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Webster 1913 Edition
Alley
Al′ley
,Noun.
pl.
Alleys
. [OE.
aley
, alley
, OF. alée
, F. allée
, 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.
I know each lane and every
alley
green. Milton.
2.
A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.
Gay.
3.
A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
4.
(Persp.)
Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
5.
The space between two rows of compositors’ stands in a printing office.
Al′ley
,Noun.
pl.
Alleys
. [A contraction of
alabaster
, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or marble.
Dickens.
Webster 1828 Edition
Alley
AL'LEY
,Noun.
1.
A walk in a garden; a narrow passage.2.
A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.3.
A place in London where stocks are bought and sold.