English Dictionary: auriferous | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Auriferous \Au*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurif[8a]re.] Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold. Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. --Thomson. {Auriferous pyrites}, iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it. |