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aurum (Sab. ausum , Paul. ex Fest. p. 9 Müll.; vulg. Lat., ōrum , ib. p. 183; cf. Ital. and Span. oro and Fr. or), i, n. v. aes.
I. Gold; as a mineral, v. Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 66 sqq.: “auri venas invenire,” Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151: “venas auri sequi,” Lucr. 6, 808; Tac. G. 5: “aurum igni perspicere,” Cic. Fam. 9, 16: “eruere terrā,” Ov. Am. 3, 8, 53: “auri fodina,” Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 78; Vulg. Gen. 2, 11; ib. 2 Par. 2, 7; ib. Matt. 2, 11; Naev. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 797: “ex auro vestis,” id. 2, 22 (ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 22, 20) et saep.— “Provv.: montes auri polliceri,” to promise mountains of gold, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 18: “carius auro,” more precious than gold, Cat. 107, 3 (cf.: κρεισσονα χρυσοῦ, Aesch. Choëph. 372; χρυσοῦ χρυσότερα, Sapph. Fr. 122. Ellis).—
II. Meton.
A. Things made of gold, an ornament of gold, a golden vessel, utensil, etc.: “Nec domus argento fulget nec auro renidet,” gold plate, Lucr. 2, 27. So,
1. A golden goblet: “et pleno se proluit auro,” Verg. A. 1, 739: “Regales epulae mensis et Bacchus in auro Ponitur,” Ov. M. 6, 488: “tibi non committitur aurum,” Juv. 5, 39; 10, 27; Stat. Th. 5, 188; “and in the hendiadys: pateris libamus et auro = pateris aureis,” Verg. G. 2, 192.—
2. A golden chain, buckle, clasp, necklace, jewelry: “Oneratas veste atque auro,” Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 43: “Donec eum conjunx fatale poposcerit aurum,” Ov. M. 9, 411; 14, 394.—
3. A gold ring: “Ventilet aestivum digitis sudantibus aurum,” Juv. 1, 28.—
4. A golden bit: “fulvum mandunt sub dentibus aurum,” Verg. A. 7, 279; 5, 817.—
5. The golden fleece: “auro Heros Aesonius potitur,” Ov. M. 7, 155.—
6. A golden hairband, κρωβύλος: “crines nodantur in aurum,” Verg. A. 4, 138 Serv.—
7. Esp. freq., gold as coined money: “si quis illam invenerit Aulam onustam auri,” Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 4: “De Caelio vide, quaeso, ne quae lacuna sit in auro,” Cic. Att. 12, 6, 1: “Aurum omnes victā jam pietate colunt,” Prop. 4, 12, 48 sq.: “quid non mortalia pectora cogis Auri sacra fames?” Verg. A. 3, 56; cf. Plin. 37, 1, 3, § 6; so Hor. C. 2, 16, 8; 2, 18, 36; 3, 16, 9; id. S. 2, 2, 25; 2, 3, 109; 2, 3, 142; id. Ep. 2, 2, 179; Vulg. Matt. 10, 9; ib. Act. 3, 6 et saep.—
B. The color or lustre of gold, the gleam or brightness of gold, Ov. M. 9, 689: “anguis cristis praesignis et auro (hendiadys, for cristis aureis),” id. ib. 3, 32: “saevo cum nox accenditur auro,” Val. Fl. 5, 369 (i. e. mala portendente splendore, Wagn.); so, “fulgor auri, of the face,” Cat. 64, 100, ubi v. Ellis.—
C. The Golden Age: “redeant in aurum Tempora priscum,” Hor. C. 4, 2, 39: “subiit argentea proles, Auro deterior,” Ov. M. 1, 115; 15, 260.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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