See Also: affined(dictionary)

gregale (iou) and affined (iou)


gregale (iou)



gregale noun. E19.
[from Italian grecale, app. repr. late Latin noun from Latin Graecus Greek.]
A strong north-east wind blowing in the Mediterranean.

affined (iou)



affined ppl adjective. L16.
[from (the same root as) prec. + -ED1, perh. after Old French afine.]
Related, connected. L16.
W. Stevens Portentous enunciation, syllable To blessed syllable affined.
Bound by any tie. rare. E17.
Shakespeare Othello Whether I..am affin'd To love the Moor.