To affirm (something).
to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
To object to.
To make a strong objection.
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.
To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally.
To weave together.
To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.
A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
Intimate and suggestive dance gyrations.
The act of twining or winding round.
A twist; a convolution.