Identifier: centurydictionary01whit Title: The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894 Smith, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Eli), 1857-1913 Subjects: English language Atlases Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: New York : The Century Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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Text Appearing Before Image: n order to intercross. Darwin, Cross and Self Fertilization, p. 409. We hesitate at doing Spenser so great an honor as tothink that he intended by Ms allegory the sense we affixto it. Emerson, Art. = Syil. Add, Affix, Annex, etc. (see add), suflix, superadd,lacfc on, fasten on, join.affix (afiks), n. [< F. affixe, a. and n., < L.affixus, adfixus, pp.: see affix, r.] 1. That whichis joined, attached, or added; an addition orattachment.—2. Inphiloh, a syllable or letter,prefix or suffix, attaclied to a word or a verbalroot or stem, as in good-H«ss, veri-/v, civil-ire,«n-able, ««-c<)H-form-«fc/c.— 3. In decoratire art,any small feature, as a figure, a flower, orthe like, added for ornament to a vessel orother utensil, to an architectural feature, etc.: afflict used especially with reference to ceramics andbronzes. Decoration of this kind is characteristic ofthe famous Palissy ware, which is adorned with affixes inthe shape of serpents, lizards, fishes, and the like; and

Text Appearing After Image: Afflxes. Italo-Greek Vase in the Campana Collection, Louvre Museum. (From LArt pour Tous,) modem ceramic ware of both fine and ordinary quality isoften ornamented with flowers, figures, etc., in relief. Themost beautiful examples of the artistic use of atfi.xes are,however, to be sought among Japanese bronzes. affixal(afiks-al).«. [<. affix, n.,-i- -al.] Pertain-ing to an affix; having the character of an aflix.[Rare.] affixation (af-iks-ashon), n. [^ML. as if *o/-fixativ(n-), < «^jare:see affix, v.] The actof affixing, attaching, or appending; affixion.[Rare.] affixion (a-fikshon), n. [< L. affixio(7i-), ad-fixio{n-), < affigere, adfigere: see affix, v.] Theact of afiixing, or the state of being affixed.[Rare.]In his scourging, in his affixion, in his transfixion. Bp. Hall, Sermon, Gal. ii. 20. affixture (a-fikstur), «. [< affix -I- -ture, afterfixture.] 1. The act of affixing; attachment.— 2. That which is affixed. [Rare.] afflatet (a-flaf). v. t. [< L. afflat

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