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ally | pally |

As a proper noun ally

is a diminutive of the female given names alison, alice and alexandra.

As a noun pally is

(colloquial) a palestinian.

ally

English

(Webster 1913)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) alien, (etyl) alier (Modern French allier), from (etyl) . Compare alligate, allay, alloy and ligament.

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy
  • * (rfdate) :
    • O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied .
  • To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
  • * (rfdate) :
    • These three did love each other dearly well, And with so firm affection were allied .
  • * (rfdate) :
    • The virtue nearest to our vice allied .
    Usage notes
    * Generally used in the passive form or reflexively. * Often followed by to'' or ''with .
    Synonyms
    * make common cause

    Noun

    (allies)
  • One united to another by treaty or league; — usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
  • * (rfdate) :
    • the English soldiers and their French allies
  • Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.
  • * (rfdate) Buckle:
    • Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally.
  • Anything akin to something else by structure, etc.
  • (taxonomy) A closely related species, usually within the same family.
    • Gruiformes — cranes and allies
  • (obsolete) A relative; a kinsman.
    • (Shakespeare)
    Related terms
    * alliance

    Etymology 2

    Diminutive of alabaster.

    Noun

    (allies)
  • (a glass marble or taw)

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    pally

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Like a pal; friendly.
  • * 1929 , Basil Woon, From Deauville to Monte Carlo , page 157,
    • The O?Briens are the palliest of pals with the Prince of Wales and when HRH is in Biarritz he and Jay are inseparable.
  • * 1942 , Seán O'Faoláin, Peadar O'Donnell, The Bell , Volume 5, page 157,
    • Words are the friendliest and palliest things I know.
  • * 1987 , Alan Sillitoe, Every Day of the Week: An Alan Sillitoe Reader , page 30,
    • he was a champion boozer and the palliest bloke in the pub.
  • * 2006 , Vidar Helgesen, Erik Solheim, The Straight Talkers'', Harriet Martin (editor), Kofi Atta Annan (foreword), ''Kings of Peace, Pawns of War: The Untold Story of Peace-Making , page 112,
    • And with each round the two negotiating teams got more and more pally . ‘By the sixth round we were having Jacuzzis together!’
  • * 2010 , Donald Munro, Diaries of a Stretcher-Bearer 1916-1918 , page 100,
    • When there were Australian officers everyone was more pally and sociable which made it easier for the lady in charge to entertain the party.
  • * 2011 , David Rowley, Erections in the Far East , page 19,
    • The chap I?m most pally with is Fright who is nearly sixty now but still climbs like a youngster.

    Noun

    (pallies)
  • (US) An affectionate term of address.
  • *1940 , (Raymond Chandler), Farewell, My Lovely , Penguin 2010, p. 164:
  • *:‘Sit here, pally .’ He pushed me down.
  • * 1951 , Cue: The Weekly Magazine of New York Life , page M-77,
    • Well, a lot of water has flown under the bridges since then, pally , and while I have been laying off lately, I?m still the same old Joey, which is more than I can say for that O?Hara creep.
  • * 1968 , , Tattoo Marks and Nails'', ''A Walk in the Night: And Other Stories , page 95,
    • Ahmed the Turk grinned. “You call this hot, chommy? Pally , we used to take slices off the heat, put them on our biscuits and make toast.”
  • * 1993 , , The Era: 1947-1957, When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World , page 342,
    • As the Giants moved West, most accpted Horace Stoneham?s apologia: “I can?t stay where I am, pally . If I don?t move the team I go bankrupt. Except for Chub [Feeney], all my relatives would starve.”
  • (US, Australia) A slightly derogatory and insulting term of address.
    • What do you think you are doing, pally ?