allonge
[ uh-luhnj; French a-lawnzh ]
noun,plural al·long·es [uh-luhn-jiz; French a-lawnzh]. /əˈlʌn dʒɪz; French aˈlɔ̃ʒ/. Law.
a paper annexed to a negotiable instrument, for endorsements too numerous or lengthy to be contained in the original.
Origin of allonge
11860–65; <French: lengthening; see lunge1
Other definitions for allongé (2 of 2)
allongé
[ French a-lawn-zhey ]
adjectiveBallet.
performed with the body and one arm stretched forward: an arabesque allongé.
Origin of allongé
21660–70; <French: literally, extended, lengthened, past participle of allonger
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