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▪ I. allaying, vbl. n.|əˈleɪɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
†1. Abatement of violence; moderation; cessation.
1635Swan Spec. Mundi v. §2 (1643) 168 The storms and showers which often happen upon the allaying of a wind.
2. Dilution with water, etc.; mitigation, modification.
1528Paynell Salernes Regim. L ij b, To moche alayenge with water wolde distroye naturall heate. 1648Sanderson Serm. II. 237 Advice towards the allaying of those heats and distempers. 1802Lamb J. Woodvil iii. 616 These high and gusty relishes of life, sure Have no allayings of mortality in them.
†3. Admixture of an inferior metal; = alloying.
1796[See allay v.2 1.]
▪ II. allaying, ppl. a.|əˈleɪɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
Diluting, tempering.
1607Shakes. Cor. ii. i. 52 A cup of hot Wine, with not a drop of alaying Tiber in't. a1658Lovelace To Althea (R.) Flowing cups run swiftly round With no allaying Thames. |