Webster's Dictionary 1913

7129

Attractor

At‐tract″or (ăt‐trăkt″ẽr), n. One who, or that which, attracts. Sir T. Browne

7130

Attrahent

At″tra‐hent (�), a. [L. attrahens, p. pr. of attrahere. See Attract, v. t.] Attracting; drawing; attractive.

7131

Attrahent (2)

At″tra‐hent, n. 1. That which attracts, as a magnet.The motion of the steel to its attrahent. Glanvill.2. (Med.) A substance which, by irritating the surface, excites action in ...

7132

Attrap

At‐trap″ (�), v. t. [F. attraper to catch; à (L. ad) + trappe trap. See Trap (for taking game).] To entrap; to insnare. Grafton.

7133

Attrap (2)

At‐trap″, v. t. [Pref. ad + trap to adorn.] To adorn with trapping; to array.Shall your horse be attrapped... more richly?Holland.

7134

Attrectation

At′trec‐ta″tion (�), n. [L. attrectatio; ad + tractare to handle.] Frequent handling or touching. Jer. Taylor.

7135

Attributable

At‐trib″u‐ta‐ble (�), a. Capable of being attributed; ascribable; imputable.Errors... attributable to carelessness.J. D. Hooker.

7136

Attribute

At‐trib″ute (ăt″trĭ‐būt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Attributed; p. pr. & vb. n.Attributing.] [L. attributus, p. p. of attribuere; ad + tribuere to bestow. See Tribute.] To ascribe; to ...

7137

Attribute (2)

At″tri‐bute (�), n. [L. attributum.] 1. That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary pro...

7138

Attribution

At′tri‐bu″tion (�), n. [L. attributio: cf. F. attribution.] 1. The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a ca...

7139

Attributive

At‐trib″u‐tive (�), a. [Cf. F. attributif.] Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.

7140

Attributive (2)

At‐trib″u‐tive, n., (Gram.) A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.

7141

Attributively

At‐trib″u‐tive‐ly, adv. In an attributive manner.

7142

Attrite

At‐trite″ (�), a. [L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad + terere to rub. See Trite.] 1. Rubbed; worn by friction. Milton.2. (Theol.) Repentant from fear of punishment; having attr...

7143

Attrition

At‐tri″tion (�), n. [L. attritio: cf. F. attrition.] 1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.Effect...

7144

Attritus

At‐tri″tus (?), n. [L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad + terere to rub.] Matter pulverized by attrition.

7145

Attry

At″try (�), a. [See Atter.] Poisonous; malignant; malicious. Chaucer.

7146

Attune

At‐tune″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Attuned (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Attuning.] [Pref. ad- + tune.]1. To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as one sound or musical instr...

7147

Atwain

A‐twain″ (�), adv. [OE. atwaine, atwinne; pref. a- + twain.] In twain; asunder. “Cuts atwain the knots.” Tennyson.

7148

Atween

A‐tween″ (�), adv. or prep. [See Atwain, and cf. Between.] Between. Spenser. Tennyson.

7149

Atwirl

A‐twirl″ (�), a. & adv. [Pref. a- + twist.] Twisted; distorted; awry. Halliwell.

7150

Atwite

A‐twite″ (�), v. t. [OE. attwyten, AS. ætwītan. See Twit.] To speak reproachfully of; to twit; to upbraid.

7151

Atwixt

A‐twixt″ (�), adv. Betwixt. Spenser.

7152

Atwo

A‐two″ (�), adv. [Pref. a- + two.] In two; in twain; asunder. Chaucer.

7153

Atypic

{ A‐typ″ic (�), A‐typ″ic‐al, } a. [Pref. a- not + typic, typical.] That has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type.

7154

Au fait

‖Au′ fait″ (ō′ fā̍″). [F. Lit., to the deed, act, or point. Fait is fr. L. factum. See Fact.] Expert; skillful; well instructed.

7155

Au fond

‖Au′ fond″ (?). At bottom; fundamentally; essentially.