Affair ,
n. [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do. See Fact, and cf. Ado.]- That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. βAt the head of affairs.β Junius. βA talent for affairs.β Prescott.
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- Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.
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- (Mil.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
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- Action; endeavor. [Obs.]
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And with his best affair
Obeyed the pleasure of the Sun.
Chapman.
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- A material object (vaguely designated).
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A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded.
Hawthorne.
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