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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALECOST

Ale "cost `, n. Etym: [Ale + L. costus an aromatic plant: cf. Costmary. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

alecost

ale cost |ˈālˌkôst, -ˌkäst ˈeɪlkɔst | ▶noun 1 a wild plant with small daisylike flowers that has culinary and folk-medicinal uses. [Chrysanthemum balsamita, family Compositae. ] 2 another name for costmary .

 

Oxford Dictionary

alecost

alecost |ˈeɪlkɒst | ▶noun another term for costmary. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from ale + cost .