Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Attire; dress; specifically, head-dress: as, “her rich attour,”
- See
atour .
Etymologies
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Examples
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_And attour, her Grace places_ -- Again, she so placeth.
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And they ordain, that before the king's majesty who now is, or any of his successors, shall be admitted to the exercise of his royal power, he shall, by and attour the foresaid oath, declare by his solemn oath, under his hand and seal, his allowance of the National Covenant, and of the Solemn League and
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Bye attour (i. e., by and attour), beside and at a distance.
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But also in particular, by and attour the Confession of Faith, do abolish and condemn the Pope's authority and jurisdiction out of this land, and ordains the maintainers thereof to be punished, Act 2, Parl.
The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation
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Colonel Russell, and above and attour [424] James Ballantyne, poor fellow.
The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford
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Na, na, lad -- od, she is maybe four or five years younger than the like o 'me, -- bye and attour her gentle havings.'
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Na, na, lad — od, she is maybe four or five years younger than the like o’ me, — bye and attour her gentle havings.’
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"they pitched their camp; and nae doubt butt they were well disciplined, seeing theye had the advantage of the Captain's training, with the great blessing attour of weapons suitable -- viz., rusty ould swords and pistolles; and they continued about three or foure houres on the bankes and about the milne: still there was nae appearance of the Scotch coming to fecht with them."
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And both parties bind and oblidge them and their fore (aids to pef (brm the premifles htiu iitdt to others under the penalty of L. ao Sterling, to be payed by the party failzier to the paxty obfcrver, or willing to obferve their part thereof, attour performance.
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