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Webster 1913 Edition
Alose
A-lose′
,Verb.
T.
[OE.
aloser
.] To praise.
[Obs.]
A′lose
,Noun.
[F., fr. L.
alosa
or alausa
.] (Zool.)
The European shad (
Alosa alosa
formerly Clupea alosa
); – called also allice shad
or allis shad
. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Alosa sapidissima
formerly Clupea sapidissima
). See Shad
.