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To act as advocate. [Obs.] Fuller.

[Obs.] Queen Katharine had privately prevailed with the pope to advoke the cause to Rome. Fuller.

Afraid. [Obs.] Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises. Shak.

s for Queen Katharine, he rather respected than affected, rather honored than loved, her. Fuller.

Full of passion or emotion; earnest. [Obs.] -- Af*fec"tu*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] Fabyan.

Borne on the water; floating; on board ship. On such a full sea are we now afloat. Shak.

Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age. Abbott.

In heaps; full of heaps.

To heap up. [Obs.] The violence of the waters aggested the earth. Fuller.

od. The remarkable species (Myrmica barbata) found in Texas clears circular areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known as ant rice.

A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting.

n which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger.

At full length; lenghtwise. Chaucer.

To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] Fuller.

bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself is already full; a rider. [A French usage] Abbott.

ke xi. 48. We commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his life, approve his learning. Fuller.

Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.

dded, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc. Nautical almanac, an almanac, or year book, containing astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and other information useful to mariners.

With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly. They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain. Milton. That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts amain. T. Parker.

Full of love; amatory.