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Almond furnace
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A kind of furnace used in refining, to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter.
Almondine
n.
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See Almandine
Almoner
n.
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One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc.
Almonership
n.
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The office of an almoner.
Almonries
pl.
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of Almonry
Almonry
n.
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The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed.
Almose
n.
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Alms.
Almost
adv.
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Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.
Almry
n.
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See Almonry.
Alms
n. sing. & pl.
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Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity.
Almsdeed
n.
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An act of charity.
Almsfolk
n.
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Persons supported by alms; almsmen.
Almsgiver
n.
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A giver of alms.
Almsgiving
n.
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The giving of alms.
Almshouse
n.
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A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.
Almsman
n.
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A recipient of alms.
Almsman
n.
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A giver of alms.
Almucantar
n.
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A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude. See Almacantar.
Almuce
n.
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Same as Amice, a hood or cape.
Almude
n.
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A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the "almud" is about 1.4 gallons.
Almug
n.
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Alt. of Algum
Algum
n.
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A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11).
Alnage
n.
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Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement.
Alnager
n.
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A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal.
Aloes
pl.
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of Aloe
Aloe
n.
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The wood of the agalloch.
Aloe
n.
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A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries.
Aloe
n.
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The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative.
Aloes wood
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See Agalloch.
Aloetic
a.
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Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.