||A`vi*fau"na (&?;), n. [NL., fr. L. avis bird + E. fauna.] (Zoöl.) The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.
Av`i*ga"to (&?;), n. See Avocado.
A`vignon" ber"ry (&?;). (Bot.) The fruit of the Rhamnus infectorius, 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 French berry.
A*vile" (&?;), v. t. [OF. aviler, F. avilir; a (L. ad) + vil vile. See Vile.] To abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate. [Obs.]
Want makes us know the price of what we avile.
B. Jonson.
A*vis" (&?;), n. [F. avis. See Advice.] Advice; opinion; deliberation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
A*vise" (&?;), v. t. [F. aviser. See Advise, v. t.] 1. To look at; to view; to think of. [Obs.] Chaucer.