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august
(mass) | August
- august |
august
(msas) | august
- August |
august
(msasasci) | august
- August |
august
(encz) | august,důstojný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
august
(encz) | august,vznešený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
august
(encz) | August,August n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
august
(encz) | August,srpen n: |
august
(czen) | August,Augustn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
august
(czen) | august,clownn: František Kalvas |
August
(gcide) | August \Au*gust"\, a. [L. augustus; cf. augere to increase; in
the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F.
auguste. See Augment.]
Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence;
having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime;
majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or
authority. "Forms august." --Pope. "August in visage."
--Dryden. "To shed that august blood." --Macaulay.
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So beautiful and so august a spectacle. --Burke.
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To mingle with a body so august. --Byron.
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Syn: Grand; magnificent; majestic; solemn; awful; noble;
stately; dignified; imposing.
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August
(gcide) | August \Au"gust\, n. [L. Augustus. See note below, and August,
a.]
The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
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Note: The old Roman name was Sextilis, the sixth month from
March, the month in which the primitive Romans, as well
as Jews, began the year. The name was changed to August
in honor of Augustus C[ae]sar, the first emperor of
Rome, on account of his victories, and his entering on
his first consulate in that month.
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august
(wn) | august
adj 1: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of
august lineage" [syn: august, grand, lordly]
2: profoundly honored; "revered holy men" [syn: august,
revered, venerable]
n 1: the month following July and preceding September [syn:
August, Aug] |
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augusta
(encz) | Augusta,Augusta n: [jmén.] okres v USA, hl.m. - Maine v USA, ženské
křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
augustine
(encz) | Augustine,Augustine n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno, mužské
křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
augustus
(encz) | Augustus,Augustus n: [jmén.] příjmení, mužské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož
a automatický překlad |
mid-august
(encz) | mid-August, n: |
augusta
(czen) | Augusta,Augustan: [jmén.] okres v USA, hl.m. - Maine v USA, ženské
křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
augustine
(czen) | Augustine,Augustinen: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno, mužské
křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
augustus
(czen) | Augustus,Augustusn: [jmén.] příjmení, mužské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
August
(gcide) | August \Au*gust"\, a. [L. augustus; cf. augere to increase; in
the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F.
auguste. See Augment.]
Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence;
having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime;
majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or
authority. "Forms august." --Pope. "August in visage."
--Dryden. "To shed that august blood." --Macaulay.
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So beautiful and so august a spectacle. --Burke.
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To mingle with a body so august. --Byron.
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Syn: Grand; magnificent; majestic; solemn; awful; noble;
stately; dignified; imposing.
[1913 Webster]August \Au"gust\, n. [L. Augustus. See note below, and August,
a.]
The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
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Note: The old Roman name was Sextilis, the sixth month from
March, the month in which the primitive Romans, as well
as Jews, began the year. The name was changed to August
in honor of Augustus C[ae]sar, the first emperor of
Rome, on account of his victories, and his entering on
his first consulate in that month.
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Augustan
(gcide) | Augustan \Au*gus"tan\, a. [L. Augustanus, fr. Augustus. See
August, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to Augustus C[ae]sar or to his times.
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2. Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg.
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Augustan age of any national literature, the period of its
highest state of purity and refinement; -- so called
because the reign of Augustus C[ae]sar was the golden age
of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b.
1638) has been called the Augustan age of French
literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the Augustan
age of English literature.
Augustan confession (Eccl. Hist.), or confession of
Augsburg, drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum, or Augsburg,
by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the
principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for
separating from the Roman Catholic church.
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Augustan age
(gcide) | Augustan \Au*gus"tan\, a. [L. Augustanus, fr. Augustus. See
August, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to Augustus C[ae]sar or to his times.
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2. Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg.
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Augustan age of any national literature, the period of its
highest state of purity and refinement; -- so called
because the reign of Augustus C[ae]sar was the golden age
of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b.
1638) has been called the Augustan age of French
literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the Augustan
age of English literature.
Augustan confession (Eccl. Hist.), or confession of
Augsburg, drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum, or Augsburg,
by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the
principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for
separating from the Roman Catholic church.
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Augustan confession
(gcide) | Augustan \Au*gus"tan\, a. [L. Augustanus, fr. Augustus. See
August, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to Augustus C[ae]sar or to his times.
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2. Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg.
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Augustan age of any national literature, the period of its
highest state of purity and refinement; -- so called
because the reign of Augustus C[ae]sar was the golden age
of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b.
1638) has been called the Augustan age of French
literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the Augustan
age of English literature.
Augustan confession (Eccl. Hist.), or confession of
Augsburg, drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum, or Augsburg,
by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the
principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for
separating from the Roman Catholic church.
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Augustine
(gcide) | Augustine \Au*gus"tine\, Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n.
(Eccl.)
A member of one of the religious orders called after St.
Augustine; an Austin friar.
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Augustinian
(gcide) | Augustine \Au*gus"tine\, Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n.
(Eccl.)
A member of one of the religious orders called after St.
Augustine; an Austin friar.
[1913 Webster]Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in
Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.
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Augustinian canons, an order of monks once popular in
England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.
Austin}, and black canons.
Augustinian hermits or Austin friars, an order of friars
established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was
introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.
Augustinian nuns, an order of nuns following the rule of
St. Augustine.
Augustinian rule, a rule for religious communities based
upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the
Augustinian orders.
[1913 Webster]Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n.
One of a class of divines, who, following St. Augustine,
maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and
creatively, not relatively and conditionally.
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Augustinian canons
(gcide) | Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in
Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.
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Augustinian canons, an order of monks once popular in
England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.
Austin}, and black canons.
Augustinian hermits or Austin friars, an order of friars
established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was
introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.
Augustinian nuns, an order of nuns following the rule of
St. Augustine.
Augustinian rule, a rule for religious communities based
upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the
Augustinian orders.
[1913 Webster]canon \can"on\ (k[a^]n"[u^]n), n. [OE. canon, canoun, AS. canon
rule (cf. F. canon, LL. canon, and, for sense 7, F. chanoine,
LL. canonicus), fr. L. canon a measuring line, rule, model,
fr. Gr. kanw`n rule, rod, fr. ka`nh, ka`nnh, reed. See
Cane, and cf. Canonical.]
1. A law or rule.
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Or that the Everlasting had not fixed
His canon 'gainst self-slaughter. --Shak.
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2. (Eccl.) A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted
by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a
decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by
ecclesiastical authority.
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Various canons which were made in councils held in
the second centry. --Hook.
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3. The collection of books received as genuine Holy
Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of
moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible;
also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See {Canonical
books}, under Canonical, a.
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4. In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious
order.
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5. A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the
Roman Catholic Church.
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6. A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a
prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
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7. (Mus.) A musical composition in which the voices begin one
after another, at regular intervals, successively taking
up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda
(tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew,
thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the
strictest form of imitation. See Imitation.
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8. (Print.) The largest size of type having a specific name;
-- so called from having been used for printing the canons
of the church.
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9. The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called
also ear and shank.
Note: [See Illust. of Bell.] --Knight.
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10. (Billiards) See Carom.
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Apostolical canons. See under Apostolical.
Augustinian canons, Black canons. See under
Augustinian.
Canon capitular, Canon residentiary, a resident member of
a cathedral chapter (during a part or the whole of the
year).
Canon law. See under Law.
Canon of the Mass (R. C. Ch.), that part of the mass,
following the Sanctus, which never changes.
Honorary canon, a canon[6] who neither lived in a
monastery, nor kept the canonical hours.
Minor canon (Ch. of Eng.), one who has been admitted to a
chapter, but has not yet received a prebend.
Regular canon (R. C. Ch.), one who lived in a conventual
community and followed the rule of St. Austin; a Black
canon.
Secular canon (R. C. Ch.), one who did not live in a
monastery, but kept the hours.
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Augustinian hermits
(gcide) | Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in
Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.
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Augustinian canons, an order of monks once popular in
England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.
Austin}, and black canons.
Augustinian hermits or Austin friars, an order of friars
established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was
introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.
Augustinian nuns, an order of nuns following the rule of
St. Augustine.
Augustinian rule, a rule for religious communities based
upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the
Augustinian orders.
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Augustinian nuns
(gcide) | Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in
Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.
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Augustinian canons, an order of monks once popular in
England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.
Austin}, and black canons.
Augustinian hermits or Austin friars, an order of friars
established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was
introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.
Augustinian nuns, an order of nuns following the rule of
St. Augustine.
Augustinian rule, a rule for religious communities based
upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the
Augustinian orders.
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Augustinian rule
(gcide) | Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in
Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.
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Augustinian canons, an order of monks once popular in
England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.
Austin}, and black canons.
Augustinian hermits or Austin friars, an order of friars
established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was
introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.
Augustinian nuns, an order of nuns following the rule of
St. Augustine.
Augustinian rule, a rule for religious communities based
upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the
Augustinian orders.
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Augustinianism
(gcide) | Augustinianism \Au`gus*tin"i*an*ism\, Augustinism
\Au*gus"tin*ism\, n.
The doctrines held by Augustine or by the Augustinians.
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Augustinism
(gcide) | Augustinianism \Au`gus*tin"i*an*ism\, Augustinism
\Au*gus"tin*ism\, n.
The doctrines held by Augustine or by the Augustinians.
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Augustly
(gcide) | Augustly \Au*gust"ly\, adv.
In an august manner.
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Augustness
(gcide) | Augustness \Au*gust"ness\, n.
The quality of being august; dignity of mien; grandeur;
magnificence.
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b Augustines
(gcide) | Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[`e]re brother, friar, fr.
L. frater brother. See Brother.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,
but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:
(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. {(b)
Augustines}. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. {(d) White
Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.
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2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
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3. (Zool.) An American fish; the silversides.
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Friar bird (Zool.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --
called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; {poor
soldier}, and four-o'clock. The name is also applied to
several other species of the same genus.
Friar's balsam (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
benzoin. --Brande & C.
Friar's cap (Bot.), the monkshood.
Friar's cowl (Bot.), an arumlike plant (Arisarum vulgare)
with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
--Milton.
Friar skate (Zool.), the European white or sharpnosed skate
(Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, {border
ray}, scad, and doctor.
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15 august 1945
(wn) | 15 August 1945
n 1: the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II [syn:
V-J Day, 15 August 1945] |
albert francis charles augustus emmanuel
(wn) | Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel
n 1: prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
[syn: Albert, Prince Albert, {Albert Francis Charles
Augustus Emmanuel}] |
august 1
(wn) | August 1
n 1: commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from
prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in
England [syn: Lammas, Lammas Day, August 1] |
august 15
(wn) | August 15
n 1: celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin
Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life
ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox
Church [syn: Assumption, Assumption of Mary, {August
15}] |
august 6
(wn) | August 6
n 1: (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of
the Transfiguration of Jesus [syn: Transfiguration,
Transfiguration Day, August 6] |
august f. mobius
(wn) | August F. Mobius
n 1: German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip
(1790-1868) [syn: Mobius, August F. Mobius, {August
Ferdinand Mobius}] |
august ferdinand mobius
(wn) | August Ferdinand Mobius
n 1: German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip
(1790-1868) [syn: Mobius, August F. Mobius, {August
Ferdinand Mobius}] |
august friedrich leopold weismann
(wn) | August Friedrich Leopold Weismann
n 1: German biologist who was one of the founders of modern
genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the
possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics
(1834-1914) [syn: Weismann, {August Friedrich Leopold
Weismann}] |
august plum
(wn) | August plum
n 1: wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having
red-orange fruit with yellow flesh [syn: {American red
plum}, August plum, goose plum, Prunus americana] |
august strindberg
(wn) | August Strindberg
n 1: Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912) [syn:
Strindberg, August Strindberg, {Johan August
Strindberg}] |
august von wassermann
(wn) | August von Wassermann
n 1: German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for
syphilis (1866-1925) [syn: Wassermann, {August von
Wassermann}] |
august wilhelm von hoffmann
(wn) | August Wilhelm von Hoffmann
n 1: German chemist (1818-1892) [syn: Hoffmann, {August
Wilhelm von Hoffmann}] |
augusta
(wn) | Augusta
n 1: the capital of the state of Maine [syn: Augusta, {capital
of Maine}]
2: a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted
for golf tournaments |
augustan
(wn) | Augustan
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman
Emperor Augustus; "the Augustan Age" |
auguste comte
(wn) | Auguste Comte
n 1: French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism;
he also established sociology as a systematic field of
study [syn: Comte, Auguste Comte, {Isidore Auguste
Marie Francois Comte}] |
auguste rodin
(wn) | Auguste Rodin
n 1: French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form
(1840-1917) [syn: Rodin, Auguste Rodin, {Francois
Auguste Rene Rodin}] |
augustin eugene scribe
(wn) | Augustin Eugene Scribe
n 1: French playwright (1791-1861) [syn: Scribe, {Augustin
Eugene Scribe}] |
augustin jean fresnel
(wn) | Augustin Jean Fresnel
n 1: French physicist who invented polarized light and invented
the Fresnel lens (1788-1827) [syn: Fresnel, {Augustin
Jean Fresnel}] |
augustine
(wn) | Augustine
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the
early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to
Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North
Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace
(354-430) [syn: Augustine, Saint Augustine, {St.
Augustine}, Augustine of Hippo] |
augustine of hippo
(wn) | Augustine of Hippo
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the
early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to
Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North
Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace
(354-430) [syn: Augustine, Saint Augustine, {St.
Augustine}, Augustine of Hippo] |
augustinian
(wn) | Augustinian
n 1: a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the
Augustinian monastic orders |
augustinian canons
(wn) | Augustinian Canons
n 1: an Augustinian monastic order |
augustinian hermits
(wn) | Augustinian Hermits
n 1: a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope |
augustinian order
(wn) | Augustinian order
n 1: any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived
from the writings of St. Augustine |
augustus
(wn) | Augustus
n 1: Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became
emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31
BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14) [syn: Augustus, {Gaius
Octavianus}, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, Octavian] |
augustus welby northmore pugin
(wn) | Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
n 1: English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th
century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852) [syn:
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin] |
baron friedrich wilhelm ludolf gerhard augustin von steuben
(wn) | Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben
n 1: American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained
the troops under George Washington (1730-1794) [syn:
Steuben, {Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin
von Steuben}] |
campyloneurum augustifolium
(wn) | Campyloneurum augustifolium
n 1: fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap
fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to
Argentina [syn: Central American strap fern, {narrow-
leaved strap fern}, Campyloneurum augustifolium] |
carl august nielsen
(wn) | Carl August Nielsen
n 1: Danish composer (1865-1931) [syn: Nielsen, {Carl
Nielsen}, Carl August Nielsen] |
cassia augustifolia
(wn) | Cassia augustifolia
n 1: erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the
dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes
placed in genus Cassia [syn: Alexandria senna,
Alexandrian senna, true senna, tinnevelly senna,
Indian senna, Senna alexandrina, Cassia acutifolia,
Cassia augustifolia] |
charles augustin de coulomb
(wn) | Charles Augustin de Coulomb
n 1: French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of
electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law
(1736-1806) [syn: Coulomb, Charles Augustin de Coulomb] |
charles augustus lindbergh
(wn) | Charles Augustus Lindbergh
n 1: United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo
nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) [syn:
Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh, Charles A. Lindbergh,
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Lucky Lindy] |
dendroaspis augusticeps
(wn) | Dendroaspis augusticeps
n 1: a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of
its quickness and readiness to bite [syn: black mamba,
Dendroaspis augusticeps] |
elaeagnus augustifolia
(wn) | Elaeagnus augustifolia
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having
grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery
scales; sometimes spiny [syn: Russian olive, {silver
berry}, Elaeagnus augustifolia] |
francois auguste rene rodin
(wn) | Francois Auguste Rene Rodin
n 1: French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form
(1840-1917) [syn: Rodin, Auguste Rodin, {Francois
Auguste Rene Rodin}] |
frederic auguste bartholdi
(wn) | Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
n 1: French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of
Liberty now in New York harbor [syn: Bartholdi, {Frederic
Auguste Bartholdi}] |
friedrich august kekule
(wn) | Friedrich August Kekule
n 1: German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring
structure of benzene (1829-1896) [syn: Kekule, {Friedrich
August Kekule}, Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz] |
friedrich august kekule von stradonitz
(wn) | Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz
n 1: German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring
structure of benzene (1829-1896) [syn: Kekule, {Friedrich
August Kekule}, Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz] |
friedrich august von hayek
(wn) | Friedrich August von Hayek
n 1: English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the
optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992) [syn: Hayek,
Friedrich August von Hayek] |
friedrich august wolf
(wn) | Friedrich August Wolf
n 1: German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and
Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) [syn:
Wolf, Friedrich August Wolf] |
friedrich wilhelm august froebel
(wn) | Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel
n 1: German educator who founded the kindergarten system
(1782-1852) [syn: Froebel, Friedrich Froebel,
Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel] |
gardenia augusta
(wn) | Gardenia augusta
n 1: evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant
waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape
jasmine}, cape jessamine, Gardenia jasminoides,
Gardenia augusta] |
hylactophryne augusti
(wn) | Hylactophryne augusti
n 1: of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's
bark [syn: barking frog, robber frog, {Hylactophryne
augusti}] |
isidore auguste marie francois comte
(wn) | Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte
n 1: French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism;
he also established sociology as a systematic field of
study [syn: Comte, Auguste Comte, {Isidore Auguste
Marie Francois Comte}] |
james augustine aloysius joyce
(wn) | James Augustine Aloysius Joyce
n 1: influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations
(such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941) [syn:
Joyce, James Joyce, James Augustine Aloysius Joyce] |
james augustus henry murray
(wn) | James Augustus Henry Murray
n 1: Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the
Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: Murray,
James Murray, James Augustus Murray, {James Augustus
Henry Murray}, Sir James Murray, {Sir James Augustus
Murray}, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray] |
james augustus murray
(wn) | James Augustus Murray
n 1: Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the
Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: Murray,
James Murray, James Augustus Murray, {James Augustus
Henry Murray}, Sir James Murray, {Sir James Augustus
Murray}, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray] |
jean auguste dominique ingres
(wn) | Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
n 1: French classical painter (1780-1867) [syn: Ingres, {Jean
Auguste Dominique Ingres}] |
johan august strindberg
(wn) | Johan August Strindberg
n 1: Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912) [syn:
Strindberg, August Strindberg, {Johan August
Strindberg}] |
john augustus roebling
(wn) | John Augustus Roebling
n 1: United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and
began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869) [syn:
Roebling, John Roebling, John Augustus Roebling] |
karl augustus menninger
(wn) | Karl Augustus Menninger
n 1: United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger
(1893-1990) [syn: Menninger, Karl Menninger, {Karl
Augustus Menninger}] |
mary augusta arnold ward
(wn) | Mary Augusta Arnold Ward
n 1: English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the
women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) [syn: Ward, {Mrs.
Humphrey Ward}, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward] |
mid-august
(wn) | mid-August
n 1: the middle part of August |
philip augustus
(wn) | Philip Augustus
n 1: son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars
with the English that regained control of Normandy and
Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223) [syn: Philip II,
Philip Augustus] |
pierre auguste renoir
(wn) | Pierre Auguste Renoir
n 1: French impressionist painter (1841-1919) [syn: Renoir,
Pierre Auguste Renoir] |
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