||Al*cal"de (&?;), n. [Sp. alcalde, fr. Ar. al-qd judge, fr. qada to decide, judge. Hence, the cadi of the Turks. Cf. Cadi.] A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc. Prescott.
Sometimes confounded with Alcaid.
Al`ca*lim"e*ter, n. See Alkalimeter.
||Al*can"na (&?;), n. [Sp. alcana, alhe&?;a, fr. Ar. al-hinn. See Henna, and cf. Alkanet.] (Bot.) An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.
||Al`car*ra"za (&?;), n.; pl. Alcarrazas. (&?;) [Sp., from Ar. al-kurrz earthen vessel.] A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface.
<! p. 37 !>
||Al*cayde" (l*kd"), n. Same as Alcaid.
||Al*ca"zar (&?;), n. [ fr. Ar. al the + qacr (in pl.) a castle.] A fortress; also, a royal palace. Prescott.
||Al*ce"do (&?;), n. [L., equiv. to Gr. &?;. See Halcyon.] (Zoöl.) A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). See Halcyon.
{ Al*chem"ic (&?;), Al*chem"ic*al (&?;), } a. [Cf. F. alchimique.] Of or relating to alchemy.
Al*chem"ic*al*ly, adv. In the manner of alchemy.
Al"che*mist (&?;), n. [Cf. OF. alquemiste, F. alchimiste.] One who practices alchemy.
You are alchemist; make gold.
Shak.
{ Al`che*mis"tic (&?;), Al`che*mis"tic*al (&?;), } a. Relating to or practicing alchemy.
Metaphysical and alchemistical legislators.
Burke.