"Atar" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... aspire. astilla splinter. astro star, luminous body. asturiano of the province of Asturias (in N. Spain.) asunto subject, matter. asustar to frighten. atacar to attack. atalaya watchtower. atar to tie. ataud m. coffin. atencion f. attention. atender to be attentive, heed. atentado attempt, offense. atento attentive. atenuar to diminish. ateo atheist. aterir vr. to grow numb. aterrador-a terrible. aterrar ...
— Novelas Cortas • Pedro Antonio de Alarcon
... easily commanded by the city. In addition to these advantages, the king of Granada, taking warning from the fate of Alhama, had strengthened its garrison with three thousand of his choicest troops, under the command of a skilful and experienced warrior, named Ali Atar. [1] ...
— History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella V1 • William H. Prescott
... are scrupulously cut open by the brigands. The gold brought to Ghadames consists chiefly of women's ear-rings, hoop and drop ear-rings. Some of the drops are hollow and contain little matters which rattle, and perfumed with small quantities of atar, or of zebed, (civet). The workmanship is rude and clumsy, but the gold is of the finest quality, though small and unpolished, something as the Malta gold is worked. The Rais collects the gold from those ...
— Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 • James Richardson |
