ATELLAN
A*tel"lan, a. Etym: [L. Atellanus, fr. Atella, an ancient town of the
Osci, in Campania.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan plays; farcical; ribald. — n.
Defn: A farcical drama performed at Atella.
ATHALAMOUS
A*thal"a*mous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, as the thallus of certain lichens.
ATHAMAUNT
Ath"a*maunt, n.
Defn: Adamant. [Obs.]
Written in the table of athamaunt. Chaucer.
ATHANASIA; ATHANASY Ath`a*na"si*a, A*than"a*sy, n. [NL. athanasia, fr. Gr. ; priv. + death.]
Defn: The quality of being deathless; immortality.
Is not a scholiastic athanasy better than none
Lowell.