bay and the part of the United States east of the Mississippi and north of Tennessee and Virginia, with the exception of the territory occupied by the northern Iroquoian tribes. There are nearly 100,000 Indians of the Algonquian tribes, of which the strongest are the Ojibwas (Chippewas), Ottawas, Crees, Algonquins, Micmacs, and Blackfeet. -- noun An Algonquian Indian.

Algonquin, Algonkin Al·gon"quin, Al·gon"kin noun One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America. The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St. Lawrence.

Algor Al"gor noun [ Latin ] (Medicine) Cold; chilliness.

Algorism, Algorithm Al"go·rism, Al"go·rithm noun [ Middle English algorism , algrim , augrim , Old French algorisme , French algorithme (cf. Spanish algoritmo , OSp. alguarismo , Late Latin algorismus ), from the Arabic al- Khowārezmī of Khowārezm, the modern Khiwa, surname of Abu Ja'far Mohammed ben Musā, author of a work on arithmetic early in the 9th century, which was translated into Latin, such books bearing the name algorismus . The spelling with th is due to a supposed connection with Greek ... number.] 1. The art of calculating by nine figures and zero.

2. The art of calculating with any species of notation; as, the algorithms of fractions, proportions, surds, etc.

Algous Al"gous adjective [ Latin algosus , from alga seaweed.] Of or pertaining to the algæ, or seaweeds; abounding with, or like, seaweed.

Alguazil Al`gua·zil" noun [ Spanish alguacil , from Arabic alwazīr the vizier. Confer Vizier .] An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a warrant officer; a constable. Prescott.

Algum Al"gum noun Same as Almug (and etymologically preferable). 2 Chron. ii. 8.

Alhambra Al·ham"bra noun [ Ultimately from Arabic al the + hamrā red; i. e. , the red ( sc. house).] The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.

Alhambraic, Alhambresque Al`ham·bra"ic, Al`ham·bresque" adjective Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.

Alhenna Al·hen"na noun See Henna .

Alias A"li·as adverb [ Latin , from alius . See Else .] (Law) (a) Otherwise; otherwise called; -- a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; as, Smith, alias Simpson. (b) At another time.

Alias A"li·as noun ; plural Aliases [ Latin , otherwise, at another time.] (Law) (a) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect. (b) Another name; an assumed name.

Alibi Al"i·bi noun [ Latin , elsewhere, at another place. See Alias .] (Law) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi ; to prove an alibi .

Alibility Al`i·bil"i·ty noun Quality of being alible.

Alible Al"i·ble adjective [ Latin alibilis , from alere to nourish.] Nutritive; nourishing.

Alicant Al"i·cant noun A kind of wine, formerly much esteemed; -- said to have been made near Alicant, in Spain. J. Fletcher.

Alidade Al"i·dade noun [ Late Latin alidada , alhidada , from Arabic al-'idāda a sort of rule: confer French alidade .] The portion of a graduated instrument, as a quadrant or astrolabe, carrying the sights or telescope, and showing the degrees cut off on the arc of the instrument Whewell.

Alien Al"ien adjective [ Old French alien , Latin alienus , from alius another; properly, therefore, belonging to another. See Else .] 1. Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shores.

2. Wholly different in nature; foreign; adverse; inconsistent ( with ); incongruous; -- followed by from or sometimes by to ; as, principles alien from our religion.

An alien sound of melancholy.
Wordsworth.

Alien enemy (Law) , one who owes allegiance to a government at war with ours. Abbott.

Alien Al"ien noun 1. A foreigner; one owing allegiance, or belonging, to another country; a foreign-born resident of a country in which he does not possess the privileges of a citizen. Hence, a stranger. See Alienage .

2. One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged; as, aliens from God's mercies.

Aliens from the common wealth of Israel.
Ephes. ii. 12.

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