Part 238

<i>Bartlett.</i>

<mhw><h1>Afrit, Afrite, Afreet</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Af"rit</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Af"rite</hw><tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Af"reet</hw></mhw><tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Arab. '<ets>ifr\'c6t</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Moham. Myth.)</fld> <def>A powerful evil jinnee, demon, or monstrous giant.</def>

<h1>Afront</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>A*front"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>front</ets>.]</ety> <def>In front; face to face. -- <i>prep</i>. In front of.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Aft</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Aft</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv. & a.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>\'91ftan</ets> behind; orig. superl. of <ets>of</ets>, <ets>off</ets>. See <er>After</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.</def>

<h1>After</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Aft"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>\'91fter</ets> after, behind; akin to Goth. <ets>aftaro</ets>, <ets>aftra</ets>, backwards, Icel. <ets>aptr</ets>, Sw. and Dan. <ets>efter</ets>, OHG. <ets>aftar</ets> behind, Dutch and LG. <ets>achter</ets>, Gr. <?/ further off. The ending <ets>-ter</ets> is an old comparative suffix, in E. generally <ets>-ther</ets> (as in <ets>other</ets>), and <ets>after</ets> is a compar. of <ets>of</ets>, <ets>off</ets>. <?/ See <er>Of</er>; cf. <er>Aft</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; <as>as, an <ex>after</ex> period of life</as>.</def>

<i>Marshall.</i>

<note>&hand; In this sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined with the following noun, by means of a hyphen, as, <i>after</i>-ages, <i>after</i>-act, <i>after</i>-days, <i>after</i>-life. For the most part the words are properly kept separate when <i>after</i> has this meaning.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Hinder; nearer the rear</def>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the <i>after</i> cabin, <i>after</i> hatchway.</def> <note>It is often combined with its noun; <as>as, <ex>after</ex>-bowlines, <ex>after</ex>-braces, <ex>after</ex>-sails, <ex>after</ex>-yards, those on the mainmasts and mizzenmasts</as>.</note>

<cs><col>After body</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the part of a ship abaft the dead flat, or middle part.</cd></cs>

<h1>After</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Aft"er</hw>, <tt>prep.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Behind in place; <as>as, men in line one <ex>after</ex> another</as>.</def> "Shut doors <i>after</i> you."

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Below in rank; next to in order.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>Codrus <b>after</b> Ph<?/bus sings the best. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Later in time; subsequent; <as>as, <ex>after</ex> supper, <ex>after</ex> three days</as>. It often precedes a clause. Formerly <i>that</i> was interposed between it and the clause.</def>

<blockquote><b>After</b> I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. <i>Matt. xxvi. 32.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Subsequent to and in consequence of; <as>as, <ex>after</ex> what you have said, I shall be careful</as>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Subsequent to and notwithstanding; <as>as, <ex>after</ex> all our advice, you took that course</as>.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.</def>

<blockquote>Ye shall not go <b>after</b> other gods. <i>Deut. vi. 14.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>After</b> whom is the king of Israel come out? <i>1 Sam. xxiv. 14.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; <as>as, to look <ex>after</ex> workmen; to inquire <ex>after</ex> a friend; to thirst <ex>after</ex> righteousness.</as></def>