Al`e*man"nic (&?;), a. Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes.
Al`e*man"nic, n. The language of the Alemanni.
The Swabian dialect . . . is known as the Alemannic.
Amer. Cyc.
A*lem"bic (*lm"bk), n. [F. alambic (cf. Sp. alambique), Ar. al-anbq, fr. Gr. 'a`mbix cup, cap of a still. The cap or head was the alembic proper. Cf. Limbec.] An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still.
Used also metaphorically.
The alembic of a great poet's imagination.
Brimley.
A*lem"broth (-brth), n. [Origin uncertain.] The salt of wisdom of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant. Brande & C.
A`len`çon" lace" (&?;). See under Lace.
A*length" (*lngth"), adv. [Pref. a- + length.] At full length; lengthwise. Chaucer.
A*lep"i*dote, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &?;, &?;, a scale.] (Zoöl.) Not having scales. -- n. A fish without scales.