aduncous (adungkus)

[ L.adunc us, hooked, available. ad val. An abbreviation of ad valorem. ad valorem (ad va-lō'rem). [NL.: L. ad, to; LL. and NL. valorem, acc. of valor, value: see valor.] According to value. Applied - (1) in com., to customs or duties levied according to the marketable value or worth of the goods at the original place of shipment, as sworn to by the owner and verified by the customs appraisers; (2) in law, to lawyers' fees for the drawing of certain deeds or other work chargeable according to the value of the property involved. advance (ad-vans'), v.; pret. and pp. advanced, ppr. advancing. [Earlier advaunce, a vaunce, It. Sp. Pg. avante, Pr. OF. F. avant, before: avaunt, and van2. The prefix is thus historically ar -for orig. ab-; the spelling adv-, now established in this word and advan tage, is due to a forced 'restoration' of a- taken as a reduced form of ad-: a -11 and a-13.] is trans. 1. To bring forward in place; move further in front. IMG:content-0300.png:[blocks in formation] adunc. aduret (a-dūr'), v. t. [ ad , to, + urere , burn, akin to Gr. εύειν , singe, αύειν , kindle, Skt. V ush , burn. Hence adust2 , q. v.] To burn completely or partially; calcine, scorch, or parch. As the calling dignifies the man, so the man much more advances his calling. South , Sermons 4. To promote; raise to a higher rank: as, to advance one from the bar to the bench. And to advance again, for one man's merit, A you sand heirs that have deserved nought? Sir J. Davies, Immortal. of Soul, viii. It has ben the fate of this obliging favorite to advance those who soone forget their original. Evelyn, Diary, July 22, 1674. advance 5. To raise; enhance: as, to advance the price of goods.-6. To offer or propose; bring to view or notice, as something one is prepared to abide by; allege; adduce; bring forward: as, to advance an opinion or an argument. Propositions which are advanced in discourse generally result from a partial view of the question, and cannot be kept under examination long enough to be corrected. Macaulay , A then i an Orators. 7. In com., to supply beforehand; furnish on credit, or before goods are delivered or work is done, or furnish as part of a stock or fund; supply or pay in expectation of reimbursement: as, to advance money on loan or contract, or toward a purchase or an establishment. Two houses advanced to Edward the Third of England upwards of three hundred you sand marks. Macaulay, Machi a vell i. IMG:content-0301.png:[blocks in formation] 85 I got back on the 5th with the advance , the remainder following as rapidly as the steamers could carry them. U. S. Grant , Pers. Mem., I. 290. 8. In schools, a le on not previously learned: opposed to review.-9. Advancement; promotion; preferment: as, an advance in rank or office.-10. An offer or tender. The advance of kindne which I made was feigned. Dryden, All for Love, iv. 11. In com.: (a) Addition to price; rise in price: as, an advance on the prime cost of goods; there is an advance on cottons. (b) A giving beforehand; a furnishing of something before an equivalent is received, as money or goods, toward a capital or stock, or on loan, or in expectation of being reimbursed in some way: as, A made large advances to B. IMG:content-0302.png:[blocks in formation] C advantage