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1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language (n.p.) ^[1]

“AL’LEY, n. al’ly [Fr. allée, a passage, from aller to go; Ir. alladh. Literally, a passing or going.]

“1. A walk in a garden; a narrow passage.

“2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.

“3. A place in London where stocks are bought and sold. Ash.”

1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language (n.p.) ^[1]

“ARBOR, n. [The French express the sense by berceau, a cradle, an arbor, or bower; Sp. emparrade, from parra, a vine raised on stakes, and nailed to a wall. Qu. L. arbor, a tree, and the primary sense.]

“1. A frame of lattice work, covered with vines, branches of trees or other plants, for shade; a bower.”

1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language (n.p.) ^[1]

“ARCA’DE, n. [Fr. from arcus; Sp. arcada.] A long or continued arch; a walk arched above. Johnson.”

1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language (n.p.) ^[1]

“ARCH, n. [See Arc.] A segment or part of a circle. A concave or hollow structure of stone or brick, supported by its own curve. It may be constructed of wood, and supported by the mechanism

of the work. This species of structure is much used in bridges.

“A vault is properly a broad arch. Encyc.

“2. The space between two piers of a bridge, when arched; or any place covered with an arch.

“3. Any curvature, in form of an arch.

“4. The vault of heaven, or sky. Shak.

“Triumphal arches are magnificent structures at the entrance of cities, erected to adorn a triumph and perpetuate the memory of the event.”

1848, An American Dictionary of the English Language (p. 32) ^[2]

"AL'COVE, AL-COVE, n. [Sp. alcoba, composed of al, with the Ar. . . . kabba, to arch, to construct with an arch, and its derivatives, an arch, a rounded house; Eng. cubby.] . . .

"3. A covered building, or recess, in a garden.

"4. A recess in a grove."

1848, An American Dictionary of the English Language (p. 65) ^[2]

“ARBORETUM, n. A place in a park, nursery, &C, in which a collection of trees, consisting of one of each kind, is cultivated. Brande.”

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Webster, Noah. 1828. An American Dictionary of the English Language. 2 vols. New York: S. Converse. view on Zotero
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Webster, Noah. 1848. An American Dictionary of the English Language... Revised and Enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich.... Springfield, Mass.: George and Charles Merriam. view on Zotero

[Webster_1828-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Webster, Noah. 1828. An American Dictionary of the English Language. 2 vols. New York: S. Converse. view on Zotero

[Webster_1848-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Webster, Noah. 1848. An American Dictionary of the English Language... Revised and Enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich.... Springfield, Mass.: George and Charles Merriam. view on Zotero

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 :“[[arbor|ARBOR]], ''n''. [The French express the sense by ''berceau'', a cradle, an ''[[arbor]]'', or [[bower]]; Sp. ''emparrade'', from ''parra'', a vine raised on stakes, and nailed to a [[wall]]. Qu. L. ''[[arbor]]'', a tree, and the primary sense.]
-“1. A frame of lattice work, covered with vines, branches of trees or other plants, for shade; a [[bower]].”
+:“1. A frame of lattice work, covered with vines, branches of trees or other plants, for shade; a [[bower]].”
-*1848, ''An American Dictionary of the English Language'' (p.32) <ref name="Webster_1848">Webster, Noah. 1848. ''An American Dictionary of the English Language... Revised and Enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich....'' Springfield, Mass.: George and Charles Merriam. [https://www.zotero.org/groups/54737/items/itemKey/EBZ5Z7ET view on Zotero]</ref>
+*1828, ''An American Dictionary of the English Language'' (n.p.) <ref name="Webster_1828"></ref>
+“[[arcade|ARCA’DE]], ''n''. [Fr. from ''arcus''; Sp. ''arcada''.] A long or continued arch; a walk arched above. ''Johnson''.”
+*1828, ''An American Dictionary of the English Language'' (n.p.) <ref name="Webster_1828"></ref>
+:“[[arch|ARCH]], ''n''. [See ''Arc''.] A segment or part of a circle. A concave or hollow structure of stone or brick, supported by its own curve. It may be constructed of wood, and supported by the mechanism
+of the work. This species of structure is much used in [[bridge]]s.
+:“A vault is properly a broad [[arch]]. ''Encyc''.
+:“2. The space between two piers of a [[bridge]], when arched; or any place covered with an [[arch]].
+:“3. Any curvature, in form of an [[arch]].
+:“4. The vault of heaven, or sky. ''Shak''.
+:“''Triumphal [[arch|arches]]'' are magnificent structures at the entrance of cities, erected to adorn a triumph and perpetuate the memory of the event.”
+*1848, ''An American Dictionary of the English Language'' (p. 32) <ref name="Webster_1848">Webster, Noah. 1848. ''An American Dictionary of the English Language... Revised and Enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich....'' Springfield, Mass.: George and Charles Merriam. [https://www.zotero.org/groups/54737/items/itemKey/EBZ5Z7ET view on Zotero]</ref>
 :"[[alcove|AL'COVE]], AL-COVE, n. [Sp. ''alcoba'', composed of al, with the Ar. . . . ''kabba'', to [[arch]], to construct with an [[arch]], and its derivatives, an [[arch]], a rounded house; Eng. ''cubby''.] . . .
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 :"4. A recess in a [[grove]]."
+*1848, ''An American Dictionary of the English Language'' (p. 65) <ref name="Webster_1848"></ref>
+:“[[arboretum|ARBORETUM]], ''n''. A place in a park, nursery, &C, in which a collection of trees, consisting of one of each kind, is cultivated. ''Brande''.”
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