aurated

English

Etymology 1

Coined based on Latin auris (“ear”).

Adjective

aurated (comparative more aurated, superlative most aurated)

1. Having or resembling ears.
   • 1831, George Montagu, James Rennie, Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds, page 242:

     It must, however, be remarked, that these tufts, or ears, are never erected but when the bird is in a quiescent state. […] When it was asleep or undisturbed, the aurated feathers were very distinguishable, standing above the rest about half an inch […]

Related terms

• aurited

Etymology 2

Adjective

aurated (not comparable)

1. Resembling or containing gold; gold-coloured; gilded.
2. (chemistry) Combined with auric acid or some other compound of gold