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  1. 1. n. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A passageway between rows of pews in a church. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A choice taw or marble. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a narrow street with walls on both sides Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way. I know each lane and every alley green. Milton. 2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. Gay. 3. A passageway between rows of pews in a church. 4. (Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length. 5. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office. A choice taw or marble. Dickens. Source: webster
  10. 10. Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than theexit, so as to give the appearance of length. Source: adambom
  11. 11. n:100 n. a narrow street with walls on both sides Source: ecdict

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