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Webster 1913 Edition

Astel

As′tel

(ăs′tẽl)

,

Noun.

[OE.

astelle

piece of wood, OF.

astele

splinter, shaving, F.

attelle

,

astelle

: cf. L.

astula

, dim. of

assis

board.]

(Mining)

An arch, or ceiling, of boards, placed over the men’s heads in a mine.