{ ‖ } n. [ F. auréole, fr. L. aureola, (fem adj.) of gold (sc. corona crown), dim. of aureus. See Aureate, Oriole. ] 1. (R. C. Theol.) A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Limited to the head, it is strictly termed a nimbus; when it envelops the whole body, an aureola. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A halo, actual or figurative. [ 1913 Webster ]

The glorious aureole of light seen around the sun during total eclipses. Proctor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The aureole of young womanhood. O. W. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Anat.) See Areola, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible from earth during a solar eclipse, or in outer space by the use of special instruments; a corona{ 5 }.
Syn. -- corona. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n.; pl. Areolæ [ L. areola, dim. of area: cf. F. aréole. See Area. ] 1. An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areolæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

reolar tissue (Anat.), a form of fibrous connective tissue in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous spaces, or areolæ, between them. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. areola: cf. F. aréole. ] Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Division into areolæ. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any small space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola. [ 1913 Webster ]