Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Oc′tile, n. p. 906The same as OCTANT.Oc-till'ion, n. p. 906According to the English method of numeration, the number produced by involving a million to the eighth power; the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. According to the French…Oc-tō'ber, n. p. 906The tenth month of the Julian year, containing thirty-one days. 2. A kind of ale, also a kind of cider, jocosely so called.Ŏc'to-dĕc'i-mal, a. p. 906(Crystallog.) Having eighteen faces:—a term designating a crystal whose prism, or the middle part, has eight faces, and the two summits together ten faces.Ŏc'to-dĕs'i-mo, a. p. 906Formed of sheets folded so as to make eighteen leaves; of, or equal to, the size of one leaf of a sheet of printing paper folded so as to make eighteen leaves; as, an octodecimo book.Ŏc'to-dĕc'ĭ-mo, n. p. 906A book composed of sheets folded so as to make eighteen leaves; an octodecimo book. 2. The size of a book thus composed;—usually indicated thus: 18mo., 18°.ŏc'to-dĕn'tate, a. p. 906Having eight teeth.Ŏc'to-ēd'rie-al, a. p. 906The same as OCTAHEDRAL. [Obs.] Browne.Ŏc'to-fĭd, a. p. 906(Bot.) Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx.Ōc-tŏg'-a-my, n. p. 906The marrying eight times. [Rare.]ŏc-tō-ge-nā'ri-an, n. p. 906A person eighty years of age.ŏc-tōg'e-na-ry or ŏc'to-ge-na-ry, a. p. 906Of eighty years of age.Ŏc-tōg'e-na-ry or Ŏc'to-ge-na-ry, n. p. 906An instrument of eight strings.ŏc'-to-gild, n. p. 906(Anglo-Saxon Law.) A pecuniary compensation for an injury, of eight times the value of the thing. Burrill.Oc-tŏg'o-nal, a. p. 906The same as OCTAGONAL, q. v. [Obs.]Oc-tōg'y-noüs, a. p. 906(Bot.) Having eight pistils or styles.ŏc'to-lŏc'u-lar, a. p. 906(Bot.) Having eight cells for seeds.ŏc'to-na-ry, a. p. 906Belonging to the number eight.Ŏc'to-nŏc'ū-lar, a. p. 906Having eight eyes. [Rare.] Derham.Ŏc'to-pĕt'al-ōŭs, a. p. 906(Bot.) Having eight petals or flower-leaves.ŏc'to-pŏd, n. p. 906(Zoöl.) A mollusk or insect having eight feet or legs. (Argonauta Argo.) (Eledone ventricosa.) Octopods.ŏc-to-rā'di-ā'ted, a. p. 906Having eight rays.ŏc'to-rōōn', n. p. 906The offspring of a quadroon and a white person.ŏc'to-spĕrm'ous, a. p. 906(Bot.) Containing eight seeds.ŏc'to-stȳle, n. p. 906(Arch.) An edifice or portico adorned with eight columns, or a range of eight columns in front. Fairholt.ŏc'to-syl-lăb'ic or ŏc'to-syl-lăb'ic-al or ŏc'to-syl'la-ble, a. p. 906Consisting of eight syllables.ŏc'to-sȳl'la-ble, n. p. 906A word of eight syllables.Oc-troi', n. p. 906The exclusive right of trade; a society or guild endowed with the exclusive privilege of trade. 2. A tax levied at the gate of a city on articles of produce brought within the walls.Oc'tu-or, n. p. 906(Mus.) The same as OCTET. [Rare.]oc'tu-ple, a. p. 906Eightfold.Ŏc'u-lar, a. p. 906Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual sight; as, ocular proof or demonstration.Ŏc'ū-lar, n. p. 906(Opt.) The eye-piece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or microscope.Ŏc'ū-lar-ly, adv. p. 906By the eye, sight, or actual view.Ŏc'ū-la-ry, a. p. 906Of, or pertaining to, the eye. “Eye-salves and other oculary medicines.” Holland.Ŏc'ū-late or Ŏc'ū-lā'ted, a. p. 906Furnished with eyes; knowing by the eye. 2. Having spots something like eyes.ŏc'ū-li-fōrm, a. p. 906In the form of an eye; resembling the eye in form; as, an oculiform pebble.ŏc'u-list, n. p. 906One skilled in treating diseases of the eyes, or one who professes to cure them.ō'cy-pō'di-an, n. p. 906(Zoöl.) One of a tribe of crustaceans which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and which run very rapidly, — whence the name.Ŏd or ŏd, n. p. 906A force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action…Ō'da-līsque, n. p. 906A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan. [Written also odahlic, odalik, and odalisk.] Not of those that men desire, sleek Odalisques, or oracles of mode. Tennyson.ŏdd, a. p. 906Not paired with another; separated or considered by itself; alone. 2. Left over, after a round number has been taken; remaining; not included with others; hence, having no great value; fragmentary…ŏdd'-fĕl'lōw, n. p. 907A member of a certain secret society, established for mutual aid and social enjoyment.ŏdd'i-ty, n. p. 907The state of being odd; singularity; queerness; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like. 2. That which is odd; as, a collection of oddities.Ŏdd'-lo͝ok'ing, a. p. 907Having a singular look.Odd'ly, adv. p. 907In an odd or queer manner; unevenly; strangely. “A figure oddly turned.” Locke. “A black substance, lying on the ground, very oddly shaped.” Swift.Ŏdd'ness, n. p. 907The state of being odd, or not even. 2. Singularity; strangeness; particularity; irregularity; uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the oddness of an event.Odds, n. sing. & pl. p. 907Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of either of two things compared over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority. “Pre-eminent by so much odds.” Milton. “The fearful odds of…Ōde, n. p. 907A short, dignified poem or song; a stately poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem. The ode consists of unequal verses in stanzas or strophes. Busby.Ōde'-fæ'tor, n. p. 907One who makes, or who traffics in, odes; — used contemptuously.Ōdĕ'let, n. p. 907A little or short ode.O-dē'ŏn, n. p. 907A kind of theater in ancient Greece, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; — sometimes applied, in modern usage, as the name of a…Ō-dē'um, n. p. 907The same as ODEON.ŏ'di-ble, a. p. 907Fitted to excite hatred; hateful. [Obs.] Bale.Ōd'ic or Ōd'ie, a. p. 907Of, or pertaining to, the peculiar force called od. See OD.Ōd'ic-al-ly or Ōd'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 907In the manner of, or by means of, the force called od.Ō'din, n. p. 907(Northern Myth.) The supreme deity of the Scandinavians; the god who gives victory; — the same as WODEN, WODAN, or WUOTAN, of the German tribes.O-din'ic, a. p. 907Of, or pertaining to, Odin.ŏ'di-ous, a. p. 907Hateful; deserving hatred; as, an odious name; odious vice. All wickedness is odious. Sprat. 2. Offensive; disagreeable; disgusting; as, an odious sight; an odious smell. 3. Causing hate; invidious…O'di-oüs-ly, adv. p. 907In an odious manner; in a way to deserve or excite hatred; hatefully.ō'di-oŭs-ness, n. p. 907The quality of being odious; hatefulness; as, the odiousness of sin. Wake. 2. The state of being hated. [Rare.] Sidney.