avast 
AvaBt heaving (ntltit.), tin- i r> tn arrest the capstan 
when nippers are jaiimiril, or any other impediment or 
curs in heaving the cable. 
avatar(av-a-tar'orav'a-tar), . [< HM.aratara, 
descent, < ara, down, -f- ]/ tin; cross over, pass 
through.] 1. In Ilim/n nn/lli., the descent of 
and awn are from the same root, differing only 
j n ne au flJ X- ] 'flic awn or beard of liarli'V. 
(av'el-cr), . A machine f.n- removing 
or aw s of barley from the grain; a 
, .. ., . , ' 
^[Ea fy mod. F.., < ,,,, + 
. . .a y mo. .., ,,, 
a deity to the earth in an incarnate lonn or Yclv"g?n suflix -,* the term, being assimilated 
n of a od. > 
some manifest shape ; the incarnation of agod. to _ /( .~ y -j ^ ^ oblong 
Threeof the Amturii* or incarnations of Vishnu are con- .--ii /.,\,,.'l'i / r< T 
necte.l With a deluge, . . . Vishnu in each case resell,,,;.. *" (l ),V. t. ^ ^ e " 
iiiaiikind from destruction by water. < 0, away,t Cte, plUCK, War. 
Max Miillfr, Inilia, p. 144. away. Sir T. Jirilll-lli: 
Hence 2. A remarkable appearance, mani- avellan,". See inrl/itne. 
festation, or embodiment of any kind ; a do- avellanarious (av"el-a-na'ri-us), a. [< L. Avel- 
scont into a lower sphere; an adorable or won- liinuti : see arellane.} Relating to the filbert, 
derful exhibition of an abstract idea, principle, avellane, avellan (a-vel'an, -an ; or av'el-an, 
etc., in concrete form: as, "The In.-!, ,'r,,tar" -an), a. [< OF. tin /,//,_< 
(a poem by Byron on a visit of Oeorne IV. to 
Ireland); "the aratar of mathematics," Mas- 
son, Milton, I. 226. 
(Carlyle is] tin' most shining avatar of whim the world 
, MTU. Liiirrll, Study Windows, p. 148. 
avatara (av-a-ta'rii), . Same as avatar. 
avauncet, . An obsolete form of advance. 
avaunt 1 (a-viinf or -vant'), adr. and interj. 
[ME., < OF. avant, forward, < LU iibuntc, lit. 
from before: see ai-ant-.} l.t adv. Forward. 
And with that word came IJrede amimi. 
lioin. o/the Jiw, 1. :iii:,s. ayelongt, " 
II. interj. Away! begone! depart! an ex- 
clamation of contempt or abhorrence. 
.1 ruiiiit, thou hateful villain, Ret thee gone ! 
Skak., K. John, iv. 3. 
avauntH, T< avaunt 1 , inter>.~\ Dismissal. 
1 shape, 
pull away, 
| To pull 
-an), a. [< OF. avelane, < b. Ai-cllana(*c. MKT, 
nut), earlier Abellana, the fil- 
bert, lit. the nut of Avella, < 
Ahella, a town in Campania 
abounding in fruit-trees and 
nuts, now Avella. Cf. tiii/tli:} 
In lift-., resembling a filbert: 
specifically said of a cross each 
of whose arms resembles the 
filbert in its outer sheath, 
sometimes blazoned as four 
filberts conjoined in cross. 
[E. dial, arflmtg, oval, < ME. are- 
longe, awelonge, < Icel. o " 
Cross Avellane. 
(From "Berry's Diet. 
of Heraldry.") 
Aventine 
3t. To take revenge on ; treat or deal with re- 
vengefully. 
It Ciiin shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seven 
ty and seven fold. Uen. iv. 24. 
= Sjm. .,'<</., Itfiviii/f. I'ntil lately these words c,c 
n.cd with little or no difference "f meaning (see quota- 
tions under each). Avenge In now restricted to the taking of 
just punishment or the vindication of justice, and n 
to the infliction of pain or evil to gratify resentful feelings, 
or the desire of retaliation for some real or fancied wrong. 
Poetic use sometimes returns to the earlier freedom in the 
meaning of rciv/i.'' 1 ', " 
I will acewje this insult, noble Queen. 
7'. /tut/Mon, fJeraint. 
If you poison us, do we not die',' and if you wrong us. 
shall we not revenye! Miik., M. of V., iii. I. 
II. in trans. To execute vengeance; inflict 
retaliatory pain or injury on a wrong-doer. 
Thou shall not avenge nur bear any grudge against the 
children of thy people. Lev. xix 18. 
The areiH.iiiuj horror of a conscious mind, 
Whose deadly fear anticipates the hlow, 
And sees no end of punishment and woe. 
Dryilfii, tr. of Lucretius, Iii. 231. 
avenget (a-venj'), . [< avenge, v.} 1. Re- 
venge; retaliation. 
That avenge by you decreed. 
.>>.!, K. IJ.. IV. vi 8. 
2. Punishment ; vengeance taken. 
Why dotti mine hand from thine a mine abstaine? 
Spenser, F. Q., IV. 1. 62. 
[< avaunt 1 , interj.} 
After this process 
To give her the avaunt .' It is a pity 
Would move a monster. 
67m*., Hen. VIII., 11. 8. 
.,''' [A modification of avance 1 = 
advance, 'due to influence of avaunt 1 , adv.} To 
advance. 
Avaunting in great bravery. Spenser, F. Q., II. ill. 8. 
avaunt 3 t, [ME. avaunten, avanten, < 
avan ter, araunter, < a- + vanter, vaunter, vaunt: 
see vaunt, v.} I. trans. To praise highly; 
vaunt ; make renowned. 
Do you favour you to avaimte. 
Chaucer, House of Fame, 1. 1788. 
II. intrans. or reflexive. To boast; brag; 
speak or express vauntingly. 
"Thanne," quod she, " I dar me wel avaunte, 
Thy lif is sauf." Chaucer, Wife of Bath's Tale, 1. 158. 
Let now the papists avaunt themselves! 
Dan. ajlang (the prefix being assimilated to af avengeancet (a-venMans), n. [< avenge + -ancc, 
He told of Salutes and Popes, and evermore 
He strowd an Ave-Mary after and before. 
Spenser, F. Q., I. I 35. 
I could never hear the Ave-Mary bell without an eleva- 
tion, or think it a sufficient warrant because they erred 
in one circumstance for me to err in all that is, in si- 
lence and dumb contempt. 
Sir T. Browne, Religio Medici, i. 3. 
OF Avena (a-ve'nft), n. [L., oats.] A genus of 
plants, natural order Graminea;, characterized 
by having large membranous outer glumes, 
which inclose two or three perfect flowers, 
each with a long, bent, and twisted awn on the 
back of the lower palet. The species are natives of 
temperate and cold regions. Some are useful pasture- 
grasses, but by far the most important species is A. saliva, 
the cultivated oat. See oat. 
avenaceous (av-e-na'shius), a. [< L. avena- 
ceus, < avena, oats.] Belonging to or resem- 
a vengeful l... 
after revengeful.} Avenging; executing ven- 
geance. [Rare.] 
avengement (a-venj'ment), n. [( avenge + 
-meut.} The act of avenging; vengeance; pun- 
ishment; satisfaction taken. [Rare.] 
Nought may thee save from heavens avengement. 
Spenser, Muiopotmos. 
God's nmn: fin fnt of his repulse at Hull. 
Miltun, Eikonoklastes. 
avenger (a-ven'jer), n. One who avenges or 
takes vengeance. 
The Lord is the avenger of all such. 1 Thea. iv. 6. 
Brutus, thou saint of the avenger's order. 
lieddoes, Death's Jest-Book, i. 1. 
avengeress (a-ven' jer-es), n. [< avenger + -ess.} 
A female avenger. [Rare.] 
That cruell Queene avengeresse. 
Spenser, F. Q., III. viiL 20. 
bling oats. 
Cranmer, Ans. to Gardiner, p. 33.'i. avenage (av'e-naj), n. [< OF. avenage, < avene, avenlform (a-ve'ni-f&rm), a. [< L. avena, oats, 
[ME. avaunt; < avaunt 3 , v.} A oats, < L. avena', oats.] In old laic, a certain + forma, form.] Resembling a grain of oats. 
quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord 
in lieu of rent or other duty. 
avenarius, < 
avenauntt, . [ME., also avenant, avenand, 
avaunt 3 t, 
boast; a vaunt. TO make avaunt, to assert confi- 
dently ; declare positively. Chaucer, Troilus, iii. 289. 
avauntancet, ". [ME.,< avaunten: see avaunt 3 , avenaryt (av'e-na-ri), . [< L. 
v., and-ance. Cf. OF. vantance, < vanter, vaunt.] avena, oats.] 'Same as avener. 
Boasting. 
avauntert, avauntourt, " [< ME. avauntour, 
avauntei;<. OF. avantour, -ear, < avanter : see 
avaunt 3 , v.} A boaster. 
He is not uyce 
Ne avauntour. Chaucer, Troilus, iii. 724. 
avauntryt, . [ME., also aiiauntarie, < OF. 
"avanterie, found only as vanterie : see at' aunt 3 , 
t'.] Same as avauntance. 
avdp. An abbreviation of avoirdupois. 
ave (a've or a've), interj. [L., hail! orig. impv. 
of avere, be well, be of good cheer ; esp. in LL. 
phrase Ave Maria, hail Mary! in allusion to avener (av'e-n&r), n. [ME. 
Luke i. 28: "Ave [Maria}, gratia plena."] OF. avenier,'< L. avenarius: 
Hail ! 
Also, farewell! 
And "Ave, Ave. Ave" said, 
"Adieu, adieu for evermi ,,, 
Tennyson, In Memoriam, ivil. avenge (a-venj'), v. ; pret. and 
t&M5SA^&'SS^gS^ ?P r - a ^i>ing. 1<UK avenge*, ' 
. 
the salutation of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary 
when he announced to her the incarnation (Luke i. 28), 
together with the words of Elizabeth to Mary (Luke i. 42). 
This form of the Hail Mary was used as an anthem in both 
the Eastern and Western churches as early as the seventh 
century. It came into wide use as a devotion in the eleventh 
century. The concluding words, "Holy Mary, Mother of 
God, pray for us," etc. were ftrst introduced in the fifteenth 
century, and first authorized for daily use in the breviary 
in 1568. Also called the anyelic salutation. See angelus. 
ave (a've or a've), n. [< ave, interj.} 1. An 
Ave Maria (which see, under ave, interj.). 
Nine hundred Pater nosters every day, 
And thrise nine hundred Aves she was wont to say. 
Spenser, . Q., I. iii. 13. 
2. A salutation. 
Their loud applause and aves vehement. 
SAa*., M. for M., i. 1. 
avel (av'el), n. [E. dial., appar. due to a con- 
fusion of ME. avene (Prompt. Parv.), for awene, 
awn (cf. Dan. avne, awn), with E. dial, aifi, ME. 
n Hi; eile, < AS. egl, awn, beard of grain. Aifi 
Thomas, Med. Diet. 
avenin (a-ve'nin), n. [< L. avena, oats, + -in 2 .] 
A nitrogenous prpteid substance found in oats, 
similar to legumin, and probably a mixture of 
, .. , . legumin and gluten. 
etc., < OF. (and mod. F.) avenant, comely, con- avenious (a-ve'ni-us), a. Same as avenous. 
venient, ppr. of avenir, come, suit, become, < avenort, ." See avener. 
L. advenire, come: see advene, and cf. conve- avenous (a-ve'nus), a. [< Gr. a- priv. + L. 
nient, comely, and becoming.} 1. Becoming; vena, vein.] In bot., wanting veins or nerves, 
as the leaves of certain plants. Also avenious. 
avens (av'enz), n. [< ME. avans, avance, 
avaunce, avence, ML. avancia, avencia, avantia, 
avens, harefoot; origin obscure.] The popu- 
lar English name of species of plants of the 
genus Geum. The common or yellow avens, or herb- 
beunet, is O. urbanum; the purple or water avens, G. 
^ riirate. Mountain avens, Drya octopetala. 
In aventaile, aventail (av'en-tal), n. 
aventayle, < OF. esventail, air-hole, < 
(mod. F. eventer), < L. ex, 
out. + ventus, wind.] In 
medieval armor: (a) The 
flap or adjustable part of 
the hood of mail, which 
when unfastened allowed 
the hood to drop upon the 
shoulders. (6) The mov- 
well-looking. 
Clere browne she was, and thereto bright 
Of face, body avenaunt. Rom. of the Rose, 1. 1263. 
2. Convenient; suitable. 
Dyghttes his dowblettez for dukes and erles, 
Aketouns avenaunt for Arthure hym selfue. 
Morte Arthure (ed. Perry, E. E. T. 8.), 1. 2627. 
avener, avenere, < 
see avenary.} 
feudal law, a chief officer of the stable, whose 
duty it was to provide oats. Also spelled ave- 
[< ME. 
esventer 
avenged, 
f a ^ avengier, 
^V (< ii" ad, to) + vengier, revenge, take ven- 
geance, < L. vindicare, lay claim to, punish : 
see vindicate, and cf. revenge and vengeance.} 
1. trans. 1. To vindicate by inflicting pain or 
evil on the wrong-doer ; execute justice or ven- 
geance on behalf of: with a person as object. 
Avenge me of mine adversary. Luke xviii. 3. 
Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughter'd saints, whose bones 
Lie scatter'd on the Alpine mountains cold. 
Milton, Sonnets, xiii. 
2. To take satisfaction for, by pain or punish- 
ment inflicted on the injuring party ; deal pun- 
ishment on account of: with a thing as object. 
He will avenge the blood of his servants. 
Deut. rail 43. 
Never, till Cesar's three-and-thirty wounds 
Be well aveng'd. Shak., J. C., v. 1. 
I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from 
their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her 
with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. 
Burke, Rev. ill France. 
A, Aventaile Idef. a). 
(From Viollet-le- Due's 
"Diet, du Mobilier fran- 
able front of the helmet. 
Aventine (av ' en-tin), . 
and n. [< L. Aventinus.} 
I. a. Appellative of one of 
the seven hills on which 
Rome was built. According 
to a legend, it was called Mons 
Aventinus, or the Aventine hill, " 
from an aboriginal king Aventinns who was burled there. 
n.t n. A post of defense or safety ; security ; 
defense. 
Into the castle's tower. 
That only Aventine that now is left us. 
Beau, and Fl. 
My strong Aventine b 
That great Domitian . . . will once return, 
Who can repair, with ease, the consul's ruins. 
Hassinger, Roman Actor, L 1. 
