attalica (atalika)

pl. [L., neut. pl. of Attalicus, tame; overcome. Sylvester. attame2t, v. t. [ Ryght anon his tale he hath attamed . Chaucer, Prol. to Nun's Priest's Tale, 1. 52. at tamin a tet (a-tam'i-nāt), v. t. [ nat us , pp. of at tamin are , contaminate: see at tame2 . To contaminate. Blount . of sorcery. He was attainted This noble woman of high treason. Goldsmith, Bolingbroke. 6t. To affect with any pa ion or emotion. attainted with extreme sorrow. Hist or i a Anglica (trans.). 7. To taint; disgrace; cloud with infamy; stain; corrupt. Lest she with blame her honour should attaint . Spenser, F. Q., IV. i. 5. That the pleasure is of an inferior order, can no more attaint the idea or model of the composition, than it can impeach the excellence of an epigram that it is not a tragedy. De Quincey , Rhetoric. atap and adap.] The Nipa fruticans, a nearly stemle palm of the tidal forests of the East Indian archipelago. Its smooth pinnate leaves are from 15 to 30 feet long, very thick and strong, and are extensively used for thatching. The roof is thatched with the common Buttam attaps in the same way as Malay houses. Jour. Anthrop. Inst ., XV. 293. attaquet, v. and n. A former spelling of attack . attar (at'är), n. [Also written atar , ottar , and otto ; atar , Hind. atr , itr , fragrance, perfume, esp. of roses (Pers. ' atar - gul , attar of roses), atara , smell sweet.] In the East Indies, a general term for a perfume In Europe it generally denotes only All that is said of the wise man by Stoic, or oriental or modern e ayist, describes to each reader his own idea, his unattained but attainable self. Emerson, History. [ Attainable was formerly sometimes used where obtainable or procurable would now be preferred, as in the following pa ages: The kind and quality of food and liquor, the species of habitation, furniture, and clothing, to which the common people of each country are habituated, must be attainable with ease and certainty. Paley . General Howe would not permit them [clothes and blankets) to be purchased in Philadelphia, and they were not attainable in the country. Marshall , Life of Washington.] =Syn. Practicable, feasible, po ible, within reach. attaintt (a-tant'), p. a. [The older pp. of at taint, v.] 1. Attainted; convicted.-2. Tainted; corrupted; infected; attacked. My tender youth was never yet attaint With any pa ion. Shak., 1 Hen. VI., v. 5. Auterfoits attaint. See auterfoits. attaint (a-tant'), n. [ "You, reverend sir," said the knight, "have in the encounter of our wits made a fair attaint ." Scott , Monastery, I. xvi. 2. A blow or wound on the leg of a horse caused by overreaching.-3. An ancient legal proce the attar or otto of roses, an e ential oil made in Turkey and various other eastern countries, chiefly from the damask rose, Rosa Damascena. The yield is very small, 150 pounds of rose-leaves yielding le than an ounce of attar. The principal source of the attar of commerce is in the vicinity of Kazanlik, on the southern side of the Balkan mountains, in Eastern Rumelia. The pure oil solidifies at a temperature between 60 and 65° F. It is a well-known perfume, but the odor is agreeable only when diffused, being too powerful when it is concentrated. It is largely used in the scenting of snuff. Also written ot tar, otto. attaskt (a-task'), v. t. [ You are much more attask'd for want of wisdom, Than prais'd for harmful mildne . Shak ., Lear, i. 4. IMG:content-1365.png:[blocks in formation] attet. Middle English a imilation of at the. Chaucer.