| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| aube | noun | An alb. |
| auld | adjective | Old; as, Auld Reekie (old smoky), i. e., Edinburgh. |
| auln | noun | An ell. [Obs.] See Aune. |
| aune | noun | A French cloth measure, of different parts of the country (at Paris, 0.95 of an English ell); — now superseded by the meter. |
| aunt | noun | The sister of one’s father or mother; — correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle’s wife., An old woman; and old gossip., A bawd, or a prostitute. |
| aura | noun | Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of flowers, etc., The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head, a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics. |