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Personally known; familiar. See To be acquainted with, under Acquaint, v. t.

State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance. [R.] Boyle.

A foolish or dull-witted fellow. [Colloq.]

Dull-witted; stupid. "The addle-brained Oberstein." Motley. Dull and addle-pated. Dryden.

A Hebrew name for God, usually translated in the Old Testament by the word "Lord".

An elevated cableway.

That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius. "A talent for affairs." Prescott.

Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified.

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] "Back they recoiled, afraid." Milton.

The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast. Totten.

The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.

In return, back; as, bring us word again.

Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obs.] Albeit that it is again his kind. Chaucer.

To redeem. [Obs.] Wyclif.

To gainsay. [Obs.] Wyclif.

Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale.

To withstand. [Obs.]

Back again. [Obs.]

A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. Hence, "aglet baby" (Shak.), an aglet image.

An inflammation or sore under or around the nail; also, a hangnail.