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Alluvial \Al*lu"vi*al\, n. Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Alluvial \Al*lu"vi*al\, a. [Cf. F. alluvial. See Alluvion.] Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits. [1913 Webster]See also: Alluvion more...
Alluvion \Al*lu"vi*on\, n. [F. alluvion, L. alluvio, fr. alluere to wash against; ad + luere, equiv. to lavare, to wash. See Lave.] 1. Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank. [1913 Webster] 2. An overflowing; an inundation; a flood. --Lyell. [1913 Webster] 3. Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium. [1913 Webster] more...
Alluvious \Al*lu"vi*ous\, n. [L. alluvius. See Alluvion.] Alluvial. [R.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]See also: Alluvion more...
Alluvium \Al*lu"vi*um\, n.; pl. E. Alluviums, L. Alluvia. [L., neut. of alluvius. See Alluvious.] (Geol.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas. --Lyell. [1913 Webster]See also: Alluviums Alluvia Alluvious more...
Alluvium \Al*lu"vi*um\, n.; pl. E. Alluviums, L. Alluvia. [L., neut. of alluvius. See Alluvious.] (Geol.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas. --Lyell. [1913 Webster]See also: Alluviums Alluvia Alluvious more...
all-victorious \all-victorious\ adj. 1. victorious in every battle. [WordNet 1.5] more...
Allwhere \All"where`\, adv. Everywhere. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] more...