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ch is asserted; an assertion; a positive as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality.

to attach physically. Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food. Ray.

ain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing. "Jove's afflictive hand." Pope. Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain. Prior.

An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth. And old age of elegance, affluence, and ease. Coldsmith.

Out of the way; astray. Why should he wander afield at the age of fifty-five! Trollope.

er and a "colored" mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers.

The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation. "Ages yet unborn." Pope. The way which the age follows. J. H. Newman. Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage, Holds its warped mirror to a gaping age. C. Sprague.

To bring, or tend to bring, to a uniform grade, or slope, by addition of material; as, streams aggrade their beds by depositing sediment.

ess excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. "To aggravate my woes." Pope. To aggravate the horrors of the scene. Prescott. The defense made by the prisioner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. Addison.

ith such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope.

To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope.

Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion. With cries and agonies of wild delight. Pope.

One in favor of an equal division of landed property.

An equal or equitable division of landed property; the principles or acts of those who favor a redistribution of land.

e pleasure to the mind or senses. That author . . . has an agreeableness that charms us. Pope.

The small white European heron. See Egret.

Indisposition or morbid affection. Pope.

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.

in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind. Let vernal airs through trembling osiers play. Pope.

A railway brake operated by condensed air. Knight.