TO COMPASS. To imagine; to contrive.
2. In England, to compass the death of the king is high treason. Bract. 1. 3, c. 2 Britt. c. 8; Mirror, c. 1, s. 4.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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And of course Pyxis, the Mariner's Compass, was one of those to be accorded its place of honour against the southern night sky.

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Judy Mathieson's MARINER'S COMPASS QUILTS: SETTING A NEW COURSE (1571203001, $26.95) provides new patterns and projects for an old style, using two large projects as examples to encourage individual projects.

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IN HIS workshop, the craftsman skilfully produces a reliable mariner's compass. The little, quivering needle will guide a great ship safely to a chosen destination.

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