relating to, resembling, or having wings or alae
denoting the cells at the base of a moss leaf, to the sides, that sometimes differ in structure from cells in the rest of the leaf
1830–40; < Latin ālāris equivalent to āl(a) wing ( see ala) + -āris -ar 1
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Alas! my gentle cousin, To hear thou hast thy sorrows too, like us, It pains me much, and yet I'll not believe it, For with so fair a wife— II:4:44 ALAR.
From Count Alarcos; a Tragedy by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Thou must repent that one so fair and pure, And loving thee so well— III:1:41 ALAR.
From Count Alarcos; a Tragedy by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Did he not tell you how— I:2:52 ALAR.
From Count Alarcos; a Tragedy by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
And yet as little of the fainting mood As one could fix on— I:2:64 ALAR.
From Count Alarcos; a Tragedy by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
And alone Thy fatal passion urged thee III:1:21 ALAR.
From Count Alarcos; a Tragedy by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
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