alca

n. Same as Alkahest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Alcaïcus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to Alcæus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c. -- n. A kind of verse, so called from Alcæus. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. alcalde, fr. Ar. al-qādī judge, fr. qada to decide, judge. Hence, the cadi of the Turks. Cf. Cadi. ] A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Sometimes confounded with Alcaid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. Alcaldía. ] The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde; also, the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. See Alkalimeter. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. alcana, alhe&unr_;a, fr. Ar. al-hinnā. See Henna, and cf. Alkanet. ] (Bot.) An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Alcarrazas. /plu> [ Sp., from Ar. al-kurrāz earthen vessel. ] A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. Same as Alcaid. [ 1913 Webster ]