Definition for AU'RA

AU'RA, n. [L. from Heb. יאר, iar, a stream; Gr. αυρα. See Air.]

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.

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