Part 769

<hw>At*tri"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>attritio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>attrition</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.</def>

<blockquote>Effected by <b>attrition</b> of the inward stomach. <i>Arbuthnot.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The state of being worn.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See <wf>Contrition</wf>.</def>

<i>Wallis.</i>

<h1>Attry</h1> <Xpage=100>

<hw>At"try</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <wf>Atter</wf>.]</ety> <def>Poisonous; malignant; malicious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Attune</h1> <Xpage=100>

<hw>At*tune"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <wf>Attuned</wf> <tt>(<?/)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <wf>Attuning</wf>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>tune</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as one sound or musical instrument to another; <as>as, to <ex>attune</ex> the voice to a harp</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To arrange fitly; to make accordant.</def>

<blockquote>Wake to energy each social aim, <b>Attuned</b> spontaneous to the will of Jove. <i>Beattie.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Atwain</h1> <Xpage=100>

<hw>A*twain"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>atwaine</ets>, <ets>atwinne</ets>; pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>twain</ets>.]</ety> <def>In twain; asunder.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark> "Cuts <i>atwain</i> the knots."

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Atween</h1> <Xpage=100>

<hw>A*tween"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv. or prep</tt>. <ety>[See <wf>Atwain</wf>, and cf. <wf>Between</wf>.]</ety> <def>Between.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<i>Spenser. Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Atwirl</h1> <Xpage=100>

<hw>A*twirl"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a. & adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>twist</ets>.]</ety> <def>Twisted; distorted; awry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Atwite</h1> <Xpage=100>

<hw>A*twite"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>attwyten</ets>, AS. <ets>\'91tw\'c6tan</ets>. See <er>Twit</er>.]</ety> <def>To speak reproachfully of; to twit; to upbraid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Atwixt</h1> <Xpage=100>

<hw>A*twixt"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Betwixt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Spenser</i>.

<h1>Atwo</h1> <Xpage=100>