Vocabulary : Aureola to Auricular

Aureola : Alt. of Aureole
Aureole : A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil. ;; The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence. ;; A halo, actual or figurative. ;; See Areola, 2.
Auric : Of or pertaining to gold. ;; Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its higher valence; as, auric oxide; auric chloride.
Aurichalceous : Brass-colored.
Aurichalcite : A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of brass on reduction.

Auricle : The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head. ;; The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See Heart. ;; An angular or ear-shaped lobe. ;; An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet.
Auricled : Having ear-shaped appendages or lobes; auriculate; as, auricled leaves.
Auricula : A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear. ;; A species of Hirneola (H. auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judae, or Jew's-ear. ;; A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish ;; One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin.
Auriculae : of Auricula
Auricular : Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves. ;; Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest. ;; Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence. ;; Received by the ear; known by report. ;; Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.

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