besetment
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In the mist of her besetment the woman found herself thinking that the fine little hands in this gesture should have been lace-beruffled at the wrist.
From Ewing\'s Lady by Wilson, Harry Leon
Our work was now at an end, and we had only to wait for a northerly or westerly wind to release us from our present "besetment," for, in fact, it was now nothing more.
From Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 by Parry, William Edward, Sir
The end of the besetment came at last.
From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.
This besetment, on September 12, 1846, must have been a grievous blow to Franklin, who was now practically assured of the existence of the northwest passage along the continental coast of North America.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.
After a besetment of twenty-four days, Iberville succeeded in extricating his vessel from the ice and passed into the bay.
From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.
