AUGUSTINS
AUGUST'INS,AUGUSTIN'IANS, noun An order of monks, so called from St. Augustin. They originally were hermits, and called Austin friars. They were congregated into one body by Pop...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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AUGUSTNESS
AUGUST'NESS, noun Dignity of mien; grandeur; magnificence.
AUK
AUK, noun [contracted from Alca.] The alca, a genus of aquatic fowls, of the order of ansers, including the northern penguin or great auk the little auk or black and white diver...
AULARIAN
AULA'RIAN, noun [Latin aula, a hall.] At oxford, the member of a hall, distinguished from a collegian.
AULETIC
AULET'IC, adjective [Gr. from a pipe.]Pertaining to pipes or to a pipe. [Little used.]
AULIC
AU'LIC, adjective [Latin audicus, from aula, a hall, court or palace; Gr.]Pertaining to a royal court. The epithet is probably confined to the German Empire, where it is used to...
AUM
AUM, nounA Dutch liquid measure, containing eight steckans or twenty verges or verteels, equal to the English tierce, the sixth of a French tun, and the seventh of an English tu...
AUMAIL
AUMA'IL, verb transitive To figure or variegate. [Not used.]
AUMBRY
AUMBRY. [See Ambry.]
AUME
AUME, noun A dutch measure for Rhenish wine, containing 40 gallons.
AUNE
AUNE, noun [A contraction of aulne, ulna.]A French cloth measure, but of different lengths in different parts of the country. At Rouen, it is an Eng. ell; at Calais, 1.52; at Ly...
AUNT
'AUNT, noun [Latin amita, contracted.]The sister of one's father or mother, correlative to nephew or niece.
AURA
AU'RA, noun [Latin from Heb. a stream; Gr. See Air.]Literally, a breeze, or gentle current of air, but used by English writers for a stream of fine particles flowing from a body...
AURATE
AU'RATE, noun [Supposed to be from aurum, gold.]A sort of pear.AU'RATE, noun [Latin aurum, gold; Heb. light fire, and to shine, from its color.]A combination of the oxyd of gold...
AURATED
AU'RATED, adjective Resembling gold.
AURELIA
AURE'LIA, noun [from aurum, or aur, gold, from its color. See Chrysalis.]In natural history, the nymph or chrysalis of an insect; or the form of an animal, like a worm or maggot...
AURELIAN
AURE'LIAN, adjective Like or pertaining to the aurelia.
AURIC
AU'RIC, adjective [from aurum, gold.] Pertaining to gold. The auric acid is a saturated combination of gold and oxygen.
AURICLE
AU'RICLE, noun [Latin auricula, dim. from auris, the ear.]1. The external ear, or that part which is prominent from the heat.2. The auricles of the heart are two muscular bags, ...
AURICULA
AURIC'ULA, noun That species of primrose, called, from the shape of its leaves, bear's ear.
AURICULAR
AURIC'ULAR, adjective [from Latin auricula, the ear.]1. Pertaining to the ear; within the sense of hearing; told in the ear; as auricular confession.2. Recognized by the ear; kn...
AURICULARLY
AURIC'ULARLY, adverb In a secret manner; by way of whisper, or voice addressed to the ear.
AURICULATE
AURIC'ULATE, adjective Shaped like the ear.
AURICULATED
AURIC'ULATED, adjective Having large or elongated ears; as the auriculated vulture.
AURIFEROUS
AURIF'EROUS, adjective [Latin aurifer, from aurum, gold, and fero, to produce.]That yields or produces gold; as auriferous sands or streams.
AURIGA
AURI'GA, noun [Latin of aurea, orea, a head-stall, a bridle, and rego, to govern or manage.]Literally, the director of a car, or wagon.1. In astronomy, the wagoner, a constellat...
AURIGATION
AURIGA'TION, noun [Latin auriga.] The act or practice of driving horses harnessed to carriages.