Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A-FLOAT'
A-FLOAT', adv. [or adj. a and float.]
- Borne on the water; floating; swimming; as, the ship is afloat.
- Figuratively, moving; passing from place to place; as, a rumor is afloat.
- Unfixed; moving without guide or control; as, our affairs are all afloat. [As an adjective, this word always follows the noun.]
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