Category:Alose

A*lose", v. t. Etym: [OE. aloser.]

Defn: To praise. [Obs.]

A"lose, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: 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.