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Avaunt
CIDE DICTIONARY
Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase “Get thee gone.” [1913 Webster]
Avaunt, v. t. & i.
- To advance; to move forward; to elevate. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- To depart; to move away. Coverdale. [1913 Webster]
Avaunt, v. t. & i. [OF. avanter; (L. ad) + vanter. See Vaunt.].
To vaunt; to boast. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Avaunt, n.
A vaunt; to boast. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Avaunt, int. archaic begone.
Etymology
ME f. AF f. OF avant ult. f. L ab from + ante before
ROGET THESAURUS
Avaunt
Disappearance
VB disappear, vanish, dissolve, fade, melt away, pass, go, avaunt, evaporate, vaporize, be gone, leave no trace, leave 'not a rack behind', go off the stage, suffer an eclipse, undergo an eclipse, retire from sight, be lost to view, pass out of sight, lose sight of, efface.For further exploring for "Avaunt" in Webster Dictionary Online