Part 814

<hw>A*vid"i*ous*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Eagerly; greedily.</def>

<h1>Avidity</h1> <Xpage=105>

<hw>A*vid"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>aviditas</ets>, fr. <ets>avidus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>avidit\'82</ets>. See <er>Avid</er>.]</ety> <def>Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; <as>as, to eat with <ex>avidity</ex></as>.</def>

<blockquote>His books were received and read with <b>avidity</b>. <i>Milward.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Avie</h1> <Xpage=105>

<hw>A*vie"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>vie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Emulously.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Avifauna</h1> <Xpage=105>

<hw>A`vi*fau"na</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>avis</ets> bird + E. <ets>fauna</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.</def>

<h1>Avigato</h1> <Xpage=105>

<hw>Av`i*ga"to</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Avocado</er>.</def>

<h1>Avignon berry</h1> <Xpage=105>

<hw>A`vignon" ber"ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of the <spn>Rhamnus infectorius</spn>, eand of other species of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow. Called also <altname>French berry</altname>.</def>

<h1>Avile</h1> <Xpage=105>

<hw>A*vile"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>aviler</ets>, F. <ets>avilir</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>vil</ets> vile. See <er>Vile</er>.]</ety> <def>To abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Want makes us know the price of what we <b>avile</b>. <i>B. Jonson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Avis</h1> <Xpage=105>

<hw>A*vis"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>avis</ets>. See <er>Advice</er>.]</ety> <def>Advice; opinion; deliberation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Avise</h1> <Xpage=105>

<hw>A*vise"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>aviser</ets>. See <er>Advise</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To look at; to view; to think of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To advise; to counsel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<cs><col>To avise one's self</col>, <cd>to consider with one's self, to reflect, to deliberate. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<blockquote>Now therefore, if thou wilt enriched be, <b>Avise thee</b> well, and change thy willful mood. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Avise</h1> <Xpage=105>

<hw>A*vise"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To consider; to reflect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>