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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.At-trāct'a-ble, a. p. 91Capable of being attracted; subject to attraction. Kerr.At-trăct'ic or At-trăct'ic-al, a. p. 91Having power of attraction; attractive. [Obs.] Ray.At-trăct'ĭle, a. p. 91Having power to attract. Med. Rep.At-trăct'ing-ly, adv. p. 91In an attracting manner.At-trăc'tion, n. p. 91(Physics.) An invisible power in a body by which it draws any thing to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce…At-trăct'ive, a. p. 91Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. Newton. 2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence; alluring; inviting; engaging. “Attractive graces.”…At-trăct'ive, n. p. 91That which attracts or incites. “An attractive of love.” Baxter. The gospel speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. South.At-trăct'ive-ly, adv. p. 91In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting.At-tract'ive-ness, n. p. 91The quality of being attractive or engaging. South.At-trāct'or, n. p. 91One who, or that which, attracts.At'tra-hent, a. p. 91Attracting; drawing; attractive.At’tra-hent, n. p. 91That which attracts or draws, as a magnet. The motion of the steel to its attrahent. Glanville. 2. (Med.) A substance formerly supposed to possess the property of drawing the humors to the part where…At-trāp', v. t. p. 91To clothe; to adorn with trappings; to array. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. [Fr. attraper, to catch.] To entrap; to insnare. [Obs.] Grafton.At'trec-tā'tion, n. p. 91Frequent handling; constant performance. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.At-trib'ū-ta-ble, a. p. 91Capable of being attributed, ascribed, or imputed; ascribable; imputable; as, the fault is not attributable to the author.At-trib'ūte, v. t. p. 91To attach, in contemplation or as due; to impute; to assign; to ascribe; to consider as belonging. We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it. Tillotson. Syn.—See…Ăt'tri-būte, n. p. 91That which is attributed; that which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic. But mercy is above this sceptered sway; It…At'tri-bū'tion, n. p. 91The act of attributing, or the quality attributed; ascription; commendation.At-trib′ū-tive, a. p. 91Attributing; pertaining to, or expressing, an attribute. “Attributive justice.”At-trĭb'ū-tive, n. p. 91(Gram.) (a.) A word significant of an attribute, as an adjective, verb, or participle denoting the attribute of a substance, or an adverb denoting the attribute of an attribute. (b.) A modifying word…At-trib′ū-tive-ly, adv. p. 91(Gram.) In an attributive manner.At-trīte', a. p. 91Worn by rubbing or friction. Milton. 2. (Theol.) Repentant only from fear of punishment;—opposed to contrite.At-trîte'ness, n. p. 91State of being worn. Johnson.At-tri'tion, n. p. 91The act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion. The change of aliment is effected by attrition of the inward stomach. Arbuthnot. 2. The state of being worn. Johnson. 3.…At-tūne', v. t. p. 91To tune or put in tune; to adjust, as one sound to another; as, to attune the voice to a harp. 2. To arrange fitly; to make accordant. Wake to energy each social aim, Attuned spontaneous to the will…A-twāin’, adv. p. 91In twain; asunder. [Obs.] “Cuts atwain the knots.” Tennyson.A-tween', adv. or prep. p. 91Between. [Obs.] Spenser.A-twist', a. p. 91Twisted; distorted; awry. [Rare.] Halliwell.A-twĭxt’, adv. p. 91Betwixt; between. [Obs.] Spenser.A-two', adv. p. 91In two; in twain. [Obs.] Chaucer.A-tўp'ic, a. p. 91Devoid of typical characters; producing a loss of typical characters. Dana.Au-bāine', n. p. 91Inheritance of the property of a foreigner. Droit d'aubaine, the right formerly possessed by the king of France to all the personal property of which an alien died possessed. It was finally abolished…Aube, n. p. 91An alb. [Obs.] See ALB. Fuller.An-bèrge', n. p. 91An inn. [Obs.] B. & Fl.Au'ber-gist, n. p. 91One who keeps an inn, or tavern. [Rare.] “The aubergist at Terni.” Smollett.Aub'in, n. p. 91A broken kind of gait in a horse, between an amble and a gallop;—commonly called a Canterbury gallop.Au'burn, a. p. 91Reddish brown. His auburn locks on either shoulder flowed. Dryden.Auc'tion, n. p. 91A public sale of property to the highest bidder, and regularly, by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue. 2. The things sold at auction. Ask you why Prynne the whole auction…Auc'tion, v. t. p. 92To sell by auction. [Rare.]Auc'tion-a-ry, a. p. 92Belonging to an auction. [Rare.] With auctionary hammer in thy hand. Dryden.Auc'tion-eer', n. p. 92A person who sells by auction; a person who disposes of goods or lands by public sale to the highest bidder.Auc'tion-eer', v. t. p. 92To sell by auction. “Estates . . . Advertised and auctioneered away.” Cooper.Au'cu-pā'tion, n. p. 92The act or practice of taking birds; fowling; bird-catching. [Obs.] Blount.Au-dā’cious, a. p. 92Of a daring, fearless spirit; adventurous; intrepid; bold. [Rare.] As in a cloudy chair ascending, rides Audacious. Milton. 2. Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; presumptuous…Au-dā'ciōus-ly, adv. p. 92In an audacious manner; with excess of boldness. Shak.