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21Advance — Ad*vance , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advancing}(#).] [OE. avancen, avauncen, F. avancer, fr. a supposed LL. abantiare; ab + ante (F. avant) before. The spelling with d was a mistake, a being supposed to be fr. L. ad. See… …
22Advanced — Advance Ad*vance , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advancing}(#).] [OE. avancen, avauncen, F. avancer, fr. a supposed LL. abantiare; ab + ante (F. avant) before. The spelling with d was a mistake, a being supposed to be fr. L. ad …
23Advancing — Advance Ad*vance , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advancing}(#).] [OE. avancen, avauncen, F. avancer, fr. a supposed LL. abantiare; ab + ante (F. avant) before. The spelling with d was a mistake, a being supposed to be fr. L. ad …
24Aread — A*read , Areed A*reed , v. t. [OE. areden, AS. [=a]r[=ae]dan to interpret. See {Read}.] 1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Therefore more plain aread this… …
25Areed — Aread A*read , Areed A*reed , v. t. [OE. areden, AS. [=a]r[=ae]dan to interpret. See {Read}.] 1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Therefore more plain aread this …
26Avant — A*vant , n. [For avant guard. Cf. {Avaunt}, {Van}.] The front of an army. [Obs.] See {Van}. [1913 Webster] …
27avant-courier — a*vant cou ri*er, n. [F., fr. avant before + courrier. See {Avaunt}, and {Courier}.] A person dispatched before another person or company, to give notice of his or their approach. [1913 Webster] …
28avant-garde — a*vant garde ([.a]*v[aum]nt g[aum]rd ), n. [F. avant before + E. guard, F. avant garde. See {Avaunt}.] The most advanced group of people in any field of endeavor, especially in literary and artistic work, usually characterized by new ideas and… …
29avant-guard — a*vant guard ([.a]*v[aum]nt g[aum]rd ; 277), n. [F. avant before + E. guard, F. avant garde. See {Avaunt}.] 1. The van or advanced body of an army. See {Vanguard}. [1913 Webster] 2. Same as {avant garde}, n.. [PJC] …
30Paravant — Par a*vant , Paravant Par a*vant , adv. [OF. par avant. See {Par}, and 1st {Avaunt}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In front; publicly. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Beforehand; first. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …