affriction

English

Etymology

Latin affricare to rub on. See friction.

Noun

affriction (plural affrictions)

1. (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

• “affriction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.