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s of the stars and other heavenly bodies, their chemical constitution, light, heat, atmospheres, etc.

A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege. So sacred was the church to some, that it had the right of an asylum or sanctuary. Ayliffe.

. e., to be or bring in or to a state of agreement or reconciliation. If gentil men, or othere of hir contree Were wrothe, she wolde bringen hem atoon. Chaucer.

A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use.

Without God, neither accepting nor denying him. I should say science was atheous, and therefore could not be atheistic. Bp. of Carlisle.

Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely. All athwart there came A post from Wales loaden with heavy news. Shak.

Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the atmospheric envelope of the earth.

In relation to the atmosphere.

The science or a treatise on the atmosphere.

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

To adhere; to be attached. The great interest which attaches to the mere knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted. Brougham.

The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; anas, an attachment to a friend, or to a party.

treason or felony; to affect by attainder. No person shall be attainted of high treason where corruption of blood is incurred, but by the oath of two witnesses. Stat. 7 & 8 Wm. III.

become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen. The attention attenuates as its sphere contracts. Coleridge.

To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition. All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract themselves and one another. Derham.

That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic. But mercy is above this sceptered away; . . . It is an attribute to God himself. Shak.

ler, bid for the privilege of naming the trump and playing with the dummy for that deal, there being heavy penalties for a player's failure to make good his bid. The score value of each trick more than six taken by the successful bidder is as follows: when the trump is spades, 2; clubs, 6; diamonds, 7; hearts, 8; royal…

The act of hearing; attention to sounds. Thou, therefore, give due audience, and attend. Milton.

temological theories of Locke, in the preceding century. Its chief center was in France, where it gave rise to the skepticism of Voltaire , the naturalism of Rousseau, the sensationalism of Condillac, and the publication of the "Encyclopedia" by D'Alembert and Diderot. In Germany, Lessing, Mendelssohn, and Herder were…

A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied. Knight.