affixture

[ uh-fiks-cher ]

noun

1. the act of affixing; attachment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of affixture¹

1785–95; blend of obsolete affixion ( affix, -ion ) and fixture

Example Sentences

Second affixture of Jansoulet's signature to a check, which the Governor stows away with a negligent air, and which effects a sudden transformation of his whole person.

From Project Gutenberg

Here again his disappointment and chagrin were renewed: his uncle had been carried off to Amiens the morning of his arrival, and the house rendered inaccessible, by the usual affixture of seals, and an attendant pair of myrmidons to guard them from infraction.

From Project Gutenberg

Here again his disappointment and chagrin were renewed: his uncle had been carried off to Amiens the morning of his arrival, and the house rendered inaccessible, by the usual affixture of seals, and an attendant pair of myrmidons to guard them from infraction.

From Project Gutenberg