n. Alleviation; abatement; check. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. “When the rage allays.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Alloy. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [ Archaic ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, allays. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An allaying; that which allays; mitigation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The like allayment could I give my grief. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]