allonge

[ uh-luhnj; French a-lawnzh ]

noun,plural al·long·es [uh-luhn-jiz; French a-lawnzh]. /əˈlʌn dʒɪz; French aˈlɔ̃ʒ/. Law.
  1. a paper annexed to a negotiable instrument, for endorsements too numerous or lengthy to be contained in the original.

Origin of allonge

1
1860–65; <French: lengthening; see lunge1

Other definitions for allongé (2 of 2)

allongé
[ French a-lawn-zhey ]

adjectiveBallet.
  1. performed with the body and one arm stretched forward: an arabesque allongé.

Origin of allongé

2
1660–70; <French: literally, extended, lengthened, past participle of allonger

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