Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of a golden-yellow color.
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Examples
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For he is Welsh, with eyes of that turquoise blue often observed in the descendants of the Cymri, and hair of aureous hue.
The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mayne Reid 1850
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a certain aureous splendour, as though he mixed gold with all his paints.
A Wanderer in Venice Harry [Illustrator] Morley 1903
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Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant, Community Associated, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureous Clone USA in men who have sex with men "(Diep 1).
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