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Webster 1913 Edition
Aura
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Au′ra
,Noun.
pl.
Auræ
. [L.
aura
air, akin to Gr. [GREEK].] 1.
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.
2.
(Med.)
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.
Electric aura
, a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it, called the electric atmosphere. See
Atmosphere
, 2.Webster 1828 Edition
Aura
AU'RA
,Noun.
Literally, a breeze, or gentle current of air, but used by English writers for a stream of fine particles flowing from a body, as effluvia, aroma, or odor; an exhalation.