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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Af-frāy', v. t. p. 27To frighten. The kettle-drum and far-heard clarionet Affray his ears. Keats.Af-frāy′, n. p. 27Fear or terror; fright. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. (Law.) The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. Blackstone. ☞ A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an…Af-frāy'er, n. p. 27One engaged in an affray. H. Mann.Af-frāy'ment, n. p. 27Same as AFFRAY. [Obs.] Spenser.Af-freight′, v. t. p. 27To hire, as ship, for the transportation of goods or freight.Af-freight'er, n. p. 27One who hires or charters a ship or other vessel to convey goods. Walsh.Af-freight'ment, n. p. 27The act of hiring a ship for the transportation of goods. Kent.Af-frĕt', n. p. 27A furious onset, or attack. [Obs.] “The terror of their fierce affret.” Spenser.Af-fric'tion, n. p. 27The act of rubbing. [Obs.] Boyle.Af-friĕnd'ed, a. p. 27Made friends; reconciled. [Obs.] “Deadly foes . . . faithfully af-friended.” Spenser.Af-fright', v. t. p. 27To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm. “Dreams affright our souls.” Shak. A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. Milton. Syn.—To terrify; frighten; alarm…Af-fright', n. p. 27Sudden and great fear; terror. “He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair.” Goldsmith. ☞ It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror. 2.…Af-fright'ed-ly, adv. p. 27With fright. Drayton.Af-fright'er, n. p. 27One who frightens.Af-fright'ful, a. p. 27Terrifying; terrible; that may excite great fear; dreadful. “An affrightful bugbear.” Cudworth.Af-fright'ful-ly, adv. p. 27Frightfully.Af-fright'ment, n. p. 27Affright; terror; the state of being frightened. [Rare.] Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment. Locke.Af-frônt', v. t. p. 27To front; to face; or to meet or encounter face to face. [Obs.] All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant. Holland. That he, as ’twere by accident, might here Affront Ophelia. Shak. The seditious…A'f-rônt', n. p. 28Any reproachful or contemptuous action or conduct that excites or justifies resentment; ill treatment. It usually expresses a less degree of abuse than insult. [Rare.] Upon the sense of which affront…Af-frónt-ee', a. p. 28(Her.) Face to face, or front to front. Burke.Af-frōnt’er, n. p. 28One that affronts.Af-frŏnt'ing-ly, adv. p. 28In an affronting manner.Af-frŏnt’ive, a. p. 28Tending to affront or offend; abusive. “How affrontive it is to despise mercy!” South.Af-frŏnt′ive-ness, n. p. 28The quality that gives an affront or offense. [Rare.]Af-fūse', v. t. p. 28To pour out; to sprinkle, as with a liquid. I first affused water upon the compressed beans. Boyle.Af-fū′/sion, n. p. 28The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid substance, as upon a child in baptism; specifically (Med.), the act of pouring water on the whole or part of the body, as a remedy in disease.…Af-fy′, v. t. p. 28To betroth. [Obs.] “We be affied.” Shak.Af-fÿ', v. i. p. 28To trust or confide. [Obs.] Shak.Af'ghan, n. p. 28(Geog.) 1. A native or an inhabitant of Afghanistan. 2. A kind of carriage blanket.Ăf'ghan, a. p. 28Pertaining to Afghanistan.A'field', adv. p. 28To, in, or on, the field. “We drove afield.” Milton. What keeps Gurth so long afield? W. Scott.A-fire', adv. p. 28On fire. Gower.A-flăt', adv. p. 28Level with the ground; flat. [Obs.]A-flōat', adv. or a. p. 28Borne on the water; floating; swimming. “On such a full sea are we now afloat.” Shak. 2. Moving; passing from place to place; as, a runner is afloat. 3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; as…A-fōam', adv. p. 28In a foaming state; as, the sea is all afoam.A-fo͝ot', adv. p. 28On foot. “We'll walk afoot a while.” Shak. He distinguished himself as a sick-nurse till his poor comrade got afoot again. Carlyle. 2. In action; in a condition for action, or in a state of being…A-fōre', adv. p. 28Before. [Obs.] “Look out afore.” Falconer.A-fōre', prep. p. 28Before. 2. (Naut.) Toward the head of; farther forward than; or nearer the stem than; as, afore the windlass. Afore the mast, a phrase applied to a common sailor who holds no office on board the…A-fōre'gō-ing, a. p. 28Going before; foregoing. [Obs.]A-fōre'hānd, adv. p. 28In advance; in time previous; beforehand. She is come aforehand to anoint my body. Mark. xiv. 8.A-fōre'hănd, a. p. 28Prepared; previously provided; — opposed to behindhand. “Aforehand in all matters of power.” Bacon.A-fōre'mēn-tioned, a. p. 28Mentioned before in the same writing or discourse. Addison.A-fōre'nāmed, a. p. 28Named before. Peacham.A-fōre'said, a. p. 28Said or recited before, or in a preceding part.A-fore'thought, a. p. 28Premeditated; prepense; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder.Bourrier p. 28A-fōre′time, adv. p. 28In time past; in a former time. “He prayed . . . as he did aforetime.” Dan. vi. 10.A fōr'ti-ō'rī p. 28With stronger reasons.A-foul', adv. or a. p. 28In collision; entangled. “A vessel ran afoul of us.” Totten.A-frāid', a. p. 28Impressed with fear or apprehension; fearful. “Back they recoiled, afraid.” Milton. ☞ This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before the object of…Af-freet′, n. p. 28See AFRIT.A-frĕsh', adv. p. 28After intermission; anew; again; recently. They crucify the Son of God afresh. Heb. vi. 6.Af'rie or Af'rie-an, a. p. 28(Geog.) Pertaining to Africa.Af'ri-can, n. p. 28A native or an inhabitant of Africa. 2. The African marigold (Tagetes erecta). [Rare.] Tite's Cookery.Ăf'ri-e-an-ism, n. p. 28A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Africa. “The knotty Africanisms . . . of the fathers.” Milton.Ăf/rĭ-can-i-zā'tion, n. p. 28A placing under the domination of Africans. [Amer.] Bartlett.Af'ri-an-ize, v. t. p. 28To place under the domination of Africans. [Amer.] Bartlett.A-frit' or A-frite', n. p. 28An evil genius in the Mohammedan mythology. See JINNIE. Ogilvie.A-frŏnt’, adv. p. 28In front. Shak.Aft, a. or adv. p. 28(Naut.) Near the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft. Fore and aft, from one end of the vessel to the other. Totten.