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▪ I. inaurate, a. rare.|ɪnˈɔːrət|
[ad. L. inaurāt-us gilded, pa. pple. of inaurāre, f. in- (in-2) + aurāre to gild.]
a. Gilded, covered with gold.
b. Entom. Applied to parts having a metallic lustre.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. 284 Inaurate..when striæ or other impressed parts have a metallic splendour. 1855Mayne Expos. Lex., Inauratus..applied to pills which it was formerly usual to gild in order to prevent their taste being perceived in swallowing: inaurate.
▪ II. † inˈaurate, v. Obs. rare.
[f. ppl. stem of L. inaurāre to gild: see prec.]
trans. To gild.
1623Cockeram ii, To Gild with golde, inaurate.
Hence † inˈaurated ppl. a. Obs. = inaurate a.; † inauˈration, gilding.
1623Cockeram, Inaurated, gilted, or couered with gold. 1706Phillips, Inauration (among Apothecaries), a gilding or covering of Pills,..etc. with Leaf-Gold. 1727Arbuthnot Coins (J.), The Romans had the art of gilding..but some sort of their inauration, or gilding, must have been much dearer than ours. |