allonge

See also: allongé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French allonge (“a lengthening”)

Noun

allonge (plural allonges)

  1. (law, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
  2. (fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge.

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References

  • allonge in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Verb

allonge (third-person singular simple present allonges, present participle allonging, simple past and past participle allonged)

  1. To thrust with a sword; to lunge.

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French

Verb

allonge

  1. first-person singular present indicative of allonger
  2. third-person singular present indicative of allonger
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of allonger
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of allonger
  5. second-person singular imperative of allonger
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