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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Aume, n. p. 93A Dutch measure for Rhenish wine, containing forty English gallons.Au'me-ry, n. p. 93See ALMONRY.Aun'cel-weight, n. p. 93A rude balance for weighing, formerly used in England. Halliwell. 2. Meat sold by the hand without scales.Aune (ōn), n. p. 93A French cloth measure, of different lengths in different parts of the country; at Rouen, the same as an English ell; at Calais, 1.52; at Lyons, 1.061; at Paris, 0.95;—all now superseded by the meter.Aunt, n. p. 93The sister of one's father or mother; — correlative to nephew or niece. Pope. 2. Any old or bad woman. [Obs.] Shak. 3. A bawd, or a prostitute. [Obs.] Shak. Every one knows what aunt stands for in…Au'ra, n. p. 93Any subtile, invisible fluid, supposed to flow from a body; an effluvium, emanation, or exhalation, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of…Au'real, a. p. 93Pertaining to the air, or to an aura.Au'ral, a. p. 93Belonging to the ear; as, aural medicine and surgery. Dunglison.Au'rate, n. p. 93A sort of pear. Miller. 2. (Chem.) A saline combination of auric acid with a base; as, aurate of potash.Au'râ-ted, a. p. 93Resembling, or containing, gold; golden-colored; gilded. 2. (Chem.) Combined with auric acid.Au're-ate, a. p. 93Golden; gilded. Skelton.Au-rē'li-a, n. p. 93(Entom.) The nymph, chrysalis, or pupa of an insect; — a term applied to insects in their second stage of transformation, particularly when quiescent, and inclosed in a hardish case, reflecting a…Au-rē'li-an, a. p. 93Resembling, or pertaining to, the aurelia. Humphreys.Au-rē'li-an, n. p. 93An amateur collector and breeder of insects, particularly of the Lepidoptera.Au-rē'ō-lă or Au're-ōle, n. p. 93The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the body of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence. When limited to the head only, it is usually termed a nimbus; when…Au'rie, a. p. 93Pertaining to gold. 2. (Chem.) Containing two parts of gold and three of oxygen; as, auric acid. Dana.Au'ri-cle, n. p. 93(Anat.) (a.) The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head. (b.) One of two muscular sacs situated at the base of the heart, and exterior to the ventricles; — so called…Au'ri-cled, a. p. 93Having appendages like ears.Au-rĭc'ū-la, n. p. 93(Bot.) (a.) A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear. (b.) A species of Peziza (P. auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judæ, or…Au-rĭc'ū-lar, a. p. 93Pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves. 2. Told in the ear; as, auricular confession. This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . .…Au-rĭc'u-lar, n. p. 93(Ornith.) A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds.Au-rĭc'ū-lar-ly, adv. p. 93In an auricular manner.Au-rĭc'u-late, a. p. 93(Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear. 2. (Conch.) Having a projection on one or both sides of the umbones or bosses, as in certain bivalves. Auriculate leaf, one having…Au-ri'cu-lā/ted, a. p. 93Having appendages like the ear, as the auriculated vulture, so called because it has a projection of the skin, or fleshy crest, extending from each ear along the side of the neck. Ed. Encyc. Cuvier.Au-rif'er-ous, a. p. 93Yielding or producing gold. Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. Thomson. Auriferous pyrites, iron pyrites (or bisulphuret of iron), containing some gold disseminated through it. Dana.Au’ri-fōrm, a. p. 93Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.Au-rī'gā, n. p. 93(Astron.) The Wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. Herschel. 2. (Med.) (a.) The fourth lobe of the liver. (b.) A bandage for the sides. Quincy.Au-rĭ'gal, a. p. 93Of, or pertaining to, a chariot.Au'ri-gā'tion, n. p. 93The act or practice of driving horses harnessed to carriages. [Obs.] Bailey.Au-rig'ra-phy, n. p. 93The art of writing with gold instead of ink.Au'ri-phryg'i-ate, a. p. 93Embroidered or decorated with gold. [Rare.] Nor wore he miter here, Precious or auriphrygiate. Southey.Au'ri-pig-mĕn'tum, n. p. 93See ORPIMENT.Au'ri-sca'lp, n. p. 93An instrument to clean the ears;—used also in operations of surgery on the ear.Au'rist, n. p. 93One skilled in disorders of the ear, or who professes to cure them.Au'ri-ted, a. p. 93(Nat. Hist.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear. See AURICULATE. Hill.Au'ro-cēph'a-loüs, a. p. 93(Zool.) Having a golden-colored head.Au'rochs, n. p. 93(Zoöl.) The Bos urus, or bison, of Poland; considered by some as the common ox in a wild state, but regarded by Cuvier as a diAu'ro-cy'a-nide, n. p. 93(Chem.) A compound formed of the cyanide of gold and a basic oxide.Au-rō'rā, n. p. 93Lat. (rarely used) AU-RŌ'RÆ. [Lat. aurora, from aurea hora, golden hour, or Gr. αὔριος ὥρα, morning hour, or from Skr. ushāsā, aurōra.] 1. The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the…Auro'ra borea'lis p. 93i. e., northern daybreak; popularly called northern lights. A luminous meteoric phenomenon, witnessed only at night, and supposed to be of electrical origin. This species of light usually appears in…Au-rō'ral, a. p. 93Belonging to, or resembling, the aurora, or the northern lights.Au'ro-tēl'lu-rite, n. p. 93(Min.) An ore of tellurium containing gold and silver. Dana.Au'rum, n. p. 93Gold. Au'rum ful'minans. See FULMINATE.—Au'rum mosa'-icum, or musi'vum. See GOLD.Aus'cul-tā'tion, n. p. 93The act of listening or hearkening to. Hickes. 2. (Med.) A method of distinguishing diseases, particularly in the thorax, by observing the sounds in the part, generally by means of a stethoscope.Aus'cŭl-tā'tor, n. p. 93One who practices auscultation.Aus-cŭl'ta-to-ry, a. p. 93Belonging, or having relation, to auscultation. Dunglison.Au'spi·cal, a. p. 93Pertaining to auspices. [Rare.]Au'spi-cāte, v. t. p. 94To give a favorable turn to in commencing;—a sense taken from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before they undertook any important business. They auspicate all…Au'spi-cate, a. p. 94Auspicious. [Obs.] Holland.Au'spi-ca-to-ry, a. p. 94Of, or belonging to, auspices.Au'spice, n. p. 94The omens of an undertaking, drawn from birds; augury. 2. Protection extended; favor shown; patronage. Which by his auspice they will nobler make. Dryden. ☞— In this sense the word is generally…Au-spi'cial, a. p. 94Pertaining to auspices; as, auspicial rites. [Rare.]Au-spi'cious, a. p. 94Having omens of success or favorable appearances; as, an auspicious beginning. “Auspicious union of order and freedom.” Macaulay. 2. Prosperous; fortunate;—applied to persons. “Auspicious chief.”…Au-spi'ciōus-ly, adv. p. 94In an auspicious manner; with favorable omens; happily; prosperously.Au-spi'cioüs-ness, n. p. 94A state of being auspicious; prosperity.Aus'ter, n. p. 94The south wind. Pope.Au-stēre′, a. p. 94Sour with astringency; rough to the taste; having acerbity; harsh; as, austere fruit or wine; “Sloes austere.” Cowper. 2. Severe in modes of judging, or living or acting; rigid; stern; as, an austere…Au-stēre'ly, adv. p. 94Rigidly. “A doctrine austerely logical.” Macaulay.Au-stēre'ness, n. p. 94Roughness or harshness in taste; acerbity. Johnson. 2. Severity or sternness in manners; harshness; austerity. Shak.Au-stĕr'-i-ty, n. p. 94Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline. “The austerities of John the Baptist.” Milton.