Part 763

<hw>At*tire"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Attired</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Attiring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>atiren</ets> to array, dispose, arrange, OF. <ets>atirier</ets>; <ets>\'85</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + F. <ets>tire</ets> rank, order, row; of Ger. origin: cf. As. <ets>tier</ets> row, OHG. <ets>ziar\'c6</ets>, G. <ets>zier</ets>, ornament, <ets>zieren</ets> to adorn. Cf. <er>Tire</er> a headdress.]</ety> <def>To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.</def>

<blockquote>Finely <b>attired</b> in a robe of white. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>With the linen miter shall he be <b>attired</b>. <i>Lev. xvi. 4.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Attire</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At*tire"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.</def>

<blockquote>Earth in her rich <b>attire</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>I 'll put myself in poor and mean <b>attire</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her <b>attire</b>? <i>Jer. ii. 32.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Attired</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At*tired"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>p. p.</tt> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Provided with antlers, as a stag.</def>

<h1>Attirement</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At*tire"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Attire; adornment.</def>

<h1>Attirer</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At*tir"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who attires.</def>

<h1>Attitude</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At"ti*tude</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>attitudine</ets>, LL. <ets>aptitudo</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aptus</ets> suited, fitted: cf. F. <ets>attitude</ets>. Cf. <er>Aptitude</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Paint. & <i>Sculp</i>.)</fld> <def>The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The posture or position of a person or an animal, or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed; position assumed or studied to serve a purpose; <as>as, a threatening <ex>attitude</ex>; an <ex>attitude</ex> of entreaty.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; <as>as, in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm <ex>attitude</ex>; one's mental <ex>attitude</ex> in respect to religion.</as></def>

<blockquote>The <b>attitude</b> of the country was rapidly changing. <i>J. R. Green.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To strike an attitude</col>, <cd>to take an attitude for mere effect.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Attitude</er>, <er>Posture</er>.</syn> <usage> Both of these words describe the visible disposition of the limbs. <i>Posture</i> relates to their position merely; <i>attitude</i> refers to their fitness for some specific object. The object of an <i>attitude</i> is to set forth exhibit some internal feeling; <as>as, <ex>attitude</ex> of wonder, of admiration, of grief, etc.</as> It is, therefore, essentially and designedly <i>expressive</i>. Its object is the same with that of gesture; viz., to hold forth and represent. <i>Posture</i> has no such design. If we speak of <i>posture</i> in prayer, or the <i>posture</i> of devotion, it is only the natural disposition of the limbs, without any intention to show forth or exhibit.</usage>

<blockquote>'T is business of a painter in his choice of <b>attitudes</b> (<b>positur\'91</b>) to foresee the effect and harmony of the lights and shadows. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Never to keep the body in the same <b>posture</b> half an hour at a time. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Attitudinal</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At`ti*tu"di*nal</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Relating to attitude.</def>