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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,
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.—
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.—
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