2. State or mode of being nourished. Bacon.
Alimentiveness
(Al`i*men"tive*ness) n. The instinct or faculty of appetite for food. [Chiefly in Phrenol.]
Alimonious
(Al`i*mo"ni*ous) a. Affording food; nourishing. [R.] "Alimonious humors." Harvey.
Alimony
(Al"i*mo*ny) n. [L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment, sustenance, fr. alere to nourish.]
1. Maintenance; means of living.
2. (Law) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her
divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same. Wharton. Burrill.
Alinasal
(Al`i*na"sal) a. [L. ala wing + E. nasal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone
or cartilage.
Aline
(A*line") v. t. To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align. Evelyn.
Alineation
(A*lin`e*a"tion) n. See Allineation.
Alinement
(A*line"ment) n. Same as Alignment.
[The Eng. form alinement is preferable to alignment, a bad spelling of the French]. New Eng. Dict.
Aliner
(A*lin"er) n. One who adjusts things to a line or lines or brings them into line. Evelyn.
Alioth
(Al"i*oth) n. [Ar. alyat the tail of a fat sheep.] (Astron.) A star in the tail of the Great Bear, the
one next the bowl in the Dipper.
Aliped
(Al"i*ped) a. [L. alipes; ala wing + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. alipède.] (Zoöl.) Wing-footed, as the
bat. — n. An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat.
Aliquant
(Al"i*quant) a. [L. aliquantus some, moderate; alius other + quantus how great: cf. F. aliquante.]
(Math.) An aliquant part of a number or quantity is one which does not divide it without leaving a remainder; thus,
5 is an aliquant part of 16. Opposed to aliquot.
Aliquot
(Al"i*quot) a. [L. aliquot some, several; alius other + quot how many: cf. F. aliquote.] (Math.)
An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will divide it without a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquot
part of 15. Opposed to aliquant.
Aliseptal
(Al`i*sep"tal) a. [L. ala wing + E. septal.] (Anat.) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.
Alish
(Al"ish) a. Like ale; as, an alish taste.
Alisphenoid
(Al`i*sphe"noid Al`i*sphe*noid"al) a. [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to or
forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often
consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone; alisphenoid canal.
Alisphenoid
(Al`i*sphe"noid), n. (Anat.) The alisphenoid bone.
Alitrunk
(Al"i*trunk) n. [L. ala wing + truncus trunk.] (Zoöl.) The segment of the body of an insect to
which the wings are attached; the thorax. Kirby.
Aliturgical
(Al`i*tur"gic*al) a. [Pref. a- + liturgical.] (Eccl.) Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice
is not offered. Shipley.
