Defn: Adventurous. [Obs.] Chaucer.
AURA
Au"ra, n.; pl. Auræ (. Etym: [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 the blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of flowers, etc.
2. (Med.)
Defn: The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head, a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics. Electric ~, a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it, called the electric atmosphere. See Atmosphere, 2.
AURAL
Au"ral, a. Etym: [L. aura air.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the air, or to an aura.
AURAL
Au"ral, a. Etym: [L. auris ear.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the ear; as, aural medicine and surgery.
AURANTIACEOUS
Au*ran`ti*a"ceous, a.