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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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ŏph-thăl'mi-ă, n. p. 915See OPHTHALMY.Oph-thāl'mic, a. p. 915Pertaining to the eye.Ŏph·thal·mōg'ra·phy, n. p. 915An anatomical description of the eye. Dunglison.ŏph·thal·mŏl'o·gist, n. p. 915One skilled in ophthalmology.ŏph·thal·mŏl'o·gy, n. p. 915(Anat.) A treatise on, or description of, the eye. Dunglison.Oph/thál-mŏm'e-ter, n. p. 915(Anat.) An instrument for the purpose of measuring the capacity of the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye in anatomical experiments. Dunglison.Oph-thál’mo-scōpe, n. p. 915(Med.) An instrument by which the interior of the eye is rendered visible. Light is thrown into the eye by a concave mirror, and the organ thus illuminated is examined with a lens.Ŏph'/thal-mōs'eo-py, n. p. 915A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a man's temper and character from the appearance of the eyes.Ŏph’thal-mo-tŏl’o-gĭst, n. p. 915One versed in ophthalmology; an ophthalmologist.ŏph'thal-mo-tŏl'o-gy, n. p. 915The science of ophthalmia, or a treatise on it; ophthalmology.ŏph'thal-my, n. p. 915(Med.) An inflammation of the membranes or coats of the eye, or of the eyeball. [Written also ophthalmia.]Ō'pi-ate, n. p. 915Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than syrup, prepared with opium. Parr. 2. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic. 3. That which…Ō'pi-ate, a. p. 915Inducing sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; narcotic. 2. Hence, causing rest or inaction.Ō'pi-āte, v. t. p. 915To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. [Rare.]Ō'pi-ā'ted, a. p. 915Mixed with opiates; under the influence of opiates.Ō-pĭf'ĕr-ōus, a. p. 915Bringing help.ŏp'i-fĭce, n. p. 915Workmanship. [Obs.]Ō-pĭf'i-cer, n. p. 915One who performs any work. [Obs.] Bentley.Ō-pīn’a·ble, a. p. 915Capable of being opined or thought. [Obs.]ōp'i-nā'ition, n. p. 915Act of thinking; opinion. [Obs.]Ō-pīn'a-tīve, a. p. 915Obstinate in holding opinions; opinionated. [Obs.] Burton.O-pĭn'a-tĭve-ly, adv. p. 915In an opinative manner; conceitedly. [Obs.] More.Ŏp'i-nā'tor, n. p. 915One fond of his own opinions; one who holds an opinion. [Obs.] Glanville.O-pīne', v. i. p. 915To think; to suppose. [Obs. or colloq.] South.O-pīne', v. t. p. 915To think of or about; to suppose.O-pīn'er, n. p. 915One who thinks or holds an opinion; one who supposes. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.Ō'pin-iăs'ter or Ō'pin-iăs'troŭs or Ō'pin-iā'tre, a. p. 915Unduly attached to one's own opinion, or stiff in adhering to it. [Obs.] Raleigh.O-pĭn'iāte, v. t. p. 915To maintain, as one's opinion, with obstinacy. [Obs.] Barrow.O-pĭn'iā-ted, a. p. 915Unduly attached to one's own opinions. [Obs.]Ō'pin-iā'ter, a. p. 915Stiff in opinion; obstinate. [Obs.]O-pĭn'ia-tĭve, a. p. 915Very stiff in adherence to one's individual or preconceived opinion. Sandys. 2. Founded on mere opinion; imagined; fancied; fantastic. “Opiniative uncertainty.” Glanville.O-pĭn'ia-tĭve-ly, adv. p. 915In an opiniative manner; conceitedly.O-pĭn'ia-tĭve-ness, n. p. 915The state of being opiniative. Raleigh.Ō'pin-iā'tor or Ō'pin-iā'tre, n. p. 915One who opiniates. [Obs.]Ō'pin-iā'tre, a. p. 915Opinionated; opinionator. [Obs.]O-pĭn'i-cŭs, n. p. 915(Her.) An imaginary animal borne as a charge, having wings like a griffin, and a short tail like that of a camel; — sometimes represented without wings.O-pĭn'ion, n. p. 915That which is opined; a mental conviction of the truth of some statement founded on a low degree of probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled…O-pĭn'ion, v. t. p. 915To think; to opine. [Obs.] Browne.O-pĭn'ion-ate or O-pĭn'ion-ā'ted, a. p. 915Stiff in opinion; firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion; obstinate in opinion. Albert Lee bade the active, but opinionated, man good-morrow. W. Scott.O-pĭn'ion-ate-ly, adv. p. 915Obstinately; conceitedly.O-pĭn'ion-a-tĭst, n. p. 915An opinionated person. [Obs.]O-pĭn'ion-a-tĭve, a. p. 915Unduly attached to one's own opinions; fond of preconceived notions. “The opinionative Pharisees.” Milton.O-pĭn'ion-a-tĭve-ly, adv. p. 915With undue fondness for one's own opinions; stubbornly.O-pĭn'ion-a-tĭve-ness, n. p. 915Excessive attachment to one's own opinions; obstinacy in opinion.O-pĭn'ion-ā'tor, n. p. 915One who is inclined to adopt an opinion without sufficient knowledge; an opinionative person. [Obs.] “If any should think that he can make this out by bare reason, as possibly some opinionators may.”…O-pĭn'ion-ā'tre-ty or O-pĭn'ia-try, n. p. 915Unreasonable attachment to one's own notions; obstinacy in opinions. [Obs.] Browne.O-pĭn'ioned, a. p. 915Attached to particular opinions; conceited; opinionated. So thought Uzziah when he went into the temple, but was thrust out with a leprosy for his opinioned zeal which he thought judicious. Milton.O-pĭn'ion-ĭst, n. p. 915One fond of his own notions, or one unduly attached to his own opinions.O-pĭp'a-roŭs, a. p. 915Sumptuous. [Obs.]O-pĭp'a-roŭs-ly, adv. p. 915Sumptuously. [Obs.]O·pis’tho-cœ’li·an, a. p. 915(Osteology.) Having the hinder surface concave, as in the vertebræ of some saurians. R. Owen.O-pis'tho-dōme, n. p. 915(Arch.) A building in the rear of another; especially, in ancient Greece, a building in the rear of a temple, often used to contain its treasures.Ōp′is-thōg′ra-phy, n. p. 915A writing upon the back of any thing; especially, the act of writing upon the back of a leaf or sheet which is already written upon on one side. [Rare.] Scudamore.O-pĭt/ū-lā'tĭon, n. p. 915The act of helping or aiding; help. [Obs.]ŏ'pi-ŭm, n. p. 915The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy. ☞ Opium, as first obtained, flows from incisions made in the capsules of the plant, and the best flows from the first incision. It is…Ō'ple-tree, n. p. 915The witch-hazel. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Ō·po-băl'sam, n. p. 915A resinous juice, called also balm of Mecca, and balsam or balm of Gilead, of a yellowish or greenish-yellow color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and an acidulous, fragrant smell. It is held in…Ō'po-dĕl'doc, n. p. 915A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus, used for external injuries. [Obs.] 2. A saponaceous camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in ardent spirits, with the addition of…O-pōp'a-năx, n. p. 915An inspissated juice of a tolerably firm texture, brought in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish-yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and an acrid taste.…Ŏ-pō'rō-cē, n. p. 915(Med.) A medicine composed of autumnal fruits, especially quinces, pomegranates, &c., and wine;—formerly employed as a remedy in dysentery, diseases of the stomach, and the like. Dunglison.