in Grammar, are such as help to form or conjugate others; that is, are prefixed to them, to form or denote the modes or tenses thereof; as, to have and to be, in the English; être and avoir, in the French; ho and sono in the Italian, &c. In the English language, AXO, in Mythology, the name of one of two Graces worshipped by the Athenians. See HEGEMON.

AXONNE, a small fortified town in France, in the department of Cote d'Or; seated on the river Saone, over which there is a bridge of 23 arches, to facilitate the running off of the waters after the overflowing of the river. At the end of the bridge is a causeway 2250 paces long. E. Long. 5° 22'. N. Lat. 47° 11'.

AXY; the French give the name of auxy wool to that which is spun in the neighbourhood of Abbeville, by those workmen who are called boupiers. It is a very fine and beautiful wool, which is commonly used to make the finest stockings.