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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Ōr'is-mŏl'o-gy, n.p. 922(Nat. Hist.) That department which treats of technical terms, whether descriptive or denominative.
  2. ŏr'i·son, n.p. 922A prayer or supplication. [Poet.] Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began Their orisons, each morning duly paid. Milton.
  3. Ōrk, n.p. 922A kind of sea-fish; the grampus, or orc. See Orc.
  4. Ôr'le, n.p. 922(Her.) An ordinary, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border. 2. The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight. In orle…
  5. Ōrle or Ōr'let, n.p. 922[O. Fr. orle, orlet, N. Fr. ourlet, bor-der, edge, margin, hem, Sp. orla, orilla,
  6. Ōr'lop. 922It. orlo, L. Lat. orlum, diminutive of Lat. ora, border, margin.] (Arch.) A fillet under the ovolo of a capital.
  7. Ōr'lo, n.p. 922(Mus.) A wind instrument of music in use among the Spaniards. Simmonds.
  8. Ōr′lop, n.p. 922(Naut.) The lower deck of a ship of the line; or that, in all vessels, on which the cables are stowed.
  9. Ōr'mo-lu, n.p. 922A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its composition than ordinary brass contains. Its golden color is often heightened by means of acids. It is called…
  10. Ōrn, v. t.p. 922To ornament; to adorn. [Obs.]
  11. Ōr'na·ment, n.p. 922That which embellishes; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration. “The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.” 1 Pet. iii. 4. “Is it for…
  12. Ōr'na-ment, v. t.p. 922To adorn; to deck; to embellish. Syn.—To adorn; embellish; deck; decorate; beautify. See ADORN.
  13. Ōr'na-mēn't'al, a.p. 922Serving to ornament; giving additional beauty; embellishing. Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Browne.
  14. Ōr'na-mēn't'al-ly, adv.p. 922In such a manner as to ornament.
  15. Ōr'na-men-tā'tion, n.p. 922The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented. 2. That which ornaments; ornament. Neither...can improve upon that ecclesiastical ornamentation. C. Kingsley.
  16. Or'na-ment-er, n.p. 922One who ornaments.
  17. Or'na-ment-ist, n.p. 922One employed in ornamentation.
  18. Ōr'nāte, v. t.p. 922To adorn; to honor. [Obs.] They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. Latimer.
  19. Ŏr'nate, a.p. 922Adorned; decorated; beautiful. “So bedecked, ornate, and gay.” Milton.
  20. Ŏr'nate-ly, adv.p. 922In an ornate manner; with decoration.
  21. Ōr'nate-ness, n.p. 922The state of being ornate.
  22. Ōr'na-tūre, n.p. 922The art of decoration; decoration; ornament. [Obs.] Holinshed.
  23. Or'nis-cōp'ies, n. sing.p. 922The art of divination by the observation of birds. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] [Obs.] Bailey.
  24. Or-nĭs'co-pĭst, n.p. 922One who views the flight of birds in order to foretell future events by their manner of flight. [Obs.] Johnson.
  25. Or-nith'ic, a.p. 922Of, or pertaining to, birds; as, ornithic fossils. R. Owen.
  26. Or-nith'ich-nite, n.p. 922(Palæon.) The foot-mark of a bird, occurring in strata of stone. E. Hitchcock.
  27. Or-nith'ich-nōl'o-gy, n.p. 922(Palæon.) A treatise on ornithichnites; the branch of science which treats of ornithichnites. E. Hitchcock.
  28. Or/nĭ-tho-dĕlp'hĭd, a.p. 922Pertaining to animals like the ornithorhynchus. Dana.
  29. Ŏr'nĭ-thoid-ich'nite, n.p. 922(Palæon.) A fossil track resembling that of a bird; a fossil track or mark resembling an ornithichnite. E. Hitchcock.
  30. Or-nĭth'ō-līte, n.p. 922(Palæon.) (a.) The fossil remains of a bird. (b.) A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds. Buchanan.
  31. Ŏr/nī-tho-lōg'ie or Ŏr/nī-tho-lōg'ie-al, a.p. 922Pertaining to ornithology.
  32. Ŏr/nī-thōl'o-gĭst, n.p. 922One who is skilled in ornithology; one who describes birds.
  33. Ŏr'nĭ-thŏl'o-gy, n.p. 922That branch of natural science which investigates and treats of the form, structure, and habits of birds.
  34. Or-nith'o-măn'cy, n.p. 922A species of divination by means of birds, their flight, &c. Ornithomancy grows into an elaborate science. De Quincey.
  35. Or'nī-thōn, n.p. 922A building for the keeping of birds. Elmes.
  36. Ŏr'ni-tho-rhŷnch'us, n.p. 922(Zoöl.) A mammal of the shape and size of the otter, with a horny beak resembling that of a duck, with paws webbed and formed for swimming. The animal is covered with a brown fur, lives in burrows…
  37. Ŏr'nĭ-thŏs'co-py, n.p. 922The art or practice of closely observing birds and their habits. De Quincey.
  38. Or'o-grāph'ic or Or'o-grāph'ic-al, a.p. 922Of, or pertaining to, orography.
  39. O-rŏg'ra-phy, n.p. 922An account of mountains.
  40. Ŏr'o-lōg'ie-al, a.p. 922Pertaining to a description of mountains.
  41. O-rŏl'o-gĭst, n.p. 922A describer of mountains.
  42. O-rŏl'o-ġy, n.p. 922The science or description of mountains.
  43. Ō'ro-tŭnd, n.p. 922A mode of intonation directly from the larynx, having a fullness, clearness, strength, smoothness, and ringing or musical quality, which form the highest perfection of the human voice. Rush.
  44. Ō'ro-tŭnd', a.p. 922Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; — said of the voice or manner of utterance.
  45. Ôr'pha-lĭne, n.p. 922An orphan. [Obs.] Orphalines . . . wept for the loss of their parents. Bp. Hall.
  46. Ôr'phan, n.p. 922A child who is bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living. Orphans' court (Law), a court, in some of the States of the Union, having jurisdiction over…
  47. Ôr'phan, a.p. 922Bereaved of parents.
  48. Ôr'phan, v. t.p. 922To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. Young.
  49. Ôr'phan-aġe, n.p. 922The state of being an orphan; orphanism.
  50. Ōr'phaned, a.p. 922Bereft of parents or friends.
  51. Or'phan-ēt, n.p. 922A young orphan. [Rare.] Drayton.
  52. Or'phan-hōod, n.p. 922The state or condition of being an orphan.
  53. Or'phan-īsm, n.p. 922The state of being an orphan.
  54. Or'phan-ŏt'ro-phĭsm, n.p. 922The care and support of orphans. [Very rare.] “Orphan-otrophism; or, Orphans well provided for. An Essay. By Cotton Mather, D. D. 1711.”
  55. Or'phan-ōt'ro-phy, n.p. 922A hospital for orphans. [Rare.] Chalmers.
  56. Or-phā'ri-on, n.p. 922(Mus.) A kind of musical instrument, in the form of a lute. Halliwell.
  57. Or-phē'an or Ôr'phe-an, a.p. 922Pertaining to Orpheus, the poet and musician; as, Orphean strains.
  58. Ôr'phe-lĭne, n.p. 922The same as ORPHALINE. [Obs.]
  59. Ôr'phe-ŭs, n.p. 922(Myth.) A poet who is represented as having had the power of moving inanimate bodies by the music of his lyre.
  60. Ôr'phic, a.p. 922Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns.