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

lace, 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.

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

cross 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.

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

half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.

Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines. Augustinian canons, an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; -- called also regular canons of St. Austin, and black canons. -- Augustinian hermits or Austin friars, an order of friars establishe…

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.

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

Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding. [Obs.] Thrust from the company of awful men. Shak.

Worship of Baal; idolatry.