AU GRATIN
Au` gra`tin". [F.] (Cookery)
Defn: With a crust made by browning in the oven; as, spaghetti may be served au gratin.
AUGRIM
Au"grim, n.
Defn: See Algorism. [Obs.] Chaucer. Augrim stones, pebbles formerly
used in numeration.
— Noumbres of Augrim, Arabic numerals. Chaucer.
AUGUR
Au"gur, n. Etym: [L. Of uncertain origin: the first part of the word
is perh. fr. L. avis bird, and the last syllable, gur, equiv. to the
Skr. gar to call, akin to L. garrulus garrulous.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences.
2. One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet. Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found Without a priestly curse or boding sound. Dryden.
AUGUR
Au"gur, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Augured (; p. pr. & vb. n. Auguring.]
1. To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow. My auguring mind assures the same success. Dryden.