Alley1. (n.) A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.
2. (n.) A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.
3. (n.) A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
4. (n.) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
5. (n.) The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
6. (n.) A choice taw or marble.
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