almous
noun
al·mous
ˈäməs,
ˈȯ-
plural almous
dialectal, British
: alms
Word History
Etymology
Middle English (northern dialect) almouse, almus, awmus, from Old Norse almusa, ölmusa, from Old Saxon almōsa or Old High German alamuosan
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
- six-banded armadillo
- six-bid solo
- six-by-six
- six-coupled locomotive
- six-day bicycle race
- six-day disease
- six-eared barley
- six-figure
- six-four chord
- six-gilled shark
- six-gun
- six-guns
- six-man football
- six-master
- six-o-six
- six-pack
- six-pack bezique
- Six-Principle Baptist
- six-rowed barley
- six-shafted bird of paradise
- six-shooter
- six-shooters
- six-spotted leafhopper
- six-spotted mite
- six-square