aurist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aurist
Example Sentences
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Another distinguished man whom I knew well was Mr. James Hinton, the celebrated aurist and a writer on religious matters which at one time had great effect.
From Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
In a day or two he is going up to London to consult an aurist, and see whether he can keep his clerkship.
From The Three Brides by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
The aurist said it would be his ruin when it became known that he had been the cause of so much suffering and danger to his Grace.
From Character by Smiles, Samuel
And an aurist wastes time, and most likely blunders, when he applies himself to treat eye-diseases.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella
How fortunate that he is near a really good aurist.
From The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by Prentiss, George L.
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