Defn: A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a "bush." [Obs.] Chaucer.
ALETASTER
Ale"tast`er, n.
Defn: See Aleconner. [Eng.]
ALETHIOLOGY
A*le`thi*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: The science which treats of the nature of truth and evidence.
Sir W. Hamilton.
ALETHOSCOPE
A*leth"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
ALEUROMANCY
A*leu"ro*man`cy, n. Etym: [Gr. -mancy: cf. F. aleuromancie.]
Defn: Divination by means of flour. Encyc. Brit.
ALEUROMETER
Al`eu*rom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.]