abnet (abnet)

[ A long array of priests, in their plain white garments overwrapped by abnets of many folds and gorgeous colors. L. Wallace, Ben-Hur, p. 530. 2. In surg., a bandage resembling a Jewish priest's girdle. abnodatet (ab'no-dat), v. t. [ aboil has merged in the E. phrase. Cf. aboard.] I. adv. 1. On the deck or in the hold of a ship or ve el; into or upon a ve el. [In the U. S. used also of railroad-cars and other vehicles.] He lowdly cald to such as were abord. Spenser, F. Q., II. vi. 4. 2. Alongside; by the side; on one side. He was desirous of keeping the coast of America aboard. Cook, Voyages. Aboard main tack! ( naut.), an order to haul one of the lower corners of the mainsail down to the che tree. All aboard! the order to go on board or enter, upon the starting of a ve el or (U. S.) railroad-train.To fall aboard of, to come or strike against: said of a ship which strikes against another broadside on or at an obtuse angle. Such a collision is distinctively called an abordage. To get aboard, to get foul of, as a ship.To go aboard, to enter a ship; embark. To haul aboard ( naut.), to haul down the weather-clew of the fore or main course by the tack to the bumkin or deck. - To keep the land or coast aboard ( naut. ), to keep within sight of land while sailing along it. We sailed leisurely down the coast before a light fair wind, keeping the land well aboard. R. H. Dana , Jr., Before the Mast, p. 124. To lay aboard ( naut.), to run alongside of, as an enemy's ship, for the purpose of fighting. II. prep. 1. On board; into. We left this place, and were again conveyed aboard our ship. Fielding, Voyage to Lisbon. 2. Upon; acro ; athwart. (Rare.] Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic sea by their huge navy cast. Spenser, Virgil's Gnat, 1. 46.