In all her gates, Abaddon rues
Thy bold attempt.
Milton.
A*baft" (*bft"), prep. [Pref. a- on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. beæftan; be by + æftan behind. See After, Aft, By.] (Naut.) Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
Abaft the beam. See under Beam.
A*baft", adv. (Naut.) Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.
A*bai"sance (*b"sans), n. [For obeisance; confused with F. abaisser, E. abase.] Obeisance. [Obs.] Jonson.
A*bai"ser (*b"sr), n. Ivory black or animal charcoal. Weale.
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A*baist" (*bst"), p. p. Abashed; confounded; discomfited. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ab*al"ien*ate (b*l"yen*t; 94, 106), v. t. [L. abalienatus, p. p. of abalienare; ab + alienus foreign, alien. See Alien.] 1. (Civil Law) To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.