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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alley \Al"ley\, n.; pl {Alleys}. [OE. aley, alley, OF al['e]e, F. all['e]e, a going, passage, fr OE aler, F. aller, to go of uncertain origin: cf Prov. anar, It andare Sp andar.] 1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way I know each lane and every alley green. --Milton. 2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. --Gay. 3. A passageway between rows of pews in a church. 4. (Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit so as to give the appearance of length. 5. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alley \Al"ley\, n.; pl {Alleys}. [A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or marble. --Dickens. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: alley n 1: narrow with walls on both sides [syn: {alleyway}, {back street}] 2: a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins [syn: {bowling alley}, {skittle alley}]
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