Part 451

Her cheeks suffused with an auroral blush. Longfellow.

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.

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

Aurum fulminans (&?;). See Fulminate. -- Aurum mosaicum (&?;). See Mosaic.

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

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

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 auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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