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2. (Naut.) Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass.

Afore the mast, among the common sailors; -- a phrase used to distinguish the ship's crew from the officers.

A*fore"cit`ed (&?;), a. Named or quoted before.

A*fore"go`ing (&?;), a. Gong before; foregoing.

A*fore"hand` (&?;) adv. Beforehand; in anticipation. [Archaic or Dial.]

She is come aforehand to anoint my body. Mark xiv. 8.

A*fore"hand`, a. Prepared; previously provided; -- opposed to behindhand. [Archaic or Dial.]

Aforehand in all matters of power. Bacon.

A*fore"men`tioned (&?;), a. Previously mentioned; before-mentioned. Addison.

A*fore"named` (&?;), a. Named before. Peacham.

A*fore"said` (&?;), a. Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified.

A*fore"thought` (&?;), a. Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder. Bouvier.

A*fore"thought`, n. Premeditation.

A*fore"time` (&?;), adv. In time past; formerly. "He prayed . . . as he did aforetime." Dan. vi. 10.

||A for`ti*o"ri (&?;). [L.] (Logic & Math.) With stronger reason.

A*foul" (&?;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + foul.] In collision; entangled. Totten.

To run afoul of, to run against or come into collision with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause injury.

A*fraid" (&?;), 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.

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.

Syn. -- Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.

Af"reet (&?;), n. Same as Afrit.

A*fresh" (&?;), adv. [Pref. a- + fresh.] Anew; again; once more; newly.

They crucify . . . the Son of God afresh. Heb. vi. 6.

Af"ric (&?;), a. African. -- n. Africa. [Poetic]

Af"ri*can (&?;), a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Of or pertaining to Africa.

African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and India. - - African marigold, a tropical American plant (Tagetes erecta). -- African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.

Af"ri*can, n. A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

Af`ri*can"der (&?;), 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.