A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded.
Hawthorne.
Af*fam"ish (f*fm"sh), v. t. & i. [F. affamer, fr. L. ad + fames hunger. See Famish.] To afflict with, or perish from, hunger. [Obs.] Spenser.
Af*fam"ish*ment (-ment), n. Starvation. Bp. Hall.
Af*fat"u*ate (&?;), v. t. [L. ad + fatuus foolish.] To infatuate. [Obs.] Milton.
Af*fear" (&?;), v. t. [OE. aferen, AS. f&?;ran. See Afeard.] To frighten. [Obs.] Spenser.
Af*fect" (f*fkt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affected; p. pr. & vb. n. Affecting.] [L. affectus, p. p. of afficere to affect by active agency; ad + facere to make: cf. F. affectere, L. affectare, freq. of afficere. See Fact.] 1. To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.
As might affect the earth with cold heat.
Milton.
The climate affected their health and spirits.
Macaulay.