Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Compass
compass, n. [Fr. compas, measure, pair of compasses, circle < Sp. compas, rule of life, pattern.]
Guiding tool; instrument that wanderers use to gauge direction; instrument with an arrow that indicates the polar North orientation; [possible allusion to Hopper's hymn text: “Chart and compass come from Thee; Jesus, Savior, pilot me”.]
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