ALLUME DI ROCCA: rock alum. Tra. 155. Probably sulphate of alumina from alum shale.
ALZARE: to stand or be bossed up. Tra. 95.
AMATISTA: amethyst. Tra. 39.
AMATITA NERA: a hæmatite stone. Tra. 49.
AMATITA ROSSA: see [MATITA].
ANCUDINE, ANCUDINETTA, ANCUDINUZZA: an anvil, or more usually a stake head for hammer work.
ANELLO: a ring; anello del granchio. A metal ring of lead or copper, now worn in Italy under the name anello di salute (S.).
ANIMA: the core or inner block of a cire perdue casting. Tra. 165. V. 1.
APPICCATO: standing or picked out; of a figure from its field. Tra. 78.
APPOMICIATO: treated with pumice, as of metal work for the final cleaning. Tra. 145.