avised

The one formidable customer was Aaron Stevens, a big black-avised rascal who at thirty was the oldest; he'd served in Mexico, been sentenced to death for mutiny, broken out of Leavenworth, and fought the slavers in Kansas, where he'd been colonel of a militia troop.

THE NUMBERS 2010

Two men were walking towards us, a tall, black-avised fellow striding like a guardsman, and a smaller chap in the dark-and-light blue of the U.S. Marines.

THE NUMBERS 2010

A slender girl, still only twenty, one years old and mother of a year, old son and as fair as her husband was black, avised.

A Caregiver's Homage To The Very Old 2010

Then abruptly I flashed into being down that green-walled, brick-floored vista as a black-avised, ill-clad young man, who first stared and then advanced scowling toward her.

In the Days of the Comet Herbert George 2006

“Are you well avised of that?” said a fat parson from the

The Fortunes of Nigel 2004

Gisippus came to see him, and (before Titus) avised him to marriage, and with a yong Gentlewoman of singular beauty, derived from a most noble house in Athens, and she named Sophronia, aged about fifteen years.

The Decameron 2004

“Are you avised of that?” said Wayland Smith, smiling.

Kenilworth 2004

AND then Sir Marhaus avised Sir Tristram, and said thus: Young knight, Sir Tristram, what dost thou here? me sore repenteth of thy courage, for wit thou well I have been assayed, and the best knights of this land have been assayed of my hand; and also I have matched with the best knights of the world, and therefore by my counsel return again unto thy vessel.

Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table 2003

As for that, said the knight, I will be avised; but an thou wilt tell me thy name peradventure I will tell thee mine.

Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table 2003

I am not avised, said King Mark, as at this time to send my letters.

Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table 2003