v. t. [ F. affranchir; &unr_; (L. ad) + franc free. See Franchise and Frank. ] To make free; to enfranchise. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. affranchissement. ] The act of making free; enfranchisement. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i. [ Cf. It. affrappare, frappare, to cut, mince, F. frapper to strike. See Frap. ] To strike, or strike down. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Smale foules a great heap
That had afrayed [ affrayed ] me out of my sleep. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
That voice doth us affray. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. afrai, affrai, OF. esfrei, F. effroi, fr. OF. esfreer. See Affray, v. t. ]
☞ A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One engaged in an affray. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Affray. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. ad- + freight: cf. F. affréter. See Freight. ] To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. affrétement. ] The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. It. affrettare to hasten, fretta haste. ] A furious onset or attack. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare to rub against; af- = ad- + fricare to rub. ] (Phon.) A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ L. affricare to rub on. See Friction. ] The act of rubbing against. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
p. p. Made friends; reconciled. [ Obs. ] “Deadly foes . . . affriended.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Dreams affright our souls. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A drear and dying sound
Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. a. Affrighted. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. With fright. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To frighten. [ Archaic ] “Fit tales . . . to affrighten babes.” Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who frightens. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Terrifying; frightful. --
Bugbears or affrightful apparitions. Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
n. Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
That he, as 't were by accident, may here
Affront Ophelia. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
How can any one imagine that the fathers would have dared to affront the wife of Aurelius? Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. affront, fr. affronter. ]
I walked about, admired of all, and dreaded
On hostile ground, none daring my affront. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Offering an affront to our understanding. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. affronté, p. p. ] (Her.) Face to face, or front to front; facing. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Shamelessly. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who receives an affront. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who affronts, or insults to the face. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an affronting manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive. [ 1913 Webster ]
How affrontive it is to despise mercy. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality that gives an affront or offense. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. a. [ OE. afrayed, affraide, p. p. of afraien to affray. See Affray, and cf. Afeard. ] Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [ Afraid comes after the noun it limits. ] “Back they recoiled, afraid.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death. “I am afraid to die.” “I am afraid he will chastise me.” “Be not afraid that I your hand should take.” Shak. I am afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement; as, I am afraid I can not help you in this matter. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Afrit. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ Pref. a- + fresh. ] Anew; again; once more; newly. [ 1913 Webster ]
They crucify . . . the Son of God afresh. Heb. vi. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. African. --
a. [ L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African. ] Of or pertaining to Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]
African hemp,
African marigold,
African oak
African teak
African violet
African-American,
n. A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
n.
n. One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a “colored” mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) same as African wild dog.
n. A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans. “The knotty Africanisms . . . of the fathers.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. [ Amer. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
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adj.
adj.
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adv. [ Pref. a- + front. ] In front; face to face. --