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<hw>Af*fron*tee"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who receives an affront.</def>

<i>Lytton.</i>

<h1>Affronter</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*front"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who affronts, or insults to the face.</def>

<h1>Affrontingly</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*front"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an affronting manner.</def>

<h1>Affrontive</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*front"ive</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.</def>

<blockquote>How <b>affrontive</b> it is to despise mercy. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

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<h1>Affrontiveness</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Af*front"ive*ness</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality that gives an affront or offense.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Affuse</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Af*fuse"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Affused</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Affusing</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>affusus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affundere</ets> to pour to; <ets>ad + fundere</ets>. See <er>Fuse</er>.]</ety> <def>To pour out or upon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>I first <b>affused</b> water upon the compressed beans. <i>Boyle.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Affusion</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Af*fu"sion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affusion</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism.</def> Specifically: <fld>(Med)</fld> <def>The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Affy</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Af*fy"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Affied</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr.</tt> <er>Affying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>afier</ets>, LL. <ets>affidare</ets>. Cf. <er>Affiance</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To confide (one's self <i>to</i>, or <i>in</i>); to trust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To betroth or espouse; to affiance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To bind in faith.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Montagu.</i>

<h1>Affy</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Af*fy"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To trust or confide.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>