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Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work. The material universe.. in the artifice of God, the artifice of the best Mechanist. Cudworth.

One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan. [Obs.] How to build ships, and dreadful ordnance cast, Instruct the articles and reward their. Waller.

reasing latitude of a planet. Ferguson. -- Ascending line (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line direct ascending. -- Ascending node having, that node of the moon or a planet wherein it passes the ecli…

and; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed to aboard or afloat. Here shall I die ashore. Shak. I must fetch his necessaries ashore. Shak.

Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried. [Obs.] Through many hard assays which did betide. Spenser.

place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment.

In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.

A worshiper of the stars. Morley.

The worship of the stars.

In concord or friendship; in agreement (with each other); as, to be, bring, make, or set, at one, i. e., to be or bring in or to a state of agreement or reconciliation. If gentil men, or othere of hir contree Were wrothe, she wolde bringen hem atoon. Chaucer.

und us to awaken tenderness. R. Hall. Atheism and pantheism are often wrongly confounded. Shipley.

across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance. -- Athwart ships, across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to fore and aft.

n by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.

Authoriship. [R.]

Self-worship. Farrar.

Deification of one's self; self-worship. [R.]

One given to self-worship. [R.]

Incarnation; manifestation as an object of worship or admiration.

Any charge in addition to the regular charge for freight of goods shipped.

about the size and shape of a large pear; -- called also avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter.