Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Officially

Of‐fi″cial‐ly (?), adv. By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested in an officer or office; as, accounts or reports offi...

623

Officialty

Of‐fi″cial‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. officialité.] The charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official. Ayliffe.

624

Officiant

Of‐fi″ciant (?), n. [L. officians, p. pr. See Officiate.] (Eccl.) The officer who officiates or performs an office, as the burial office. Shipley.

625

Officiary

Of‐fi″ci‐a‐ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to an office or an officer; official. Heylin.

626

Officiate

Of‐fi″ci‐ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Officiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Officiating.] [LL. officiare. See Office.] To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the busines...

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Officiate (2)

Of‐fi″ci‐ate, v. t. To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or function.Merely to officiate lightRound this opacous earth. Milton.

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Officiator

Of‐fi″ci‐a′tor (?), n. One who officiates. Tylor.

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Officinal

Of‐fic″i‐nal (?), a. [F., fr. L. officina a workshop, contr. fr. opificina, fr. opifex a workman; opus work + facere to make or do.] 1. Used in a shop, or belonging to it. Johns...

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Officious

Of‐fi″cious (?), a. [L. officiosus: cf. F. officieux. See Office.] 1. Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty.If there were any lie in the case, it could be no more tha...

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Offing

Off″ing (ŏf″ĭng; 115), n. [From Off.] That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore;...

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Offish

Off″ish, a. Shy or distant in manner.

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Offlet

Off″let, n. [Off + let.] A pipe to let off water.

634

Offprint

Off′print″ (?), v. t. [Off + print.] To reprint (as an excerpt); as, the articles of some magazines are offprinted from other magazines.

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Offprint (2)

Off″print′ (?), n. A reprint or excerpt.

636

Offscouring

Off″scour′ing (?), n. [Off + scour.] That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised. Lam. iii. 45.

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Offscum

Off″scum′ (?), n. [Off + scum.] Removed scum; refuse; dross.

638

Offset

Off″set′ (?), n. [Off + set. Cf. Set-off.] In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: —1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and p...

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Offset (2)

Off‐set″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Offset; p. pr. & vb. n.Offsetting.] 1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset one account or charge against another.2. To ...

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Offset (3)

Off″set, v. i.(Printing) To make an offset.

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Offshoot

Off″shoot′ (?), n. [Off + shoot.] That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.

642

Offshore

Off″shore″ (?), a. From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal.

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Offskip

Off″skip′ (?), n. [Off + -skip, as in landskip.] (Paint.) That part of a landscape which recedes from the spectator into distance. Fairholt.

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Offspring

Off″spring′ (?), n. sing. & pl. [Off + spring.]1. The act of production; generation.2. That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote f...

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Offtake

Off″take′ (?), n. [Off + take.] 1. Act of taking off; specif., the taking off or purchase of goods.2. Something taken off; a deduction.3. A channel for taking away air or water;...

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Offuscate

{ Of‐fus″cate (?), Of′fus‐ca′tion (?) }. See Obfuscate, Obfuscation.

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Oft

Oft (ŏft; 115), adv. [AS. oft; akin to OS. & G. oft, OHG. ofto, Sw. ofta, Dan. ofte, Icel. opt, Goth. ufta; of uncertain origin. Cf. Often.] Often; frequently; not rarely; many ...

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Oft (2)

Oft, a. Frequent; often; repeated.