Agave :: Agave (n.) A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses..

Antislavery :: Antislavery (a.) Opposed to slavery.

Antislavery :: Antislavery (n.) Opposition to slavery.

Architrave :: Architrave (n.) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column..

Architrave :: Architrave (n.) The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form..

Architraved :: Architraved (a.) Furnished with an architrave.

Autoclave :: Autoclave (n.) A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid.

Ave :: Ave (n.) An ave Maria.

Ave :: Ave (n.) A reverential salutation.

Ave Maria :: Ave Maria () Alt. of Ave Mar.

Ave Mary :: Ave Mary () A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; -- used in the Roman Catholic church..

Ave Mary :: Ave Mary () A particular time (as in Italy, at the ringing of the bells about half an hour after sunset, and also at early dawn), when the people repeat the Ave Maria..

Avel :: Avel (v. t.) To pull away.

Avellane :: Avellane (a.) In the form of four unhusked filberts; as, an avellane cross..

Avena :: Avena (n.) A genus of grasses, including the common oat (Avena sativa); the oat grasses..

Avenaceous :: Avenaceous (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses..

Avenage :: Avenage (n.) A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.

Avener :: Avener (n.) An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses.

Avenge :: Avenge (v. t.) To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

Avenge :: Avenge (v. t.) To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

Avenge :: Avenge (v. i.) To take vengeance.

Avenge :: Avenge (n.) Vengeance; revenge.

Avengeance :: Avengeance (n.) Vengeance.

Avenged :: Avenged (imp. & p. p.) of Aveng.

Avengeful :: Avengeful (a.) Vengeful.

Avengement :: Avengement (n.) The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.

Avenger :: Avenger (n.) One who avenges or vindicates; as, an avenger of blood..

Avenger :: Avenger (n.) One who takes vengeance.

Avengeress :: Avengeress (n.) A female avenger.

Avenging :: Avenging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aveng.

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