A kind of empirical Avagraha (sensation);
sensation of an object on the basis of the prior experience of the object; e.g. -experience of the smooth, tender tactile sensation of a flower, which had already been experienced before.
yadā tvetasmādākhyātālliṅgāt paricchinatti niśritaṃ tadā sa liṅgamavagṛhṇātīti bhaṇyate.
(TaBhā 1.16 Vṛ)