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the rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal point, thus causing imperfect images or indistictness of vision.

Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event.

The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement. Lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment. Milton.

Perfect peace of mind, or calmness.

A farcical drama performed at Atella.

omizes; esp., an instrument for reducing a liquid to spray for disinfecting, cooling, or perfuming.

Absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the body; imperforation.

To come or arrive, by an effort of mind. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can not attain unto it. Ps. cxxxix. 6.

being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object. The highest pitch of perfection attainable in this life. Addison.

To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight. Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Longfellow.

To wait; to stay; to delay. [Obs.] For this perfection she must yet attend, Till to her Maker she espoused be. Sir J. Davies.

To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy. [Obs.] Shak.

n in it. Abp. Tillotson. The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer. Shak.

An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water. Auger bit, a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of an anger.

a of an insect, esp. when reflecting a brilliant golden color, as that of some of the butterflies.

An amateur collector and breeder of insects, esp. of butterflies and moths; a lepidopterist.

g a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register. To be avenged On him who had stole Jove's authentic fire. Milton.

A calling away; a diversion. [Obs. or Archaic] Impulses to duty, and powerful avocations from sin. South.

A tearing asunder; a forcible separation. The avulsion of two polished superficies. Locke.

Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]