Defn: Stunned; astounded; astonished. [Archaic] Spenser.
Thus Ellen, dizzy and astound. As sudden ruin yawned around. Sir W.
Scott.
ASTOUND As*tound", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astounded, [Obs.] Astound; p. pr. & vb. n. Astounding.] Etym: [See Astound, a.]
1. To stun; to stupefy. No puissant stroke his senses once astound. Fairfax.
2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder,
surprise, or fear.
These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind.
Milton.
ASTOUNDING
As*tound"ing, a.
Defn: Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an astounding force, statement, or fact. — As*tound"ing*ly, adv.
ASTOUNDMENT
As*tound"ment, n.
Defn: Amazement. Coleridge.
ASTRACHAN
As`tra*chan", a. & n.
Defn: See Astrakhan.