ATTAR At"tar, n. Etym: [Per. 'atar perfume, essence, Ar. 'itr, fr. 'atara to smell sweet. Cf. Otto.]
Defn: A fragrant essential oil; esp., a volatile and highly fragrant essential oil obtained from the petals of roses. [Also written otto and ottar.]
ATTASK
At*task", v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + task.]
Defn: To take to task; to blame. Shak.
ATTASTE
At*taste, v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + taste.]
Defn: To taste or cause to taste. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ATTE
At"te.
Defn: At the. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ATTEMPER
At*tem"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Attempering.] Etym: [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare; ad + temperare
to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf. Attemperate.]
1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature. If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered still. Trench.