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toward the zenith; above the horizon. The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. Browne.

so that which arises, as from distillation. Vaporous ascensions from the stomach. Sir T. Browne. Ascension Day, the Thursday but one before Whitsuntide, the day on which commemorated our Savior's ascension into heaven after his resurrection; -- called also Holy Thursday. -- Right ascension (Astron.), that degree of th…

Of the color of ashes; a whitish gray or brownish gray.

To shame. [R.] Barrow.

Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray. The ashen hue of age. Sir W. Scott.

In a slanting direction over; athwart. There is a willow grows aslant a brook. Shak.

In the sleep of the grave; dead. Concerning them which are asleep . . . sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 1 Thess. iv. 13.

Capable of being; visible. "The aspectable world." Ray. "Aspectable stars." Mrs. Browning.

Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty. The acclivities and asperities of duty. Barrow.

Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found als…

tion; the condition which results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation or drowning, or the inhalation of irrespirable gases.

reat; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. Pope.

produced when meat, bread, gum, sugar, starch, and the like, are roasted till they turn brown.

Roasting. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting. She grows more assiduous in her attendance. Addison.

ing the body, not repairing it by assimilation, but preserving it by ventilation. Sir T. Browne.

ppetite or desire. Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage. Addison. To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man Burke. The fount at which the panting mind assuages Her thirst of knowledge. Byron.

Stunned; astonished. See Astony. [Archaic] And I astonied fell and could not pray. Mrs. Browning.

ound with some sudden emotion or passion. Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. Sidney. I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. Dan. viii. 27.

An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll. Bell.