(b) In the United States especially, a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick. Knight.
ASHLARING; ASHLERING
Ash"lar*ing, Ash"ler*ing, n.
1. The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
2. Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall. Brande & C.
3. (Carp.)
Defn: The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets. See Ashlar, 2.
ASHORE
A*shore", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + shore.]
Defn: On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); — sometimes opposed to aboard or afloat. Here shall I die ashore. Shak. I must fetch his necessaries ashore. Shak.
ASHTORETH
Ash"to*reth, n.; pl. Ashtaroth.
Defn: The principal female divinity of the Phoenicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity. W. Smith.