v. t. [ OE. aleggen, alegen, OF. alegier, F. alléger, fr. LL. alleviare, for L. allevare to lighten; ad + levis light. Cf. Alleviate, Allay, Allege. ] To allay or alleviate; to lighten. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
That shall alegge this bitter blast. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. See Alegge and Allay. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to have. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having legs that bend inward at the knees. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having crooked legs. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the legs crossed. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Arch) Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform (landing) or platforms, and running in opposite directions without an intervening wellhole. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having short legs, like a waddling duck; short-legged. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ See Lay, v. t. ] To lay. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Abbrev. fr. alegge. ] To lighten; to allay. [ Obs. ] Rom. of R. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From Leg. ] Having (such or so many) legs; -- used in composition;
a. Nimble; swift of foot. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. having long legs.
a. Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Having a conspicuous tuft of feathers on the legs. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Having the legs covered with feathers; -- said of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
rough-legged hawk. (Zool.)
a. Having long, slender legs. [ 1913 Webster ]