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(), n.(Zol.) Same as Alewife. Aloof" adv.[Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff.] 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. Our palace stood aloof from streets. Dryden. 2. Without sympathy; unfavorably. To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. I. Taylor. Aloof" (), prep.Away from; clear from. [Obs.] Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. Milton. スポンサード リンク
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