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aftermath|ˈɑːftəmaːθ, æ-|
Also aftermowth; see after- in comb. II.
[after- 6 + math mowing.]
1. Second or later mowing; the crop of grass which springs up after the mowing in early summer. Also attrib. (See also aftergrass, aftercrop.)
1523Fitzherbert Surveying 2 Yet hath the lorde the Edysshe and the aftermathe hym selfe for his owne catell. 1601Holland Pliny (1634) I. 506 The grasse will be so high growne, that a man may cut it down and haue a plentiful after-math for hay. 1631G. Markham Way to Wealth iii. ii. vi. (1668) 149 Eddish, or After-math-cheese. 1673Marvell Rehears. Transp. ii. Wks. II. 251 The after-math seldom or neuer equals the first herbage. 1834Southey Doctor cli. (1862) 391 No aftermath has the fragrance and the sweetness of the first crop. 1856Patmore Angel in House (1866) ii. iv. iv, Among the bloomless aftermath. 1860Farmer's Mag. LII. 242/1 Thus treated I would calculate on a good after⁓math, to be either sold or used in the yards.
2. fig. Esp. a state or condition left by a (usu. unpleasant) event, or some further occurrence arising from it.
a1658Cleveland To Mr. T. C. 22 Rash Lover speak what Pleasure hath Thy Spring in such an Aftermath! 1851H. Coleridge Ess. & Marg. II. 13 The aftermath of the great rebellion. 1878Masque of Poets 135, I am one that hath Lived long and gathered in Life's aftermath. 1946W. S. Churchill Victory 5 The life and strength of Britain..will be tested to the full, not only in the war but in the aftermath of war. 1958M. L. King Stride toward Freedom vi. 102 The aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of the beloved community, while the aftermath of violence is tragic bitterness. 1960C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 41, I remember, too, its aftermath—the triste, enervated feeling which the cold kiss of the dew spreads through one's whole body. 1979A. Storr Art of Psychotherapy x. 107 Depression is sometimes an immediate aftermath of completing a piece of work. 1981Times 31 July 2/5 The aftermath of the wedding seemed to mean different things to different people. Princess Anne confessed..to having ‘a slight hangover from a very enjoyable wedding’. |