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 Equation of Time.Eq’uipage (3 syl.). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Eques Aura’tus.
 
A knight bachelor, called aura’tus because he was allowed to gild his armour—a privilege confined to knights.   1
 


 Equation of Time.Eq’uipage (3 syl.). 

 
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