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To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress. Which contraction . . . astringeth the moistuBacon.

The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin.

Apart; separate from each other; into parts; in two; separately; into or in different pieces or places. I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder. Zech. xi. 10. As wide asunder as pole and pole. Froude.

Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.

As an ending of participles or participial adjectives it is equivalent to -ed; as, situate or situated; animate or animated.

eters, at a temperature of 0º Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris. Sir W. Thomson.

A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island.

An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.

ions (Chem.), teaches that chemical combinations take place between the supposed ultimate particles or atoms of bodies, in some simple ratio, as of one to one, two to three, or some other, always expressible in whole numbers. -- Atomic weight (Chem.), the weight of the atom of an element as compared with the weight of…

The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or the state of being so reduced.

To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease. [Obs.] I would do much To atone them, for the love I bear to Cassio. Shak.

The main part of either auricle of the heart as distinct from the auricular appendix. Also, the whole articular portion of the heart.

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

sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great importance to a particular circumstance. Top this treasure a curse is attached. Bayard Taylor.

One attached to another person or thing, as a part of a suite or staff. Specifically: One attached to an embassy.

close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; anas, an attachment to a friend, or to a party.

One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting.

arefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.

genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record. Facts . . . attested by particular pagan authors. Addison.

A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.