Alow

//əˈləʊ// adj, adv, prep

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    alight; ablaze Scotland, not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    Low down. Scotland, not-comparable

    "Sometimes aloft he layd, sometimes alow, / Now here, now there, and oft him neare he mist […]."

  2. 2
    Towards the lower part of a vessel; towards the lower rigging or the decks. not-comparable

    "I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?"

Preposition
  1. 1
    Below. Scotland

Synonyms

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consecratededicatehonorreverereverencesanctify

Example

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"Sometimes aloft he layd, sometimes alow, / Now here, now there, and oft him neare he mist […]."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English alowe, equivalent to a- + low.

Etymology 2

From a- + low, from low (“flame”).

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