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Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.

The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.

as, auricular confession to the priest. This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was auricular. Milton.

ble turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business. They auspicate all their proceedings. Burke.

A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an indication as to the future.

oof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit. The king serves only as a notary to authenticate the choice of judges. Burke.

ver of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator. Eternal King; thee, Author of all being. Milton.

of the Bible is the English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction of King James I. It was "appointed to be read in churches," and has been the accepted English Bible. The Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.

The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds.

The art or process of making autotypes.

An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses. [Obs.]

A work horse, or working ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]

edial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets. On an average, taking the mean of unequal numbers or quantities.

Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; disliking; disinclined; unwilling; reluctant. Averse alike to flatter, or offend. Pope. Men who were averse to the life of camps. Macaulay. Pass by securely as men averse from war. Micah ii. 8.

To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute. How can these grants of the king's be avoided Spenser.

liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable. The charters were not avoidable for the king's nonage. Hale.

Upholding; defense; vindication. [Obs.] Can my avowance of king-murdering be collected from anything here written by me Fuller.

The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking. Cowell.

act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right. Blackstone.

The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.