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Definition of Aloof

Aloof
Aloof A*loof", n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Alewife.
Aloof
Aloof A*loof", adv. [Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff.] 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. Our palace stood aloof from streets. --Dryden. 2. Without sympathy; unfavorably. To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. --I. Taylor.
Aloof
Aloof A*loof", prep. Away from; clear from. [Obs.] Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. --Milton.

Meaning of Aloof from wikipedia

- Look up aloof in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikiquote has quotations related to Aloofness. Aloof may refer to: The Aloof, a British band A fictional...
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- Yigael Yadin (Hebrew: יִגָּאֵל יָדִין [jigaˈel jaˈdin]; 20 March 1917 – 28 June 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, soldier and politician. He was the second...
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