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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Aus'tral, a. p. 94Southern; lying or being in the south; as, austral land; austral ocean. Austral signs (Astron.), the last six signs of the zodiac, or those south of the equator.Aus'tral-ā'sian, a. p. 94(Geog.) Pertaining to Australasia; as, Australasian regions.Aus'tral-ā'sian, n. p. 94(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Australasia.Aus-trā'li-an, a. p. 94(Geog.) Pertaining to Australia, or New Holland.Aus-trā'li-an, n. p. 94(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Australia.Aus’tral-īze, v. i. p. 94To tend toward the south or south pole, as a magnet. [Obs.] They [magnets] do septentrionate at one extreme, and australize at another. Browne.Aus'tri-an, a. p. 94(Geog.) Pertaining to Austria, or its inhabitants.Aus'tri-an, n. p. 94(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Austria.Aus'trīne, a. p. 94Southern; southerly; austral. [Obs.] Bailey.Aus'tro-mān'cy, n. p. 94Soothsaying, or prediction of future events, from observations of the winds.Au'tär-chy, n. p. 94Government by a single person; autocracy. [Obs.] “A certain government, called an autarchy, of which he makes God the only judge.” Milton.Au-thĕn’tic or Au-thĕn’tic-al, a. p. 94Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, or counterfeit; being what it purports to be; genuine; true;—applied to things; as, an authentic paper or…Au-thĕn′tic, n. p. 94A genuine document. [Obs.] “Authentics and transcripts.” Fuller.Au-thĕnʹtic-al-ly, adv. p. 94In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.Au-thĕn'/ti-cal-ness, n. p. 94The quality of being authentic; authenticity. [Rare.] Barron.Au-thēn′ti-cāte, v. t. p. 94To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit. The king serves only as a notary to authenticate the choice…Au-thĕn′ti-cā′tion, n. p. 94The act of authenticating; the giving of authority by the necessary formalities; confirmation. Those accounts either have, or will have, received a much stronger authentication than any that I could…Au'then-tĭç'i-ty, n. p. 94The quality of being authentic; of established authority for truth and correctness. 2. Genuineness; the quality of being of genuine original. ☞ In later writers, especially those on the evidences of…Au-thĕn'/tie-ly, adv. p. 94Authentically. [Obs.]Au-thĕn'/tic-ness, n. p. 94Quality of being authentic; authenticity. [Obs.] Hammond.Au-thĕn’tics, n. sing. p. 94(Civ. Law.) A collection of the Novels or New Constitutions of Justinian, by an anonymous author;— so called on account of its authority. Bouvier.Au'thor, n. p. 94The beginner, former, or first mover of any thing; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; creator; originator. Eternal King; thee, Author of all being. Milton. 2. Specifically, one who composes or…Au'thor, v. t. p. 94To occasion; to effect. [Obs.] “Such an overthrow . . . I have authored.” Chapman. 2. To tell; to say; to declare. [Obs.] More of him I dare not author. Massinger.Au'thor-ess, n. p. 94A female author. Glover. ☞ The word is not very much used, author being commonly applied to a female writer as well as to a male.Au-thōʹri-al, a. p. 94Pertaining to an author. In a certain sense, the authorial “we” will admit of a justification. Hare.Au'thor-ism, n. p. 94Authorship. [Rare.]Ău-thŏr'i-ta-tĭve, a. p. 94Having due authority; so established or expressed as to demand credit or acceptance; determinative; commanding. “The sacred functions of authoritative teaching.” Barrow. 2. Having an air of…Au-thŏr'i-ta-tĭve-ly, adv. p. 94In an authoritative manner; with a show of authority; with due authority.Au-thór'i-ta-tive-ness, n. p. 94The quality of being authoritative.Au-thōr'i-ty, n. p. 94Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; dominion; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children. Thus can the demigod, authority, Make us pay down for our…Au'thor-iz-a-ble, a. p. 94Having warrant or authority. Hammond.Au’thor-i-zā′tion, n. p. 94The act of giving authority, or legal power; establishment by authority. “The authorization of laws.” Motley.Au'thor-ize, v. t. p. 94To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle the boundary of the state. 2. To make legal; to legalize; as, to…Au'thor-less, a. p. 94Without an author or authority. “Authorless tongues.” Guardian.Au'thor-ly, a. p. 94Pertaining to an author. [Rare.] “Authorly secrets.” Cooper.Au'thor-ship, n. p. 94The quality or state of being an author.Au'to-bi-ŏg'ra-pher, n. p. 94One who writes his own life or biography.Au'to-bī'o-grāph'ie or Au'to-bī'o-grāph'ie-al, a. p. 94Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; as, an autobiographical sketch. “Such traits of the autobiographic sort.” Carlyle.