Afrogæan (afrojean)

[L. Afer, African, + Gr. γαία, γῆ, earth, land.] In zoögeog., African or Ethiopian. Applied by Gill to a prime realm or zoological division of the earth's land-surface, including Africa south of the desert of Sahara, with Madagascar, the Mascarenes, and perhaps the Arabian peninsula. à froid (ä frwo'). [F.: à, to, with, afront (a-frunt'), prep. phr. as adv. and prep. [ These four came all a - front and mainly thrust at me. Shak., 1 Hen. IV., ii. 4. II.t prep. In front of: as, afront the foe. aft1 (aft), a . and adv . [ aft , * afte , * aften , æftan , behind, in the rear, aftana , from behind, aft a , behind, back; forms developed from the comparative, AS. æfter = Goth. aftra : see after , and cf. Icel. aptr (pronounced and formerly spelled aftr ), back, backward, aft.] Naut . , in, near, or toward the stern of a ship: as, the aft part of the ship; haul aft the main-sheet, that is, further toward the stern.-Flat aft, hauled aft as far as po ible: said of a ship. sail. See sire for. Shak ., Macbeth, iii. 2. Swinburne , Ballad of Burdens. For life is sweet, but after life is death. IMG:content-0362.png:[blocks in formation] As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Ps. xlii. 1. That [habit of mind] which chooses succe for its aim and covets after popularity. Gladstone, Might of Right, p. 20. 4. In imitation of, or in imitation of the style of: as, to make a thing after a model; after the French; after the antique; after antique; after Raphael. He gave his only son the name of Orlando, after the celebrated hero of Roncesvalles. Pre scott, Ferd. and Isa,, ii. 1. 5. According to; in proportion to; in accordance with: as, " after their intrinsic value,” Bacon, War with Spain. IMG:content-0363.png:[ocr errors] O Lord, deal not with us after our sins. Neither reward us after our iniquities. 6. According to the nature of; in agreement or unison with; in conformity to. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die. Rom. viii. 13. Mr. Partridge has been lately pleased to treat me after a very rough manner. Swift , Bicker staff Papers. IMG:content-0364.png:[blocks in formation] 9. Subsequent to and in consequence of: as, after what has happened I can never return.To look or see after, to attend to; take care of: as, he hired a boy to look after the furnace. III. conj . Subsequent to the time that. After I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. Mat. xxvi. 32. = Syn. Behind, After. See behind. after (after), a. [ after , æfter , etc., adj., merged with after , adv., in loose comp. like af ter - past , etc.; after a , fem. and neut. af time; subsequent; succeeding: as, an after period of life. [ After in composition may be either the adjective in loose combination, where the hyphen is optional: as, an after period, after- ages ; or the adverb, qualifying a verbal form, or depending logically on a verb implied: as, after - past , the after come, aftergrowth . The loose combinations are very numerous; only a few are Aftaba of copper with disks of white blue en decorated with enamels or damascening. It is used with a basin having a perforated lid for washing the hands before and after eating. Sometimes written aftabeh.