(n) a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

aleatory

(adj) dependent on chance, Example:the aleatory element in life

aleatory contract

(n) a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)

alectis

(n) a genus of Carangidae, Syn. genus Alectis

alecto

(n) one of the three Furies

alectoria

(n) lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus, Syn. genus Alectoria

alectoris

(n) a genus of Perdicidae, Syn. genus Alectoris

alectura

(n) brush turkeys, Syn. genus Alectura

alee

(adv) on or toward the lee, Example:put the helm alee

alehouse

(n) a tavern where ale is sold

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ale

n. [ AS. ealu, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan. öl, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. olŭ beer. Cf. Ir. ol drink, drinking. ] 1. An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk. “At wakes and ales.” B. Jonson.“On ember eves and holy ales.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aleak

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + leak. ] In a leaking condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aleatory

a. [ L. aleatorius, fr. alea chance, die. ] (Law) Depending on some uncertain contingency; as, an aleatory contract. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

Alebench

n. A bench in or before an alehouse. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aleberry

n. [ OE. alebery, alebrey; ale + bre broth, fr. AS. brīw pottage. ] A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their aleberries, caudles, possets. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

Alecithal

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; yelk. ] (Biol.) Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm. Balfour. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aleconner

n. [ /Ale + con, OE. cunnen to test, AS. cunnian to test. See Con. ] Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But the office is a sinecure. [ Also called aletaster. ] [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Alecost

n. [ Ale + L. costus an aromatic plant: cf. Costmary. ] (Bot.) The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale. [ 1913 Webster ]

Alectorides

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a cock. ] (Zool.) A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants. [ 1913 Webster ]

Alectoromachy

n. [ Gr. &unr_; cock + &unr_; fight. ] Cockfighting. [ 1913 Webster ]

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麦酒

[麦酒 / 麥酒, mài jiǔ] ale

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Ale { n }; helles, obergäriges Bier

ale

Bierstube { f }

ale house

Aleutenseeschwalbe { f } [ ornith. ]

Aleutian Tern

Aleutenalk { m } [ ornith. ]

Cassin's Auklet

Alexandrasittich { m } [ ornith. ]

Princess Parrot

Alexandersegler { m } [ ornith. ]

Alexander's Swift

Alexanderbülbül { m } [ ornith. ]

Plain Greenbul

Alexanderschnäpper { m } [ ornith. ]

Fernando Po Batis

Alektoweber { m } [ ornith. ]

White-billed Buffalo Weaver

Aleuten { pl } (Inselbogen zwischen Beringmeer und Pazifik) [ geogr. ]

Aleutian Islands

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