after-prefix
1. Combinations in which after- is adjectival or adverbial, and indicates that the second element refers to something that comes behind or afterwards, or an action that is performed later.
a. With reference to place or position.† (b) Prefixed to verbs and verbal derivatives, indicating actions of pursuit or following in space, as after-eye, after-send, after-wending, etc. Obsolete.
(a) Prefixed to nouns, denoting things situated at the back or in the rear.
(i) Esp. of constructed objects, parts of the body, etc., as after-limb, after-truck, etc. Now rare, except in sense 1a(a)(ii).
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > gun carriage > [noun] > wheel or roller
stock-wheel1547
truck1611
after-truck1834
artillery wheel1834
OE Ælfric Gloss. (Julius) 317 Postela, æfterrap [OE St. John's Oxf. æfterræp].
a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 199 (MED) Ure left eare we ditteð mid ure after ende.
1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres v. iv. 162 Upon the after front of this place of Armes generall is placed, armourers, cutlers, and such like.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Horse The after Joint, or bending of the hind Leg [is called] the Chambrel or Elbow.
1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. viii. 103 He was sharpening a long clasp knife upon the after truck of the gun.
1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. 25 A bamboo pole..with a thong of about 25 feet, to the end of which is sewn..the ‘after-slock’, and to this again is fastened the ‘fore-slock’.
1889 J. E. Taylor Playtime Naturalist ix. 189 You see the action of the fore limbs confined beneath the translucent skin, synchronously with the after-limbs.
1922 U.S. Naval Railway Batteries France (Navy Dept.) ii. 78 One of the latter [sc. fragments of shell] shearing off a bolt in the aftersection of the cab.
1958 L. van der Post Lost World of Kalahari (1961) vii. 150 Look how deep his after-claws have pierced the clay!
(ii) spec. Nautical. With the sense ‘of or belonging to the rear part of a ship, nearer to the stern’, as after-body, after-deck, after-quarter, after-ship, etc.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [noun]
sternc1300
after-ship1356
poop1489
tail1553
dockc1565
after-quarter1599
post1622
after-body1822
1356 Pipe Roll, 30 Edward III m. 39v Afterskolles.
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. iii. 173 Þe formest partie [of the brain] hatte prora a latyn, as it were ‘þe foreschipe’; and þe hindemest hatte puppis, as it were ‘þe aftirschipe’.
1487 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 42 After meson sailes.
1495 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 193 Afterskulles to the same [Bote].
1599 in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 167 Right with the maine mast or after-quarter of the shippe.
1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 2 All the plankes that reach to the after end of the ship.
1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. xxii. 93 Hall your after-misen bowlins.—Hawl, Hawl, Hawl.
1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. xxxii. 283 The after-hold, where he deemed himself more secure than on the deck above.
1799 Naval Chron. 2 423 To Veer, let fly the sheets of the three after masts.
1822 J. Fincham Direct. laying off Ships 31 The part before it [sc. the greatest transverse section] is called the fore body and that abaft it the after body.
1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xliii. 218 Archy..whose post was near the after-hatches.
1898 R. Kipling in Morning Post 11 Nov. 5/1 An Admiral..goes up on the after-bridge.
1933 J. Masefield Bird of Dawning 209 An open locker against the after-bulkhead caught his eye.
1960 Pop. Mech. Jan. 204 Like the planking on the fore deck, the after-deck planking is kept flush with the forward face of the deck beam.
2000 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 7 Feb. 24 He was wrapping the afterguy on to the drum of a winch and winched his thumb onto the drum as well.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > send in search for
after-send1590
OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) ii. xxxi. 163 Þa to ðam æfterfylgendan & reþgiendan ylcan Zallan se ceorl cwæð: loca nu.
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15184 Þa fleh Cadwalan þe king, and Edwine him after gende mid allen his imihten.
c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 7273 (MED) Hij trussen alle in þe daweynge, And maken swiþe after wendynge.
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. v. sig. E To after-send his foe, that him may ouertake.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iii. 16 Thou should'st haue made him As little as a Crow, or lesse, ere left To after-eye him. View more context for this quotation
1778 A. Ross Helenore (ed. 2) 97 They..gae a nod to her to after gang.
(c) Prefixed to nouns, indicating secondary, inferior, or remote status, as after-kindred, after-table, after-wine, etc. Now rare.
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OE Antwerp Gloss. (1955) 95 Sapa, æftereala.
1381 Diuersa Servicia in C. B. Hieatt & S. Butler Curye on Inglysch (1985) 79 Tak þe mylk of þe hasel notis. Boyl þe wite wyth þe aftermelk til it be dryyd..& þe ferst mylk cast þerto & boyle wel.
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. clxxxix. 1086 The after wyn þat is ywronge out of grapes.
c1415 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Lansd.) (1872) §2565 Ȝoure kinred is bot after kinrede [c1405 Hengwrt a fer kynrede, c1410 Harl. 7334 litel kinrede] þat bien bot litil sibbe to ȝowe.
1612 S. Sturtevant Metallica xv. 108 The Ferrica-substantiæ is tougher then the liquour of the alter-slagg [sic], which when it is battred vnder the stroke and presse of the hammer, the after-slagge is squeased and pressed out.
1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. Ad. Mag. iii. 274 A wilful foreman that is made beforehand, and a messe of tame after-men..that dare not thinke of being wiser than their leader.
1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Triumph of Faith xx. 212 Here is a high table, and bread; and a by-board, or an after-table.
1780 W. Shaw Galic & Eng. Dict. I Iarbhleothan, after-milk.
1890 tr. A. Dal Piaz Utilization Wine Residues in Ann. Rep. Board State Viticultural Commissioners 1889–90 iii. 163 When the grapes get thoroughly ripe before picking, the after-wine may be made of very good quality.
1993 T. M. Charles-Edwards Early Irish & Welsh Kinship i. 49 The white-kindred extends to five men, the certain-kindred to nine men, the after-kindred to thirteen men, and the end-kindred to seventeen men.
b. With reference to time.
(a) Prefixed to verbs and verbal derivatives.
(i) With the sense ‘later in time, succeeding’, as afterbear, after-date, aftergo, after-liver, etc. Now rare.
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OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) iv. 36 Israhela folc ða þeowde þam cyninge Nabochodonosor and his æftergengum hundseofontig geara.
OE Blickling Homilies 133 Se dæg wæs fruma þyses lænan leohtes, & he biþ fruma þæs ecan æfterfylgendan.
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 58 Makeþ þe efter telleres ofte by yhyea[l]de foles and uor lyeȝeres.
1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Aviii The worshyppe aftergoeth them all.
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. F2v The benefit they got, was, that the after-liuers may say, Hæc memini.
1616 J. Smith Descr. New Eng. 60 Wee are to plant that yet vnplanted, for the after liuers.
1625 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Noe in tr. Part of Du Bartas 8 How long some of them lived with their forebeers and afterbeers.
1800 Monthly Mag. Oct. 223/1 Perhaps the ambitious fancy of Josephus has after-dated this narrative.
2008 Five Lessons Bankers must Learn in minds eye (Usenet newsgroup) 11 Aug. Their great respect for their forebears and concern for their afterbears.
(ii) Prefixed to past participles, chiefly forming adjectives with the sense ‘subsequently, later in order’, esp. in the context of speech or writing, as after-described, after-mentioned, after-named, after-specified, after-written. Cf. under adv. 2b.
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eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. vii. 186 Geþenc ðu..þætte ealle þa ærgenemnedan læcedomas & þa æfterwritenan ne sculon on ane þrage to lange beon to gedone.
OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) ii. iii. 108 Swa eac se æfter gesægda apostol gecyrde to his heortan fram heanesse þære gastlican sceawunge.
c1440 Liber de Diversis Med. 70 (MED) Anoynt it with þis oynement after wretyn.
1470 Breadalbane Coll. Documents & Lett. (Edinb. Reg. House) Thai sall have for all thaire lyffe tymis, thire fredomys and priuilegiis efter wrytin.
a1525 (?1474) Coventry Leet Bk. (1908) II. 390 (MED) The wich persones after-named graunted..a C marke to the prince.
1580 T. Newton Approoued Med. f. 4v As for cremple it is more largely declared in these Oyles after described.
1584 D. Fenner Briefe Treat. upon First Table of Lawe sig. E4 He did not onely those daily duties after mentioned togither with tillinge and keeping the garden.
1598 in J. Robertson Liber Collegii Glasguensis (1846) Pref. p. lxxv The provisionis eftir specifeit.
1640 Bk. of War Comm. of Covenanters 2 At the sight of the persones efter-specifit.
1644 in P. H. Brown Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1908) 2nd Ser. VIII. 97 In presence of me..and witnesses efternamet.
1712 in C. A. Malcolm Minutes Justices of Peace Lanarkshire (1931) 134 Major Gavin Hamilton..conveened the witnesses afternamed before him, in order to precognosce the matter underwritten.
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xv. 162 Wafer'd on, as an after-written introduction to the paragraphs which follow.
1851 Law Times 17 May 68/1 A further call to the bar..comprises the after-mentioned gentlemen.
1880 Southern Law Rev. June 224 No distinction in principle seems to have been observed between mortgages of after-grown crops and other after-acquired property.
1900 Gardening Illustr. 14 Nov. 507/1 In the after described sorts [of evergreen perennials] one may select some that are of use.
1999 B. Clark Justice in Paradise xii. 159 The actual fraud..of not disclosing the dropping of the jurisdiction issue or the after-discovered letter.
(b) Prefixed to nouns.
(i) Denoting a second, secondary, or repeated instance of something, as after-echo, aftergust, after-harvest, after-meal, after-storm, after-task, etc. Cf. after adj. 1 and post-harvest adj. at post- prefix 2a(a)(i).
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the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > retiring or secondary meal
voideec1374
rere-suppera1393
void1461
rere-banquet1530
after-meala1600
after-supper1600
postpast1603
rere feast?1615
arrière supper1889
the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [noun] > harvest > second harvest
after-harvest1614
the world > action or operation > undertaking > [noun] > an undertaking > thing(s) to be done > a (difficult) task > a secondary task
after-taska1617
subtask1912
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [noun] > stormy weather > a storm > secondary
after-storm1624
OE Laws of Cnut (Nero) ii. xxiv. §1. 326 Ac agyfe man þam agenfrigan his agen & þæt æftergild.
OE Ælfric 1st Let. to Wulfstan (Corpus Cambr. 201) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 98 Se forma tidsang is: uhtsang mid þam æftersange, þe þarto gebirað.
c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 499 (MED) Of afterclap he hadde care, Þat he schuld forfare.
a1500 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 309 (MED) Greve not gretly thov thou be tochyd a lyte, For an after stroke ys better yf thou dar hym smyte.
1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry f. 45v The after swath may be mowed in Autume.
a1600 R. Hooker Learned Disc. (1612) 5 The infusion of grace hath her sundry after meales.
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xvii. §7. 485 An after-haruest of many cares and discontentments.
a1617 S. Hieron Present for Caesar in Wks. (1620) II. 453 Wee are wise inough to put our selues to an after taske.
1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 173 His other Arguments are drops of an after-storme.
1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 293 Had degenerated therein into a kind of an After-Paganism.
1711 in Paisley Mag. (1828) 631 Ane unhappy accident having fallen out..a little before the Eftershott was run for.
1798 F. Raynes Let. in R. Lowe Gen. View Agric. County of Nottingham (new ed.) 191 By giving the fallow two after-ploughings,..there will be a certainty of succeeding in the turnip crop.
1818 W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. i. ii. 83 When I have spoken of the after culture, I shall compare the two methods of sowing.
1885 G. Saintsbury Marlborough iv. 54 That aftergust of the plot which blew off the head of Sir John Fenwick.
1925 O. Jespersen Mankind, Nation & Individual ix. 169 Fear of the naked word, an after-echo of the view held by savage tribes.
2007 R. Havard Spanish Eye iii. 61 The after-tremors of the French Revolution..were only unhappily resolved in 1814.
(ii) Denoting something which comes or exists afterwards or subsequently, as after-action, after-beauty, after-friend, after-king, after-love, after-state, etc. Cf. post-act n. at post- prefix 1a(b)(i).
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the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > state of being in love > subsequent love
after-lovea1616
the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > subsequent
after-action1736
post-treatment1923
OE (Northumbrian) Liturgical Texts (Durham Ritual) in A. H. Thompson & U. Lindelöf Rituale Ecclesiae Dunelmensis (1927) 61 Cum semine eorum permanent bona, hereditas sancta nepotes eorum : mið sed hiora wuniað godo erfeuardnisso hælgo æftercneoreso hiora.
OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Corpus Cambr.) ii. xi. 140 Fram ðam eft þa æftercyningas [eOE Tanner æfteran cyningas; L. reges posteriores] him bold worhton on ðam lande, þe Loides hatte.
1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie Pref. 6 Conference before hand might haue eased them of much aftertrouble.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 95 Scorne at first, makes after-loue the more. View more context for this quotation
1640 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 146 He meaneth to build his after-comforts upon a firm base.
1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (vi. 10) ii. 59 Their former diligence will be..an aggravation of their after-negligence.
1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 474 All the importunities and necessities of after-affairs.
1701 J. Garretson School of Manners (ed. 4) Pref. Unless the charitable care of some after-friend supply the defects of former education.
?1706 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft: 2nd Pt. i. 9 An After-Statute made by the said King and another Parliament.
1736 T. Carte Hist. Life Duke Ormonde II. 278 But his after-actions did not correspond to these beginnings.
1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens I. 368 These exploits were the foundation of his after-greatness.
1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xviii. 261 All the after-assaults of spiritual wickedness.
1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xv. 103 Though after-experience may rebuke the mortal's illusion.
1914 ‘Saki’ Beasts & Super-beasts 17 Laura was such an unaccountable person in this life that I should not like to lay down definite rules as to what she might be doing in an after state.
1956 Rosicrucian Forum Oct. 30/1 The after-existence, then, to them, must have dimensional characteristics.
(iii) Denoting something following after a period of time, esp. as a consequence, result, or reaction, as after-account, after-chance, after-consequence, after-cost, after-fame, after-fruit, after-glory, after-good, after-influence, after-memory, after-remedy, after-turn, etc.
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OE Genesis A (1931) 76 Heo..susl þrowedon þystrum beþeahte, þearl æfterlean þæs þe heo ongunnon wið Gode winnan.
c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iii. l. 1996 (MED) Þei nat koude of necligence se Þe aftir-fal of her felicite.
1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 36v Not sowed for present necessitie, but for other afterturnes.
1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin xiv. 788 What will be the euent and afterchaunce of things.
1604 S. Hieron Preachers Plea 255 I haue acquainted you with the best course I know as yet, both for the first informing, and the after-setling of your iudgement in Gods truth.
1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xc. sig. F3v Ioine with the spight of fortune, make me bow. And doe not drop in for an after losse.
1615 A. Hoskins tr. Thomas à Kempis Following of Christ (new ed.) i. xiii. 33 Withstand the beginnings, for an after-remedie comes often too late.
1624 T. Scott Belgick Souldier sig. A4v Liuing as if we should neuer die, and dying as if there were no after account to be made.
1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 238 That was appointed as a Foil of his after-Glory, which was shut up in this Cloud like the Sun-beams in Curtains of Crystal.
1675 tr. W. Camden Hist. Princess Elizabeth (ed. 3) sig. b2v To deterr men from either speaking or doing what is amiss, for fear of after-Infamy with Posterity.
a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) VI. 43 Skinning over her Wounds for the present..will be sure to cure them, into an after Rottenness and Suppuration.
1766 E. Gay Sovereignty of God 10 Dismal as this Event may appear in itself, the after Consequences will be happy for them.
1771 D. Henry Compl. Eng. Farmer iii. 24 The after cost of keeping such a number of buildings in tenantable repair.
1790 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 1035/2 Where find a subject for an after-grief?
1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 14 Sept. 73 The sense of a disproportion of a certain after harm to present gratification.
1828 C. Caldwell Disc. on Genius & Char. of H. Holley 134 The so often named President of Yale, who celebrated its beauties in verse, and who retained an after influence on its destinies.
1879 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Rhona xxix. 309 No after-penitence, no deepest remorse, can atone for a moment's deviation from the right path.
1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. x. 393 In the highest phase..there is no after-memory whatever until the next trance comes.
1910 Photogr. Times May 173 The after-good to be obtained by the use of this plan.
1924 S. C. Chew (title) Byron in England. His fame and after-fame.
1950 E. Robertson Old Test. Probl. 20 It was a grievous sign—the first after-fruits of the disruption.
2009 New Yorker 7 Dec. 94/3 Like all after-stories of beloved leaders, the musical's account of Fela has notable omissions.
(iv) Denoting an action that comes after a specified or implied event, frequently with the implication of retrospectivity, as after-agreement, after-consideration, after-counsel, after-deliberation, after-enquiry, after-fall, after-meditation, after-pardon, after-rumination, etc. Now rare, except in afterthought n. 1b.
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the mind > language > speech > agreement > [noun] > an agreement
forewardOE
accordc1275
covenant1297
end1297
form1297
frettec1330
conjurationc1374
treatc1380
bargainc1386
contractc1386
comenaunt1389
compositionc1405
treaty1427
pact1429
paction1440
reconventionc1449
treatisea1464
hostage1470
packa1475
trystc1480
bond (also band) of manrent1482
covenance1484
concordance1490
patisement1529
capitulation1535
conventmenta1547
convenience1551
compact1555
negotiation1563
sacrament1563
match1569
consortship1592
after-agreementa1600
combourgeoisie1602
convention1603
comburghership1606
transaction1611
end-makingc1613
obligement1627
bare contract1641
stipulation1649
accompackmentc1650
rue-bargaina1657
concordat1683
minute1720
tacka1758
understanding1803
meet1804
it's a go1821
deal1863
whizz1869
stand-in1870
gentlemen's agreement1880
meeting of minds1883
the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [noun] > renewed or later
after-enquirya1616
reinquiry1819
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > dream > [verb (intransitive)] > of a dream: come true
after-falla1617
the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > reconsideration > [noun]
rethinking1579
second thoughts1581
recogitationc1591
reconsideration1606
after-wit1607
after-meditation1626
after-counsel1634
remeditation1642
afterthought1647
after-consideration1693
after-rumination1830
retake1922
rethink1958
society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun] > pardon before or after offence
post-pardon1625
pre-pardon1625
after-pardon1853
lOE Laws: Swerian (Rochester) vii. 398 Ðu me behete hal & clæne þæt, þæt ðu me sealdest, & fulle ware wið æfterspræce.
1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. 17 He slew all þe lynage mail of his brother, traisting þare throw to regne in quiet, but ony eftir clame.
a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie (1648) viii. sig. X3 By which meanes of after agreement, it cometh many times to passe.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. v. 276 Iump the after-enquiry on your owne perill. View more context for this quotation
a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 91 And for the preuenting of their after-falls.
1626 R. Bernard Isle of Man i. 21 This fellow cannot abide any after meditation.
1634 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 305 With God there is no after-counsel, to correct the errors of the former.
1693 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. v. 18 These After-Considerations are of very little moment.
1736 E. Smith Cure of Deism II. xix. 340 There must be an After-change in them, to make their Corruption live again.
1743 C. Viner Gen. Abridgm. Law & Equity XVIII. 74 The first Sale to B. was defeated by the After-Agreement.
1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 77 It is only by after-rumination that we gather its full import.
1853 E. FitzGerald tr. P. Calderón de la Barca Three Judgments in Six Dramas i. ii. 151 He..deserv'd an after-pardon By lawful service in your camp abroad.
1869 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 250/2 To the after-consideration of Parliament, we imagine, the matter will be referred.
1908 Catholic World Jan. 509 In spite of the hidden complexity they may reveal to the after-inquiry of the more philosophic mind.
2. Combinations in which after- is prepositional, and is prefixed to nouns to denote something that follows that which is indicated by the second element.
a. Forming nouns, with the sense ‘the period or state following ——’, as after-grave, after-marriage, after-sunset, after-tea, etc.
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?a1649 R. Boyle Acct. Philaretus in R. Boyle by Himself & Friends (1994) i. 3 Burying in her Grave all thoughts of Aftermarriage, he rejected all Motions of any other Match; continuing a constant Widdower till his Death.
a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 7 Leaving no Earnest behind him for Corruption or Aftergrave.
1761 tr. Frederician Code II. 197 These children succeed to the effects of their deceased father and mother, and exclude from these successions the common children of the after-marriage of their father and mother.
1807 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 215 This confinement of my father's takes away my after-teas.
1861 L. L. Noble After Icebergs 139 All that we anticipated of the sunset, or the after-sunset, is now present.
1975 J. Arnold Sister Gin i. 4 Su's smell of herbal handlotion and brazen aftersex pricked her nostrils.
b. Forming attributive adjectives, designating something that occurs subsequent to the event indicated by the second element, as after-church, after-dark, after-lunch, etc. Cf. post-lunch adj. and adv. at post- prefix 2a(a)(i).
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1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes 112 He shall ask or pray, &c. nay on the contrary pray for his excision in some cases, as the after-Church judging.
1792 Gentleman's Mag. 62 24 I wished to accompany Miss Sophia to the after-church lecture.
1858 Harper's Mag. Dec. 51/1 She attended to the details of her after-travel toilet.
1883 Cent. Mag. Jan. 449/1 She..enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
1895 Daily News 14 Sept. 5/7 The after-lunch drive was through more lovely country.
1905 E. Wharton House of Mirth ii. ix. 444 The noisy after-theatre supper.
1939 G. Greene Confidential Agent i. ii. 72 The after-office rush was over.
1943 L. B. Lyon Evening in Stepney 18 Be small, be mute, you after-midnight tears.
1945 Amer. Speech 20 165 The after-shaving lotion may also leave your face feeling ‘softer and smoother’.
1961 Guardian 19 Jan. 9/7 A navy chiffon after-six dress.
1979 Rotarian Mar. 38/2 An after-dark look at the Eternal City's illuminated monuments.
2006 Illawarra (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 20 June 28 There's the after-exams party and I might go to that, have a bit to drink.
3. † after-band n. Obsolete rare a bond or restraint applied subsequently.† after-banquet n. Obsolete an entertainment that takes place following a banquet.In quot. 1784: (perhaps) a later or secondary banquet.† after-baptism n. Obsolete later or subsequent baptism, spec. adult baptism, anabaptism; an instance of this.† after-baptizing n. Obsolete rare = after-baptism n.† after-breast n. Entomology Obsolete rare the undersurface of the metathorax of an insect; = postpectus n. 1.† after-eatage n. Obsolete = aftergrass n.† after-lodging n. Obsolete rare something that is lodged behind, spec. (in quot. a1642) a portion of coarse flour that remains in the sieve.† after-mowth n. Obsolete = aftermath n. 1.† after-pasture n. Obsolete = aftergrass n.† after-sum n. Obsolete rare the purchase money paid after the deposit, the balance.† after-tale n. Obsolete (a) further talk, subsequent discussion; (b) a later reckoning, the consequences.† after treat n. Obsolete rare an aftertaste (in quot. 1674 in figurative context).† after-wrist n. Obsolete = metacarpus n.
after age n. 
/ˈaftər eɪdʒ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftər eɪdʒ/
, /ˈɑːftər eɪdʒ//ˈaftər eɪdʒ/U.S. /ˈæftər ˌeɪdʒ/
now somewhat archaic a subsequent era; (in plural) future generations./ˈæftər ˌeɪdʒ/ΘΚΠ
the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun]
to-comec1350
the futurec1400
hereafter1546
tocoming1556
aftertime1557
after age1560
after hours1599
futuritya1616
afterwards1669
to-be1819
coming1833
by and by1868
hence1904
the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [noun] > later or subsequent period
after age1560
afterday1591
morrowc1595
after-year1625
back1673
afterward1677
after-hour1726
after1830
1560 J. Heywood tr. Seneca Thyestes ii. sig. Avii Goe to, do that whiche neuer shall no after age allowe.
1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry iii. sig. H Something I must do mine owne wrath to asswage, And note my friendship to an after-age.
1777 J. Williams Acc. Anc. Ruins iv. 18 The wonderful feats Fingal and his heroes were said to perform, might, in after ages, very well make them pass for giants.
1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. iii. 65 The name was handed on to after ages.
1955 Ess. & Stud. 8 16 Compositors are far more likely than authors to allow after-ages to see their spelling idiosyncrasies.
1998 L. I. Conner Yeats Dict. 105 The syllable ‘ster’ was added in after ages, and the whole word pronounced Laynster.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > [noun] > that which > subsequent
after-band1642
society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [noun] > of free action > that which > subsequent
after-band1642
1642 C. Herle Fuller Answer to Dr. Ferne 6 What limits or after bands can men set to Gods speciall institutions.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 761 If Death Bind us with after-bands, what profits then Our inward freedom? View more context for this quotation
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > held after a banquet
after-banquet1577
aft-meal?1577
1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. x. sig. P. viii/2 Gluttonie, surfettinges, riottous afterbanquettes, and dronkennesse.
1784 T. Davies Dramatic Misc. I. 370 At this after-banquet, where the king himself presided, no less than two hundred covered dishes were placed on the table.
1865 A. Thomas On Guard I. iii. 43 She was young and beautiful exceedingly on the boards and at the after banquets.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > worship > sacrament > baptism > kinds of baptism > adult > [noun]
after-baptism1614
adult baptism1646
after-baptizing1680
1614 J. Robinson Of Relig. Communion 60 By which repentance, & the after baptism of the spirit it [sc. baptism in an apostate church] is sanctifyed, & not to be repeated.
1680 W. Allen Perswasive to Peace & Unity (ed. 2) 70 The Pædobaptists are as much for water-Baptism as the Anabaptists are, and hold themselves as firmly engaged by their Infant-Baptism, as they do by their after-Baptism.
1877 J. C. Geikie Life & Words Christ I. xxv. 395 It was only water, a mere emblem of the purification required in the life and heart, and needed an after baptism by the Holy Spirit.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > worship > sacrament > baptism > kinds of baptism > adult > [noun]
after-baptism1614
adult baptism1646
after-baptizing1680
1680 W. Allen Perswasive to Peace & Unity (ed. 2) 64 While they remain under this perswasion, they can no more lawfully receive an after-baptizing.
after-being n. /ˈaftəˌbiːɪŋ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌbiːɪŋ/
, /ˈɑːftəˌbiːɪŋ//ˈaftəˌbiːɪŋ/U.S. /ˈæftərˌbiɪŋ/
a subsequent existence./ˈæftərˌbiɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > subsequent existence
after-being1587
post-existence1678
post-existency1716
afterlife1948
1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. vii. 105 A beginninglesse forebeing..inferreth an endlesse afterbeing. [Fr. Veu qu'eternité emporte immortalité; & estre de tousiours, estre à tousiours?]
1655 Duchess of Newcastle Worlds Olio 1 The desire of Fame proceedes from a doubt of an after being.
a1754 E. Tollet Poems Several Occasions (1755) 127 Can these, alas! an after Being buy?
1855 Criterion 24 Nov. 53/1 It involves a belief in an after being.
2003 G. Melnyk Poetics of Naming 96 The afterness of a text is..always an after-being that naming/shaping does.
after-brain n. /ˈaftəbreɪn/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəbreɪn/
, /ˈɑːftəbreɪn//ˈaftəbreɪn/U.S. /ˈæftərˌbreɪn/
now rare a posterior part of the brain; esp. the cerebellum or the medulla oblongata; cf. hindbrain n./ˈæftərˌbreɪn/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > brain > parts of brain > [noun] > cerebellum
cerebellum1565
after-brain1615
cerebel1621
brainlet1663
petty-brain1663
parencephalos1704
hindbrain1715
parencephalon1890
1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 468 They are scituate betweene the forepart of the After-braine and backside of the third ventricle.
1764 St. James's Mag. 4 345 The brain, and after brain, of that animal, which fills the cavity, is but eight inches long.
1892 E. R. Lankester tr. E. Haeckel Hist. Creation (new ed.) I. 305 The after brain develops into..the prolonged marrow (medulla oblongata).
a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1307 The hindmost part of the brain, giving off more nerves than all the rest taken together, is the medulla oblongata, or bulb, or after-brain.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > thorax > metathorax
after-breast1817
metathorax1817
meditrunk1826
potrunk1826
1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. 318 You will discover in the after-breast (postpectus) a rather deep cavity.
1837 W. Kirby Fauna Boreali-Americana IV. p. xviii Postpectus, the After-breast... The under side of the Potrunk.
aftercabin n. /ˈaftəˌkabɪn/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌkabɪn/
, /ˈɑːftəˌkabɪn//ˈaftəˌkabɪn/U.S. /ˈæftərˌkæbən/
Nautical (now chiefly historical) the cabin in the part of a ship nearer the stern, typically used to accommodate the captain or other senior officers./ˈæftərˌkæbən/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > room, locker, or quarters > [noun] > cabin > for captain or superior officers
coach1660
state room1660
state cabin1736
aftercabin1787
aft-cabin1806
cuddy1917
1787 A. Inglefield Justif. containing Proc. Eccl. Court 2 She called John Webb, for that was the Black's Name, into the after Cabin.
1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. viii. 119 Captain To then came out of the after-cabin, half-dressed.
1996 M. S. Creighton in M. S. Creighton & L. Norling Iron Men, Wooden Women vi. 132 The aftercabin..housed men who had the privacy to enjoy homeward reflections and who practiced domestic rituals.
aftercall n. /ˈaftəkɔːl/, /ˈæftərˌkɑl/ a new or subsequent call (in various senses).
Brit. /ˈɑːftəkɔːl/
, /ˈɑːftəkɔːl//ˈaftəkɔːl/U.S. /ˈæftərˌkɔl/
, /ˈæftərˌkɔl//ˈæftərˌkɑl/ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > new or renewed
after-calling1579
aftercall1624
repetition1655
1624 Bp. F. White Replie to Iesuit Fishers Answere 65 The Decrees..shall..not bind the Church from calling againe, and in the after calls vpon iust cause to order, yea, and if need be, to abrogate former Acts.
1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion ix. 393 Hence an after-call For chastisement, and custody, and bonds. View more context for this quotation
1994 M. B. Allison Doctor Mary in Arabia iii. 54 I saw too many women die from infection in those days before antibiotics and hated to make aftercalls only to see that infection had set in.
after-calling n. /ˈaftəˌkɔːlɪŋ/, /ˈæftərˌkɑlɪŋ/ now rare a new or subsequent calling; (also) the action of calling again; cf. aftercall n.
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌkɔːlɪŋ/
, /ˈɑːftəˌkɔːlɪŋ//ˈaftəˌkɔːlɪŋ/U.S. /ˈæftərˌkɔlɪŋ/
, /ˈæftərˌkɔlɪŋ//ˈæftərˌkɑlɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > new or renewed
after-calling1579
aftercall1624
repetition1655
1579 J. Stubbs Discouerie Gaping Gulf sig. A.5 Paul there speaketh onely for the continuance of such mariages as were first not vneuen..and by the aftercalling of one party are become uneven, for the continuance, I say, of such marriages.
a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 92 There are no more after-callings, when He hath once wiped out the score.
1711 J. Spotiswood Form of Process 40 These after Callings, and the Clerks Marking thereof on the Margin of the Summons, are call'd a Patribus.
1817 R. Bell Syst. Forms of Deeds Scotl. (ed. 3) VII. 225 The Lord Ordinary directs notice to be given of this order in the Edinburgh Gazette, of which evidence is produced at an after-calling, and a minute made up.
1902 Victoria Parl. Deb. 1901 99 3362/2 Information that would be more useful to them in their after callings than the ordinary education of the State schools.
after-Christ adj. and n. /ˈaftəkrʌɪst/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəkrʌɪst/
, /ˈɑːftəkrʌɪst//ˈaftəkrʌɪst/U.S. /ˈæftərˌkraɪst/
(a) adj. occurring or existing after the lifetime of Christ; (b) n. a second Christ; a successor to Christ (rare)./ˈæftərˌkraɪst/ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Son or Christ > [noun] > second
after-Christ1871
society > faith > sect > Christianity > [adjective] > after
post-Christian1838
post-Christian1929
after-Christ1979
1871 F. H. Laing Blessed Virgin's Root p. li Nor is this conjunction of the fore-Christ and the after-Christ verification, to be prejudiced by the fact of the prophets omitting..the indication of the jointing mark between both periods.
1881 G. M. Hopkins Serm. & Devotional Writings (1959) 100 The Holy Ghost makes of every Christian another Christ, an AfterChrist.
1921 J. A. Faulkner Modernism & Christian Faith viii. 167 (heading) Paul as the after-Christ.
1979 Furrow 30 318 We belong in the New Testament, in the ‘after Christ’ situation, in the Church which is Christ's Body.
2002 P. J. Gorday in D. Patte & E. TeSalle Engaging Augustine on Romans vi. 225 Augustine took a three-stage position, seeing a before-Christ period, where the law is valid and salvific, and an after-Christ period which is subdivided.
after-Christian n. and adj. /ˈɑːftəˌkrɪstjən/, /ˈɑːftəˌkrɪstɪən/, /ˈaftəˌkrɪstʃ(ə)n/, /ˈaftəˌkrɪstjən/, /ˈaftəˌkrɪstɪən/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌkrɪstʃ(ə)n/
, /ˈɑːftəˌkrɪstʃ(ə)n//ˈɑːftəˌkrɪstjən//ˈɑːftəˌkrɪstɪən//ˈaftəˌkrɪstʃ(ə)n//ˈaftəˌkrɪstjən//ˈaftəˌkrɪstɪən/U.S. /ˈæftərˌkrɪstʃən/
(a) n. a person in a society which has ceased to be Christian; (b) adj. having ceased to be Christian. Cf. post-Christian adj. and n./ˈæftərˌkrɪstʃən/ΘΚΠ
society > faith > sect > Christianity > lack of Christianity > [adjective] > affected by
unchristianized1636
after-Christian1886
society > faith > sect > Christianity > lack of Christianity > [noun] > causing > result > person
after-Christian1886
1886 C. S. Devas Stud. Family Life iii. 227 Nor let it be said that I take the bad among the After-Christians and contrast them with the good among the Christians.
1886 C. S. Devas Stud. Family Life iii. 274 Popular writers of After-Christian France.
1911 Month Mar. 282 St. Paul's description of the Fore-Christians of his day applies equally to the After-Christians of ours.
1979 A. D. Moody Thomas Sterns Eliot, Poet x. 288 They are twin products of an after-Christian society.
after-Christianity n. /ˈaftəkrɪst(ʃ)ɪˌanᵻti/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəkrɪst(ʃ)ɪˌanᵻti/
, /ˈɑːftəkrɪst(ʃ)ɪˌanᵻti//ˈaftəkrɪst(ʃ)ɪˌanᵻti/U.S. /ˈæftərˌkrɪst(ʃ)iˌænədi/
rare (a) later Christianity; (b) the post-Christian age./ˈæftərˌkrɪst(ʃ)iˌænədi/ΘΚΠ
society > faith > sect > Christianity > lack of Christianity > [noun] > causing > result
after-Christianity1832
1832 I. Taylor Sat. Evening xii. 204 A prospective caution, directed against the corruptions of after Christianity.
1906 C. S. Devas Key to World's Progress i. 57 Further details of After-Christianity..are here unnecessary.
after-cure n. /ˈɑːftəkjɔː/, /ˈaftəkjʊə/, /ˈaftəkjɔː/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəkjʊə/
, /ˈɑːftəkjʊə//ˈɑːftəkjɔː//ˈaftəkjʊə//ˈaftəkjɔː/U.S. /ˈæftərˌkjʊ(ə)r/
now rare a further course of medical treatment, esp. one given during or after residence at a spa (cf. cure n.1 10); treatment of this kind.In quot. 1749 perhaps: a lasting or permanent cure./ˈæftərˌkjʊ(ə)r/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [noun] > after-treatment
aftercare1629
after-cure1741
after-treatment1779
mobilization1901
1741 J. Seacome Memoirs 17/2 The Abbot of Westminster..thought it better to use Preventing-Phisick, than stand the hazard of an After-Cure.
1749 T. Short Gen. Chronol. Hist. Air II. 397 Quinsies, Pleurisies, or other inflammatory Epidemics,..not only demand large, but repeated Bleedings, as the only Basis of an After-Cure.
1872 Lancet 6 Apr. 460/2 They [sc. bath doctors]..knew something of the baths which they could recommend after their own as after-cures.
1901 W. James Let. 6 Aug. in R. B. Perry Thought & Char. W. James (1935) II. 199 We leave here on Saturday..and take the after-cure in the Vosges.
1991 J. de Baïracli-Levy Compl. Herbal Handbk. Farm & Stable (ed. 4) iv. 233 As an after-cure once the colic pains have subsided, a strong dose of powdered charcoal in milk is excellent.
afterdamp n. /ˈaftədamp/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftədamp/
, /ˈɑːftədamp//ˈaftədamp/U.S. /ˈæftərˌdæmp/
unbreathable gases (esp. carbon monoxide) arising in a mine after an explosion; cf. choke-damp n., firedamp n./ˈæftərˌdæmp/ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > poisonous exhalation > in mines or stagnant pools
dampa1592
stanch1693
suffocating damp1695
stythe1708
surfeit1708
choke-damp1766
afterdamp1813
white damp1817
marsh gas1848
stanch-air1883
society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > explosion of blasting charge > choke-damp after
afterdamp1813
the world > matter > gas > [noun] > fumes or vapour > noxious vapour or gas > in mines > choke-damp
stanch1693
suffocating damp1695
stythe1708
surfeit1708
black damp1736
choke-damp1766
afterdamp1813
white damp1817
stanch-air1883
1813 J. Hodgson Acct. Explosion Brandling Main Colliery 11 This after-damp is called choak-damp and surfeit by the colliers, and is the carbonic acid gas of chymists.
1869 Echo 29 Mar. Two others were killed by the effects of the after-damp.
1958 Morgantown (W. Va.) Post 30 Oct. 2/5 Four men survived the blast area after the series of explosions had choked the underground corridors with dust and afterdamp.
2009 New Yorker 19 Jan. 78/1 Miners..could also be poisoned by underground gases, which they variously named stinkdamp, blackdamp, firedamp, and afterdamp.
afterdischarge n. /ˈaftədɪsˌtʃɑːdʒ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftədɪsˌtʃɑːdʒ/
, /ˈɑːftədɪsˌtʃɑːdʒ//ˈaftədɪsˌtʃɑːdʒ/U.S. /ˈæftər(ˌ)dɪsˌtʃɑrdʒ/
Medicine †(a) = lochia n. (obsolete); (b) Physiology continued neural or muscular electrical activity after cessation of a stimulus; an instance of this./ˈæftər(ˌ)dɪsˌtʃɑrdʒ/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [noun] > other disorders of nerves
afterdischarge1905
Wilson's disease1915
notalgia paraesthetica1934
peripheral neuropathy1936
polyneuropathy1938
1774 T. Kirkland Treat. Child-bed Fevers 168 They [sc. after-pains] seem to me to be as necessary for the expulsion of the after-discharge, as labour-pains are for the delivery of the fœtus.
1862 Cincinnati Lancet & Observer June 361 There had been the usual discharge of blood and water at the time of the expulsion of the child, but the uterus was pretty well contracted, and the after-discharge almost absent.
1882 M. M. Eaton Domest. Pract. Parents & Nurses 16/1 After-discharge (lochia), too abundant.
1905 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 76 280 While the after-discharge of the reflex was still in progress, the proximal end of a branch of the severed hamstring nerve was stimulated.
1908 Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. 22 147 It seems plausible..that the contraction that does take place may be the result of an after discharge within the muscle cells.
1949 A. Koestler Insight & Outlook x. 148 Compare the short refractory period or afterdischarge of nerves.
2006 G. Buzsáki Rhythms of Brain xii. 351 The effect can be powerful enough to trigger epileptic afterdischarges in animals predisposed to seizures.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > aftercrop > aftermath
edgrewc1440
rowen1440
eddish1468
aftermath1496
lattermath1510
after-pasturec1541
fog1570
roughingsc1575
etch1580
aftergrass1587
eddish-grass1610
edge-growth1610
eatagea1642
lattermowth1661
eegrass1669
ear-grass1686
etch-crop1704
after-mowth1711
afterfeed1714
roweta1722
rowety grassa1722
aftergrowth1766
foggage1775
after-eatage1781
roughet1890
1781 R. Burn Eccl. Law (ed. 4) III. 429 The after-mowth or after-eatage are undoubtedly part of the increase of that same year.
1852 M. M. Milburn Cow 99 The after eatage of this land affords the best possible food for the milk cow.
afterfeed n. /ˈaftəfiːd/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəfiːd/
, /ˈɑːftəfiːd//ˈaftəfiːd/U.S. /ˈæftərˌfid/
now chiefly historical = aftergrass n./ˈæftərˌfid/ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > aftercrop > aftermath
edgrewc1440
rowen1440
eddish1468
aftermath1496
lattermath1510
after-pasturec1541
fog1570
roughingsc1575
etch1580
aftergrass1587
eddish-grass1610
edge-growth1610
eatagea1642
lattermowth1661
eegrass1669
ear-grass1686
etch-crop1704
after-mowth1711
afterfeed1714
roweta1722
rowety grassa1722
aftergrowth1766
foggage1775
after-eatage1781
roughet1890
1714 Boston News-let. 23 Aug. 1/1 A sore Scorching Drought..Awfully threatening a great Diminution of the Ungathered Corn and Fruits, and total Deprivation of the After-Feed.
1879 Standard 28 Apr. Growing Crop of Grass, with afterfeed till Christmas.
2004 B. Donahue Great Meadow v. 121 The convenient practice of commonly grazing the afterfeed on larger meadows may have continued in Concord for many decades after 1740.
after-frame n. /ˈaftəfreɪm/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəfreɪm/
, /ˈɑːftəfreɪm//ˈaftəfreɪm/U.S. /ˈæftərˌfreɪm/
†(a) superstructure (in figurative context in quot. 1653) (obsolete. rare); (b) Shipbuilding any of the frames (frame n. 5f) in the rear half of a ship./ˈæftərˌfreɪm/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > timbers of hull > frame
frame bend1711
after-frame1754
frame1754
balance-frame1850
web frame1864
1653 G. Ashwell Fides Apostolica 41 That foundation, whereon the whole after-frame is built.
1754 M. Murray tr. H. L. Duhamel du Monceau Elements Naval Archit. iv. 29 in Treat. Ship-building Having thus formed the midship and after frames, we shall in the next place shew how to space the ribband lines.
1855 J. Ross Rear Admiral Sir John Franklin 14 Each of the discovery ships was fitted with screw propellers, the effect of which, besides materially weakening the stern-post and after-frame of the ship, had the disadvantage of taking up a great deal of room.
1933 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 86/2 The after chines are clamped in place and the after frames squared.
2007 P. Matthews Mahogany in Scale iii. 21/2 (caption) A ‘butterfly keel’ is glued in place on the after frames.
after-gathering n. /ˈaftəˌɡað(ə)rɪŋ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌɡað(ə)rɪŋ/
, /ˈɑːftəˌɡað(ə)rɪŋ//ˈaftəˌɡað(ə)rɪŋ/U.S. /ˈæftərˌɡæð(ə)rɪŋ/
(a) fruit or crops gathered after the initial harvest, reaping, etc.; gleaning; an item of fruit or a crop so gathered; also figurative (now rare); (b) a social gathering which takes place after an event; an after-party./ˈæftərˌɡæð(ə)rɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [noun] > gleaning
gleaningc1440
after-gathering1530
leasing1534
1530 Bible (Tyndale) Lev. xxiii. f. xlii When ye repe doune youre haruest, thou shalt not make..any aftergatheringe of thy haruest: but shalt leue them vnto the poore and the straunger.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judges viii. 2 Is not the after~gadderynge of Ephraim better then the whole haruest of Abieser?
a1602 W. Perkins Godly & Learned Expos. Serm. in Mount (1608) 192 The husbandman must not gather his grapes cleane, nor yet his corne field, but leaue the after-gathering and gleaning for the poore.
1836 Farmer's Mag. Dec. 420/1 Were any enterprizing person to purchase the after-gatherings of the spoiled potatoes [etc.]
1900 J. E. Carpenter & G. Harford-Battersby Hexateuch I. App. 226/2 Forgotten sheaves in harvest, and the after-gathering of olive trees and vines to be left for the poor.
1906 Arbitrator June 9/2 At the after gathering in the Assembly Room, the delegates were welcomed by Mr. Barrow Cadbury.
2009 S. L. O'Shea Blue Life..Pink Heart 191 A part of this type training entailed going to peer group meetings, but also the after gatherings, which were unscheduled, informal social events.
after-generation n. /ˈaftədʒɛnəˌreɪʃn/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftədʒɛnəˌreɪʃn/
, /ˈɑːftədʒɛnəˌreɪʃn//ˈaftədʒɛnəˌreɪʃn/U.S. /ˈæftərˌdʒɛnəˌreɪʃən/
a later or subsequent generation./ˈæftərˌdʒɛnəˌreɪʃən/ΚΠ
1584 D. Fenner Artes of Logike & Rethorike sig. A3 We will not hide it from their children, the after generation.
1638 R. Younge Drunkard's Char. 791 After generations are the worse by meanes of him.
1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XV. 43 People do not give alms for the use of after generations, but to supply the necessities of the present.
1835 K. H. Digby Mores Catholici VI. viii. 447 How they take root and grow up riotously in after generations!
1921 Sewanee Rev. 29 448 Ancient Greek drama had no ideal of katharsis; but in an after-generation Aristotle found it there.
1992 A. Thorpe Ulverton viii. 187 If this plate were to be found millenniums hence (as is quite possible) what would our after-generations make of this matter of hoops and mallets?
afterknowledge n. /ˈaftəˌnɒlɪdʒ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌnɒlɪdʒ/
, /ˈɑːftəˌnɒlɪdʒ//ˈaftəˌnɒlɪdʒ/U.S. /ˈæftərˌnɑlədʒ/
knowledge after the event, retrospective knowledge; cf. foreknowledge n./ˈæftərˌnɑlədʒ/ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [noun] > after the event, hindsight
aftersight1596
afterknowledge1631
afterlight1704
hindsight1883
1631 W. Twisse Discov. D. Iacksons Vanitie viii. 313 Accordinglie foreknowledge, coknowledge, and after-knowledge of the same thinges may be attributed to God.
1762 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will xii. 175 Foreknowledge don't prove a Thing to be necessary any more than After-Knowledge.
1861 G. Smith Lect. Mod. Hist. 15 It cannot be answered by distinguishing between foreknowledge and afterknowledge.
1997 P. A. Cohen Hist. in Three Keys Pref. p. xiv Mythologizers of the past, although sharing with historians the advantage of afterknowledge, are uninterested in knowing the past as its makers have experienced it.
after leech n. /ˈaftə liːtʃ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftə liːtʃ/
, /ˈɑːftə liːtʃ//ˈaftə liːtʃ/U.S. /ˈæftər ˌlitʃ/
Nautical the rear edge of a sail./ˈæftər ˌlitʃ/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > side edge of sail
leech1485
skirt1627
after leech1769
1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Sail The foremost perpendicular or sloping edge is called the fore leech, and the hindmost the after leech.
1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xxiii. 434 Look! how the clear green water..pours out of the afterleech of the sail like a cascade!
2005 P. Hahne Sail Trim 53/1 The mast will then be bent forward and the after leech of the mainsail will be far too tight.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > flour > [noun] > coarse flour left in sieve
after-lodginga1642
overheads1879
a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 109 In many places they grinde after-loggings of wheate for theire servants pyes.
after-match adj. /ˈaftəmatʃ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəmatʃ/
, /ˈɑːftəmatʃ//ˈaftəmatʃ/U.S. /ˈæftərˌmætʃ/
originally and chiefly British occurring or taking place after a sporting match; cf. after-game adj., post-match adj. at post- prefix 2a(a)(i)./ˈæftərˌmætʃ/ΚΠ
1889 Chess Player's Chron. 2 Jan. 337 As to insinuations of cowardice and of vapourings we hear of at after-match tea meetings, they are as useless as foolish.
1936 Atlanta Constit. 2 Dec. 12/1 Apparently impressed by his ability to handle both Davis and Referee Tiny Ruff in an after-match set-to.
1987 Grimsby Evening Tel. 30 Nov. 14 There will be an after-match buffet for both teams and invited guests followed by a chance to meet the players.
2006 D. Winner Those Feet 158 Football is better to watch or play than read about, but I do find the aftermatch commentaries very entertaining.
after-meeting n. /ˈaftəˌmiːtɪŋ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌmiːtɪŋ/
, /ˈɑːftəˌmiːtɪŋ//ˈaftəˌmiːtɪŋ/U.S. /ˈæftərˌmidɪŋ/
a subsequent meeting; (Christian Church) a social, administrative, or devotional gathering held shortly after a church service or other religious assembly./ˈæftərˌmidɪŋ/ΚΠ
a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. ii. 39 It remaines, As the maine Point of this our after-meeting . View more context for this quotation
1663 Act 15 Chas. II c. 17 §33 in Statutes at Large (1763) VIII. 199 Said commissioners..shall by warrant under their hands and seals declare the places and times of their after-meeting.
1776 Scots Mag. May 276/2 The assembly should appoint a committee..to draw up special instructions to the presbytery of Dunfermline, to be reported to an after-meeting.
1858 Newcastle Courant 1 Jan. 8/5 St Paul's Chapel annual soiree was held in the Temperance-hall, on Tuesday evening... The attendance at the after-meeting was very numerous.
1935 N. L. McClung Clearing in West xxxiv. 295 They preached and sang, and had altar calls, and after-meetings.
2004 R. A. Streett Effective Invitation (rev. ed.) 170 When practical circumstances call for it, Billy Graham will make use of the after meeting.
after-mess n. /ˈaftəmɛs/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəmɛs/
, /ˈɑːftəmɛs//ˈaftəmɛs/U.S. /ˈæftərˌmɛs/
†(a) a second or extra course, a dessert; also in figurative context (obsolete); (b) Navy a mess (mess n.1 5b) situated in the rear of a ship./ˈæftərˌmɛs/ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > meal > course > [noun] > course after main
after-mess1489
banquet1523
after-course1580
fruit1587
dessert1600
sweet1832
confectionery1847
afters1909
pudding1934
follows1946
1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) xvi. 457 Yai had a felloun efter mes [1487 St. John's Cambr. entremas].
1658 R. Farmer Imposter Dethron'd 54 I wish his after-mess may do him more good, than the Pudding it self did Erbury.
1865 Colburn's United Service Mag. Apr. 533 These [ships] place all the boys together in the after messes on one side.
1992 D. McCullough Truman x. 549 Truman and Byrnes had decided to have lunch with some of the crew below deck in the after mess.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > aftercrop > aftermath
edgrewc1440
rowen1440
eddish1468
aftermath1496
lattermath1510
after-pasturec1541
fog1570
roughingsc1575
etch1580
aftergrass1587
eddish-grass1610
edge-growth1610
eatagea1642
lattermowth1661
eegrass1669
ear-grass1686
etch-crop1704
after-mowth1711
afterfeed1714
roweta1722
rowety grassa1722
aftergrowth1766
foggage1775
after-eatage1781
roughet1890
1711 J. Greenwood Ess. Pract. Eng. Gram. 175 Later-mow'th, the after-mowth, now call'd Math.
1893 in Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. 27 (1895) 57 One field..and the after mowth to Lady-day next for £5 10s. 0d.
afternose n. /ˈaftənəʊz/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftənəʊz/
, /ˈɑːftənəʊz//ˈaftənəʊz/U.S. /ˈæftərˌnoʊz/
Entomology rare = postclypeus n./ˈæftərˌnoʊz/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > head > mouth-parts or trophi > clypeus > supraclypeus
afternose1826
postnasus1826
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 483 If you examine its [sc. Sagura purpurea] face, you will discover a triangular piece, below the antennae and above the nasus, separated from the latter and from the front by a deeply-impressed line: this is the post-nasus or after-nose.
1999 L. Zombori & H. Steinmann Dict. Insect Morphol. (ed. 2) 9/1 Afternose→postclypeus.
after oar n. /ˈaftər ɔː/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftər ɔː/
, /ˈɑːftər ɔː//ˈaftər ɔː/U.S. /ˈæftər ˌɔr/
the rearmost oar of a boat./ˈæftər ˌɔr/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > rowing apparatus > [noun] > oar > oar at specific position in boat
labouring oar1602
after oar1820
stroke-oar1836
bow-oar1851
1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 235 The line-manager rows the ‘after oar’ in the boat, and..attends to the lines.
1894 R. C. Leslie Waterbiogr. v. 102 Conant was to take charge of the tiller with one hand and the after-oar in the other.
2002 G. Gibson Demon of Waters 79 The five whaleboat oars came in three lengths, ranging from the eighteen-foot midship oar to the fifteen-foot after oar.
after-order n. /ˈaftərˌɔːdə/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftərˌɔːdə/
, /ˈɑːftərˌɔːdə//ˈaftərˌɔːdə/U.S. /ˈæftərˌɔrdər/
Military (now historical) a later or subsequent order./ˈæftərˌɔrdər/ΚΠ
1648 E. Hyde Full Answer to Infamous & Trayterous Pamphlet 33 Of fifty thousand pounds Ordred for payment of the Kings Army, ten thousand pounds was taken by an after Order out of that summe to satisfie a new motion and importunity from the Scots.
1776 G. Washington Gen. Orders 3 July in Papers (1993) Revolutionary War Ser. V. 189 After Orders. That the several Brigades and Troops be at their Alarm posts every morning at day break.
1882 R. C. Dudgeon Hist. Edinb., or Queen's Regiment Light Infantry Militia v. 57 In an ‘after-order’, published on 20th January 1811, the picket at Greenlaw is ordered to be reinforced by 1 subaltern, 3 sergeants, 6 corporals, and 34 privates of the Edinburgh regiment.
1907 H. C. Wylly Campaigns of Magenta & Solferino, 1859 ix. 195 Then follows the after-order, directing that the crossing on the 24th be now carried out on the 23rd.
2008 G. M. Carbone Nathanael Greene viii. 194 Its commander..had been captured, along with three hundred British and Tory soldiers, and, Greene wrote in his after orders ‘about two hundred Negro's’.
after-ox n. /ˈaftərɒks/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftərɒks/
, /ˈɑːftərɒks//ˈaftərɒks/U.S. /ˈæftərˌɑks/
, /ˈæftərˌɑks/South African English /ˈɑːftərɑks/
[after South African Dutch achteros although this is first attested later (1844; Afrikaans agteros)] South African (now historical) one of the hindmost pair in a team of draught oxen./ˈɑːftərɑks/ΚΠ
1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. I. 303 As these two were a serious loss to the team, one being my best ‘after-ox’, Philip was desirous of riding back in search of them.
1914 Farmer's Ann. 96 A Scotch cart is very severe on the after-oxen when the brake is fast, going down hill.
1967 E. M. Slatter My Leaves are Green 125 The after oxen had the worst of it—they had to hold back the wagon and steady its mad rush.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > aftercrop > aftermath
edgrewc1440
rowen1440
eddish1468
aftermath1496
lattermath1510
after-pasturec1541
fog1570
roughingsc1575
etch1580
aftergrass1587
eddish-grass1610
edge-growth1610
eatagea1642
lattermowth1661
eegrass1669
ear-grass1686
etch-crop1704
after-mowth1711
afterfeed1714
roweta1722
rowety grassa1722
aftergrowth1766
foggage1775
after-eatage1781
roughet1890
c1541 Churchwardens' Accts. in Sussex Archæol. Coll. (1902) 45 49 Item Andrew doppe hath recevyd of John a Wood at the lyon for the after pasture of the Medow..xxd.
1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect i. iv. 11 There is little edish, or after-pasture, which may proceede from the late mowing.
1743 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman Oct. 107 No Tythes are to be paid for Cattle fed on After-pasture, Fallow, or Stubbles.
1850 Amer. Farmer Dec. 202/1 The after pasture, from the growth of shattered oats.
after-rider n. /ˈaftəˌrʌɪdə/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌrʌɪdə/
, /ˈɑːftəˌrʌɪdə//ˈaftəˌrʌɪdə/U.S. /ˈæftərˌraɪdər/
, /ˈæftərˌraɪdər/South African English /ˈɑːftəˌraɪdə/
[after South African Dutch achterrijder agterryer n.] South African (now historical and rare) a mounted groom or other attendant./ˈɑːftəˌraɪdə/ΚΠ
1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. 132 Two boors on horseback, attended by two Hottentot achter-ryders, or according to colonial pronunciation, achter-ryers, (after-riders,) passing by, halted for about ten minutes.
1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. v. 105 A horseman..accompanied by an after-rider leading a spare horse.
1907 W. C. Scully By Veldt & Kopje 27 An alert-looking Hottentot was assigned to me as an after-rider and guide.
1944 J. Mockford Here are S. Africans 72 The guns were piled up in charge of the coloured after-riders at the two milk trees at the Boer encampment.
after-ripening n. /ˈaftəˌrʌɪp(ə)nɪŋ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌrʌɪp(ə)nɪŋ/
, /ˈɑːftəˌrʌɪp(ə)nɪŋ//ˈaftəˌrʌɪp(ə)nɪŋ/U.S. /ˈæftə(r)ˌraɪp(ə)nɪŋ/
the occurrence of chemical or physical changes in a fruit, seed, or other plant part after harvesting, (in later use) spec. such changes leading to the breaking of dormancy in seeds./ˈæftə(r)ˌraɪp(ə)nɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > storage or preservation of crops > [noun] > (chemical) changes to produce in storage
after-ripening1842
1842 W. Gregory tr. J. Liebig Animal Chem. 71 The after-ripening, as this change is called, is a purely chemical process, entirely independent of the vitality of the plant.
1872 1st Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1871–2 72 Shortly after, begins after-ripening, a chemical change, whereby the starch, abundant in the unripe or green fruit, is transformed into sugar.
1935 Forestry 9 30 The need of the embryo for some process of development or ‘after-ripening’ after the seed has been shed.
2010 Jrnl. Exper. Bot. 61 597/2 Following after-ripening, a seed population that previously exhibited a high level of dormancy on imbibition, will subsequently show a high level of germination.
after-roll n. /ˈaftərəʊl/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftərəʊl/
, /ˈɑːftərəʊl//ˈaftərəʊl/U.S. /ˈæftə(r)ˌroʊl/
a second or subsequent roll of thunder; (also) a roll of the waves following the subsidence of a storm; frequently figurative and in figurative contexts./ˈæftə(r)ˌroʊl/ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [noun] > swell
surge1567
sea-gate1583
swella1616
running1622
groundswell1818
backwater1838
after-roll1858
wallow1868
1640 W. Vaughan Church Militant 318 Let's suffer them to spend their windy Breath Upon the Rocky Hills and Barren Heath, That it may be ingross'd in After-Rowles.
1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xv. 314 Still heaving..from the after-roll of the insurrection.
1901 Northern Counties Mag. Feb. 293 It was in truth but the after-roll of a mightier thunder.
1963 Transatlantic Rev. No. 12. 15 A livid stroke cut the clouds, branched, zigzagged, died: came the afterroll, crackling, clap and burst, peal and blast.
after-rope n. /ˈaftərəʊp/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftərəʊp/
, /ˈɑːftərəʊp//ˈaftərəʊp/U.S. /ˈæftə(r)ˌroʊp/
†(a) = crupper n. 1 (obsolete. rare); (b) Nautical a rope attached towards the rear of a ship, esp. one used for mooring./ˈæftə(r)ˌroʊp/ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > tail-harness or crupper
after-ropeOE
crupperc1300
tail-ropec1325
dockc1400
tail-band1483
saker1607
OEÆfterrap [see sense 1a(a)(i)].
1811 T. Adams Poet. Wks. 49 One boldly to the after quarter past, And strove to rend the streamer from the mast. With both his hands, he tugg'd with backward slope, And round his middle bent an after rope.
1917 A. R. Wonham Spun Yarns of Naval Officer vii. 164 The coastguard on shore was instructed to let go my rope when I put my handkerchief downwards, and to let go my after ropes now.
after-sail n. /ˈaftəseɪl/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəseɪl/
, /ˈɑːftəseɪl//ˈaftəseɪl/U.S. /ˈæftərˌseɪl/
Nautical (usually in plural) a sail on the mizzen-mast of a ship, or on the stays between the mainmast and the mizzen-mast; (also occasionally) a sail on the mainmast; cf. foresail n./ˈæftərˌseɪl/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > sails set near stern
after-sail1627
1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. vii. 32 All after sailes, that is, all the sailes belonging to the maine Mast and Miszen keepes her to wind ward, therefore few ships will steare vpon quarter winds with one saile, but must haue one after saile, and one head saile.
1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum After-sails, the Sails that belong to the Main and Missen Masts, and keep the Ship to the Wind.
1813 R. Southey Life Nelson I. iii. 124 He ordered..the driver and after-sails to be brailed up and shivered.
1906 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 394 Before long a second fire-ship was fast on the larboard quarter and the Henry's aftersails broke into flame.
2004 J. Sudgen Nelson xx. 545 After the first broadside, Nelson ordered the after sails to be braced up and the helm put a-port.
after-sales adj. /ˈaftəseɪlz/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəseɪlz/
, /ˈɑːftəseɪlz//ˈaftəseɪlz/U.S. /ˈæftərˌseɪlz/
(attributive) (of a service connected with a purchased item) offered or provided by a retailer or manufacturer after the sale of an item; frequently in after-sales service; cf. post-sales adj. at post- prefix 2a(a)(ii)./ˈæftərˌseɪlz/ΚΠ
1918 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 17 Feb. (Auto section) 4 (advt.) More important is the after sales service.
1955 Times 13 May 6/5 British manufacturers of aircraft and aero-engines are devoting special attention to ‘after-sales’ service.
1976 Leicester Trader 24 Nov. 21/2 They do part-exchanges, offer an excellent after-sales service and an insurance repair service.
2002 Which? Car 15/1 A few manufacturers seem to be putting more effort into making a sale than they do into after-sales care.
aftershine n. /ˈaftəʃʌɪn/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəʃʌɪn/
, /ˈɑːftəʃʌɪn//ˈaftəʃʌɪn/U.S. /ˈæftərˌʃaɪn/
the glow or radiance that remains for a time after the sun has set; = afterglow n. 3; frequently figurative; cf. afterlight n. 1./ˈæftərˌʃaɪn/ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > twilight > glow of sunset or evening twilight
gloamingc1000
twilight1412
setting sun1560
aftershine1834
afterglow1848
sundown1850
afterlight1923
1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. vii, in Fraser's Mag. Mar. 313/1 From Suicide a certain after-shine (Nachschein) of Christianity withheld me.
1893 C. A. Higgins To Calif. & Back iv. 92 Above the lower dusky peaks the loftier ones glow rose-pink in the light of its [sc. the sun's] aftershine.
2007 C. Tóibín Mothers & Sons 180 The echo of the music in his ears and the aftershine of the flashing lights in his eyes were still with him.
aftershow n. and adj. /ˈaftəʃəʊ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəʃəʊ/
, /ˈɑːftəʃəʊ//ˈaftəʃəʊ/U.S. /ˈæftərˌʃoʊ/
(a) n. (chiefly Theatre and Music) a subsequent or additional performance; (now esp.) an impromptu or unadvertised rock or pop concert after the main show, often held at a smaller venue for an invited audience; (b) adj. occurring after a performance; frequently in aftershow party./ˈæftərˌʃoʊ/ΚΠ
1844 C. M. Kirkland in Gift 33 So great was the delight of the spectators that it would seem that any after-show must have been an anticlimax.
1907 Billboard 25 Feb. 93/3 An ‘after show’ or concert will be staged, with local talent participating, and a ballet, consisting of some fifty young ladies drilled by a local instructor, will also be a feature.
1964 Punch 2 Dec. 852/1 The audience is invited to stay..for the Olio,..which here means an Aftershow. The members of the cast reappear and sing old music hall songs.
1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 26 Feb. a1 An aftershow party reportedly cost..$3,366.
1991 Rage 13 Feb. 7/1 At EMF's recent aftershow shebang celebs spotted included the likes of Stephen Fry and the Pet Shop Boys.
1993 Guardian 21 July ii. 4/3 On tour, he frequently follows a two-hour concert with an ‘aftershow’—an impromptu gig at a small club.
2001 Heat 27 Oct. 66/1 Then everyone heads off for the aftershow party at plush London restaurant.
aftersound n. /ˈaftəsaʊnd/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəsaʊnd/
, /ˈɑːftəsaʊnd//ˈaftəsaʊnd/U.S. /ˈæftərˌsaʊnd/
an echo, reverberation; (also) a subsequent sound; cf. after-image n./ˈæftərˌsaʊnd/ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > [noun] > reverberation or echo
echo1340
repercussion1554
rebound1567
reverberation1569
reverberating1576
answer1609
re-echoing1611
re-echo1613
replicationa1616
back-echo1626
echoinga1649
reboation1648
redounda1665
aftersound1807
verberation1825
reverb1875
anacampsis1879
liveness1931
post-echo1956
1807 G. H. Noehden Gram. of German Lang. (ed. 2) i. i. 71 Mr. Moriz somewhere introduces the word Nàchhall, which literally signifies aftersound, i.e. the remaining vibration of sound, a sort of echo.
1902 W. W. Skeat in A. Bowker King Alfred Millenary iii. iii. 170 The old o, once a pure long o, has now a slight aftersound of u, thus producing the diphthong written as ow in know.
2004 M. Campbell et al. Musical Instruments x. 310 If the soundboard is too responsive, the energy will be radiated away very quickly, giving a note with a powerful attack but little sustained aftersound.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > payment by instalment or part-payment > an instalment > further payment
after-sum1638
1638 E. Reynolds Medit. Last Supper iv. 15 Earnest useth to be paid in coine of the same quality with the whole after-summe.
after-swarm n. /ˈaftəswɔːm/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəswɔːm/
, /ˈɑːftəswɔːm//ˈaftəswɔːm/U.S. /ˈæftərˌswɔrm/
a second swarm of bees./ˈæftərˌswɔrm/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > swarm of bees > second of season
after-swarm1609
castling1634
casta1661
piper1884
1609 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie v. sig. E6v A yeereling..doth..naturally & vsually cast twise, a prime-swarme & an after-swarme.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. The after-swarms differ from the prime, in that the latter are directed by the vulgar or the crowd of bees.
1884 J. Phin Dict. Apiculture 53 Piper, an after-swarm having a virgin queen.
2004 L. Schwartz Angels Crest 152 It was a small swarm, probably an after-swarm, and she knew it wasn't enough with which to start a new hive.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > instance of > subsequent
after-talec1300
c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) l. 627 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 124 On þis chartre heore seles sette þat non aftur-tale nere.
a1500 in R. L. Greene Early Eng. Carols (1935) 259 (MED) Yf thou do by my counsayll, Thynke well on the after-tayll.
after-tax adj. /ˈaftətaks/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftətaks/
, /ˈɑːftətaks//ˈaftətaks/U.S. /ˈæftərˌtæks/
remaining after tax has been deducted; cf. net adj. 3a, post-tax adj. at post- prefix 2a(a)(ii)./ˈæftərˌtæks/ΚΠ
1944 Univ. Chicago Law Rev. 11 249 To maintain after-tax income requires substantial salary increases.
2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 27 July (Week in Review section) 12/2 The cost of child care ate up their entire after-tax salaries.
after-thinker n. /ˈaftəˌθɪŋkə/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌθɪŋkə/
, /ˈɑːftəˌθɪŋkə//ˈaftəˌθɪŋkə/U.S. /ˈæftərˌθɪŋkər/
a person who thinks chiefly or only about events in the past.Frequently used as an epithet for the demigod Epimetheus (see quot. 1846); cf. Prometheus n./ˈæftərˌθɪŋkər/ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > memory > retrospection, reminiscence > [noun] > one who looks back
reviewer1642
reminiscencer1828
after-thinker1846
reminiscer1908
the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun] > one who ponders > about the past
after-thinker1846
1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. iii. 102 Promêtheus and Epimêtheus the fore-thinker and the after-thinker.
1905 C. H. Herford Robert Browning ix. 282 That logic of the imagination by which great poets often implicitly enunciate what the after-thinker slowly works out.
1993 S. A. Nigosian Zoroastrian Faith iv. 85 Since he is an after-thinker, he knows nothing of events to come.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [noun] > aftertaste
aftertaste1592
farewell1634
after treat1674
repetition?c1710
way-gang1754
by-taste1799
whang1905
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge To Reader The after treat will be none of the sweetest.
after-winter n. /ˈaftəˌwɪntə/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌwɪntə/
, /ˈɑːftəˌwɪntə//ˈaftəˌwɪntə/U.S. /ˈæftərˌwɪn(t)ər/
now rare a second winter when spring is expected, a renewal of winter; = back-winter n. at back- comb. form 2./ˈæftərˌwɪn(t)ər/ΘΚΠ
the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > winter
midwinterOE
wintertideOE
winterOE
wintertimea1398
hiemsc1450
snow-time1535
dead of winter1548
after-winter1593
back-winter1599
snow1778
ice queen1818
old-fashioned winter1829
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > cold spell > in spring
after-winter1593
blackthorn wintera1793
ice saint1873
Buchan1923
1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 37 As good as a prognostication of an after-winter.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xviii. xxv Putting us in good hope, that al cold weather was gone: howbeit, there ensued a most bitter after-winter.
1766 E. Buys Sewel's Compl. Dict. Eng. & Dutch (new ed.) II. 511/2 Naawinter, an after-winter, or the latter part of the winter.
1853 New Monthly Mag. Dec. 414 In March, an after winter fell upon us, which caused great injury to the woods and the crops.
1905 Birds & Nature Feb. 91/1 It is common to expect an after-winter, and this, in several places in Denmark and Scania, has been named ‘Lapwing-winter, Lapwing-snow’, because it comes just after the arrival of the lapwing.
afterwise adj. and n. /ˈaftəwʌɪz/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəwʌɪz/
, /ˈɑːftəwʌɪz//ˈaftəwʌɪz/U.S. /ˈæftərˌwaɪz/
now rare (a) adj. wise after the event, wise too late; (b) n. (with the and plural agreement) such people as a class./ˈæftərˌwaɪz/ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [adjective] > after the event
afterwise1582
1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xxv. 171 Afterwise.
1671 J. Baltharpe Straights Voy. Contents sig. A4 A small Miorkeens disaster, his after wise Resolution.
1716 J. Addison Free-holder No. 53. 300 These are such as we may call the Afterwise, who, when any Project fails,..foresaw all the Inconveniencies that would arise from it, though they kept their Thoughts to themselves till they discovered the issue.
1874 P. Percival Tamil Prov. (ed. 2) 521 As the after-wise, rejected the advice of the fore-sighted.
2002 Baltic News Service (Nexis) 23 Feb. He said that only a spiteful and afterwise individual could claim ironically that the Soviet Union would have collapsed anyway.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of hand > [noun]
pectena1398
after-wrist1615
metacarpal1831
1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 917 Ligaments..ioyne the bones of the After-wrest to the wrest.
1656 tr. J. A. Comenius Latinæ Linguæ Janua Reserata: Gate Lat. Tongue Unlocked xxii. §222 The Wrist, [hath] eight [bones]; the After-wrist, four.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 398 The Manus, or hand, which is divided into three parts; the Brachiale, the Postbrachiale, and the Digitis: that is, the Wrist, the After-wrist, and the Fingers.
after-writing n. /ˈaftəˌrʌɪtɪŋ/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌrʌɪtɪŋ/
, /ˈɑːftəˌrʌɪtɪŋ//ˈaftəˌrʌɪtɪŋ/U.S. /ˈæftərˌraɪdɪŋ/
now rare a postscript./ˈæftərˌraɪdɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > postscript
postscript1546
after-writing1598
P.S.1757
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Posto scritta, a post-script, or after-writing of a letter, a subscription.
1660 H. Adis Fannaticks Mite sig. **2 (heading) An After-Writing to the King.
2006 P. R. Sponheim Speaking of God 149 I offer here a few words as an ‘after-writing’, a post-script.
after-yards n. /ˈaftəjɑːdz/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəjɑːdz/
, /ˈɑːftəjɑːdz//ˈaftəjɑːdz/U.S. /ˈæftərˌjɑrdz/
Nautical the yards (yard n.2 5) in the mainmast and mizzen-mast./ˈæftərˌjɑrdz/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > yard > yards on main and mizzen-masts
after-yards1777
1777 W. Hutchinson Treat. Pract. Seamanship 68 The head yards and foretopmast staysail is flat full, the after yards braced the other way, all act together.
1887 Outing Mar. 576/1 If you checks your after-yards in first, and they git back, she loses her way and wont go off at all.
2000 N. Blake & R. Lawrence Illustr. Compan. to Nelson's Navy 147 The after yards were helped round by the wind, which was blowing on the forward side.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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