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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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Ŏs'te-o-lŏġ'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 925According to osteology.Ŏs'te-ŏl'o-ġĭst, n. p. 925One versed in osteology; an osteologer.Ŏs'te-ŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 925That part of anatomy which treats of the nature, arrangement, and uses of the bones.ŏs'te-o-măn'cy, n. p. 925Divination or prophecy by means of bones. [Rare.]Ŏs'te-o-plās'ty, n. p. 925(Med.) An operation by which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied. Dunglison.Ŏs'te-ŏp'ter-ўg'i-oüs, a. p. 925Having bones in the fins.Ōs'te-ŏt'o-my, n. p. 925That part of practical anatomy whose object is the dissection of bones. Dunglison.Ōs-thēx'y, n. p. 925The ossification of soft parts of the body. [Obs.]Ŏs'ti-a-ry, n. p. 925(Geog.) The mouth or opening by which a river discharges its waters into the sea, or into a lake; an estuary. [Rare.] Browne. 2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.…Ŏs'tie, a. p. 925Belonging, pertaining to, or designating, the language of the Tuscaroras, Iroquois, Wyandots, Winneba-goes, and a part of the Sioux. Schoolcraft.Ŏst'ler, n. p. 925The same as HOSTLER.Ŏst'ler-ess, n. p. 925A female ostler. [Rare.] Fuller.Ŏst'ler-y, n. p. 925The same as HOSTELRY.Ŏst'men, n. pl. p. 925East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, so called. Lyttleton.Ōs-trā'cean, n. p. 925(Zool.) One of a family of bivalve shell-fish, of which the oyster is the type. Brande.Ōs-trā'çi-on, n. p. 925(Ichth.) A genus of rough-skinned fishes having the body covered with an armor of solid, immovable, bony plates, the tail, fins, &c., passing, as it were, through holes in the coat of mail…Ŏs'tra-cĭsm, n. p. 925(Gr. Antiq.) Banishment, by the people of Athens, of a person whose merit and influence gave umbrage to them. It takes this name from the shell or tablet on which the name or the note of acquittal or…Ŏs'tra-cīze, v. t. p. 925To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as from Athens, or some other city. 2. Hence, to banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social or private favor.ŏs'tra-nīte, n. p. 925(Min.) A grayish-brown variety of zircon. Dana.Ōs'tre-ā'ceoüs, a. p. 925Of, or pertaining to, an oyster, or to a shell; shelly. “The crustaceous or ostreaceous body.” Cudworth.ŏs'tre-ōph'a-ğist, n. p. 925One who feeds upon oysters.Ōs'trich, n. p. 925(Ornith.) A large bird, nearly ten feet high (Struthio camelus), having a long, and nearly bare, neck, stout, long legs, with only two toes, and short wings, with long, soft plumes in the place of…Os-trif'er-oŭs, a. p. 925Producing oysters; containing oysters.Ōs'tro-gōth, n. p. 925One of the eastern Goths, as distinguished from the Visigoths, or western Goths.Ŏt/a-cous'tic, a. p. 925Assisting the sense of hearing; as, an otacoustic instrument.Ōt/a-cous'tic or Ōt/a-cous'ti-cŏn, n. p. 925An instrument to facilitate hearing, as an ear-trumpet.O-täl'gi-ä, n. p. 925(Med.) A pain in the ear.O-tāl'gie, n. p. 925(Med.) A remedy for pain in the ear. Dunglison.O-tăl'gy, n. p. 925Pain in the ear; otalgia.O-tā'rĭ-a, n. p. 925(Zoöl.) A genus of seals; the otary.Ō'ta-ry, n. p. 925(Zoöl.) Eared seal;—a name given to all those animals of the seal family which have external ears.ŏth'er, pron. & a. p. 925Different from that which has been specified; not the same; not identical; additional; second of two. Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matt. v. 39. A distaff…Ōth'er-gātes, adv. p. 925In another manner. [Obs.]ŏth’er-guīse, adv. p. 925Of another kind or way. This word is often corruptly pronounced other-guess, and is not unfrequently so written. “This world contains otherguess sorrows than yours.” C. Reade.Ŏth'er-ness, n. p. 925The state or quality of being other or different; alterity; difference; separateness.Ōth'er-whēre, adv. p. 925In some other place, or in other places; elsewhere. [Obs.] Milton.Ŏth'er-while or Ŏth'er-whiles, adv. p. 925At other times; sometimes; occasionally. [Obs.] “Weighing otherwhiles ten pounds or more.” Holland.ŏth'er-wīze, adv. p. 925In a different manner; under different circumstances; in different respects. Thy father was a worthy prince, And merited, alas! a better fate; But Heaven thought otherwise. Addison. It is said…Ō'ti-ōse', a. p. 925Being at rest or ease; unemployed; indolent. “Otiose assent.” Paley. The true keeping of the Sabbath was not that otiose and unprofitable cessation from even good deeds which they would enforce.…Ō'tis, n. p. 925(Ornith.) A genus of birds, including the bustard.Ō-tī'tis, n. p. 925(Med.) Inflammation of the ear, attended with severe pain.O-tō'co-nite, n. p. 925(Med.) A loose, calcareous deposit found in the sacs of the vestibule of the ear.O-tōg'ra-phy, n. p. 925That branch of anatomy which describes the ear. Dunglison.Ō'to-līte or Ō'to-lĭth, n. p. 925A small calcareous substance or particle contained in the ear-cavity of some animals; otoconite. Dunglison.Ō'to-lĭt'ic, a. p. 925Of, or pertaining to, otolites.O-tŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 925That branch of anatomy which gives an account of the ear; a treatise on the ear. Dunglison.O-tŏp'a-thy, n. p. 925(Med.) A diseased condition of the ear. Dunglison.O-tŏt'o-my, n. p. 925(Anat.) The dissection of the ear; that branch of anatomy which relates to the dissection of the ear. Dunglison.Ŏt'tar, n. p. 925The aromatic principle; a highly fragrant oil obtained from the petals of some flowers, especially those of the rose. [Written also attar and otto.]Ŏt'ter, n. p. 925(Zoöl.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Lutra, of which several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, webbed toes, crooked nails, and tails slightly flattened…Ŏt'ter, n. p. 925The same as ANNOTTO, q. v. [Colloq.]Ŏt'to, n. p. 925The same as OTTAR. See OTTAR.Ŏt'to-man, a. p. 925Pertaining to, or derived from, the empire of Turkey; as, the Ottoman power or empire.Ŏt'to-man, n. p. 925A Turk. 2. [Fr. ottomane, Sp. otomana.] A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey, and afterward elsewhere.Ŏt'to-mīte, n. p. 925An Ottoman, or Turk. [Rare.] Shak.Ŏt'trel-īte, n. p. 925(Min.) A mineral of a dark grayish or greenish-gray color, consisting chiefly of silicate of alumina, iron, and manganese; — so called from Ottrez, on the borders of Luxembourg. Dana.Ou'a-rīne, n. p. 925(Zoöl.) A species of monkey of the genus Myctes, found in Brazil.Oubliette, n. p. 925A dungeon with an opening only at the top, for persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly. The place was utterly dark, the oubliette, I suppose, of the accursed convent. W.…Ouch, n. p. 925A bezel, or socket, in which a precious stone or seal is set. 2. A carcanet or ornament of gold. Fosbroke. 3. The blow given by a boar’s tusk. [Obs.]Ought, n. p. 925See AUGHT.