auricular

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/ / /ɔˈɹɪk.jə.lɚ/

adj

Etymology: Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin auriculāris, from auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) + -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to auricle + -ar. Doublet of auricularis.

Of or pertaining to the ear.
“[…] our performances are pastimes jocular, To please the auricular organ and the ocular.”
Of or pertaining to the ear.
“The auricular nerves were damaged.”
Of or pertaining to the ear.
“auricular confession to the priest”
Of or pertaining to the ear.
“auricular evidence”
“[…] I will place you where you shall hear us confer of this and by an auricular assurance have your satisfaction, […]”
Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.

noun

The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand.
“Yet see! my glad Auricular Redeems thee (though dissolv’d) a Star,[…]”
The ear.
“A pound of dynamite Explodes in his auriculars It’s not a pleasant sight— We’ll spare you the particulars.”