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Identifier: centurydictionary01whit Title: The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894 Smith, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Eli), 1857-1913 Subjects: English language Atlases Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: New York : The Century Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive


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Text Appearing Before Image: ifferent word from ambry,with which, through the forms almery, ambery,it has been in part confused: see ambry.] Thelilace where an almoner resides or where almsare distributed, in monasteries it is situated near thechurch or at the gate-house; sometimes it is a separatebuilding, as the alnto7irit at Canterbury, and sometimesit contains lodgings for choristers attached to the church.almost (almost), adv. [Colloq. or dial, amost,most, dial, also ommost, omast, Sc. amaist,maist, < JIE. tdmost, almoost, almeste, almastc,< AS. (dmelst, eahnicst, mostly all, nearly all, <al, eal, E. all, + miest, E. most, adv.] If. Nearlyall; for the most part; mostly. [In this sensealmost all is now used.]These giuers were alnwtit Northmen. A.^rham, The Scholemaster, p. 133. 2. Very nearly; well-nigh; all but. I almufit wishHe be not dead, although my wrongs are great. Sttelley, The Cenci, iii. 2. almucantar alms-basin (amzba sn), n. A basin or dish ofmetal used to receive the alms-bags to be laid

Text Appearing After Image: Alms-basin decorated - enamel, 13th century.


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