besetment
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After a long and dangerous besetment in the polar ice to the north of Bering Strait, the American whaling-ship Navrach was abandoned August 14, 1897.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.
It was now two hundred days since their besetment, and they had drifted more than six hundred miles, with all in health save the doctor.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.
From that time she steadily fought against her deadly sin, until its besetment lost all power over her.
From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances
And the curious part of the besetment is that I have known all along that I was killing your love for me.
From The City of Numbered Days by Lynde, Francis
The end of the besetment came at last.
From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.
