alooseadj.

Brit.

/əˈluːs/, U.S.

/əˈlus/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix¹, loose adj.

Etymology: < a- prefix¹ + loose adj. Compare aloose v.

U.S. regional (southern and Midland).

Loose. Only in predicative use.

ΚΠ

1882 Harper's Mag. Oct. 806/2 En den a mush-rat swosh aroun' en grunt, En tu'n a water-snake aloose.

1934 C. Carmer Stars fell on Alabama 139 I jus' got to hold you now. I can't turn you aloose.

1955 F. O'Connor Good Man is hard to Find i. 9 Here this fellow that calls himself The Misfit is aloose from the Federal Pen and headed toward Florida.

1994 R. Hendrickson Happy Trails 72 Me, I'd as soon cut the whole thing aloose and see where it lights.

2009 Anchoress (Nexis) 16 Sept. Bigotry, which is still aloose in the land.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

† aloosev.

Forms: 1500s alose.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix¹, loose v.

Etymology: < a- prefix¹ + loose v.

Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To make things looser.

ΚΠ

1562 W. Bullein Bk. Compoundes f. 17 ^v, in Bulwarke of Defence This doeth mitigate all aches..it doeth alose, and not binde.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	aloose
释义	alooseadj. Brit. /əˈluːs/, U.S. /əˈlus/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix¹, loose adj. Etymology: < a- prefix¹ + loose adj. Compare aloose v. U.S. regional (southern and Midland). Loose. Only in predicative use. ΚΠ 1882 Harper's Mag. Oct. 806/2 En den a mush-rat swosh aroun' en grunt, En tu'n a water-snake aloose. 1934 C. Carmer Stars fell on Alabama 139 I jus' got to hold you now. I can't turn you aloose. 1955 F. O'Connor Good Man is hard to Find i. 9 Here this fellow that calls himself The Misfit is aloose from the Federal Pen and headed toward Florida. 1994 R. Hendrickson Happy Trails 72 Me, I'd as soon cut the whole thing aloose and see where it lights. 2009 Anchoress (Nexis) 16 Sept. Bigotry, which is still aloose in the land. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † aloosev. Forms: 1500s alose. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix¹, loose v. Etymology: < a- prefix¹ + loose v. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To make things looser. ΚΠ 1562 W. Bullein Bk. Compoundes f. 17 ^v, in Bulwarke of Defence This doeth mitigate all aches..it doeth alose, and not binde. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1882v.1562
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