affriction
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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.