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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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At-tĕnd’ance, n. p. 90The act of attending or being in waiting; service; ministry. “I dance attendance here.” Shak. 2. The persons attending; a train; a retinue. If your stray attendance be yet lodged. Milton. 3.…Hooker. p. 90At-tĕnd'an-cy, n. p. 90Attendance. [Obs.] Fuller.At-tĕnd’ant, a. p. 90Being present, or in the train. “Attendant on their Lord.” Milton. 2. Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils. The…At-tĕnd'ant, n. p. 90One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor. “A train of attendants.” Hallam. 2. One who is present; as, an attendant at or upon a…At-tĕnd'er, n. p. 90One who attends; a companion; an associate. [Rare.]At-tĕnd'ment, n. p. 90An attendant circumstance. [Obs.] “The ... attendments of hell.” Browne. 2. Intention. [Obs.] Spenser.At-tĕnt', a. p. 90Attentive; heedful. [Obs.] “Let thine ears be attent.” 2 Chron. vi. 40.At-tĕnt', n. p. 90Attention; heed. [Obs.] “With . . . due attent.” Spenser.At-tĕn′/tates or At-tĕn′/tats, n. pl. p. 90(Law.) (a.) Proceedings in a court of judicature, after an inhibition is decreed. (b.) Things wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by an inferior judge.At-tĕn’tion, n. p. 90The act of attending or heeding; the energetic application of the mind to any object, whether sensible or spiritual; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard…At-tĕnt'ive, a. p. 90Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care. It is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as, an attentive ear or eye; to the application of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the…At-tĕnt'ive-ly, adv. p. 90In an attentive manner; with fixed attention; heedfully; carefully. Attentively he heard us while we spoke. Dryden.At-tĕnt'ive-ness, n. p. 90The state of being attentive; heedfulness; attention.At-tĕnt'ly, adv. p. 90Attentively. [Obs.] Barrow.At-tĕn'ū-ant, a. p. 90Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid; as, an attenuant medicine.At-tĕn'ū-ant, n. p. 90(Med.) A medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent. Dunglison.At-tĕn’ū-āte, v. t. p. 90To make thin, or less consistent; to render less viscid; specifically, to subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts. 2. To break or wear into finer or very minute parts…At-tēn'ū-āte, v. i. p. 90To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen. The attention attenuates as its sphere contracts. Coleridge.At-tĕn'ū-ate or At-tĕn'ū-ā'ted, a. p. 90Made thin, or less viscid; made slender. Bacon.At-tĕn/ū-ā'tion, n. p. 90The act of attenuating, or making thin, as fluids; as, the attenuation of the humors. 2. The act of making fine by comminution or attrition; pulverization. The action of the air facilitates the…At'ter, n. p. 90Poison; corrupt matter from sores. [Obs.] Holland.At'ter-āte or At'ter-rāte, v. t. p. 90To wear away, as earth by the action of water. Hence, 2. To form by the wearing and transporting action of water.At'ter-ā'tion or At'ter-rā'tion, n. p. 90The operation of forming land by the action of the sea in wearing away the earth in one place and depositing it in another. [Obs.] Ray.At-tĕst',, v. t. p. 90To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing; to attest a copy of record. Facts . . . attested by particular pagan authors. Addison. 2. To…At-tĕst’, n. p. 90Witness; testimony; attestation. [Rare.] “The attest of eyes and ears.” Shak.At'tes-tā'tion, n. p. 90Testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The…At-tĕst'ĕr, n. p. 90One who attests; an attestor.At-tĕst'ive, a. p. 90Attesting; furnishing evidence. [R.]At-tēst'or, n. p. 90One who attests.Ăt'tic, a. p. 90Pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to its principal city, Athens; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians. Thus, Attic wit, Attic salt, a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to…At'tic, n. p. 90(Arch.) (a.) A story in the upper part of a house, with small windows either in or above the cornice; also, frequently applied to the garret. (b.) A low order, commonly used over a principal order…At'tic-al, a. p. 90Pertaining to Athens; pure; classical; refined; Attic. [Obs.] Hammond.Ăt'ti-cĭsm, n. p. 90The peculiar style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; refined and elegant Greek; concise and elegant expression. 2. A particular attachment to the Athenians.Ăt'ti-cīze, v. t. p. 90To conform or make conformable to the language or idiom of Attica; as, adjectives in ως, when Atticized, become ως.Ăt'ti-cīze, v. i. p. 90To use Atticisms, or the idiom of the Athenians. 2. To side with the Athenians, or to subserve the interests of Athens. Smith's Thucydides.At-tig'ū-oüs, a. p. 90Touching; bordering; contiguous. [Obs.]At-tĭng'e', v. t. p. 90To touch lightly. [Obs.] Coles.At-tīre’, v. t. p. 90To dress; to array; to adorn; especially, to adorn with elegant or splendid garments. “Finely attired in a robe of white.” Shak. With the linen miter shall he be attired. Lev. xvi. 4.At-tīre', n. p. 90Dress; clothes; habit; but appropriately, ornamental dress. “Earth in her rich at-tire.” Milton. Can a bride forget her attire? Jer. ii. 32. 2. (Her.) The horns of a deer. 3. (Bot.) The internal…At-tir'er, n. p. 91One who attires.At-ti′tle, v. t. p. 91To entitle. [Obs.] Gower.At'ti-tūde, n. p. 91The posture or position of a person, or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed; as, a threatening attitude; an attitude of entreaty. 2. Posture or position of things, in a…At'ti-tā'di-nal, a. p. 91Pertaining to attitude.Ăt-ti-tū'di-nā'ri-an, n. p. 91One who attitudinizes.At'ti-tū'di-nize, v. i. p. 91To assume affected attitudes. Maria, who is the most picturesque figure, was put to attitudinize at the harp. Mrs. H. More.At'tle, n. p. 91(Mining.) Rubbish or refuse consisting of broken rock containing little or no ore. Weale.At-tōl'lent, a. p. 91Lifting up; raising; as, an attollent muscle. Derham.At-tōl'lent, n. p. 91(Anat.) A muscle which raises some part, as the ear, the eyeball, or the upper eyelid;— otherwise called levator or elevator.At-tōnçe', adv. p. 91Once for all; at once; immediately. [Obs.] Spenser.At-tōne', v. & adv. p. 91See ATONE.At-torn', v. i. p. 91(Feudal Law.) To turn, or transfer homage and service from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate. Blackstone. 2. (Modern Law.) To…At-tor’ney, n. p. 91(Lit.) One who takes the turn or place of another. And will have no attorney but myself. Shak. 2. (Law.) One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him. An attorney is…At-tor'ney, v. t. p. 91To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy. [Obs.] Shak.At-tor'ney-gĕn'er-al, n. p. 91(Law.) An officer of the state empowered to act in all cases in which the state is a party. Bouvier.At-tor'ney-ship, n. p. 91The office of an attorney; agency for another. Shak.At-torn'ment, n. p. 91(Law.) The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and service; the agreement…At-trāct′, v. t. p. 91To draw to, or cause to tend to; especially to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist division, separation, or decomposition. All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract…At-träct', n. p. 91Attraction. [Obs.] Hudibras.At-trăct'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 91The quality of being attractable, or of being subject to the law of attraction. Sir W. Jones.