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3. (Class. Myth.) The Roman personification of the dawn of day; the goddess of the morning. The poets represented her a rising out of the ocean, in a chariot, with rosy fingers dropping gentle dew.

4. (Bot.) A species of crowfoot.

Johnson.

5. The aurora borealis or aurora australis (northern or southern lights).

Aurora borealis (<?/) , i. e. , northern daybreak; popularly called northern lights . A luminous meteoric phenomenon, visible only at night, and supposed to be of electrical origin. This species of light usually appears in streams, ascending toward the zenith from a dusky line or bank, a few degrees above the northern horizon; when reaching south beyond the zenith, it forms what is called the corona , about a spot in the heavens toward which the dipping needle points. Occasionally the aurora appears as an arch of light across the heavens from east to west. Sometimes it assumes a wavy appearance, and the streams of light are then called merry dancers . They assume a variety of colors, from a pale red or yellow to a deep red or blood color. The Aurora australis (<?/) is a corresponding phenomenon in the southern hemisphere, the streams of light ascending in the same manner from near the southern horizon.

Auroral <Xpage=102>

Au*ro"ral (?) , a. Belonging to, or resembling, the aurora (the dawn or the northern lights); rosy.

Her cheeks suffused with an auroral blush. Longfellow.

Aurous <Xpage=102>

Au"rous (?) , a. 1. Containing gold.

2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its lower valence; as, aurous oxide .

Aurum <Xpage=102>

Au"rum (?) , n. [L.] Gold.

Aurum fulminans (<?/). See Fulminate . -- Aurum mosaicum (<?/). See Mosaic .

Auscult <Xpage=102>

Aus*cult" (?) , v. i. & t. To auscultate.

Auscultate <Xpage=102>

Aus"cul*tate (?) , v. i. & t. To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.

Auscultation <Xpage=102>

Aus`cul*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. ausculcatio , fr. auscultare to listen, fr. a dim. of auris , orig. ausis , ear. See Auricle , and cf. Scout , n. ] 1. The act of listening or hearkening to.

Hickes.

2. (Med.) An examination by listening either directly with the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate ~), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease.

Auscultator <Xpage=102>

Aus"cul*ta`tor (?) , n. One who practices auscultation.

Auscultatory <Xpage=102>

Aus*cul"ta*to*ry (?) , a. Of or pertaining to auscultation.

Dunglison.

Ausonian <Xpage=102>

Au*so"ni*an (?) , a. [L. Ausonia , poetic name for Italy .] Italian.

Milton.

Auspicate <Xpage=102>

Aus"pi*cate (?) , a. [L. auspicatus , p. p. of auspicari to take auspices, fr. auspex a bird seer, an augur, a contr. of avispex ; avis bird + specere , spicere , to view. See Aviary , Spy .] Auspicious. [Obs.]

Holland.

Auspicate <Xpage=102>

Aus"pi*cate (?) , v. t. 1. To foreshow; to foretoken. [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

2. To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium , or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.

They auspicate all their proceedings. Burke.

Auspice <Xpage=102>

Aus"pice (?) , n. ; pl. Auspices (<?/) . [L. auspicium , fr. auspex : cf. F. auspice . See Auspicate , a. ] 1. A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an indication as to the future.

2. Protection; patronage and care; guidance.

Which by his auspice they will nobler make. Dryden.

&hand; In this sense the word is generally plural, auspices ; as, under the auspices of the king.

Auspicial <Xpage=102>

Aus*pi"cial (?) , a. Of or pertaining to auspices; auspicious. [R.]

Auspicious <Xpage=102>

Aus*pi"cious (?) , a. [See Auspice .] 1. Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, an auspicious beginning .

Auspicious union of order and freedom. Macaulay.

2. Prosperous; fortunate; as, auspicious years . " Auspicious chief."

Dryden.

3. Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or things. "Thy auspicious mistress." Shak . " Auspicious gales."

Pope.

Syn. -- See Propitious .

-- Aus*pi"cious*ly , adv. -- Aus*pi"cious*ness , n.

Auster <Xpage=102>

Aus"ter (?) , n. [L. auster a dry, hot, south wind; the south.] The south wind.

Pope.

Austere <Xpage=102>

Aus*tere" (?) , [F. aust\'8are , L. austerus , fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to parch, dry. Cf. Sear .] 1. Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine.

2. Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life .

From whom the austere Etrurian virtue rose. Dryden.

3. Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.

Syn. -- Harsh; sour; rough; rigid; stern; severe; rigorous; strict.

Austerely <Xpage=102>

Aus*tere"ly , adv. Severely; rigidly; sternly.

A doctrine austerely logical. Macaulay.

Austereness <Xpage=102>

Aus*tere"ness , n. 1. Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.

Johnson.

2. Severity; strictness; austerity.

Shak.

Austerity <Xpage=102>

Aus*ter"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Austplwies (<?/) . [F. aust\'82rit\'82 , L. austerias , fr. austerus . See Austere .] 1. Sourness and harshness to the taste. [Obs.]

Horsley.

2. Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

The austerity of John the Baptist. Milton.

3. Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity.

Partly owing to the studied austerity of her dress, and partly to the lack of demonstration in her manners. Hawthorne.

Austin <Xpage=102>

Aus"tin (?) , a. Augustinian; as, Austin friars .

Austral <Xpage=102>

Aus"tral (?) , a. [L. australis , fr. auster : cf. F. austral .] Southern; 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.

Australasian <Xpage=102>

Aus`tral*a"sian (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Australasia; as, Australasian regions . -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Australasia.

Australian <Xpage=102>

Aus*tra"li*an (?) , a. [From L. Terra Australis southern land.] Of or pertaining to Australia. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Australia.

Australize <Xpage=102>

Aus"tral*ize (?) , v. i. [See Austral .] To tend toward the south pole, as a magnet. [Obs.]

They [magnets] do septentrionate at one extreme, and australize at another. Sir T. Browne.

Austrian <Xpage=102>

Aus"tri*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Austria, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Austria.

Austrine <Xpage=102>

Aus"trine (?) , n. [L. austrinus , from auster south.] Southern; southerly; austral. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Austro-Hungarian <Xpage=102>

Aus"tro-Hun*ga"ri*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the monarchy composed of Austria and Hungary.

Austromancy <Xpage=102>

Aus"tro*man`cy (?) , n. [L. auster south wind + -mancy .] Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds.

Autarchy <Xpage=102>

Au"tar*chy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ independence; <?/ self + <?/ to be sufficient.] Self-sufficiency. [Obs.]

Milton.

Authentic <Xpage=102>

Au*then"tic (?) , a. [OE. autentik , OF. autentique , F. authentique , L. authenticus coming from the real author, of original or firsthand authority, from Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ suicide, a perpetrator or real author of any act, an absolute master; <?/ self + a form <?/ (not found), akin to L. sons and perh. orig. from the p. pr. of <?/ to be, root as , and meaning the one it really is . See Am , Sin , n. , and cf. Effendi .] 1. Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register .

To be avenged On him who had stole Jove's authentic fire. Milton.

2. Authoritative. [Obs.]

Milton.

3. Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.

4. (Law) Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.

5. (Mus.) Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal , which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.

Syn. -- Authentic , Genuine . These words, as here compared, have reference to historical documents. We call a document genuine when it can be traced back ultimately to the author or authors from whom it professes to emanate. Hence, the word has the meaning, "not changed from the original, uncorrupted, unadulterated:" as, a genuine text. We call a document authentic when, on the ground of its being thus traced back, it may be relied on as true and authoritative (from the primary sense of "having an author, vouched for"); hence its extended signification, in general literature, of trustworthy, as resting on unquestionable authority or evidence; as, an authentic history; an authentic report of facts.

A genuine book is that which was written by the person whose name it bears, as the author of it. An authentic book is that which relates matters of fact as they really happened. A book may be genuine without being, authentic , and a book may be authentic without being genuine . Bp. Watson.

It may be said, however, that some writers use authentic (as, an authentic document) in the sense of "produced by its professed author, not counterfeit."

Authentic <Xpage=102>

Au*then"tic , n. An original (book or document). [Obs.] " Authentics and transcripts."

Fuller.

Authentical <Xpage=102>

Au*then"tic*al (?) , a. Authentic. [Archaic]

Authentically <Xpage=102>

Au*then"tic*al*ly , adv. In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.

Authenticalness <Xpage=102>

Au*then*tic*al*ness , n. The quality of being authentic; authenticity. [R.]

Barrow.

Authenticate <Xpage=102>

Au*then"ti*cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Authenticated (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Authenticating (<?/).] [Cf. LL. authenticare .] 1. To 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 of judges. Burke.

2. To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; as, to authenticate a portrait .

Walpole.

Authenticity <Xpage=102>

Au`then*tic"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. authenticit\'82 .] 1. The quality of being authentic or of established authority for truth and correctness.

2. Genuineness; the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.

&hand; In later writers, especially those on the evidences of Christianity, authenticity is often restricted in its use to the first of the above meanings, and distinguished from qenuineness .

Authenticly <Xpage=102>

Au*then"tic*ly (?) , adv. Authentically.

Authenticness <Xpage=102>

Au*then"tic*ness , n. The quality of being authentic; authenticity. [R.]

Hammond.

Authentics <Xpage=102>

Au*then"tics (?) , n. (Ciwil Law) A collection of the Novels or New Constitutions of Justinian, by an anonymous author; -- so called on account of its authencity .

Bouvier.

Author <Xpage=102>

Au"thor (?) , n. [OE. authour , autour , OF. autor , F. auteur , fr. L. auctor , sometimes, but erroneously, written autor or author , fr. augere to increase, to produce. See Auction , n. ] 1. The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.

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Eternal King; thee, Author of all being. Milton.

2. One who composes or writers a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.

The chief glory every people arises from its authors . Johnson.

3. The editor of a periodical. [Obs.]

4. An informant. [Archaic]

Chaucer.

Author <Xpage=103>

Au"thor (?) , v. t. 1. To occasion; to originate. [Obs.]

Such an overthrow . . . I have authored . Chapman.

2. To tell; to say; to declare. [Obs.]

More of him I dare not author . Massinger.

Authoress <Xpage=103>

Au"thor*ess , n. A female author.

Glover.

&hand; The word is not very much used, author being commonly applied to a female writer as well as to a male.

Authorial <Xpage=103>

Au*tho"ri*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to an author. "The authorial <?/we.'"

Hare.

Authorism <Xpage=103>

Au"thor*ism (?) , n. Authoriship. [R.]

Authoritative <Xpage=103>

Au*thor"i*ta*tive (?) , a. 1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.

The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. Barrow.

2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone .

The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the insipid mirth of the other. Swift.

-- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly , adv -- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness , n.

Authority <Xpage=103>

Au*thor"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Authorities (<?/) . [OE. autorite , auctorite , F. autorit\'82 , fr. L. auctoritas , fr. auctor . See Author , n. ] 1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court.

Thus can the demigod, Authority , Make us pay down for our offense. Shak.

By what authority doest thou these things ? Matt. xxi. 23.

2. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities . [Chiefly in the plural.]

3. The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian of no authority ; a magistrate of great authority .

4. That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. Hence: (a) Testimony; witness. "And on that high authority had believed." Milton . (b) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent. (c) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book. (d) Justification; warrant.

Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern Authority for sin, warrant for blame. Shak.

Authorizable <Xpage=103>

Au"thor*i`za*ble (?) , a. [LL. authorisabilis .] Capable of being authorized.

Hammond.

Authorization <Xpage=103>

Au`thor*i*za"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. autorisation .] The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.

The authorization of laws. Motley.

A special authorization from the chief. Merivale.

Authorize <Xpage=103>

Au"thor*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Authorized (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Authorizing .] [OE. autorize , F. autoriser , fr. LL. auctorizare , authorisare . See Author .] 1. To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary .

2. To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorize a marriage .

3. To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage .

4. To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report .

A woman's story at a winter's fire, Authorized by her grandam. Shak.

5. To justify; to furnish a ground for.

Locke.

To ~ one's self <Xpage=103>

To ~ one's self , to rely for authority. [Obs.]

Authorizing himself , for the most part, upon other histories. Sir P. Sidney.

Authorized <Xpage=103>

Au"thor*ized (?) , a. 1. Possessed of or endowed with authority; as, an authorized agent .

2. Sanctioned by authority.

The Authorized Version of the Bible is the English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction of King James I. It was "appointed to be read in churches," and has been the accepted English Bible. The Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.

Authorizer <Xpage=103>

Au"thor*i`zer (?) , n. One who authorizes.

Authorless <Xpage=103>

Au"thor*less , a. Without an author; without authority; anonymous.

Authorly <Xpage=103>

Au"thor*ly , a. Authorial. [R.]

Cowper.

Authorship <Xpage=103>

Au"thor*ship , n. 1. The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.

2. Source; origin; origination; as, the authorship of a book or review, or of an act, or state of affairs .

Authotype <Xpage=103>