Alose

A*lose" (?), v. t. [OE. aloser.] To praise. [Obs.]

A"lose (?), n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zoöl.) The European shad (Clupea alosa); -- called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Clupea sapidissima). See Shad.