avant-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Etymology: < French avant before, cognate with Provençal avant , Italian avanti < Latin abante , < ab from + ante before. See avaunt adv. The t, which was pronounced in Old French, was retained much longer in English. In words in early use ava(u)nt was worn down to vant-, van-, and sometimes to vaw-, va-. N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (ăvɑ·nt, avaṅ) /əˈvɑːnt/, /avã/.

In a few combinations, partly French, partly hybrid; as See also avant-brace n., avant-courier n., etc.

† avantalour n. [Anglo-Norman] Obsolete one who goes before.

ΚΠ

1601 F. Tate Househ. Ord. Edward II (1876) §90 Their shalbe a foregoer [Fr. avantalour] in the kinges houshold..No man shalbe avant alour who hath forjured the Court.

† avant-darter n. Obsolete transl. Latin antepīlānus.

ΚΠ

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. viii. viii. 286 This battaillon..they called Antepilani (avant-darters).

avant-fossé n.

Brit.

/ˌavɒ̃ˈfɒs/

/ˌavɒ̃ˈfəʊseɪ/

U.S.

/əˌvɑn(t)ˈfɑs/

/ˌɑˌvɑn(t)ˈfɑs/

/əˌvɑn(t)ˈfoʊseɪ/

/ˌɑˌvɑn(t)ˈfoʊseɪ/

[French] the ditch on the outer side of a counterscarp, dug at the foot of the glacis.

avant-peach n.

Brit.

/ˌavɒ̃ˈpiːtʃ/

/ˌavɒmˈpiːtʃ/

U.S.

/əˌvɑn(t)ˈpitʃ/

/ˌɑˌvɑn(t)ˈpitʃ/

[French avant-pêche] an early variety of peach.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > stone fruit > [noun] > peach > other types of peach

avant-peach1611

melocoton1611

man peach1629

nutmeg1629

muscat1664

Portugal peach1664

Modena1674

nipple peach1719

peachlet1877

peregrine1903

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > peach > types of peach

presse1604

avant-peach1611

man peach1629

nutmeg1629

Roman peach1629

muscat1664

Rambouillet1664

winter peach1664

rumbullion1670

Orleans1674

pavie1675

Magdalenea1678

minion1691

admirable1693

maudlin1699

clingstone1705

nipple peach1719

rareripe1722

melter1766

vanguard1786

freestone1807

cling1845

lemon cling1848

peregrine1903

doughnut peach1993

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Avant-pesche, th' Auant-peach or hastie peach.

1719 G. London & H. Wise J. de la Quintinie's Compl. Gard'ner (ed. 7) 283 The Avant Peaches, or Forward Peaches.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	avant-
释义	avant-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Etymology: < French avant before, cognate with Provençal avant , Italian avanti < Latin abante , < ab from + ante before. See avaunt adv. The t, which was pronounced in Old French, was retained much longer in English. In words in early use ava(u)nt was worn down to vant-, van-, and sometimes to vaw-, va-. N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (ăvɑ·nt, avaṅ) /əˈvɑːnt/, /avã/. In a few combinations, partly French, partly hybrid; as See also avant-brace n., avant-courier n., etc. † avantalour n. [Anglo-Norman] Obsolete one who goes before. ΚΠ 1601 F. Tate Househ. Ord. Edward II (1876) §90 Their shalbe a foregoer [Fr. avantalour] in the kinges houshold..No man shalbe avant alour who hath forjured the Court. † avant-darter n. Obsolete transl. Latin antepīlānus. ΚΠ 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. viii. viii. 286 This battaillon..they called Antepilani (avant-darters). avant-fossé n. Brit. /ˌavɒ̃ˈfɒs/ , /ˌavɒ̃ˈfəʊseɪ/ , U.S. /əˌvɑn(t)ˈfɑs/ , /ˌɑˌvɑn(t)ˈfɑs/ , /əˌvɑn(t)ˈfoʊseɪ/ , /ˌɑˌvɑn(t)ˈfoʊseɪ/ [French] the ditch on the outer side of a counterscarp, dug at the foot of the glacis. avant-peach n. Brit. /ˌavɒ̃ˈpiːtʃ/ , /ˌavɒmˈpiːtʃ/ , U.S. /əˌvɑn(t)ˈpitʃ/ , /ˌɑˌvɑn(t)ˈpitʃ/ [French avant-pêche] an early variety of peach. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > stone fruit > [noun] > peach > other types of peach avant-peach1611 melocoton1611 man peach1629 nutmeg1629 muscat1664 Portugal peach1664 Modena1674 nipple peach1719 peachlet1877 peregrine1903 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > peach > types of peach presse1604 avant-peach1611 man peach1629 nutmeg1629 Roman peach1629 muscat1664 Rambouillet1664 winter peach1664 rumbullion1670 Orleans1674 pavie1675 Magdalenea1678 minion1691 admirable1693 maudlin1699 clingstone1705 nipple peach1719 rareripe1722 melter1766 vanguard1786 freestone1807 cling1845 lemon cling1848 peregrine1903 doughnut peach1993 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Avant-pesche, th' Auant-peach or hastie peach. 1719 G. London & H. Wise J. de la Quintinie's Compl. Gard'ner (ed. 7) 283 The Avant Peaches, or Forward Peaches. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1600
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