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Affreighter
Affreighter Af*freight"er, n.
One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods.
Affret
Affret Af*fret", n. [Cf. It. affrettare to hasten, fretta
haste.]
A furious onset or attack. [Obs.] --Spenser.
CaffreKaffir Kaf"fir, Kafir Ka"fir, n. [Ar. k?fir infidel, pagan,
fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name
given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf.
Giaour.] (Ethnol.)
(a) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen,
inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of
Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to
the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the
Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs.
(b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia.
[Spelt also Caffre.]
Kaffir corn (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet. CaffreCaffre Caf"fre, n.
See Kaffir. zaffreZaffer af"fer, n. [F. zafre, safre; cf. Sp. zafra, safra, It.
saffera, G. zaffer; all probably of Arabic origin. Cf.
Zaphara.]
A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with
sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of crude
cobalt oxide, or of an impure cobalt arseniate. It is used in
porcelain painting, and in enameling pottery, to produce a
blue color, and is often confounded with smalt, from which,
however, it is distinct, as it contains no potash. The name
is often loosely applied to mixtures of zaffer proper with
silica, or oxides of iron, manganese, etc. [Written also
zaffre, and formerly zaffree, zaffar, zaffir.] zaffreeZaffer af"fer, n. [F. zafre, safre; cf. Sp. zafra, safra, It.
saffera, G. zaffer; all probably of Arabic origin. Cf.
Zaphara.]
A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with
sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of crude
cobalt oxide, or of an impure cobalt arseniate. It is used in
porcelain painting, and in enameling pottery, to produce a
blue color, and is often confounded with smalt, from which,
however, it is distinct, as it contains no potash. The name
is often loosely applied to mixtures of zaffer proper with
silica, or oxides of iron, manganese, etc. [Written also
zaffre, and formerly zaffree, zaffar, zaffir.]
Meaning of Affre from wikipedia
- Denis-Auguste
Affre (French pronunciation: [dəni oɡyst afʁ]; 27
September 1793 – 27 June 1848) was a
French clergyman who
served as
Archbishop of Paris...
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Affré or
Affre is a
French surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Agustarello Affre (1858–1931),
French operatic tenor Denis Auguste Affre...
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Agustarello Affre (23
October 1858 - 27
December 1931) was a
French operatic tenor. He
possessed a powerful, firm and
exceptionally beautiful voice which...
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troops and
about 3,000 insurgents. A
notable casualty was
Denis Auguste Affre, the
Archbishop of Paris, who was
killed during peace negotiations. The...
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Pierre Affre (1590–1669) was a
French sculptor.
Pierre Affre was born in 1590 in Béziers, France. He
moved to Toulouse,
where he was
mentored by Artus...
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honorary canon of
Notre Dame, he
became the
close friend of
Archbishop Affre and of his
successor Archbishop Sibour. He was
appointed bishop of Nancy...
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southern France. The town was the
birthplace of the
great tenor Agustarello Affre (1858–1931). He is
commemorated by a
plaque on the
house where he was born...
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Archbishop Noailles, and two
unidentified tombs. The tomb of
Archbishop Affre (1793–1848) in the
Chapel of Saint-Denis. The
sculpture depicts the archbishop's...
- de la
Goutte d'Or" [Jeanne Weber, the
Ogress of the
Goutte d'Or]. 28 rue
Affre (in French). 27
November 2014.
Retrieved 24
November 2019. Flanner, Janet...
- in the
house depicted by
Matisse in his View of
Collioure Marie Barrère-
Affre (1885–1963) writer,
lived and died in Collioure. René
Llense (1913–2014)...
