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ALLU'DING, ppr. Having reference; hinting at.
ALLU'DE, v.i. [L. alludo, to smile upon or make sport with of ad and ludo, to pl...
ALL'SPICE, [See Under the compounds of all.]
ALLOY'ING, ppr. Mixing a baser metal with a finer, to reduce its purity; abating...
ALLOY'ED, pp. Mixed; reduced in purity; debased; abated by foreign mixture.
ALLOY'AGE, n. 1. The act of alloying metals or the mixture of a baser metal with...
ALLOY', v.t. [L. alligo, ad and ligo, to bind. Gr.] 1. To reduce the purity of a...
ALLOW'ING, ppr. Granting; permitting; admitting; approving; indulging; deducting.
ALLOW'ED, pp. Granted; permitted; assented to; admitted; approved; indulged; app...
ALLOW'ANCE, n. 1. The act of allowing or admitting. 2. Permission; license; appr...
ALLOW'ABLY, adv. In an allowable manner; with propriety.
ALLOW'ABLE, a. That may be permitted as lawful, or admitted as true and proper; ...
ALLOW-ABLENESS, n. The quality of being allowable; lawfulness; exemption from pr...
ALLOW', v.t. [L. loco, to lay, set, place. See Lay .] 1. To grant, give or yield...
ALLOT'TING, ppr. Distributing by lot giving as portions; assigning.
ALLOT'TERY is used by Shakespeare for allotment; but is not authorized by usage.