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æruginous, a.|iːˈruːdʒɪnəs|
[ad. Fr. érugineux, -euse; ad. L. ærūginōs-us rusty, f. ærūgin-em verdigris, f. æs, ær-is, brass.]
Of the nature or colour of verdigris, or copper-rust.
1605Timme Quersit. iii. 158 Shal it bee free and permitted to common physitians to cal choler æruginus, vitelline, and proracious? 1651N. Biggs New Dispens. §160. 120 Partake of a canckerous æruginous quality from the brazen vessel. 1721Bailey, ærugineous, rusty. 1875Griffith & Henfrey Microsc. Dict. s.v. Calothrix, A rare freshwater species..æruginous green, growing blackish. |