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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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A-void'less, a. p. 97Incapable of being avoided; inevitable; unavoidable. Congreve.Āv'oir-du-pois', a. p. 97A system of weights by which coarser commodities are weighed, such as hay, grain, &c. The standard avoirdupois pound of the United States is equivalent to the weight of 27.7015 cubic inches of…A-vōke', v. t. p. 97To call from or back again. [Obs.] Burnet.Ăv'o-lāte, v. i. p. 97To fly away; to escape; to exhale. [Obs.] Boyle.Ăv'o-lā'tion, n. p. 97The act of flying away; flight; escape. [Rare.] Boyle.Ăv'o-set, n. p. 97See ĂVOCET.A-vouch', v. t. p. 97To declare or assert with positiveness; to affirm in favor of; to maintain or support. “As he there . . . often avouches and professes.” Barrow. Such antiquities could have been avouched for the…A-vouch', n. p. 97Evidence; testimony; declaration. [Obs.] “The sensible and true avouch Of mine own eyes.” Shak.A-vouch'a-ble, a. p. 97Capable of being avouched.A-vouch'er, n. p. 97One who avouches.A-vouch'ment, n. p. 97The act of avouching; declaration. [Obs.] Milton.A-vou'ter-er, n. p. 97An adulterer. [Obs.] Latimer.A-vow', v. t. p. 97To declare openly; to own, acknowledge, or confess frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes. Which I to be the power of Israel's God Avow, and challenge Dagon to the test. Milton. 2.…A-vow', n. p. 97A vow or determination. [Obs.] Gower. 2. Avowal; bold declaration. [Obs.] Dryden.A-vow'a-ble, a. p. 97Capable of being avowed, or openly acknowledged with confidence. Donne.A-vow'a-bly, adv. p. 97In an avowable manner.A-vow'al, n. p. 97An open declaration; frank acknowledgment. “The avowal of such principles.” Hume.A·vow'ance, n. p. 97The act of avowing; avowal. 2. Upholding; defense; vindication. [Obs.] Can my avowance of king-murdering be collected from any thing here written by me? Fuller.A-vow'ant, n. p. 97(Law.) The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking. Cowell.A-vow'ed-ly, adv. p. 97In an open manner; with frank acknowledgment. Clarendon.A-vow-ee', n. p. 97The person who has a right to present to a benefice; the patron; an advowee. See ADVOWSON. Cowell.A-vow'er, n. p. 97One who avows.A-vow'ry, n. p. 97(Law.) The act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right. Blackstone. When an action of replevin is brought, the distrainer either…A-vow'try, n. p. 97See ADVOWTRY.A-voy'er, n. p. 97The chief magistrate of imperial towns, and of the Swiss cities. [Obs.]A-vŭlsed', a. p. 97Plucked or pulled off. Shenstone.A-vŭl'sion, n. p. 97A tearing asunder; a forcible separation. “The avulsion of two polished superficies.” Locke. 2. A fragment torn off. Barrow. 3. (Law.) The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man…A-vŭn'cu-lar, a. p. 97Of or pertaining to an uncle. Thackeray. “In these rare instances, the law of pedigree, whether direct or avuncular, gives way.” I. Taylor.A-wāit', v. t. p. 97To wait or look out for; to expect. Betwixt the rocky pillars Gabriel sat, Chief of th' angelic guards, awaiting night. Milton. 2. To be in store for; to attend; to be ready for; as, a glorious…A-wâit', n. p. 97A waiting for; ambush. [Obs.] Spenser.A-wâit', adv. p. 97In wait. [Obs.] Tyndale.A-wāke', v. t. p. 97To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken. I go that I may awake him out of sleep. John xi. 11. 2. To arouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity, or inaction; to put into action, or…A-wāke′, v. i. p. 97To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as out of inaction or death. Awake to righteousness. 1 Cor. xv. 34.A-wāke', a. p. 97Not sleeping; in a state of vigilance or action. Before whom awake I stood. Milton.A-wäk'en, v. t. & i. p. 97To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake. Already to awaken whom thou nam'st. Cooper. Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. Tillotson. Syn.—To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.A-wäk'en-er, n. p. 98He who, or that which, awakens.A-wāk'en-ing, p. a. p. 98Rousing from sleep, in a natural or figurative sense; exciting; as, an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.A-wăk'en-ing, n. p. 98The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep; specifically, a revival of religion, or more general attention to religion than usual. Tracy.A-wäk'en-ing-ly, adv. p. 98In a manner to awaken.A-wäk'en-ment, n. p. 98An awakening. [Rare.]A-want'ing, a. p. 98Missing; wanting. W. Scott.A-ward', v. t. p. 98To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign by sentence; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to A. B. To review The wrongful sentence, and award a new. Dryden.A-ward', v. t. p. 98To determine; to make an award.A-wārd', n. p. 98A judgment, sentence, or final decision; specifically, the decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. “Impatient for the award.” Cowper. “An award had been given against her.” Gilpin. 2. The paper…A-ward'er, n. p. 98One who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge.A-wāre', a. p. 98Watchful; vigilant or guarded against danger or difficulty; hence, apprised; informed; cognizant; as, the general was aware of the enemy's designs. Aware of nothing arduous in a task They never…A-warn', v. t. p. 98To warn. [Obs.] Spenser.A-wāy', adv. p. 98Absent; at a distance; as, the master is away from home. “Have me away, for I am sore wounded.” 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. ☞ It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as, go away, send…A-wāy'ward, adv. p. 98Away. [Obs.] Gower.Awe, n. p. 98Profound fear mingled with admiration or reverence; dread inspired by something great, terrific, or sublime; reverential fear. His frown was full of terror, and his voice Shook the delinquent with…Awe, v. t. p. 98To strike with fear and reverence; to influence by reverential fear; to control by inspiring dread. That same eye whose bend doth awe the world. Shak.A-wēa'ry, a. p. 98Weary. “I begin to be aweary of thee.” Shak.A-wēath’er, adv. p. 98(Naut.) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows;—opposed to alee; as, helm aweather! Totten.A-weigh', adv. p. 98(Naut.) Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip;—said of the anchor. See ATRIP. Totten.Awe'sôme, a. p. 98Respectful; fearful or appalling; as, an awesome sight. Wright.Awe'-strŭck, a. p. 98Struck with awe. Milton.Aw'ful, a. p. 98Striking with awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration. “Heaven's awful Monarch.” Milton. 2. Struck or filled with awe. [Obs.] A weak and awful reverence for antiquity.…Aw'ful-ly, adv. p. 98In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with awe; fearfully; apprehensively.Aw'ful-ness, n. p. 98The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; solemnity; as, the awful-ness of this sacred place. “The awfulness of grandeur.” Johnson. 2. The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of…A-whāpe', v. t. p. 98To strike; to confound; to terrify. [Obs.] Spenser.