Part 680

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Ashery</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>Ash"er*y</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A depository for ashes.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A place where potash is made.</def>

<h1>Ashes</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>Ash"es</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>asche</ets>, <ets>aske</ets>, AS. <ets>asce</ets>, <ets>\'91sce</ets>, <ets>axe</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>asca</ets>, G. <ets>asche</ets>, D. <ets>asch</ets>, Icel. & Sw. <ets>aska</ets>, Dan. <ets>aske</ets>, Goth. <ets>azgo</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when "returned to dust" by natural decay.</def>

<blockquote>Their martyred blood and <b>ashes</b> sow. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The coffins were broken open. The <b>ashes</b> were scattered to the winds. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.</def>

<blockquote>The lip of <b>ashes</b>, and the cheek of flame. <i>Byron.</i></blockquote>

<cs><mcol><col>In dust and ashes</col>, <col>In sackcloth and ashes</col></mcol>, <cd>with humble expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of mourning in Eastern lands.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Volcanic ashes</col>, &or; <col>Volcanic ash</col></mcol>, <cd>the loose, earthy matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes.</cd></cs>

<h1>Ash-fire</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>Ash"-fire</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A low fire used in chemical operations.</def>

<mhw><h1>Ash-furnace, Ash-oven</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>Ash"-fur`nace</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ash"-ov`en</hw> <tt>(#)</tt></mhw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making.</def>

<h1>Ashine</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>A*shine"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Shining; radiant.</def>

<h1>Ashlar, Ashler</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw><hw>Ash"lar</hw>, <hw>Ash"ler</hw><hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>ascheler</ets>, <ets>achiler</ets>, OF. <ets>aiseler</ets>, fr. <ets>aiselle</ets>, dim. of <ets>ais</ets> plank, fr. L. <ets>axis</ets>, <ets>assis</ets>, plank, axle. See <er>Axle</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone.</def>

<blockquote>Rough <b>ashlar</b>, a block of freestone as brought from the quarry. When hammer-dressed it is known as common <b>ashlar</b>. <i>Knight.</i></blockquote>

<sd>(b)</sd> <def>In the United States especially, a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick.</def>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Ashlaring, Ashlering</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw><hw>Ash"lar*ing</hw>, <hw>Ash"ler*ing</hw>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall.</def>

<i>Brande & C.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets. See <er>Ashlar</er>, 2.</def>