2. Incarnation; manifestation as an object of worship or admiration.

A*vaunce" (&?;), v. t. & i. [See Advance.] To advance; to profit. Chaucer.

A*vaunt" (&?;), 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."

A*vaunt", v. t. & i. 1. To advance; to move forward; to elevate. [Obs.] Spenser.

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