Part 137

After all, when everything has been considered; upon the whole. -- After (with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves, etc.) successively. -- One after another, successively. -- To be after, to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get; as, he is after money.

Aft"er, adv. Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.

It was about the space of three hours after. Acts. v. 7.

After is prefixed to many words, forming compounds, but retaining its usual signification. The prefix may be adverbial, prepositional, or adjectival; as in after- described, after- dinner, after-part. The hyphen is sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective after with its noun. See Note under After, a., 1.

Aft"er*birth` (&?;), n. (Med.) The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery.

Aft"er*cast` (&?;), n. A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late. Gower.

Aft"er*clap` (&?;), n. An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end. Spenser.

Aft"er*crop` (&?;), n. A second crop or harvest in the same year. Mortimer.

Aft"er damp` (&?;).An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid.

Aft"er-din`ner(&?;), n. The time just after dinner. "An after-dinner's sleep." Shak. [Obs.] -- a. Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an after-dinner nap.

Aft"er-eat`age(&?;), n. Aftergrass.

Aft"er*eye` (&?;), v. t. To look after. [Poetic] Shak.

Aft"er*game` (&?;), n. A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient. Wotton.

Aftergame at Irish, an ancient game very nearly resembling backgammon. Beau. & Fl.

Aft"er-glow(&?;), n. A glow of refulgence in the western sky after sunset.

Aft"er*grass` (&?;), n. The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown; aftermath.

Aft"er*growth` (&?;), n. A second growth or crop, or (metaphorically) development. J. S. Mill.

Aft"er*guard` (&?;), n. (Naut.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails. Totten.

Aft"er-im`age(&?;), n. The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been removed; also extended to impressions left of tones, smells, etc.

Aft"er*ings (&?;), n. pl. The last milk drawn in milking; strokings. [Obs.] Grose.

Aft"er*math (&?;), n. [After + math. See Math.] A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen. Holland.

Aft"er-men`tioned(&?;), a. Mentioned afterwards; as, persons after-mentioned (in a writing).

Aft"er*most (&?;), a. superl. [OE. eftemest, AS. æftemest,akin to Gothic aftumist and aftuma, the last, orig. a superlative of of, with the superlative endings -te, -me, -st.] 1. Hindmost; -- opposed to foremost.

2. (Naut.) Nearest the stern; most aft.

Aft"er*noon" (&?;), n. The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.

Aft"er-note`(&?;), n. (Mus.) One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note.

Aft"er*pains` (&?;), n. pl. (Med.) The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.

Aft"er*piece` (&?;), n. 1. A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment.