Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
AS. mæst, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus,
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
A.S. mæst; Ger. mast, whence mästen, to feed.
In literature:
The masts seemed so tall, the canvas so white, and the yards extending so far on either side.
"The Heir of Kilfinnan" by W.H.G. Kingston
Just as the action re-commenced, the enemy's main-mast went by the board.
"John Deane of Nottingham" by W.H.G. Kingston
Leaving the mast, I swam towards him; he was lashed to a spar.
"Tales of the Sea" by W.H.G. Kingston
But time was lost in attempting to do this, in consequence of the wreck of the mizzen-mast having fouled the rudder.
"Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader" by R.M. Ballantyne
Whether these vessels had more than one mast is uncertain.
"How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves" by W.H.G. Kingston
Two of her masts were still standing.
"Won from the Waves" by W.H.G. Kingston
A similar construction may be observed on the fore and mizen-mast, if the ship be a large one.
"Ran Away to Sea" by Mayne Reid
To while away the time, and by way of a little adventure, I determined at night to climb the mizen-mast with a fellow-passenger.
"A Boy's Voyage Round the World" by The Son of Samuel Smiles
Suddenly the wind dropped, and the sails flapped loudly against the masts.
"Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs" by William H. G. Kingston
Topgallant masts and royal masts were got up, and everything was prepared for making sail.
"The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader" by W.H.G. Kingston
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In poetry:
No pennon stream'd from lofty mast,
No ships were there, propell'd by steam,
For then, instead of whistle blast,
Was heard the lordly eagle's scream.
"Goderich" by Thomas Frederick Young
Masts in the offing wagged their tops;
The swinging waves pealed on the shore;
The saffron beach, all diamond drops
And beads of surge, prolonged the roar.
"In Romney Marsh" by John Davidson
Like that the gray-haired sea-king passed,
Seen southward from his sleety mast,
About whose brows of changeless frost
A wreath of flame the wild winds tossed.
"The Chapel of the Hermits" by John Greenleaf Whittier
"Brief let me be: the fatal storm arose;
The billows raged, the pilot's art was vain;
O'er the tall mast the circling surges close;
My Jessy—floats upon the watery plain!
"Elegy XXVI. Describing the Sorrow of An Ingeneous Mind" by William Shenstone
Those that ne'er bowed to man, to Time surrender,
And, as the passing years at last prevail,
Gone are the tapering masts, the rigging slender,
And snow-white spread of sail.
"Then And Now" by Cicely Fox Smith
With a cross of gold, as on they passed, The crimson streamers flew;
The shields hung glittering round the mast,
And on the waves a radiance cast,
Whilst all the trumpets blew.
"The Harp Of Hoel" by William Lisle Bowles
In news:
The Golden Mast 's Bayside Salmon with Leek Sauce Makes 4 Servings.
A tapering enclosure, planned over the mast , has been eliminated.
Late Tuesday morning, crews raised the USS Iowa's original mast in the Port of Richmond, where the ship is undergoing restoration.
Mast Raising Caps Historic Day For USS Iowa.
Mizzen Mast 's Current Top Performers.
Back to Mizzen Mast 's Current Top Performers.
World Wide Sires, Ltd is proud to welcome Rebekah Mast to the World Wide Sires (WWS) team, beginning January 16, 2012.
Robinson Working With FAA On R44 " Mast -Rocking".
I'm frequently asked if masts need to be unstepped each fall.
These include being able to thoroughly inspect the mast 's step and foot, along with the entire spar and all of its parts.
NTSB Issues Safety Recommendation for R44 Mast -Rocking.
MOUNT GILEAD — Edna Mast , 91, died Saturday, May 21, 2011, at MedCentral Mansfield Hospital.
Chris Hawkins- Mast Game-by-Game Stats.
Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about Texas A&M-CC Islanders Chris Hawkins- Mast on ESPN.com.
MAST @ Homestead has begun the application process for the 2011-2012 school year.
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In science:
Speicher, R-diagonal Pair-A Common Approach to Haar Unitaries and Circular Elements, (1995), www .mast.queensu.ca/˜speicher. B.
Diagonal Compressed Random Variables in a Graph W*-probability Spaces
Speicher, R-diagonal Pair-A Common Approach to Haar Unitaries and Circular Elements, (1995), www .mast.queensu.ca/˜speicher. B.
Compressed Random Variables in a Graph W*-Probability Space
Speicher, Combinatorics of Free Probability Theory IHP course note, available at www.mast.queensu.ca/˜speicher.
Compressed Random Variables in a Graph W*-Probability Space
The IUE data presented in this paper were obtained from the Multimission Archive at the Space Telescope Science Institute (MAST).
Stellar Wind Variations During the X-ray High and Low States of Cygnus X-1
Some of the data presented in this paper were obtained from the Multimission Archive at the Space Telescope Science Institute (MAST).
Hydrostatic Gas Constraints on Supermassive Black Hole Masses: Implications for Hydrostatic Equilibrium and Dynamical Modelling in a Sample of Early-Type Galaxies
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