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One who, or that which, attends.

An attendant circumstance. [Obs.] The uncomfortable attendments of hell. Sir T. Browne.

Attentive; heedful. [Archaic] Let thine ears be attent unto the prayer. 2 Chron. vi. 40.

An attempt; an assault. [Obs.] Bacon.

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending. They say the tongues of dying men En…

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

Attentively. [Obs.] Barrow.

Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid; diluent. -- n. (Med.)

To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.

Made thin or slender.

The act of attenuating; the act of making thin or less dense, or of rarefying, as fluids or gases.

The wild ox of Java (Bibos Banteng).

A barkeeper.

To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. "Battening our flocks." Milton.

Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.

Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use. "A broad and beaten way." Milton. "Beaten gold." Shak.

p. p. of Beget.

Mighty in war; armipotent. [R.] Blount.

Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; as, a bicentenary celebration. -- n.

Consisting of two hundred years.