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AIRT, ART, ARTH, AIRTH, _s._

1. Quarter of the heaven, point of the compa.s.s, S.

_Douglas._

2. A particular quarter of the earth.

_Wallace._

_On every art_, on every hand, on all sides.

_Douglas._

Gael. _aird_, a cardinal point; Germ. _ort_, _wart_, Belg. _oorde_, a place or quarter; Isl. _vart_, Moes. G. _wairths_, versus, towards.

_To_ AIRT, ART, ERT, _v. a._

1. To direct, to mark out a certain course, used with respect to the wind, as blowing from a particular quarter, S.

_Law Case._

2. To give direction or instruction, in order to find out a certain person or place, or any other object, S.

_Sir J. Sinclair._

3. _To airt on_, to urge forward, Galloway.

_Davidson._

AIRT and PART.

V. ~Art~.

AISLAIR, _adj._ Polished, S.

_Abp. Hamiltoun._

AISMENT, AYSYAMENT, _s._ Used in the same sense with E. _eas.e.m.e.nt_, as denoting a.s.sistance, accommodation. Fr. _ais.e.m.e.nt_, commodum.

_Stat. Rob. I._

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