n. (Zool.) Same as Alewife. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff. ]
Our palace stood aloof from streets. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
prep. Away from; clear from. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. State of being aloof. Rogers (1642). [ 1913 Webster ]
The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. Thoreau. [ 1913 Webster ]