3. To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes.
Al*loy", v. t. To form a metallic compound.
Gold and iron alloy with ease.
Ure.
Al*loy"age (&?;), n. [F. aloyage.] The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy.
All`-pos*sessed" (&?;), a. Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild. [Colloq.]
{ All" Saints` (&?;), All" Saints' (&?;), } The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival.
All" Souls' Day` (&?;). The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.
All"spice` (&?;), n. The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush.
All`thing` (&?;), adv. [For in all (= every) thing.] Altogether. [Obs.] Shak.
Al*lude" (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Alluding.] [L. alludere to play with, to allude; ad + ludere to play.] To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction.
These speeches . . . do seem to allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use.
Hooker.
Syn. -- To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate; signify; insinuate; advert. See Refer.
Al*lude", v. t. To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable. [Obs.] Wither.
||Al`lu`mette (&?;), n. [F., from allumer to light.] A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc.
Al*lu"mi*nor (&?;), n. [OF. alumineor, fr. L. ad + liminare. See Luminate.] An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner. [Obs.] Cowell.