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.
2. To depart; to move away. [Obs.]
Coverdale.
A*vaunt", v. t. & i. [OF. avanter;
à (L. ad) + vanter. See Vaunt.] To
vaunt; to boast. [Obs.] Chaucer.
A*vaunt", n. A vaunt; to boast.
[Obs.] Chaucer.