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91alderfly — /awl deuhr fluy /, n., pl. alderflies. any of several dark colored neuropterous insects of the family Sialidae, the larvae of which are aquatic and predacious on other aquatic insects. [1820 30; ALDER + FLY2] * * * ▪ insect any insect of the… …
92aldermanry — /awl deuhr meuhn ree/, n., pl. aldermanries. the district, office, or rank of an alderman. [1200 50; ME aldermanrie. See ALDERMAN, RY] * * * …
93Alderney — /awl deuhr nee/, n. 1. one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. 1785; 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km). 2. any of several breeds of cattle raised originally in the Channel Islands, as the Jersey or Guernsey. * * * ▪ island, Channel Islands, English …
94alderperson — /awl deuhr perr seuhn/, n. a member of a municipal legislative body, esp. of a municipal council. [ALDER(MAN) + PERSON] Usage. See person. * * * …
95Aldershot — /awl deuhr shot /, n. 1. a city in NE Hampshire, in S England, SW of London. 33,111. 2. a large military training center there. * * * …
96alderwoman — /awl deuhr woom euhn/, n., pl. alderwomen. a woman who is a member of a municipal legislative body, esp. of a municipal council. [1550 60, for earlier sense; ALDER(MAN) + WOMAN] Usage. See woman. * * * …
97Aldine — /awl duyn, deen/, adj. 1. of or from the press of Aldus Manutius and his family in Venice, c1490 1597, noted for compactly printed editions of the classics. n. 2. an Aldine or other early edition. 3. any of several styles of printing types… …
98Aldington — /awl ding teuhn/, n. Richard, 1892 1962, English poet, novelist, and composer. * * * …
99Aldrich — /awl drich/, n. Thomas Bailey, 1836 1907, U.S. short story writer, poet, and novelist. * * * (as used in expressions) Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich Robert Aldrich Thomas Bailey Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich * * * …
100Aldridge — /awl drij/, n. Ira Frederick ( the African Roscius ), 1804? 67, U.S. actor, primarily in Europe. * * * …
