v. t. [ OF. aviler, F. avilir; a (L. ad) + vil vile. See Vile. ] To abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Want makes us know the price of what we avile. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Congo. Population (2000) = 937, 580. [ PJC ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Caviled or Cavilled p. pr. & vb. n. Caviling or Cavilling. ] [ L. cavillari to practice jesting, to censure, fr. cavilla bantering jests, sophistry: cf. OF. caviller. ] To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason. [ 1913 Webster ]

You do not well in obstinacy
To cavil in the course of this contract. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cavil at. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A captious or frivolous objection. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious. [ 1913 Webster ]

His depreciatory and caviling criticism. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a caviling manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cavillation, L. cavillatio. ] Frivolous or sophistical objection. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or } n. One who cavils. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or } a. [ L. cavillosus. ] Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing. [ R. ]

-- Cav"il*ous*ly, adv. [R.] -- Cav"il*ous*ness, n. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. favilla sparkling or glowing ashes. ] Of or pertaining to ashes. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Light and favillous particles. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon extracted from gutta-percha, as a yellow, resinous substance; -- called also fluanil. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. In the British Indian armies, a noncommissioned officer of native soldiers, corresponding to a sergeant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Havildar major, a native sergeant major in the East Indian army. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ From 2d Heavy. ] 1. In a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heavily interested in those schemes of emigration. The Century. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. As if burdened with a great weight; slowly and laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult, or suffering manner; sorrowfully. [ 1913 Webster ]

And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily. Ex. xiv. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

Why looks your grace so heavily to-day? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Greatly; intensely; as, heavily involved in a plot; heavily invested in real estate. [ PJC ]

4. In large quantity; as, it rained heavily. [ PJC ]

n. 1. A wildflower (Mirabilis multiflora) having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from Southern California to Southern Colorado and into Mexico.
Syn. -- desert four o'clock, Colorado four o'clock, Mirabilis multiflora. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A leafy wildflower (Mirabilis longiflora) having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in the Southwestern US and Northern Mexico.
Syn. -- sweet four o'clock, Mirabilis longiflora. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. pavillon, fr. L. pavilio a butterfly, also, a tent, because spread out like a butterfly's wings. ] 1. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts. “[ The ] Greeks do pitch their brave pavilions.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) A single body or mass of building, contained within simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated, as in the park or garden of a larger edifice, or united with other parts, and forming an angle or central feature of a large pile. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Her.) Same as Tent (Her.) [ 1913 Webster ]

5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pavilion of heaven is bare. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pavilioned p. pr. & vb. n. Pavilioning. ] To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents. [ 1913 Webster ]

The field pavilioned with his guardians bright. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. suaviloquens; suavis sweet + loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak. ] Sweetly speaking; using agreeable speech. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. suaviloquium. ] Sweetness of speech. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]