auspicious 
Auspicious chief ! thy race in times tu come 
Shall spread the conquests of imperial Koine. 
Dryden. 
3. Favorable ; kind ; propitious : applied to 
persons or things. 
Fortune play upon thy prosperous helm, 
As thy tntxpii-iinu mistress ! 
Shak., All's Well, Hi. 3. 
No day could be more auxiiii-itnt.i to the undertaking. 
It. tt'ebsti'i; Speech, Hunker Hill Monument. 
4+. Showing joy; happy. [Rare.] 
With our "</<iV/'m> anil one dropping eye. 
Mnk., Hamlet,!. 2. 
= Syn. Ilri^ht, golden, lucky, promising. SatpropttttHU. 
auspiciously (as-pish'us-li), dilr. Ill an auspi- 
cious munuer; with favorable omens ; happily; 
prosperously ; favorably ; propitiously. 
I looked for ruin ; and encrease of honour 
Meets me atixitii-iuuxlti. Midtllt'ton, Witch, iv. 1. 
auspiciousness (as-pish'us-nes), n. The quali- 
ty of being auspicious ; a state of fair promise ; 
prosperity. 
auster (as'ter), H. [L., the south wind; akin 
to aurora, the dawn, and urcre, burn: see 
aurora and ttitrum.] 1. The south wind (com- 
monly with a capital, as a proper name): us, 
" drizzly Auster," Thomson, Castle of Indolence, 
Ixxvi. Hence 2f. The south. 
austere (as-ter'), a. [< ME. austere, < OF. 
austere, < L. austerus. harsh, sour, tart, severe, 
< Gr. avaTqp6<;. dry, harsh, bitter, < oi'of, Attic 
ni'of, dry, withered, sear; related to E. scar, 
sere, dry: see searl, serei.] 1. Sour; harsh; 
rough to the taste: applied to things: as, aus- 
tere fruit or wine; "sloes austere," Cowper, 
Task, i. 122. 
An austere grape 
That hast no juice but what is verjuice in him ! 
B, Jonson, Staple of News, v. 1. 
2. Severe ; harsh ; rigid ; rigorous ; stem : ap- 
plied to persons and things : as, an austere mas- 
ter; an austere look. 
A stern lady, and austere, not only in her manners, 
which made most people dislike her, but also in the char- 
acter of her understanding ami morals. 
De Quincey, Secret Societies, i. 
But what chiefly distinguished the army of Cromwell 
from other armies was the austere morality and the fear 
of God which pervaded all ranks. Macaulay. 
3. Grave; sober; serious: as, austere deport- 
ment. 
There lived a Lady, wise, austere, and nice, 
Who show'd her virtue by her scorn of vice. 
Crabbe, Parish Register. 
Priest and sage, with solemn brows austere. 
Whittier, Last Walk in Autumn. 
4. Severely simple; unadorned. =gyn. 2. Aus- 
tere, Seoere, Stern, Hard, llarsh. Strict, Rigorous, Rvjid, 
stiff, uncompromising, relentless, may characterize a per- 
son's dealings with himself or with others. Austere is the 
most individual word in the list ; it still suggests the ety- 
mological sense of dryness and hardness of nature. As 
applied to manner of life, it implies self-mortification, re- 
fusal of pleasure, or the self-infliction of pain, for the 
purpose of self-discipline. The austere mail may treat 
others as he treats himself ; an austere manner is of a cor- 
responding sort. There is no suggestion of hypocrisy or 
self-righteousness in the word, nor does it go so far as 
asceticism (see self-denial). Seoere starts from the no- 
tion of seriousness or freedom from levity, but extends 
through a wide range, covering most of the meanings of 
the other words. Stern, while primarily meaning fixed 
in facial expression, applies to almost anything to which 
severe can apply. Hard is of the same character, but starts 
from the notion of physical hardness, proceeding thence 
to mean difficult to endure, unfeeling, etc. Harsh pri- 
marily expresses physical roughness, as a harsh touch, and 
retains some figurative suggestion akin to that idea. Strict 
is drawn close, tense, not relaxed, observing exact rules 
for one's self or requiring such observance from others. 
Kiijorous means, literally, stiff, and hence allowing no 
abatement or mitigation ; inflexible ; unsparing. Riffut is 
the same as rigorous, but with somewhat more of the ori- 
ginal flgurativeness than in rigorous ; both are opposed to 
Tax or indulgent. Rigid is more often used of unneces- 
sary, overwrought, or narrow-minded strictness than 
rigorous. We speak of austere morality ; a severe aspect, 
treatment, tone ; a stern rebuke ; a hard master, voice, 
judgment ; harsh enforcement of laws ; strict rules, disci- 
pline, repression of mischief ; rigorous justice ; rigid ad- 
herence to petty restrictions. See acrimony. 
He [Plutarch] was not so austere as to despise riches, 
but being in possession of a large fortune, he lived, though 
not splendidly, yet plentifully. Dryden, Plutarch. 
For in their looks divine 
The image of their glorious Maker shone, 
Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure, 
Severe, but in true filial freedom placed. 
Milton, P. L., iv. 293. 
Wrapped in his sad-colored cloak, the Day like a Puritan 
standeth 
Stern in the joyless field, rebuking the lingering color. 
B. Taylor, Home Pastorals. 
The common executioner, 
Whose heart the accustom'd sight of death makes hard. 
N/w/t., As you Like it, iii. 5. 
Be sometimes lovely like a bride, 
And put thy harsher moods aside, 
If thou wilt have me wise and good. 
Tennyson, In Memoriam. llx. 
385 
Hirin statute! and most biting laws. 
Shak., M. for M.. i. 4. 
1 have heard 
Your grace hath ta'en great pains (., qualify 
His rigorous course. Shak., M. of V., iv. 1. 
sternly he pronounced 
The riyid interdiction. Uiltm, P. L., viii. :t:'.i. 
austerely (iis-tr-r'li), aid: In an austere man- 
ner; severely; rigidly; harshly. 
Whatever hypocrites austerely talk 
Of purity. Jrabm, p. L., iv. 744. 
In the wonder whether a door so grimly bolted ;ml 
austerely barred could p..--il.l> open into a hotel, with 
cheerful overcharges for candles and sei vire 
//./WJ., Venetian Life, ii. 
austereness (as-ter'nes), . [ME. austrnuw 
(Wyclif); < austere + -ness.] The state or 
quality of being austere; harshness in taste; 
severity in manners ; austerity. 
For a subject 
Towards his prince, in things indifferent 
To use th' austereness of a censuring Cato 
Is arrogance, not freedom. 
Fletcher (ami others), Bloody Brother, v. 1. 
austerity (as-ter'i-ti), .; pi. austerities (-tiz). 
[< ME. austerite, < OF. austerite, F. austerite, 
\ ML. austerita(t-)s, < L. austerus, austere: see 
austere.] If. Harshness or astringency of taste. 
The sweetness of the ripened fruit is not the less de- 
licious for the austerity of its crude state. 
liorsley, Sermons, II. xxviii. 
2. Severity of manner, life, etc. ; rigor; strict- 
ness ; harshness of treatment or demeanor. 
But the austerity of Dante will not condescend to the 
conventional elegance which makes the charm of French. 
Lowell, Among my Books, 2d ser., p. 23. 
There is no show of mercy In him. He carried his aus- 
terity beyond the bounds of humanity. 
W hippie, Ess. and Rev., I. 20. 
3. Severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of 
adornment or luxury. 
The Baptist we know was a strict man, remarkable for 
austerity and set order of life. 
Hilton, Apology for Smectynmuus. 
4. Severe or ascetic practices : chiefly in the 
plural: as, the austerities of the Flagellants. 
The austerities and the blameless purity of Ximenes's 
life had given him a reputation for sanctity throughout 
Spain. Prescott, Ferd. and Isa., II. 5. 
= Syn. Self-sacrifice, Asceticism, etc. (see self-denial); 
sternness, harshness. See comparison under austere. 
austerland (as'ter-land), n. [E. dial., < "aunter 
= astre , hearth (see astre), + land.'] Land which 
had a house upon it in ancient times. Elton, 
Origins of Eng. Hist., p. 191. [Local Eng.] 
Austin (as'tin), a. [< ME. Austyn, contr. of 
Augustin, q. vj Same as Augustinian: as, 
Austin friars. See Augustin. 
austral (as'tral), a. [< ME. austral = F. 8p. 
Pg. austral = It. australc, < L. australis, south- 
ern, < auster, the south wind: see auster.] 
Southern ; lying in or pertaining to the south : 
as, austral lands; the austral signs of the zo- 
diac. Austral pole, the name given by French authors 
to that pole of a magnet which points to the north, and Is 
called the north pole by English and American writers. So, 
also, what is termed the south pole by the latter is termed 
the boreal pole by the former. Austral Signs, the last 
six signs of the zodiac, or those south of the equator. 
Australasia (as-tra-la'sha or -zhS), n. [NL., < 
austral, southern (cf. Australian")', + Asia.] 1. 
In geog., a general name for Australia, Papua, 
Tasmania, and the neighboring islands. 2. In 
zoogeog., a division comprising the islands and 
insular groups south of Asia : synonymous with 
Austrogaia. 
Australasian (as-tra-la'shan or -zhan), a. and 
n. [< Australasia + '^an.] 1. n. 1. Relating to 
Australasia. 2. In zoogeog., of or pertaining 
to that primary fauna! area of the earth's 
land-surface which extends from Wallace's 
line (which separates Celebes from Borneo 
and Lombok from Bali) to Tasmania. 
H. . Anative or an inhabitant of Australasia. 
australene (as'tra-len), n. [< L. australis, in 
I'inus australis, tne American southern pine, 
the chief source of the turpentine.] A liquid 
hydrocarbon (C 10 H 16 ), the chief constituent 
of English and American oil of turpentine, ob- 
tained by neutralizing turpentine-oil with an 
alkaline carbonate, and by subsequent distil- 
lation. It is dextrogyrate. 
Australian (as-tra'han), a. and . [< Austra- 
lia, the NL. term for the earlier Australis terra, 
lit. southern land: see austral.] I. a. Per- 
taining to Australia, a large island, often class- 
ed as a continent, south of Asia. Australian 
beech. See beechl. 
II. n. A native or an inhabitant of Australia ; 
specifically, a member of the aboriginal race of 
Australia. 
Austromalayan 
Australioid (as-tra'H-oid), a. and . [< lnx- 
li-iilin + -niil.] I. ". In i-tliiinl., of tin- type of 
tin- aborigines of Australia and of some of the 
native races of the Dcn-an. The Australia ! 
(unit a t-MHip uf the l.<'i"ti-n-lii (\vliieh M-e), having dark 
.mil skin, wavy lilai-k hair, and hniii prognathous 
sklllls Vlith \vcll-. i.'M'lnpeil -llperrilhn-y I'i'l-es. 
II. //. A iiirinlici- of the Australioid group 
of men. 
Also .liixlnilniil. 
australizet (as'tra-li/.). c. i. [< ii usii-iil + -i;(.] 
To point southward, or to the south magnetic 
]HI|C, as a magnet. 
They Uteel and in.tll do septentiionate at one extreme, 
and a tin ntlu-r. 
.sYi- T. AWMM, \ ulu. KIT., ii. >. 
Australoid (as'tra-loid), a. and H. Australioid. 
Austrasian (as-tra'sian or-7.mil). it. and w. I. 
ii. Of or belonging to Austrasia, the eastern or 
Teutonic portion of the Prankish empire under 
the Merovingians. 
The Aiixti-iixnin domination was more purely Germanic 
than the Nenstnan which it siipei seiieil. 
>',</,/,,, Const. Hist., |7. 
II. . A native or an inhabitant of Austrasia. 
Austrian 1 (as'tri-an), a. and n. [< Austria, a 
ML. form of OHG.5tarr(/i/if,G.'>c*<<-rreic/(, Aus- 
tria, lit. eastern kingdom (so called relatively 
to the western dominions of Charlemagne), < 
OHG. dstar, eastern, -I- rilihi = AS. rice, king- 
dom, E. -rie in bishopric, etc. : see east and -ric.] 
I. a. Of or pertaining to the archduchy of Aus- 
tria, or to the Cisleithan division of the dual 
Austro-Hungarian monarchy, or to the collec- 
tive dominions of the house of Hapsburg. 
II. n. 1. A native or an inhabitant of the 
archduchy of Austria, the nucleus of the Haps- 
burg dominions, comprising the crown lands 
of Upper and Lower Austria. 2. A native 
or an inhabitant of the Cisleithan division 
of Austria-Hungary, which comprises all the 
crown lands of the dual empire except Hun- 
gary, Croatia with Slavonia, and Fiume. 3. 
A native or an inhabitant of any part of the 
dominions of the house of Hapsburg, known 
since 1867 as Austria-Hungary. 
austrian 2 t (as'tri-an), a. [< L. auster, the 
south wind, south (see auster), + -tan.] South- 
ern; austral. 
austrinet (as'trin), a. [< L. austrinus, south- 
ern, < auster, the south wind: see auster.] 
South; southerly; southern. Bailey. 
austringer (as'trin-jer), n. [Also written os- 
tringer and astringer, early mod. E. ostreger, 
(. ME. ostreger, < OF. ostruchier, austruchier 
(autrucier. autoursier Roquefort) (ML. reflex 
antorerius), < ML. 'austrucarius, one whose 
business it was to breed and fly goshawks, < 
"austrucus, austurcus,astruco, asturco, austurgo, 
usturgo, asturgius, ostorius, etc., variations (per- 
haps due in part to confusion with certain forms 
of ostrich, q. v.) of austur, astur, astor, LL. astur 
(> It. astore = Pg. a for = OSp. aztor, Sp. azor 
= Pr. austor = OF. austour, ostor, hostur, mod. 
F. autour), a goshawk: see Astur. The n is 
inserted, as in porringer, passenger, messenger, 
etc.] A keeper and trainer of goshawks. 
Austrocolumbia (as * tro - ko -Turn ' bi - a), n. 
[NL., < L. auster, the south wind, south, -t- NL. 
Columbia, applied to America.] In zoogeog., 
a primary division of the earth's land-surface 
with reference to its fauna, which consists of 
all the American continent south of Mexico. 
Austrocolumbian (as"tr6-ko-lum'bi-an), a. '[< 
Austrocolumbia.'] Of or pertaining to Austro- 
columbia : as, the Austrocolumbian fauna. 
Austrogaea (as-tro-je'a), n. [NL., < L. auster, 
the south wind, south, + Gr. yaia, the earth.] 
In zoogeog., that prime zoSlogical division or 
realm of the earth's land-surface which com- 
prises Australia and its immediately outlying 
islands, and the Austromalayan archipelago. 
It is bounded on the west by Wallace's line, and includes 
Papua or New Guinea and the Solomon islands on the east 
and Tasmania on the south. 
Austrogaean (as-tro-je'an), a. [< Austrogaea 
+ -an.] Of or pertaining to Austrogsea: as, the 
Austroga'an fauna. 
Austromalaya (as*trd-ma-la'ya), . [NL., < 
L. auster, the south wind, + NL. Malaya.] 
In zoogeog., the first subregion of the great 
Australasian region, including Papua and the 
islands zoologically pertaining thereto, on the 
west the boundary passes between Borneo and Celebes, 
and thence along Wallace's line between Lombok and Bali ; 
eastward it extends to include San Christoval. It lies en- 
tirely north of Australia. 
Austromalayan (as'tro-ma-la'yan), a. [< 
Aiistromalaya + -an.] Of or pertaining to 
Austromalaya. 
