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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ale \Ale\ ([=a]l), noun [AS. ealu, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan. ["o]l, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. ol[u^] beer. Cf. Ir. ol drink, drinking.]
1. An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors.
2. A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk. ''At wakes and ales.'' --B. Jonson.''On ember eves and holy ales.'' --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Beer \Beer\, noun [OE. beor, ber, AS. be['o]r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. [root]93, See {Brew}.]
1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
Note: Beer has different names, as {small beer}, {ale}, {porter}, {brown stout}, {lager beer}, according to its strength, or other qualities. See {Ale}.
2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
{Small beer}, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. ''To suckle fools, and chronicle small beer.'' --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ale
noun: a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
ALE Address Lifetime Expectation (org., IETF, IP)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
ALE Application Link Enabling (R/3, SAP)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
ALE Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts (Linux, user group)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
ALE Atomic Layer Epitaxy (IC)
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