Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Out-wrĕst', v. t. p. 929To extort; to draw from or forth by violence. [Obs.] Spenser.Out-write', v. t. p. 929To surpass in writing.Out-zā'ny, v. t. p. 929To exceed in buffoonery.Ouze, n. & v. p. 929The same as Ooze.Ou'zel, n. p. 929(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Hydrobata (Turdus of Linnaeus); the water-ouzel, or dipper (H. aquatica). Baird.Ō′val, a. p. 929Pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions. [Obs.] Browne. 2. Having the shape or figure of an egg; resembling the longitudinal section of an egg. Lindley. 3. Hence…Ō'val, n. p. 929A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or of an ellipse.Ō'val-bū'men, n. p. 929The albumen or white of an egg.O-văl'i-fôrm, a. p. 929Having the form of an egg; having one of two perpendicular sections circular, and the other oval.Ō'val-ly, adv. p. 929In an oval form; so as to be oval.Ō'val-shāped, a. p. 929Oval.Ō'vant, n. p. 929Triumphant in a moderate degree. [Obs. and rare.] “The first that entered in a petty triumph ovant into the city.” Holland.Ō-vā'ri-al or Ō-vā'ri-an, a. p. 929Belonging to the female ovary.O-vā'ri-oŭs, a. p. 929Consisting of eggs; as, ovarious food. [Rare.] Thomson.O-vā'ri-ŭm, n. p. 929An ovary. See OVARY.Ō'va-ry, n. p. 929(Bot.) That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in the course of development becomes the fruit. 2. (Anat.) The organ of a female animal in which the eggs are formed.Ō'vate or Ō'vā-ted, a. p. 929Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremities broadest. 2. (Bot.) Having the shape of a section of an egg, and attached by the larger end.Ō'vate-a-cū'mi-nate, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and acuminate.Ō'vate-cyl/in-drā'ceous, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindraceous.Ō'vate-lān'çe-o-late, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and lanceolate. Martyn.Ō'vate-ŏb'long, a. p. 929Oblong with one end narrower than the other; ovato-oblong.Ō'vate-sūb'ū-lāte, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and subulate.O-vā'tion, n. p. 929(Rom. Antiq.) A lesser triumph allowed to a commander for a victory not deserving a triumph, in the strict sense. 2. Hence, an expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to one who is…O-vā'to-a-cū'mi-nate, a. p. 929(Bot.) Ovate, or egg-shaped, with the narrow end tapering to a point; ovate-acuminate. Loudon.O-vā'to-cy'l/in-drā'ceoūs, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindrical; ovate, but elongated so as to approach the form of a cylinder; ovate-cylindraceous. Loudon.O-vā'to-ro-tūn'date, a. p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between that of an egg and a sphere; roundly ovate. Loudon.O-vā'to-ōb'long, a. p. 929Having a form intermediate between ovate and oblong; oblong, with one end narrower than the other. Martyn.Ōv'e-al-ty or Ōv'el-ty, n. p. 929See OWELTY.Ov'en (ŭv'n), n. p. 929A place arched over with brick or stone work, for baking, heating, or drying any substance; hence, any structure, whether fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking or like uses.Ō'ver, prep. p. 929Above, in place or position;—opposed to below; as, the clouds over our heads; the smoke rises over the city. “The mercy-seat that is over the testimony.” Ex. xxx. 6. 2. Across; from side to…Ō'ver, adv. p. 929From side to side; as, a board a foot over; a tree a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. 2. On the opposite side; as, the boat is safe over. 3. From one to another by passing; as, to deliver over…Ō'ver, a. p. 929Upper; covering;—chiefly used in composition; as, over-shoes; over-leather.Ō'ver-a-bound', v. i. p. 929To abound more than enough; to be superabundant.Ō/ver-ăct', v. t. p. 929To act or perform to excess; as, he overacted his part. 2. To act upon unduly; to over-influence. [Obs.] The hope of inheritance overacts them, and on tongues' end enlarges their duty. Milton.Ō'ver-āct', v. i. p. 929To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. B. Jonson.Ō'ver-ǎc'tion, n. p. 929Performance to excess; exaggerated or excessive action.Ō'ver-af-fēct', v. t. p. 929To affect or care for unduly. [Obs.] Milton.Ō'ver-ăg'i-tāte, v. t. p. 929To agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient. Bp. Hall.Ō'ver-alls, n. pl. p. 929A kind of loose trowsers worn over others to protect them from being soiled.Ō'ver-anx-ī'e-ty, n. p. 929The state of being over-anxious; excessive anxiety.Ō'ver-ānx'ious, a. p. 929Anxious to excess.Ō'ver-ănx'ious-ly, adv. p. 929In an over-anxious manner; with excess of anxiety.Ō/ver-ärch’, v. t. p. 929To arch over; to cover with an arch.Ō’ver-ārch’, v. i. p. 929To hang over like an arch. “Brown with o’erarching shades.” Pope.Ō'ver-awe', v. t. p. 929To restrain by awe, fear, or superior influence. The king was present in person to overlook the magistrates, and overawe the subjects with the terror of his sword. Spenser.Ō'ver-āw'ful, a. p. 929Excessively impressed by feelings of awe or reverence; unduly or slavishly reverential; overawed. “To free ingenuous minds from that overawful esteem of those more ancient than trusty fathers.”…Ō/ver-bāl'ance, v. t. p. 929To weigh down; to exceed in weight, value, or importance.Ō'ver-bāl'ançe, n. p. 929Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent; as, an over-balance of exports.Ō'ver-bār'ren, a. p. 929Excessively barren; very unproductive. “A plain moderately dry, but yet not overbarren or sandy.” Bacon.Ō'ver-băt'tle, a. p. 930Too fruitful; exuberant. [Obs.] In the church of God it sometimes cometh to pass as in overbattle grounds: the fertile disposition whereof is good, yet, because it exceedeth due proportion, it…Ō/ver-beâr’, v. t. p. 930To bear down; to repress; to subdue. The point of reputation, when the news first came of the battle lost, did overbear the reason of war. Bacon. Yet fortune, valor, all is overborne By numbers.…Ō'ver-beâr', v. i. p. 930To bear or produce fruit or offspring to excess.Ō'ver-beâr'ing, p. a. p. 930Haughty and dogmatical; tending to repress or subdue by insolence or effrontery.Ō'ver-beâr'ing-ly, adv. p. 930In an overbearing manner; haughtily; dogmatically.O'ver-bênd', v. t. p. 930To bend or stretch to excess.Ō'ver-bĕnd', v. i. p. 930To bend over.O'ver-bīd', v. i. p. 930— To bid or offer more than an equivalent.Ō'ver-bĭd', v. t. p. 930To bid or offer beyond; to bid - more than.Ō'ver-blōw', v. i. p. 930(Naut.) To blow with too much violence; to blow with so much violence that the topsails can not be used. 2. To blow over, or be past its violence. [Rare.]Ō'ver-blōw', v. t. p. 930To blow away; to dissipate by wind. “And when this cloud of sorrow’s overblown.” Waller.