Emily Dickinson Lexicon

ALL-GIV'ER, n.

The giver of all things. – Milton.

ALL-GLO'RI-OUS, a.

Glorious to the full extent.

ALL-GOOD', a.

Completely good. – Dryden.

ALL-GOOD', n.

The popular name of the plant Good-Henry, or English Mercury, Chenopodium bonus Henricus.

ALL-GRA'CIOUS, a.

Perfectly gracious.

ALL-GUID-ING, a.

Guiding or conducting all things. – Sandys.

ALL-HAIL, exclam. [all and Sax. hæl, health.]

All health; a phrase of salutation, expressing a wish of all health, or safety to the person addressed.

ALL-HAL'LOW, or ALL-HAL'LOWS, n.

All Saints day, the first of November; a feast dedicated to all the saints general.

ALL-HAL-LOW-TIDE, n. [tid, in Sax. is time.]

The time near All Saints, or November first.

ALL-HAP'PY, a.

Completely happy.

ALL-HEAL, n.

The popular name of several plants.

ALL-HEAL-ING, a.

healing all things. – Selden.

ALL-HELP'ING, a.

Assisting all. – Selden.

ALL-HID-ING, a.

Concealing all things. – Shak.

ALL-HO'LY, a.

Completely, perfectly holy.

ALL-HON'OR-ED, a.

Honored by all. – Shak.

ALL-HURT'ING, a.

Hurting all things. – Shak.

AL-LI-A'CEOUS, a. [L. allium, garlic.]

Pertaining to allium, or garlic; having the properties of garlic. – Barton.

AL-LI'ANCE, n. [Fr. alliance, from allier, lier, to tie or unite, from L. ligo; Gr. λυγοω; Sp. alianza; Port. aliança; It. alleanza; from the same root as liege, league, allegiance. Class Lg.]

1. The relation or union between families, contracted by marriage. – Dryden.
2. The union between nations, contracted by compact, treaty or league.
3. The treaty, league, or compact, which is the instrument of confederacy; sometimes perhaps the act of confederating.
4. Any union or connection of interests between persons families, states or corporations; as, an alliance between church and state.
5. The persons or parties allied; as, men or states may secure any alliances in their power. – Addison.

AL-LI'ANT, n.

An ally. [Not used.] – Wotton.

AL-LI'CIEN-CY, n. [L. allicio, ad and lacio; G. locken; D. lokken; Sw. locka; Dan. lokker; L. allecto, elicio. Class Lg.]

The power of attracting any thing; attraction; magnetism. [Little used.] Glanville.

AL-LI'CIENT, n.

That which attracts. [Not used.] – Robinson.

ALL-I'DOL-IZ-ING, a.

Worshiping every thing. – Crashaw.

AL-LI'ED, pp.

Connected by marriage, treaty, or similitude. [See Ally.]

AL'LI-GATE, v.t. [L. alligo, ad and ligo, to bind. See Allegiance, Liege, League.]

To tie together; to unite by some tie.