All 3 Uses of
affix
in
Jane Eyre
- Mr. Rochester had himself written the direction, "Mrs. Rochester, — Hotel, London," on each: I could not persuade myself to affix them, or to have them affixed.†
p. 317.4
- When given, he viewed me to learn the result; it was not striking: I am sure I did not blush; perhaps I might have turned a little pale, for I felt as if this kiss were a seal affixed to my fetters.†
p. 460.0 *
- Mr. Rochester had himself written the direction, "Mrs. Rochester, — Hotel, London," on each: I could not persuade myself to affix them, or to have them affixed.†
p. 317.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(affix) attach to
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, "affix" can be used as a noun to refer to a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form such as "un" in "unhappy".