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<hw>Af"flu*ent</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affluent</ets>, L. <ets>affluens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Affluence</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Flowing to; flowing abundantly.</def> "<i>Affluent</i> blood."

<i>Harvey.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches.</def>

<blockquote>Language . . . <b>affluent</b> in expression. <i>H. Reed.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Loaded and blest with all the <b>affluent</b> store, Which human vows at smoking shrines implore. <i>Prior.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Affluent</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af"flu*ent</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.</def>

<h1>Affluently</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af"flu*ent*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Abundantly; copiously.</def>

<h1>Affluentness</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*flu*ent*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Great plenty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Afflux</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af"flux`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>affluxum</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affluere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>afflux</ets>. See <er>Affluence</er>.]</ety> <def>A flowing towards; that which flows to; <as>as, an <ex>afflux</ex> of blood to the head</as>.</def>

<h1>Affluxion</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*flux"ion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of flowing towards; afflux.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Affodill</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af"fo*dill</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Asphodel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Afforce</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*force"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>afforcier</ets>, LL. <ets>affortiare</ets>; <ets>ad + fortiare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>fortis</ets> strong.]</ety> <def>To re\'89nforce; to strengthen.</def>

<i>Hallam.</i>

<h1>Afforcement</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*force"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A fortress; a fortification for defense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A re\'89nforcement; a strengthening.</def>

<i>Hallam.</i>

<h1>Afforciament</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*for"ci*a*ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Afforcement</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>