GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Avaunt , interj. [F. avant forward, fr. L. ab + ante before. Cf. Avant, Advance.] Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase “Get thee gone.”
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   Avaunt, v. t. & i.
   To advance; to move forward; to elevate. [Obs.]
   Spenser.
   
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   To depart; to move away. [Obs.]
   Coverdale.
   
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   Avaunt, v. t. & i. [OF. avanter; à (L. ad) + vanter. See Vaunt.] To vaunt; to boast. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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   Avaunt, n. A vaunt; to boast. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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