Webster's Dictionary 1913

7264

Aunt

Aunt (änt), n. [OF. ante, F. tante, L. amita father's sister. Cf. Amma.] 1. The sister of one's father or mother; — correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wi...

7265

Aunter

Aun″ter (�), n. Adventure; hap.In aunters, perchance.

7266

Aunter (2)

{ Aun″ter, Aun″tre } (�), v. t. [See Adventure.] To venture; to dare. Chaucer.

7267

Auntie

{ Aunt″ie, Aunt″y } (�), n. A familiar name for an aunt. In the southern United States a familiar term applied to aged negro women.

7268

Auntrous

Aun″trous (�), a. Adventurous. Chaucer.

7269

Aura

‖Au″ra (�), n.; pl.Auræ (�). [L. aura air, akin to Gr. �.] 1. Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of t...

7270

Aural

Au″ral (�), a. [L. aura air.] Of or pertaining to the air, or to an aura.

7271

Aural (2)

Au″ral, a. [L. auris ear.] Of or pertaining to the ear; as, aural medicine and surgery.

7272

Aurantiaceous

Au‐ran′ti‐a″ceous (�), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the Aurantiaceæ, an order of plants (formerly considered natural), of which the orange is the type.

7273

Aurate

Au″rate (�), n. [L. auratus, p. p. of aurare to gild, fr. aurum gold: cf. F. aurate.] (Chem.) A combination of auric acid with a base; as, aurate or potassium.

7274

Aurated

Au″ra‐ted (�), a. [See Aurate.] 1. Resembling or containing gold; gold-colored; gilded.2. (Chem.) Combined with auric acid.

7275

Aurated (2)

Au″ra‐ted (�), a. Having ears. See Aurited.

7276

Aureate

Au″re‐ate (�), a. [L. aureatus, fr. aureus golden, fr. aurum gold.] Golden; gilded. Skelton.

7277

Aurelia

‖Au‐re″li‐a (?; 106), n. [NL., fr. L. aurum gold: cf. F. aurélie. Cf. Chrysalis.] (Zoöl.) (a) The chrysalis, or pupa of an insect, esp. when reflecting a brilliant golden color,...

7278

Aurelian

Au‐re″li‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to the aurelia.

7279

Aurelian (2)

Au‐re″li‐an, n. An amateur collector and breeder of insects, esp. of butterflies and moths; a lepidopterist.

7280

Aureola

{ ‖Au‐re″o‐la (�), Au″re‐ole (�), } n. [F. auréole, fr. L. aureola, (fem adj.) of gold (sc. corona crown), dim. of aureus. See Aureate, Oriole.] 1. (R. C. Theol.) A celestial cr...

7281

Auric

Au″ric (�), a. [L. aurum gold.] 1. Of or pertaining to gold.2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; — said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its high...

7282

Aurichalceous

Au′ri‐chal″ce‐ous (�), a. [L. aurichalcum, for orichalcum brass.] (Zoöl.) Brass-colored.

7283

Aurichalcite

Au′ri‐chal″cite (�), n. [See Aurichalceous.] (Min.) A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of brass on re...

7284

Auricle

Au″ri‐cle (�), n. [L. auricula, dim. of auris ear. See Ear.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head. (b) The chamber, or one o...

7285

Auricled

Au″ri‐cled (�), a. Having ear-shaped appendages or lobes; auriculate; as, auricled leaves.

7286

Auricula

‖Au‐ric″u‐la (�), n.; pl. L. Auriculæ (�), E. Auriculas (�). [L. auricula. See Auricle.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leav...

7287

Auricular

Au‐ric″u‐lar (a̤‐rĭk″ū̍‐lẽr), a. [LL. auricularis: cf. F. auriculaire. See Auricle.] 1. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves.2. Told in ...

7288

Auricularia

‖Au‐ric′u‐la″ri‐a (�), n. pl. [Neut. pl., fr. LL. auricularis.] (Zoöl.) A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See Illustration in Appendix.

7289

Auricularly

Au‐ric″u‐lar‐ly, adv. In an auricular manner.

7290

Auriculars

Au‐ric″u‐lars (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds.