Earth has no other asylum for them than its own cold bosom.
Southey.
3. An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an asylum for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a lunatic asylum; an orphan asylum.
A*sym"me*tral (&?;), a. Incommensurable; also, unsymmetrical. [Obs.] D. H. More.
{ As`ym*met"ric (&?;), As`ym*met"ri*cal (&?;), } a. [See Asymmetrous.] 1. Incommensurable. [Obs.]
2. Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally symmetrical. Huxley.
A*sym"me*trous (&?;), a. [Gr. &?;.] Asymmetrical. [Obs.] Barrow.
A*sym"me*try (&?;), n. [Gr. &?;; 'a priv. + &?; symmetry.] 1. Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.