auriferous
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Auriferous — Au*rif er*ous, a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurif[ e]re.] Gold bearing; containing or producing gold. [1913 Webster] Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. Thomson. [1913 Webster] {Auriferous pyrites}, iron pyrites… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
auriferous — containing gold, 1727, from L. aurifer gold bearing, from auri , comb. form of aurum gold (see AUREATE (Cf. aureate)) + fer producing, bearing (see INFER (Cf. infer)) … Etymology dictionary
auriferous — [ô rif′ər əs] adj. [L aurifer (< aurum, gold: see EAST + ferre,BEAR1) + OUS] bearing or yielding gold … English World dictionary
auriferous — adjective Etymology: Latin aurifer, from aurum + fer ferous Date: 1655 containing gold … New Collegiate Dictionary
auriferous — /aw rif euhr euhs/, adj. yielding or containing gold. [1720 30; < L aurifer gold bearing (see AURI 1, FER) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
auriferous — adjective Containing or producing gold; gold bearing Syn: gold bearing See Also: ferous … Wiktionary
auriferous — bearing gold Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
auriferous — au·rif·er·ous || É”Ë rɪfÉ™rÉ™s adj. containing gold … English contemporary dictionary
auriferous — [ɔ: rɪf(ə)rəs] adjective (of rocks or minerals) containing gold. Origin C17: from L. aurifer gold bearing + ous … English new terms dictionary
auriferous — au·rif·er·ous … English syllables
