Emily Dickinson Lexicon
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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