AFFREIGHTMENT
Af*freight"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. affrétement.]
Defn: The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
AFFRET
Af*fret", n. Etym: [Cf. It. affrettare to hasten, fretta haste.]
Defn: A furious onset or attack. [Obs.] Spenser.
AFFRICATE Af"fri*cate, n. [L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare to rub against; af- = ad- + fricare to rub.] (Phon.)
Defn: A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.
AFFRICTION
Af*fric"tion, n. Etym: [L. affricare to rub on. See Friction.]
Defn: The act of rubbing against. [Obs.]
AFFRIENDED
Af*friend"ed, p. p.
Defn: Made friends; reconciled. [Obs.] "Deadly foes . . . affriended." Spenser.