aureus (poet. aureā, aureō, aureīs, disyl.), adj. aurum, of gold, golden: imber, T.: corona (a military distinction), L.: vis, of turning into gold, O.: nummus, a gold coin, piece (worth $5.10 or pounds 1 1s.).
— As subst m. (sc. nummus), L., Cu.
— Golden, ornamented with gold, gilded: sella: cingula, V.: cuspis, O.: Pactolus, with golden sand, V.
— Fig., glittering like gold, golden: color, O.: Venus, with golden hair, V.: luna, O.: caesaries, V.
—Beautiful, golden, magnificent, excellent: aether, O.: mores, H.: mediocritas, the golden mean, H.: genus: aetas, the golden age, O.: tempus, H.: saecula, V.