Part 754

<hw>At*taint"</hw>, <tt>p. p.</tt> <def>Attainted; corrupted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Attaint</h1> <Xpage=98>

<hw>At*taint"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>attainte</ets>. See <er>Attaint</er>, <ets>v</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A touch or hit.</def>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A blow or wound on the leg of a horse, made by overreaching.</def>

<i>White.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writ which lies after judgment, to inquire whether a jury has given a false verdict in any court of record; also, the convicting of the jury so tried.</def>

<i>Bouvier.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A stain or taint; disgrace. See <er>Taint</er>.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>An infecting influence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Attaintment</h1> <Xpage=98>

<hw>At*taint"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Attainder; attainture; conviction.</def>

<h1>Attainture</h1> <Xpage=98>

<hw>At*tain"ture</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Attainder; disgrace.</def>

<h1>Attal</h1> <Xpage=98>

<hw>At"tal</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Attle</er>.</def>

<h1>Attame</h1> <Xpage=98>

<hw>At*tame"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>atamer</ets>, from Latin. See <er>Attaminate</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To pierce; to attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To broach; to begin.</def>

<blockquote>And right anon his tale he hath <b>attamed</b>. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Attaminate</h1> <Xpage=98>

<hw>At*tam"i*nate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>attaminare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + root of <ets>tangere</ets>. See <er>Contaminate</er>.]</ety> <def>To corrupt; to defile; to contaminate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Blount.</i>

<h1>Attar</h1> <Xpage=98>

<hw>At"tar</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Per. <ets>'atar</ets> perfume, essence, Ar. <ets>'itr</ets>, fr. <ets>'atara</ets> to smell sweet. Cf. <er>Otto</er>.]</ety> <def>A fragrant essential oil; esp., a volatile and highly fragrant essential oil obtained from the petals of roses.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>otto</asp> and <asp>ottar</asp>.]</altsp>