affriction
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin affricare to rub on. See friction.
Noun edit
affriction (plural affrictions)
- (obsolete) The act of rubbing against.
- 1663 October 27, Robert Boyle, Observations on a Diamond:
- I could upon a light affriction easily perceive the stone to shine
References edit
- “affriction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.