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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Al·ley n.; pl. Alleys
 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.
 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.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Al·ley, n.; pl. Alleys   A choice taw or marble.