Alce
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alce is a noun meaning (obsolete) An elk.
Meaning
(obsolete) An elk.
More Meanings
- (rare, heraldry or fantasy) A mythical beast resembling a griffin with no wings, often classified as a male griffin.
Example Sentences
The alces hide cannot be pierced with cutting.
Alces, brought for the nonce out of the great wooddes of Germany.
Maclis, Plin. A beaſt in Scandinavia like to Alce, very ſwift, leaning to a tree when it ſleepeth, and beeing once fallen, cannot lift it ſelfe vp againe.
The hoof in the Falling ſickneſs is accounted nothing inferiour to the Alce’s. […] Of the brain of an Alce in like manner may an excellent Antepileptick be prepared.
Word Forms
- alces
Synonyms for alce
Depending on context, synonyms include keythong.
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