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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ŏp'ū-lent, a. p. 917Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent.Ŏp'ū-lent-ly, adv. p. 917In an opulent manner; richly.O-pŭn'ti-ȧ, n. p. 917(Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly-pear, or Indian fig.Ō'pus, n. p. 917Work. 2. (Mus.) A musical composition. ☞ Each composition is called an opus, and they are numbered in the order of their issue. It is often abbreviated to op.Opus operatum p. 917(Theol.), the mere outward administration of a sacrament or rite, when regarded as of itself productive of spiritual effects, without respect to the fitness or character of the recipient.O-pŭs'cle (-sl) or O-pŭs'cule, n. p. 917A small work.Ŏ-pŭs'cu-lum, n. p. 917A small work; an opuscule. Smart.Or p. 917A termination of Latin nouns, denoting an agent, as in actor, creditor. It is annexed to many words of English origin, as in lessor. In general, or is annexed to words of Latin, and er to those of…Ōr, conj. p. 917A connective that marks an alternative; as, you may read or may write,—that is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure, but not both. It corresponds to either. You may ride either to London or…Ôr, adv. p. 917Ere; before; sooner than. [Obs.] He was of Lindesay, als I ore told. R. Brunne. But natheless, while I have time and space, Or that I further in this tale pace. Chaucer. Or ever, sooner than ever…Ôr, n. p. 917(Her.) The yellow or gold color represented on an escutcheon by small dots.Ō'rā, n. p. 917A money of account among the Anglo-Saxons, valued, in the Doomsday Book, at twenty pence sterling.Ŏr'ach or Ŏr'ache, n. p. 917(Bot.) A plant of the genus Atriplex, sometimes used as a substitute for spinage. [Written also orrach.]Ŏr'a-cle, n. p. 917The answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god, among the heathen, to an inquiry made respecting some affair of importance, usually respecting some future event, as the success of an…Ŏr'a-cle, v. i. p. 917To utter oracles.O-răc'ū-lar, a. p. 917Pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; as, an oracular tongue. 2. Resembling, or partaking of, the nature of an oracle; as, (a.) Grave or venerable, like an oracle. “Oracular shade.” Waller. They…O-räc'ū-lar-ly, adv. p. 917In the manner of an oracle; authoritatively; positively.O-răc'ū-lar-ness, n. p. 917The quality of being oracular; oraculousness.O-rāc'ŭ-lōŭs, a. p. 917Pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; having the dignity or authority of an oracle; oracular. “The oraculous seer.” Pope. 2. Ambiguous; indistinct; obscure. “Equivocations or oraculous…O-răc'ū-lōus-ly, adv. p. 917In an oraculous manner; oracularly. [Rare.]O-răc'ū-lōus-ness, n. p. 917The state of being oracular.Ŏr'ai-son, n. p. 917Verbal supplication, or oral worship; prayer; orison. [Obs.] See ORISON. Shak.Ōr'al, a. p. 917Pertaining to the mouth; uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.Ō'ral-ly, adv. p. 917In an oral manner; by mouth; in words, without writing; as, traditions derived orally from ancestors.Ŏr'ange, n. p. 917The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus (C. aurantium). It is usually round, and consists of a number of pulpy carpels, inclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is yellow when…Ŏr'ange, a. p. 917Pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange.Ŏr'ange-āde', n. p. 917A drink made of orange-juice, corresponding to lemonade; orange sherbet.Orangeat, n. p. 918Orange peel covered with candy. 2. Orangeade.Ōr'ange-cōl'ored, a. p. 918Having the color of an orange.Ōr'ange-man, n. p. 918A member of a secret society instituted in Ireland in 1795, whose aim was to uphold Protestantism, and discourage Roman Catholicism. It had lodges, office-bearers, a distinctive color, being orange…Or'ange-mūsk, n. p. 918A species of pear.Ōr'ange-pip'pin, n. p. 918A kind of apple. Simmonds.ōr'an-gēr-y, n. p. 918A place for raising oranges; a plantation of orange-trees. Pronounced o-rawn'zher-ŷ by Walker.ŏr'ange-taw'ny, a. p. 918Of a color between yellow and brown.Ōr'ange-taw'ny, n. p. 918A color between yellow and brown.Ōr'ange-wife, n. p. 918A woman who sells oranges.Ō-răng'-qu-tāng', n. p. 918(Zoöl.) A large monkey (the Simia [or Pithecus] satyrus), in many respects approaching man more closely than any other known monkey. It is about five feet high, and covered with coarse hair of a…Ō-rā'tion, n. p. 918An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a…Ō-rā'tion, v. i. p. 918To deliver an oration; to make a speech. [Obs. and rare.] Donne.ōr'a-tor, n. p. 918A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one who is distinguished for his skill as a public speaker; one who is eloquent; as, a great orator. I am no orator, as Brutus is. Shak.…ŏr'a-tō'ri-al, a. p. 918Belonging or pertaining to an orator or to oratory; oratorical.ōr'a-tō'ri-al-ly, adv. p. 918In an oratorial manner; oratorically.ŏr'a-tŏr'ie-al, a. p. 918Pertaining to an orator or to oratory; rhetorical; becoming an orator; as, oratorical flourishes; an oratorical way.Ŏr'a-tōr'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 918In a rhetorical manner.Ōr'a-tō'ri-o, n. p. 918(Mus.) A sacred composition consisting of airs, recitatives, duets, trios, choruses, &c., the subject of which is generally taken from the Scriptures. 2. A place of worship; an oratory.ŏr'a-tō'ri-oŭs, a. p. 918Of, or pertaining to, an orator; oratorical. [Obs.] What error is so rotten and putrid which some oratorious varnish hath not sought to cover over? Bp. Taylor.ŏr'a-tō'ri-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 918In an oratorious manner. The fathers often speak oratoriously. Selden.Ōr'a-tor-ize, v. i. p. 918To play the orator. [Obs.]Ōr'a-to-ry, n. p. 918The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence. “The oratory of Greece and Rome.” Milton. When a…Ŏr'a-tress or Ŏr'a-trix, n. p. 918A female orator.Ŏrb, n. p. 918A solid or hollow body of a round form; a globe; a sphere. 2. Especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star. Whether the prime orb, Incredible how swift, had thither rolled.…Ôrb, n. p. 918(Arch.) A blank window or panel. Oxf. Gloss.Ōrb, v. t. p. 918To form into an orb; to surround. The wheels were orbed with gold. Milton.Ōrb, v. i. p. 918To become transformed like an orb. [Po-et. and rare.] Or that the past will always win A glory from its being far, And orb unto the perfect star We saw not, when we moved therein. Tennyson.Ōr'bate, a. p. 918Bereaved; fatherless; childless. [Obs.]Or-bā'tion, n. p. 918The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation in general; bereavement. [Obs.]Ôrbed, a. p. 918Having the form of an orb; round; circular; orbicular. The orbed eyelids are let down. Trench.Ŏrb'-fĭsh, n. p. 918See ORBIS.Ŏrb'ic, a. p. 918Ōrb'ic-al p. 918Spherical; orbicular. [Rare.] Bacon.