2. A particular time (as in Italy, at the ringing of the bells about half an hour after sunset, and also at early dawn), when the people repeat the Ave Maria. Ave Maria ! blessed be the hour ! Byron.
AVENA
A*ve"na, n. Etym: [L.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of grasses, including the common oat (Avena sativa); the oat grasses.
AVENACEOUS
Av`e*na"ceous, a. Etym: [L. avenaceus, fr. avena oats.]
Defn: Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
AVENAGE
Av"e*nage, n. Etym: [F. avenage, fr. L. avena oats.] (Old Law)
Defn: A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent. Jacob.
AVENALIN
A*ven"a*lin, n. [L. avena eats.] (Chem.)
Defn: A crystalline globulin, contained in oat kernels, very similar in composition to excelsin, but different in reactions and crystalline form.
AVENER Av"e*ner, n. Etym: [OF. avenier, fr. aveine, avaine, avoine, oats, F. avoine, L. avena.] (Feud. Law)