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Previously; before; formerly; heretofore. Chaucer. Tityrus, with whose style he had erst disclaimed all ambition to match his pastoral pipe. A. W. Ward. At erst, at first; at the beginning. -- Now at erst, at this present time. Chaucer.

Till then or now; heretofore; formerly. [Archaic]

See Bristle. [Obs.] Chaucer.

See Clearstory.

Resistance; opposition; a stand against. Making counterstand to Robert Guiscard. Longfellow.

A contrary method of procedure; opposite course of action.

See Counterfoil.

A stroke or blow in return. Spenser.

One who practices deerstalking.

The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.

A kind of embroidery stitch producing a branching zigzag line.

An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike luster (schiller) on the cleavage surface.

Composed of, or containing, hypersthene.

The interstapedial part of the columella.

the mutual relations of States; existing between, or including, different States; as, interstate commerce. Story.

Between or among the stars; as, interstellar space. Bacon.

Interstellar.

Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.

which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a wall.

Provided with interstices; having interstices between; situated at intervals.