Associations to the word «Allonge»

Wiktionary

ALLONGE, noun. (legal) (banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
ALLONGE, noun. (fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge.
ALLONGE, verb. To thrust with a sword; to lunge.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke