Webster's Dictionary 1913

7021

Attagas

{ At″ta‐gas (�), At″ta‐gen (�), } n. [L. attagen a kind of bird, Gr. �, �.] (Zoöl.) A species of sand grouse (Syrrghaptes Pallasii) found in Asia and rarely in southern Europe.

7022

Attaghan

At″ta‐ghan (ăt″tȧ‐găn), n. See Yataghan.

7023

Attain

At‐tain″ (ăt‐tān″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Attained (–tānd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Attaining.] [Of. atteinen, atteignen, atainen, OF. ateindre, ataindre, F. atteindre, fr. L. attingere; a...

7024

Attain (2)

At‐tain″, v. i. 1. To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.If by any means they might attain to Phenice.A...

7025

Attain (3)

At‐tain″, n. Attainment.

7026

Attainability

At‐tain′a‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. The quality of being attainable; attainableness.

7027

Attainable

At‐tain″a‐ble (�), a. 1. Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object.The hi...

7028

Attainableness

At‐tain″a‐ble‐ness, n. The quality of being attainable; attainability.

7029

Attainder

At‐tain″der (�), n. [OF. ataindre, ateindre, to accuse, convict. Attainder is often erroneously referred to F. teindre tie stain. See Attaint, Attain.] 1. The act of attainting,...

7030

Attainment

At‐tain″ment (�), n. 1. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.The attainment of every desired object.Sir W. Jones.2. T...

7031

Attaint

At‐taint″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Attainted; p. pr. & vb. n.Attainting.] [OE. atteynten to convict, fr. atteynt, OF. ateint, p. p. of ateindre, ataindre. The meanings 3, 4, 5, a...

7032

Attaint (2)

At‐taint″, p. p. Attainted; corrupted. Shak.

7033

Attaint (3)

At‐taint″, n. [OF. attainte. See Attaint, v.] 1. A touch or hit. Sir W. Scott.2. (Far.) A blow or wound on the leg of a horse, made by overreaching. White.3. (Law) A writ which ...

7034

Attaintment

At‐taint″ment (�), n. Attainder; attainture; conviction.

7035

Attainture

At‐tain″ture (�), n. Attainder; disgrace.

7036

Attal

At″tal (�), n. Same as Attle.

7037

Attame

At‐tame″ (�), v. t. [OF. atamer, from Latin. See Attaminate.] 1. To pierce; to attack.2. To broach; to begin.And right anon his tale he hath attamed.Chaucer.

7038

Attaminate

At‐tam″i‐nate (�), v. t. [L. attaminare; ad + root of tangere. See Contaminate.] To corrupt; to defile; to contaminate. Blount.

7039

Attar

At″tar (�), n. [Per. 'atar perfume, essence, Ar. 'itr, fr. 'atara to smell sweet. Cf. Otto.] A fragrant essential oil; esp., a volatile and highly fragrant essential oil obtaine...

7040

Attask

At‐task″ (�), v. t. [Pref. a- + task.] To take to task; to blame. Shak.

7041

Attaste

At‐taste (�), v. t. [Pref. a- + taste.] To taste or cause to taste. Chaucer.

7042

Atte

At″te (�). At the. Chaucer.

7043

Attemper

At‐tem″per (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Attempered (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Attempering.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare; ad + temperare to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf. Attemper...

7044

Attemperament

At‐tem″per‐a‐ment (�), n. [OF. attemprement.] A tempering, or mixing in due proportion.

7045

Attemperance

At‐tem″per‐ance (�), n. [Cf. OF. atemprance.] Temperance; attemperament. Chaucer.

7046

Attemperate

At‐tem″per‐ate (�), a. [L. attemperatus, p. p. of attemperare. See Attemper.] Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.Hope must be... attemperate to the promise.Hammond.

7047

Attemperate (2)

At‐tem″per‐ate (�), v. t. To attemper.