Al*gif"ic (&?;), a. [L. algificus, fr. algus cold + facere to make.] Producing cold.
Al"goid (&?;), a. [L. alga + - oid.] Of the nature of, or resembling, an alga.
Al"gol (&?;), n. [Ar. al-ghl destruction, calamity, fr. ghla to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.
Al`go*log"ic*al (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to algology; as, algological specimens.
Al*gol"o*gist (&?;), n. One learned about algæ; a student of algology.
Al*gol"o*gy (&?;), n. [L. alga seaweed + -logy.] (Bot.) The study or science of algæ or seaweeds.
{ Al*gon"quin (&?;), Al*gon"kin (&?;), } n. 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.
||Al"gor (&?;), n. [L.] (Med.) Cold; chilliness.
{ Al"go*rism (&?;), Al"go*rithm (&?;), } n. [OE. algorism, algrim, augrim, OF. algorisme, F. algorithme (cf. Sp. algoritmo, OSp. alguarismo, LL. algorismus), fr. the Ar. al- Khowrezm of Khowrezm, the modern Khiwa, surname of Abu Ja'far Mohammed ben Mus, 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 Gr. &?; 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.
Al"gous (&?;), a. [L. algosus, fr. alga seaweed.] Of or pertaining to the algæ, or seaweeds; abounding with, or like, seaweed.
||Al`gua*zil" (&?;) (&?;), n. [Sp. alguacil, fr. Ar. alwazr the vizier. Cf. Vizier.] An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a warrant officer; a constable. Prescott.
Al"gum (&?;), n. Same as Almug (and etymologically preferable). 2 Chron. ii. 8.
Al*ham"bra (&?;), n. [Ultimately fr. Ar. al the + hamr red; i. e., the red (sc. house).] The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.
{ Al`ham*bra"ic (&?;), Al`ham*bresque" (?; 277), } a. Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
||Al*hen"na (&?;), n. See Henna.
A"li*as (&?;), adv. [L., fr. 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.
A"li*as, n.; pl. Aliases (&?;). [L., 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.
Al"i*bi (&?;), n. [L., 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.
Al`i*bil"i*ty (&?;), n. Quality of being alible.
Al"i*ble (&?;), a. [L. alibilis, fr. alere to nourish.] Nutritive; nourishing.
Al"i*cant (&?;), n. A kind of wine, formerly much esteemed; -- said to have been made near Alicant, in Spain. J. Fletcher.
Al"i*dade (&?;), n. [LL. alidada, alhidada, fr. Ar. al-'idda a sort of rule: cf. F. 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.
Al"ien (&?;), a. [OF. alien, L. alienus, fr. 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.
Al"ien, n. 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.
Al"ien, v. t. [F. aliéner, L. alienare.] To alienate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership. [R.] "It the son alien lands." Sir M. Hale.
The prince was totally aliened from all thoughts of . . . the marriage.
Clarendon.
Al`ien*a*bil"i*ty (&?;), n. Capability of being alienated. "The alienability of the domain." Burke.
Al"ien*a*ble (&?;), a. [Cf. F. aliénable.] Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another; as, land is alienable according to the laws of the state.
Al"ien*age (&?;), n. [Cf. OF. aliénage.] 1. The state or legal condition of being an alien.
The disabilities of alienage are removable by naturalization or by special license from the State of residence, and in some of the United States by declaration of intention of naturalization. Kent. Wharton.
Estates forfeitable on account of alienage.
Story.