A*lose" (?), v. t. [OE. aloser.]
To praise. [Obs.]
A"lose (?), n. [F., fr. L. alosa or
alausa.] (Zoöl.) The European shad (Clupea
alosa); -- called also allice shad or allis shad. The
name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Clupea sapidissima).
See Shad.