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Letter A - page 11



Albion \Al"bi*on\, n. [Prob. from the same root as Gael. alp a height or hill. "It may have been bestowed on the land lying behind the white cliffs visible from the coast of Gaul. Albany, the old name of Scotland, means probably the "hilly land." --I. Taylor.] An ancient name of England, still retained in poetry. [1913 Webster] In that nook-shotten isle of Albion. --Shak. [1913 Webster] more...
Albite \Al"bite\, n. [L. albus white.] (Min.) A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda. It is a common constituent of granite and of various igneous rocks. See Feldspar. [1913 Webster]See also: Feldspar more...
albizia n : any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia [syn: albizzia]See also: albizzia more...
albizzia \albizzia\ n. 1. 1 [Named after Filipo Delgi Albizzi, a Tuscan nobleman of the mid-18th century.] any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Albizia, of the legume family. --[RHUD] Syn: albizia [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]See also: Albizia more...
Albolith \Al"bo*lith\, n. [L. albus white + -lith.] A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica; -- called also albolite. [1913 Webster]See also: albolite more...
Albolith \Al"bo*lith\, n. [L. albus white + -lith.] A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica; -- called also albolite. [1913 Webster]See also: albolite more...