n. [ OF. alan, alant; cf. Sp. alano. ] A wolfhound. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ Pref. a- + land. ] On land; to the land; ashore. “Cast aland.” Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Aldehyde + the ending -ine. The -n- is a euphonic insertion. ] (Chem.) one of the natural
n. [ G. alant elecampane, the Inula helenium of Linnæus. ] (Chem.) See Inulin. [ 1913 Webster ]