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a cry used to encourage a hawk to fly.
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- Aua
american unitarian -ssociation. historical examples the dehortative and cautionary particles kaua, aua, kei, belong strictly to the imperative. grammar of the new zealand language (2nd edition) robert maunsell for directing the sledge the following words are used: aua, aua! the central eskimo franz boas ear, ochtauakay (ch guttural; aua separated; kay german, with the rest […]
- Aubain
n. 1727, from french aubaine (12c.), of unknown origin, perhaps from medieval latin alb-n-s, but the sense is obscure. klein suggests frankish -alib-n-s, literally “belonging to another ban.” a right of french kings, whereby they claimed the property of every non-naturalized stranger who died in their realm. abolished 1819. historical examples madame aubain resigned herself […]
- Aubanel
théodore [tey-aw-dawr] /teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (show ipa), 1829–86, french poet. historical examples by the school of the so-called félibres, of whom mistral and aubanel are the chief. a short history of french literature george saintsbury through roumanille he came to know aubanel, croustillat, and others. frdric mistral charles alfred downer some others of the félibres, even […]
- Auber
daniel françois esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (show ipa), 1782–1871, french composer. historical examples mr. græme had received from paris an unpublished opera of auber’s. a love story a bushman at last auber spoke, laying a hand on my shoulder: “it is over; let us go ahead.” shapes that haunt the dusk various […]
- Aubervilliers
a town in n france, a suburb of paris. historical examples “that’s aubervilliers; they are fighting at bourget,” said the good old man, who knew all the forts. the strand magazine, vol. 1 – no. 1, various heaviest of all was the bombardment of bourget, then in possession of the germans, from the fort of […]