attaghant

Same as yataghan. ity of being attainable. attainder (a-tan'der), n. [ IMG:content-1361.png:[blocks in formation] Shak ., L. L. L., 1. 1. atenher It. attignere, attingere, attain, Ends we seek we never shall attain . M. Arnold, Self-Deception. 5. To come to or arrive at (a place); reach (a place, time, or state). Canaan he now attains . Milton, P. L., xii. 135. Goldsmith, Vicar, iii. He has scarce attained the age of thirty. 6. To reach in excellence or degree; equal. So the first precedent, if it be good, is seldom attained by imitation. Bacon . 7t. To overtake; come up with: as, "not at taining him in time," Bacon.-8t. To come to know; experience. Chaucer.=Syn. 4. Attain, Ob tain, Procure, reach, achieve, get po e ion of, (See lists under acquire and accomplish; also note under attainable.) Attain involves the idea of considerable ef fort, while obtain does not nece arily imply effort at all, tain property by inheritance gree may procure a book by purchase, but we can attain an end only by exertion. and only small of it: thus, we may Attain generally has higher or more abstract objects than obtain or procure: as, to obtain an office or a patent; to procure a chair; to attain eminence; attain one's end. In these cases it would be ludicrous to use attain in place of obtain or procure. The Khans, or story-tellers in Ispahan, attain a controlling power over their audience, keeping them for many hours attentive to the most fanciful and extravagant adventures. Emerson, Eloquence. Some pray for riches; riches they obtain ; But, watch'd by robbers, for their wealth are slain. Dryden, Pal. and Arc., 1. 424. Have you a catalogue Of all the voices that we have procur'd , Set down by the poll? Shak ., Cor., iii. 3. IMG:content-1362.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1363.png:[blocks in formation] De Quincey , Style, i. Smatterers, whose attainments just suffice to elevate them from the insignificance of dunces to the dignity of bores. Macaulay , Mill on Government. = Syn. 2. Acquirements, Acquisitions, etc. See acquirement. attainort, n. [