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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.ŏ'di-ŭm, n. p. 907Hatred; dislike. 2. The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness. She threw the odium of the fact on me. Dryden. Odium theologicum, the enmity peculiar to contending theologians. Syn. — Hatred…Ŏd'ize, v. t. p. 907To charge or affect with od, or odyle. See OD.O-dŏm'e-ter, n. p. 907An instrument attached to the wheel of a carriage, to measure distance in traveling, indicating on a dial the number of revolutions made by the wheel.Ō'do-mē'trie-al, a. p. 907Pertaining to an odometer, or to measurements made with it.O-dŏm'e-trōus, a. p. 907Serving to measure distance on a road. “Guarding his limbs from any sudden collision with odometrous stones.” Seba Smith.Ō'don-tāl'gi-ā, n. p. 907(Med.) Pain in the teeth; toothache.Ō'don-tăl'gie or Ōd'on-tăl'gie, a. p. 907Pertaining to the toothache.Ō′/don-tāl′/gie or Ōd′/on-tāl′/gie, n. p. 907(Med.) A remedy for the toothache.Ō/don-tā'l'gy or Ōd/on-tā'l'gy, n. p. 907(Med.) Pain in the teeth; odontalgia.O-dŏn’to, n. p. 907A powder prepared from certain herbs, used for cleansing the teeth; tooth-powder. [Rare.]Ō'don-tōg'e-ny or Ōd'on-tōg'e-ny, n. p. 907(Med.) The generation or mode of development of the teeth. Dunglison.O-dōn’to-grāph, n. p. 907(Engin.) An instrument to aid in designing the teeth of wheels. Willis.Ō/don-tŏg'ra-phy or Ōd/on-tŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 907A description of teeth.O-dŏn′to-līte, n. p. 907(Paleon.) A petrified tooth.O-dĕn′toid, a. p. 907Tooth-like.ŏ'don-tōl'o-gy or ŏd'on-tōl'o-gy, n. p. 907(Anat.) That branch of anatomy which treats of the structure and development of the teeth.Ō'dor, n. p. 907Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent. Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers, That dainty odors from them threw around. Spencer. 2. Whatever affords an odor. [Rare.] To be in bad odor…Ō'dor-a-ment, n. p. 907A perfume; a strong scent. [Obs.] Burton.Ō'dor-ant, a. p. 907Bearing odors. Of parsley, dill, and fennel, [the taste] is sharp, yet odorant withal. Holland.Ō'dor-ate, a. p. 907Having a strong scent, fetid or fragrant; odorous; scented. [Rare.] Bacon.Ō'dor-ā'ting, a. p. 907Diffusing odor or scent; fragrant.Ō'dor-if'er-ous, a. p. 907Giving scent; diffusing fragrance; fragrant; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; as, odoriferous spices; odoriferous flowers. 2. Bearing scent; as, odoriferous gales.Ō'dor-ĭf'er-ōŭs-ly, adv. p. 907In an odoriferous manner.Ō'dor-ĭf'er-ōus-ness, n. p. 907The quality of being odoriferous, or of diffusing odor.O'dor-ine, n. p. 907(Chem.) A product of the redistillation of the volatile oil obtained by distilling bone. It has a very concentrated and diffusible empyreumatic odor.Ō'dor-less, a. p. 907Free from odor.Ō'dor-ōŭs, a. p. 907Having or emitting an odor; especially, having a sweet odor; fragrant. [Written also odourous.] Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell. Spenser.Ō'dor-ōus-ly, adv. p. 907In an odorous manner; fragrantly.Ō'dor-ōus-ness, n. p. 907The quality of being odorous, or of exciting the sensation of smell.Ŏd’s-pit’i-kins, interj. p. 907An exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, and the like. [Obs.] Od’s-pitikins! can it be six miles yet? Shak.