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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Alose \A*lose"\, v. t. [OE. aloser.] To praise. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Alose \A"lose\, n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zool.) The European shad (Alosa alosa formerly Clupea alosa); -- called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Alosa sapidissima formerly Clupea sapidissima). See Shad. [1913 Webster] Alouatta