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avale (third-person singular simple present avales, present participle avaling, simple past and past participle avaled)
(transitive, obsolete) To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall
(transitive, obsolete) To bring low; to abase.
(intransitive, obsolete) To descend; to fall; to dismount.
Source: Wiktionary
A*vale", v. t. & i. Etym: [F. avaler to descend, to let down. See Avalanche.]
1. To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall; to doff. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To bring low; to abase. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
3. (v. i.)
Definition: To descend; to fall; to dismount. [Obs.] And from their sweaty courses did avale. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States