‖n. [ G. ] See Legislature, Austria, Prussia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. abies, abietis, a fir tree. ] A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana) of California. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A standing aloof. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. See Abstain. ] The act of abstaining; a holding aloof. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining. Farrar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Fitness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Achillis tendo. ] (Anat.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern fine distinctions. [ 1913 Webster ]

Perhaps, also, he felt his professional acuteness interested in bringing it to a successful close. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Penetration; sagacity; keenness; ingenuity; shrewdness; subtlety; sharp-wittedness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } [ OF. advertence, avertence, LL. advertentia, fr. L. advertens. See Advertent. ] The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent; attention; notice; regard; heedfulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

To this difference it is right that advertence should be had in regulating taxation. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. advertens, -entis, p. pr. of advertere. See Advert. ] Attentive; heedful; regardful. Sir M. Hale. -- Ad*vert"ent*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To frighten. [ Archaic ] “Fit tales . . . to affrighten babes.” Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being alternate, or of following by turns. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. annectere to tie or bind to. See Annex. ] Connecting; annexing. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Before birth. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ] Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Antennæ [ L. antenna sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect. ] 1. (Zool.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Electronics) A metallic device, variously shaped, designed for the purpose of either transmitting or receiving radio waves, as for radio or television broadcasting, or for transmitting communication signals. Some types are: whip antenna, antenna tower, horn antenna, dish antenna, directional antenna and rabbit ears. See transmitter, receiver. [ PJC ]

a. (Zool.) Belonging to the antennæ. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Antenna + -ferous. ] (Zool.) Bearing or having antennæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Antenna + -form. ] Shaped like antennæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of antenna. ] (Zool.) A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antennæ or feelers of Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A number that precedes another. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Preceding marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement. Kent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Antiquatedness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. appétence. See Appetency. ] A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Appetencies [ L. appetentia, fr. appetere to strive after, long for. See Appetite. ] 1. Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite. [ 1913 Webster ]

They had a strong appetency for reading. Merivale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism. [ 1913 Webster ]

These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate. E. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. appetens, p. pr. of appetere. ] Desiring; eagerly desirous. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Appetent after glory and renown. Sir G. Buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being apportioned or in proportion. [ Obs. & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. apurtenaunce, apartenance, F. appartenance, LL. appartenentia, from L. appertinere. See Appertain. ] That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in common parlance and legal acceptation, something belonging to another thing as principal, and which passes as incident to it, as a right of way, or other easement to land; a right of common to pasture, an outhouse, barn, garden, or orchard, to a house or messuage. In a strict legal sense, land can never pass as an appurtenance to land. Tomlins. Bouvier. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Globes . . . provided as appurtenances to astronomy. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The structure of the eye, and of its appurtenances. Reid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Syn. -- gear, paraphernalia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Something which belongs or appertains to another thing; an appurtenance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mysterious appurtenants and symbols of redemption. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. appartenant, p. pr. of appartenir. See Appurtenance. ] Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing; accessory; incident; as, a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Common appurtenant. (Law) See under Common, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Acuteness. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. armipotentia, fr. armipotents. ] Power in arms. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. armipotents; arma arms + potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able. ] Powerful in arms; mighty in battle. [ 1913 Webster ]

The temple stood of Mars armipotent. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being articulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; shaped like a ladle; &unr_; a ladle + e'i^dos form. ] (Anat.) Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage and connected with the vocal cords. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Attended; p. pr. & vb. n. Attending. ] [ OE. atenden, OF. atendre, F. attendre, to expect, to wait, fr. L. attendre to stretch, (sc. animum), to apply the mind to; ad + tendere to stretch. See Tend. ] 1. To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not attend the unskillful words of the passenger. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To go or stay with, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fifth had charge sick persons to attend. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Attends the emperor in his royal court. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to attend William thither. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects. [ 1913 Webster ]

What cares must then attend the toiling swain. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The state that attends all men after this. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Three days I promised to attend my doom. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To Attend, Mind, Regard, Heed, Notice. Attend is generic, the rest are specific terms. To mind is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to regard is to look on a thing as of importance; to heed is to attend to a thing from a principle of caution; to notice is to think on that which strikes the senses. Crabb. See Accompany. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed; to listen; -- usually followed by to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Attend to the voice of my supplications. Ps. lxxxvi. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

Man can not at the same time attend to two objects. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by on or upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was required to attend upon the committee. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend to a matter of business. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To wait; to stay; to delay. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

For this perfection she must yet attend,
Till to her Maker she espoused be. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To Attend, Listen, Hearken. We attend with a view to hear and learn; we listen with fixed attention, in order to hear correctly, or to consider what has been said; we hearken when we listen with a willing mind, and in reference to obeying. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. attendance, OF. atendance, fr. atendre, F. attendre. See Attend, v. t. ] 1. Attention; regard; careful application. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Till I come, give attendance to reading. 1 Tim. iv. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Constant attendance at church three times a day. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Waiting for; expectation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Languishing attendance and expectation of death. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The persons attending; a retinue; attendants. [ 1913 Webster ]

If your stray attendance by yet lodged. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of attending or accompanying; attendance; an attendant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. attendant, p. pr. of attendre. See Attend, v. t. ] 1. Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting. [ 1913 Webster ]

From the attendant flotilla rang notes triumph. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cherub and Seraph . . . attendant on their Lord. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils. [ 1913 Webster ]

The natural melancholy attendant upon his situation added to the gloom of the owner of the mansion. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) Depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the widow attendant to the heir. Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Attendant keys (Mus.), the keys or scales most nearly related to, or having most in common with, the principal key; those, namely, of its fifth above, or dominant, its fifth below (fourth above), or subdominant, and its relative minor or major. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor. “A train of attendants.” Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which accompanies; a concomitant. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ A ] sense of fame, the attendant of noble spirits. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another. Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Intent. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, attends. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. atendement. ] An attendant circumstance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The uncomfortable attendments of hell. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]