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Webster 1913 Edition
Allonge
1.
(Fencing)
A thrust or pass; a lunge.
2.
A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself is already full; a rider.
[A French usage]
Abbott.
Al-longe′
,Verb.
I.
[F.
allonger
; à
(L. ad
) + long
(L. longus
) long.] To thrust with a sword; to lunge.
Webster 1828 Edition
Allonge
ALLONGE'
,Noun.
1.
A pass with a sword; a thrust made by stepping forward and extending the arm; a term used in fencing, often contracted into lunge.2.
A long rein, when a horse is trotted in the hand.Definition 2024
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See also: allongé
English
Noun
allonge (plural allonges)
- (law, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
- (fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge.
Translations
attachment to negotiable instrument
Coordinate terms
References
- allonge in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Verb
allonge (third-person singular simple present allonges, present participle allonging, simple past and past participle allonged)
Translations
to thrust with a sword