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A plant of the genus Callistephus. Many varieties (called China asters, German asters, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.

The smaller of the two otoliths found in the inner ear of many fishes.

Any place of retreat and security. Earth has no other asylum for them than its own cold bosom. Southey.

ource, occasion, reason, consequence, or effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything; at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure at your hands.

l, and blood atoned for blood. Pope. The ministry not atoning for their former conduct by any wise or popular measure. Junius.

Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.

It sometimes has the further meanings of state, and that which results from the action. Many of these nouns have verbs in -ate; as, alliterate -ation, narrate -ation; many are derived through the French; as, alteration, visitation; and many are formed on verbs ending in the Greek formative -ize (Fr. -ise); as, civiliz…

A volume of plates illustrating any subject.

mass of aëriform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of Mars.

Anything extremely small; a particle; a whit. There was not an atom of water. Sir J. Ross.

by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ. When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best atonement be can make for it is, to warn others. Spectator. The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient atonement for their former offense. Potter.…

Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile.

ng away from want of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. Milton.

irection at the end of a movement to show that the next is to follow immediately, without any pause.

to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.

growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach. If by any means they might attain to Phenice. Acts xxvii. 12. Nor nearer might the dogs attain. Sir W. Scott. To see your trees attain to the dignity of timber. Cowper. Few boroughs had as yet attained to power such as this. J. R. Green…

or with moral contagion; to taint or corrupt. My tender youth was never yet attaint With any passion of inflaming love. Shak.

One who attempts; one who essays anything.

ith, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve. The fifth had charge sick persons to attend. Spenser. Attends the emperor in his royal court. Shak. With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to attend…

The quality of attending or accompanying; attendance; an attendant. [Obs.]