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The commander of a fleet. Mitford.

Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river.

disposed in negligent order. "Be thou negligent of fame." Swift. He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor. Rambler.

parta, one of those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for military service. Milford.

To nickname; to style. [Obs.] For Warbeck, as you nick him, came to me. Ford.

person. [Law] An old ninnyhammer, a dotard, a nincompoop, is the best language she can afford me. Addison.

aking note of, the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its qualities afford, or the result of that act. Sir W. Hamilton.

öl), the water rail. [Prov. Eng.] -- Spoon oar, an oar having the blade so curved as to afford a better hold upon the water in rowing. -- To boat the oars, to cease rowing, and lay the oars in the boat. -- To feather the oars. See under Feather., v. t. -- To lie on the oars, to cease pulling, raising the oars out of…

To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp. [Obs.] Bradford.

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means o…

idle. "Otiose assent." Paley. The true keeping of the Sabbath was not that otiose and unAlford.

To say over; to repeat. Ford.

Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford, England. Macaulay.

Of, pertaining to, or fit for, pabulum or food; affording food.

Affording pabulum, or food; alimental. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

To send in a packet or dispatch vessel. Her husband Was packeted to France. Ford.

Hence: That which affords effectual protection or security; a sateguard; as, the trial by jury is the palladium of our civil rights. Blackstone.

To indulge in panegyrics. Mitford.

Bridal; nuptial. [R.] At some paranymphal feast. Ford.

Part; portion; share. [Obs.] Ford.