*aller*

a. [ For ealra, the AS. gen. pl. of eal all. ] Same as Alder, of all. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to allergens or allergenicity. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. causing an allergy or an allergic reaction. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to allergy. allergic reaction [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibilty especially to a specific factor allergic children
Syn. -- hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitized, supersensitive, supersensitized [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. hypersensitivity to a particular substance. “an allergy to bee venom so severe that a second sting may be fatal” [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F. alérion, LL. alario a sort of eagle; of uncertain origin. ] (Her.) Am eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female ballet dancer.
Syn. -- danseuse. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who cabals. [ 1913 Webster ]

A close caballer and tongue-valiant lord. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. See Caballero. ] An ancient Spanish land tenure similar to the English knight's fee; hence, in Spain and countries settled by the Spanish, a land measure of varying size. In Cuba it is about 33 acres; in Puerto Rico, about 194 acres; in the Southwestern United States, about 108 acres. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Sp. Cf. Cavalier. ] A knight or cavalier; hence, a gentleman. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖a. [ Scot. ] 1. Cool; refreshing; fresh; as, a caller day; the caller air. Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fresh; in good condition; as, caller berrings. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who calls. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, falls. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) A part which acts by falling, as a stamp in a fulling mill, or the device in a spinning machine to arrest motion when a thread breaks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an athlete who plays football.
Syn. -- football player. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Galleries [ F. galerie, It. galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr. galer to rejoice. Cf. Gallant, a. ] 1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings, sculptures, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Naut.) A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or quarter gallery, -- seldom found in vessels built since 1850. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Fort.) Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Mining) A working drift or level. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whispering gallery. See under Whispering. [ 1913 Webster ]

. 1. The cheapest seats in a theater, being typically those farthest from the stage, as in the uppermost balcony. [ PJC ]

2. In a television show for children, the section where visiting children sit as guests during the performance. [ PJC ]

3. Hence: Any group of children, or the chidren in a group of people; as, let's have no noise from the peanut gallery. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

n. a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle; a pedaler.
Syn. -- pedaler. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who squalls; a screamer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A standard bearer. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. ] (Zool.) The wels. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who builds walls. [ 1913 Webster ]