Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AL'VE-O-LATE
AL'VE-O-LAR, or AL'VE-O-LA-RYAL'VE-OLE, or AL-VE-O'LUS
AL'VE-O-LATE, a. [L. alveolatus, from alveus, a hollow vessel.]
Deeply pitted, so as to resemble a honey-comb. – Martyn.
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