Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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atour . - noun Attire; dress; specifically, head-dress: as, “her rich attour,”
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Examples
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_And attour, her Grace places_ -- Again, she so placeth.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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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
Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive The Reformed Presbytery
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Bye attour (i. e., by and attour), beside and at a distance.
Glossary 1909
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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 Various 1876
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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 Walter Scott 1801
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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.'
Redgauntlet Walter Scott 1801
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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.’
Redgauntlet 2008
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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."
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 John Mackay Wilson 1819
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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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