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aureole
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 13c., from Latin aureola (corona) , fem. diminutive of aureus "golden" (see aureate ). In medieval Christianity, the celestial crown worn by martyrs, virgins, etc., as victors over the flesh.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse [syn: corona ] an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: aura , halo , nimbus , glory , gloriole ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context astronomy English) corona. 2 A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint. 3 (context by extension English) Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Aureole (1950–1975) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was owned by Queen Elizabeth II . In a career which lasted from August 1952 until July 1954 he ran fourteen times and won eleven races. As a three-year-old in 1953 he won the Lingfield ...
Usage examples of aureole.
Peld seemed to have a lot of things on his mind other than the search for the lost Aureole Mine.
If we find the Aureole Mine, credit will go to Jackie more than to his father.
Compared to such a hunt, the search for the lost Aureole Mine was a mere trifle.
I staked everything on its success when I came to hunt for the Aureole Mine.
The Aureole Mine was still paying for itself up to the time when Georgia joined the Confederacy.
Mining quit, too, and the Aureole Mine was purposely buried for the duration of the war.
He might even be shrewd enough to claim that he had found the Aureole Mine on his own property.
One was to Morton Selwood, from Bob Beverly, telling the financier that the Aureole Mine was found and was as rich as anticipated.
Claude Althorn might claim that he had found the lost shaft of the Aureole, but in the opinion of Harry Vincent the real credit belonged to The Shadow!
The other men were busy studying the prospectus that Selwood had put together since the discovery of the lost Aureole Mine nearly a week before.
More important, however, were the assay reports, prepared by experts, stating that the loose ore found in the Aureole Mine was rich in gold.
The exhibits included specimens of gold dust from the Aureole and actual samples of the glittering ore.
Gold seemed to interest Cranston, and in his gaze Selwood detected approval of the exhibits from the Aureole Mine.
I should keep the Aureole Mine for myself, but I am ready to dispose of forty-nine percent of the stock at a thousand dollars a share.
I own property near the Aureole Mine, and am willing to sell it for much less than the price you ask.