Helen Fenton

Attrahent: Definition and part of speech

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Attrahent

  1. n. A substance which, by irritating the surface, excites action in the part to which it is applied, as a blister, an epispastic, a sinapism.
  2. v. t. Attracting; drawing; attractive.
  3. n. That which attracts, as a magnet.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Atticism: Definition and part of speech

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Atticism

  1. n. The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.
  2. n. A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Atticize: Definition and part of speech

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Atticize

  1. v. i. To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.
  2. v. t. To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.
  3. v. i. To side with the Athenians.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Attire: Definition and part of speech

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Attire

  1. n. The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla.
  2. v. t. To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.
  3. n. Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.
  4. n. The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.