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Show AS - Aponifbd at the voice, he ftood amaz'd -And all'around with inward hortor gaz'd. 4ddifon A genius univerfal as his theme Aftonifbing as chaos Thomfon AAsTONISHINGNESS. . /. [from aftonifh. Of a nature to excite aftonifhment ASTO'NISHMENT 2 /o [effonnement, Fr. Amazement ; confufion of min fear or wonder fro ‘We found, with no lefs wonder to us than affenifbment to themfelves, that they were the two vaSidney liant and famous brothers She efteemed this as much above his wifdom; a South affonifbment is beyond bare admiration Zo Asto'unp. w.a. [efonner, Fr.] T aftonifh ; to confound with fear or wonder. This word is now fomewhat obHolete Thefe thoughts may ftartle well, but not affeun Th virtuous mind, that ever walk attende By a ftrong fiding champion, confeience AMilton AsTrRA'DDLE. adw. [from 2 and fFraddle. With one's legs acrofs any thing Did A'STRAGAL. 7. [ [&redyar®-, the ankl or ankle-bone.] Afittle round member in the form of a ring or bracelet, {erving as an ornament at the topsand botBuilder's Dist soms of columns We fec none of that ordinary confufion, whic is the refult of quarter rounds of the affragal, an 1 know not how many other intermingled particulars Speétator A'stratv. adj. [from affrum, Lat.] Starry belonging to the ftars Some aftral forms I muft invoke by pray'r Fram'd all of pureft atoms of the ai Not in their natures fimply good or ill But moft fubfervient to bad fpirits will Dryden AsTrA'Y. adv. [from z and fray.] Outo the right way May feem the wain was very evil led ‘When fuch an one had guiding of the way That knew not whether right he went, or elf aftray Spenfer You run afiray, for whilft we talk- of Ireland "you rip up the original of Scotland. Spenfer on Irel Like one that had been led affra Through the heav'ns wide pathlefs way. Milton o ASTRI'CT A 5 AS w.a. [affringo, Lat.] T contraét by applications, in oppofitio to relax : a word not {fo much ufed a eonftringe The folid parts were to be relaxed or aftriffed, a they let the humours pafs either in too fmall or to great quantities Arbutbnot on Aliments Astri'cTiON. 2 [. [aftridtio, Lat.] Th alt or power of contracting the parts o the body by applications Aftriction is in a fubftance that hath a virtua «cold ; and it worketh partly by the fame means tha cold doth Bacon This virtue requireth an affriéZion, but fuch a -aftriction as is not grateful to the body ; for a pleafing aftriction doth rather bind in the nerves tha -expel them ; and therefore fuch affriction is foun in things of a harfh tafte Bacon Lenitive fubftances arc proper for dry atrabilatian conftitutions, who are fubje@ to afrition o the belly, and the piles Arbuthnot an Dict AsTRI'CTIVE. adj. [from affrif.] Stiptick ; of a binding quality Dia Astri‘cTorY. adj. [affrifforius, Lat. adj. [affrifer, Lat. Astri'rerovs Dié Bearing or having fiars AsTrR1 GEROUS. adj. [afiriger, Lat.] CarDis rying ftars To ASTRIUNGE. . a. [afiringo, Lat. To prefs by contraction; to make th parts draw together Tears are caufe Their modefty, and ride afride Hudibras 4 faw a place, where the Rhone is fo &raitene aftrologians ufe Bacon fendeth tears into the eyes Aftri&ion prohibiteth diffolution ; as, in medi cines, afiringcnts inhibit putrefaction: and, b afiringercy, fome fmall quantity of oil of vitrio will keep frefh water long from putrefying Bacon's Natural Hiflory Acid, aciid, auftere, and bitter fubftances, b their affringency, create horrour, that is, {timulat Arbuthnot the fibres AsTRI'NGENT. adj. [afiringens, Lat. Binding ; contratting; oppofed to Jaxative : it is ufed {ometimes of tafte which feem to contraét the mouth Afringent medicines are binding, which aét b the afperity of their particles, whereby they corru gate the membranes and mak the dra u clofer Quincy The myrobalan hath parts of contrary natures for itis fweet and yet aftringent Bacon The juice is very aftringent, and therefore of flo motion Bacoy's Natural Hiftory What diminifheth fenfible 'perfpiration, en creafeth the infenfible; for thatreafon a frengthening and affringent diet often conducet 'purpofe to thi Arbuthnot on Aliments A'STROGRAPHY. #. /. [from aseov an yeapw. 'The {cience of defcribing th ftars Dis A'sTROLABE. 2. [i [of drip, dnd Aa€edy to take. 1. An inftrument chiefly ufed for takin the altitude of the pole, the fun, or ftars at fea z. A ftereographick projeftion of the circles of the {phere upon the plain of fom great circle Chambers AsTRO'LOGER. #. /. [aftrologus,Lat. fro aspoy and Aoy G- 1. One that, fuppofing the influences o the ftars to have a caufal power, profefle to foretel or difcover events dependin on thofe influences . Notunlike that which affrologers call a conjunc tion of planets, of no very benign afpeét the one t the other Wotton A happy genius is the gift of nature: itdepend on the influence of the ftars, fay the aftrologers; o the organgof the body, fay the naturalifts ; itis th particular gift of heaven, fay the divines, bot chriftians and heathens Diyden Aftrologers, that future fates forefhew Pope T'never heard a finer fatire againft lawyers, tha that of aftrologers, when they pretend, by rules o art, to tell when a fuit will end, and whether to th advantage of the plaintiff or defendant Swife cients in the ftars many things unknown to the anRaleigh AsTroLO'GIaN. n / [from aftrology. "The fame with affrologer ulyy Candy AH"aiafl AsTrROLO GICAL, ' 21 AstroLo'cick. §%%: [ m‘"""flflfvgr 1. Profefling aftrology Some feem a little aftrologicl, g5 Wh warn us from places of malign influence, ; No aftrologick wizard honour,gaim ‘Who has not oft been banifh'd, or in chain 2. Relating to aftrology Afprological prayers feem to me to be built op - Astri'ncEncy. # /. [from affringe. The power of contratting the parts o the body ; oppofed to the power of 7eaxarion No more than can th;.'qflraiogian?m by a contradtion of the fpirit of the brain ; which contra&ion, by confequence aftringeth the moifture of the brain, and thereb . efifor "‘M The ftars, they fay, cannot dif 2 z. It was anciently ufed for one that und r tood or explained the motions of th Aftringent ; apt to bind Di& planets, without including predi&ion AsTr1'DE adv [from & and Sride] A worthy aftrologer, by perfpe@ive glaffes, hat With the legs open foun To lay their native arms afide The twelve haufcsofhea,m betiween two rocks, that a man may ftand affrid Boyle .upon both at once good reafon as the predictions s,i"i"m) The poetical fables are more ancient than fhe aftrological influences, that were 1ot known g y Greeks till after Alexander the Great E'm ASTROLO'GICALLY. adv, [fro ajiro? g7- In an aftrological manner, . 7 ASTRO'LOGIZE. @.7 [from af logy.] 'To prattife aftrology ASTRO'LOGY. . /. [aftrologia, I The pratice of feretelling fhings‘[; the knowledge of the ftars; an art no generall exploded as irrationa] a falfe I know the learned think of the art of ofralg that the ftars do not force the ations or willsy men AsTRO'NOMER an vu®- Suif 7./. [fromdsem, aty, a rul or law. ftudies the celeftia One th motions, and fhe rules by which they are governed The motions of factions under kings ought t be like the motions, asthe affronomers fpeak of, i the inferiour orbs Bar Aftronomers no longer doubt-of the motionof th planets about the fun The old and new affronomers in-vai Lucke Attempt the heav'nly motions to explain Blackmre AsTrono'MICAL. Y adj. [fromafromm. AsTrRONO'MICK. } Belonging to aftonomy Our forefathers marking certain mutationst happen in the fun's progrefs through the zodiack they regiftrate and fet them down in their afr Brown's Vulgar Erruw mical canons Can he not pafs an aftronomick line Or dreads the fun th' imaginary fign That he fhould ne'er advance to either pole Blackmr AsTroNO'MICALLY adv [from affn In an aftronomical mamner nomical. Ii._f ASTRO'NOMY [&rgoy_oyfa fro u o asedv, 4 ftar, a n h a t A the knowledg of the celeftial bodi c a f d the peri ras taugh Pythag> that the earth and plane turn round the fun, which ftands moveable in the centre. From thetim n t i n f of Pythapor e o P t b gle&}: tilgl it w _ fl o mys t i broug ftored this {cience to Europe Chambers To this muft be added the underftanding of th aftronomy globes, and the principles of geometry an ficmbf A'stroscory oroméw ftars / tO view. , an [asig 3 fi"qf th Obfervatio D ‘.fl ASTRO-THEOLOGY. 7. /. [from: g m',t fvin flar, and thealogia, divinity.] 1‘011!'1&6{ |