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Definition of Afront
1. adv. In front; face to face.
Definition of Afront
1. in front [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Afront
Literary usage of Afront
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers (1853)
"These four came all-afront, and mainly thrust at me. 1 made me no more ado, but
took all their seven points in my target, thus. ..."
2. Hakluytus posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1906)
"In the firme Nations °f land, afront that Hand, are others called ... and afront
these within _"* sca' the firme land are the ..."
3. Hakluytus Posthumus, Or, Purchas His Pilgrimes: Contayning a History of the by Samuel Purchas (1906)
"In the firme Cations of land, afront that Hand, are others called ... and afront
them, are others called Mendica. ..."
4. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"(in front), devant; to come afront, l'avancer ; to stand afront, se tenir devant.
AFRICK, ». Afrique,/. AFT, adj. adv. (Sea term), de l'arrière. ..."
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