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he whole 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.

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

One who holds to the atomic philosophy or theory. Locke.

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

or hypochondriac; atrabiliary. Dunglision. A hard-faced, atrabilious, earnest-eyed race. Lowell. He was constitutionally atrabilious and scornful. Froude.

A condition of the system produced by long use of belladonna.

To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.

rly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry, pronounced in respect of 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.

attempt a bold flight. Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Longfellow.

the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard. [Obs.] The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not attend the unskillful words of the passenger. Sir P. Sidney.

The persons attending; a retinue; attendants. If your stray attendance by yet lodged. Milton.

Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting. From the attendant flotilla rang notes triumph. Sir W. Scott. Cherub and Seraph . . . attendant on their Lord. Milton.

ention to, To pay one's attentions to, to be courteous or attentive to; to wait upon as a lover; to court.

A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:

To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate. Blackstone.

ssal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and service; the agreement of a tenant to acknowledge the purchaser of the estate as his landlord. Burrill. Blackstone.

(Bot.) A small body situated on or near the nucleus in the cells of some of the lower plants, consisting of two centrospheres containing centrosomes. It exercises an important function in mitosis.

ive of morning. Grove. The crowing cock . . . Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear. Longfellow.

Flaxen-colored. [Obs.] Florio.

Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard; as, an audible voice or whisper.