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alleys 音标拼音: ['æliz] Alley \ Al" ley\, n.; pl. { Alleys}. [ A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or marble. -- Dickens. [ 1913 Webster]
Alley \ Al" ley\, n.; pl. { Alleys}. [ OE. aley, alley, OF. al[' e] e, F. all[' e] e, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar.] 1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way. [ 1913 Webster] I know each lane and every alley green. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. -- Gay. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A passageway between rows of pews in a church. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length. [ 1913 Webster] 5. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office. [ 1913 Webster]
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