Aulacanthidae 
Aulacanthids (a-la-kan'thi-de), . pi. [NL., 
< Aitlarantlia + -iifie.] A family of Iripylcaiis 
or acantharian radiolarians, with a skeleton 
consisting of a superficial pallium of five tan- 
gential tubes and a number of strong radial 
spiculos, simple or branched, which pierce the 
mantle. They are deep-sea organism*, and are dividi-il 
into a number of genera, as Aiiim-mitlm. .I"' 1 
Atiliiaiitlu'*, Aitl(nlen<lritui, etc. lln"-k<'l. 
aulacode(ii'la-k6d),n. [< jH/rtiwiMJi.] Aspiny 
ground-rat of the tjeiius .tiilnmdits. 
Aulacodus (a-la-ko'dus), n. [NL., < Gr. /> . B 
furrow, + mloiY,' tooth.] 1. A genus of rodents. 
of the family 
OetodontidcB 
and subfami- 
ly Ecliimyi- 
ii/i\ including 
one African 
species, A. 
Ground-pig (Aitlacottits 
Swinder's au- 
lacode. the 
ground-pig. It 
is a large bur- 
rowing animal, 
about 2 feet long, with a stout body, short limbs, ears, and 
tail, flattened and channeled bristly hairs like spiuea, and 
triply grooved teeth. 
2. A genus of coleopterous insects. Esch- 
scholts, 1832. 
aulss, H. Plural of aula. 
aularian (a-la'ri-an), a. and M. [< ML. aularis, 
< L. aula, hall.] I. a. Relating to a hall. 
II. n. At English universities, especially Ox- 
ford, a member of a hall, as distinguished from 
a collegian. 
aulary (ft'la-ri), a. [< ML. aularis: see anlti- 
rian.] Same as aularian. 
aulatela (a-la-te'lii), . ; pi. aulatelte (-le). 
tNL., irreg. <.'aula (see aula) + L. tela, a web.] 
n anat., the atrophied or membranous roof of 
the aula. See aula, 2. 
aulbet, " An obsolete form of aMA. 
auld (aid), a. [So., = E. old, q. v.] Old. 
Take thine auld cloak about thee. 
Quoted in Sliak., Othello, II. 3. 
Auld birkie. See birkie. Auld lang syne. (Auld - E. 
old; latiff = E. long; syne E. since: see syne.\ A Scotch 
p 
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381 
finally consisted of a president, a vice-president, and 
eighteen councilors, six of whom were Protestant 
unanimous vote of the hitter could not he set asiile tiy 
the others. The Aulie I'oiinril i-easeil to exist on the ex- 
tinction of the (icrinan empire in 1S08. Tile title is now 
-iven to tin- roiincil of State. of tile Kmperor of Austria. 
\l-n III <!n-'l!. 
2. [<!//,'-] In mint., of or pertaining to the 
imla. Wilder. 
II. n. Formerly, in the University of P;n i-. 
the ceremony of conferring the degree of doc- 
tor in theology, including a harangue by the 
chancellor and a disputation upon a thesis 
written and defended by the candidate : BO 
called because it was held in the great hall of 
the archbishopric. 
aulical (a'li-kal), n. Same as aulic, 1. 
aulicism (a'li-sizm), n. [< aulic + -ism.] A 
courtly phrase or expression. 
aulin (a'lin), n. [Also written attin, alien, <il- 
lun ; according to Edmonston (Shetland Gloss. ) 
< Icel. "alinn, a parasite " (cf. the specific name 
prop, one fed, being pp. of ala, 
bear, nourish, feed: see alie 1 and all.] The 
arctic gull, Stercorariim /tarasitictis, also call- 
ed dirtij-allen, nmi(ti/-(iiiliii or aulin-scouty, and 
xkait-lnrd. See strnutii-anlin and skait-bird. 
aulin-SCOUty (a'lin-skou'ti), n. Same as aulin. 
auliplexus (o-li-plek'sus), n. ; pi. auliplexus or 
(-ez). [NL., < aula, 2, + plexus.] 
. 
hrase denoting days or times long since past, especially 
py times. Auld wives' tongues, an old name of the 
asp, Papulae tremula. "This tree is the matter whereof 
, . 
women s toongs were made, as the poets and some others 
report, which seldom cease wagging." Gerard. 
Auldana (al-da'na), n. An Australian red wine. 
auld-farand, auld-farrant (ald-fii'rand, -rant), 
a. [Sc., < auld + farand.] Having the ways 
or thoughts of an old person; resembling an 
old or at least a grown-up person ; hence, saga- 
cious ; wily ; knowing more than was expected : 
most frequently applied to children. [Scotch.] 
aulen (a'len), a. [E. dial., a reduction of al- 
dern. Cf . aul.] Aldern ; of alder. [Prov. Eng.] 
auletes (a-le'tez), n. ; pi. auletai (-ti). _ [Gr. 
ai'^qrrif, < aii^elv, play on the flute, < avMs, a 
flute, a pipe, tube, < iifivai, blow. Cf. aula."] In 
ancient Greece, a flute-player. 
Before him on the right stands an auletes. 
Cat. of Vase* in Brit. Museum, II. 86. 
auletic (i-let'ik), a. [< L. auleticus, < Gr. aii).>i- 
T<K<5f, of or for the flute (cf. avKnjiis, a flute- 
player), < aii/lf iv, play on the flute: see auletes.] 
Pertaining to instruments of the flute kind. 
It is true that the ancients also had an instrumental 
music separate from poetry; but while this in modern 
times has been coining more and more to be the crown of 
musical art, it was confined in antiquity to the kitharistic 
and auletic nonies. J. Hadley, Essays, p. 90. 
auletris (a-le'tris), n. ; pi. auletrides (-tri-dez). 
[Gr. av).tjTpif, fern, of avi.rrcfa'- see auletes.] In 
ancient Greece, a fe- 
male flute-player. 
In the centre an auletris, 
looking to the right, playing 
on the double flute. 
Cat. of rages in Brit. 
[Museum, II. 16. 
aulic (a'lik), a. and n. 
[< L. aulicus. < Gr. oi/U- 
icrff, of the court, < av'Mi, 
court: see aula.] I. a. 
1 . Pertaining to a royal 
court. In the old German 
empire, the Aulic Council was 
the personal council of the 
emperor, and one of the two 
supreme courts of the em- 
pire which decided without 
appeal. It was instituted 
ifiniit TW7 ami nraflni7ai1 Auietns. Performer on the 
about 1602, and organized ,i ,,blc flute or diaulos. (From 
under a definite constitution 
In anat., the aulic portion of the diaplexus; 
that part of the choroid plexus which is in the 
aula. Sec iinlii. L'. U'ililrr unit Gage, Anat. 
Tech., p. 473. 
aulmonieret, n. See aumtiniere. 
aulnt, n. See aune. 
aulnaget, n. See alnage. 
aulnagert, n. See alnager. 
aulopfiyte (a'lo-fit), n. [< Gr. aW.<5f, a pipe, 
tube, + Qwav, a plant.] A plant living within 
another, but chiefly for shelter, not parasiti- 
cally, as some minute algae. 
Aulopora (a-lop'o-ra), n. [NL., < Gr. aW.of, a 
pipe, + iropof, a pore.] A genus of fossil sclero- 
dermatous corals, of the group Tubulosa, giving 
name to a family Autoporida:. 
aulorhynchid (a-lo-ring'kid), n. A fish of the 
family Aulorhynchida;. 
Aulofhynchidse (a-lo-ring'ki-de), n. pi. [NL., 
< Aulorhynchus + -idm.] A family of hemi- 
branchiate fishes, with an elongated subcylin- 
drical body, elongated tubiform snout, sides 
with rows of bony shields, and subthoracic 
ventral fins having a spine and four rays each. 
Aulorhynchus (a-lo-ring'kus), n. [NL., < Gr. 
aiiXdf, a flute, pipe, '+ pvyxf, snout.] A genus 
of fishes, typical of the family Aiilorliynchlda: 
A. flavidus, the only known species, occurs on 
the Pacific coast of the United States. 
Aulosphsera (a-lo-sfe'rS), . [NL., < Gr. aWpc, 
a pipe, + aQaipa,' sphere.] A genus of radio- 
larians, typical of the family Aulospharrida;. 
Aulosphaeridae (a-lo-sfe'ri-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Aulosphcera + -ida;.] A family of tripylean 
or acantharian radiolarians, with a fenestrated 
shell composed in a peculiar fashion of hollow 
tubes. It is a group of several deep-sea gen- 
era, as Aulospliasra, Aulophlegma, etc. Haeckel. 
Aulostoma (a-los'to-ma), n. [NL. (prop. fern. 
of Aulostomus; cf. 'Aulostomus), < Gr. aMof, a 
pipe, + <rr6/ja, mouth: see auletes and stoma.] 
A genus of fishes, typical of the family Aulo- 
stomidce. Also Aulostomus. 
Aulostomatidae (a'lo-sto-mat'i-de), n. pi. 
Same as Aulostomida!. 
aulostomid (a-los'to-mid), n. A fish of the 
family Aulostomida;. 
Aulostomidse (a-lo-std'mi-de), n.pl. [NL., < 
Aulostoma + -ida:.] A family of hemibranchi- 
ate fishes, typified by the genus Aulostoma, 
in 1559, modified in 1654. It 
a Greek red-figured vase ; 5th 
century B.C.) 
with a long compressed body, elongated tubi- 
form snout, imbricated ctenoid scales, numer- 
ous dorsal spines, and abdominal spineless 
ventral fins. Several species are known as 
inhabitants of tropical and warm seas. Also 
Aittostomatida:. 
aulostomidan (a-16-sto'mi-dan), a. and n. I. 
a. Pertaining to or having the characters of the 
Aulostomida;. 
II. n. A fish of the family Aulostomida;; an 
aulostomid. Sir J. Richardson. 
Aulostomus (a-los'to-mus), n. [NL., masc.: 
see Aulostoma.] Same as Aulostoma. 
aura 
atun 1 (am), n. A dialectal form of elm. [North. 
Eng.] 
aum' 2 (am), n. See mini. 
aum ;! (iim), n. A dialectal form of alum. [North. 
Eng] 
aum 1 , a. at/t "in. 
aumailt, . and i 1 . An obNolete form of am< '. 
aumbryt, - An obsolete form of ambry. 
aumelett. An obsolete form of <>m<li t. 
aumener't, . An obsolete form of 
aumener'-'t, . An obsolete form of almoner". 
aumeryt, An obsolete form of ambry. 
aumone (li'mon), n. [< F. tinini'ine, < OF. nl- 
mnxin, < LL. rlefiiiiixi/nii, alms: see iilinx ami 
iiliiinii/.] In Inir, uliiis. Tenure In aumone, a ten- 
ure by whieh liiinU are given in aim-- \" some elimeh "i 
b H- house. 
aumoniere, aulmonieret (6-m6-ni-ar'), w. [F. : 
sec iiliiionei--.] A pouch or ]mrsc. often richly 
embroidered, carried at the girdle by persons 
of rank during the middle ages. The name is 
also given to a bag or pouch similarly worn by 
women at the present day. 
aumuce, . See amice?. 
auncelt, [Early mod. E. also aticel, < ME. 
iiiiii<-fl, (luneeltr, autiselle, also auncere, aw... 
< AF. auneelle, aunselle, appar. (by mistaking 
the initial I for the article P, la) for "laimcelle, 
< It. lancella, a little balance, dim. of lance, a 
balance, < L. lanx, ace. lancem, a plate, a scale 
of a balance: see lance'*, launceV, and balance.'] 
A kind of balance for weighing anciently used 
in England, apparently that variety of the 
steelyard commonly known as the Danish steel- 
yard, which has a movable fulcrum and a fixed 
weight, the forefinger often serving as the ful- 
crum. It was very inaccurate, and was therefore prohib- 
ited by statute. In many parts of England the term aun- 
cel-uviyht is still used to signify weight, as of meat, which 
has been estimated by the hand without scales. 
aundert, . A dialectal form of undern. 
aundiront, . An obsolete form of andiron. 
aune (on), n. [F., < OF. dine, ell: see alnage 
and ell.] A French cloth-measure, now super- 
seded as a standard measure by the meter. 
The use of the aune inftrique, uourellf, or umiette, equal 
to H meters or 47J English Inches, established in 1812, was 
forbidden after 1*39. The old measure of this name varied 
at different places : at Rouen it was the same as the Eng- 
lish ell, 45 Inches; at Paris, 48] Inches; at Lyons, 47} 
Inches ; at Calais, 68J Inches. Formerly written aulii. 
aunget, aungelt, [ME., < OF. ange, angel : 
see angel.] Obsolete forms of angel. 
aunt (ant), n. [< ME. aunte, aunt, < OF. ante, 
aunte (F. tantc) = Pr. amda = It. dial, amida, 
ameta, < L. ttmita, aunt; cf. Icel. amnm, grand- 
mother: see amma 1 . For the change of ml 
to nt, cf. <!.] 1. The sister of one's father 
or mother; also, in address or familiar use, 
the wife of one's uncle. 2f. Formerly used 
by alumni of Oxford and Cambridge as a title 
for the " sister university." N. E. D. 3f. An 
old woman ; an old gossip. 
The wisest aunt telling the saddest talc. 
Shak., M. N. D., ii. 1. 
4t. A procuress ; a loose woman. 
Summer songs for me and my aunts, 
While we lie tumbling in the hay. 
Shak., \V. T., iv. 2. 
Aunt Sally. () In England, a favorite game at race- 
courses ana fairs. A wooden head is set on a pole, and a 
clay pipe is placed in the mouth or nose. The game con- 
sists In endeavoring to smash the pipe by throwing sticks 
or other missiles at it. (b) The head so used. 
auntert, n. The common Middle English form 
of adrenture, n. 
auntert, auntret, . '. and t. The common 
Middle English forms of adventure, v. 
I wol arise and auntre it by my fay. 
Chaucer, Reeve's Tale, I. 290. 
auntie, . See aunt;/. 
auntroust, a. The common Middle English 
form of adventurous. Chaucer. 
aunty, auntie (an'ti), . Familiar diminutive 
forms of aunt. 
aura 1 (a'rii), n. [L., a breeze, a breath of air, 
the air, (' Gr. av/>a, air in motion, a breeze, 
< af/vai, breathe, blow. Cf. aula, and see air 1 .] 
1. A supposed influence, force, or imponder- 
able matter proceeding from a body and sur- 
rounding it as an atmosphere ; specifically, an 
imponderable substance supposed to emanate 
from all living things, to consist of the subtle 
essence of the individual, and to be a means 
of manifesting what is called animal mag- 
netism, and also a medium for the operation 
of alleged mesmeric, clairvoyant, and somnam- 
bulic powers. Also called nerre-aura, or ner- 
vaura. Hence 2. Figuratively, atmosphere; 
air ; character, etc. 
