‖n. [ Turk. 'alem, fr. Ar. 'alam. ] (Mil.) The imperial standard of the Turkish Empire. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The language of the Alemanni. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Swabian dialect . . . is known as the Alemannic. Amer. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. alambic (cf. Sp. alambique), Ar. al-anbīq, fr. Gr.
Used also metaphorically.
The alembic of a great poet's imagination. Brimley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Origin uncertain. ] The