Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Often

Of″ten (ŏf″'n; 115), adv. [Compar.Oftener (?); superl.Oftenest.] [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See Oft., adv.] Frequently; many times; not seldom.

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Often (2)

Of″ten, a. Frequent; common; repeated. “Thine often infirmities.” 1 Tim. v. 23.And weary thee with often welcomes. Beau. & Fl.

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Oftenness

Of″ten‐ness, n. Frequency. Hooker.

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Oftensith

Of″ten‐sith (–sĭth′), adv. [Often + sith time.] Frequently; often.For whom I sighed have so oftensith. Gascoigne.

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Oftentide

Of″ten‐tide″ (?), adv. [Often + tide time.] Frequently; often. Robert of Brunne.

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Oftentimes

Of″ten‐times′ (?), adv. [Often + time. Cf. -wards.] Frequently; often; many times. Wordsworth.

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Ofter

Oft″er (?), adv.Compar. of Oft. Chaucer.

656

Ofttimes

Oft″times′ (?), adv. [Oft + time. Cf. -wards.] Frequently; often. Milton.

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Ogam

Og″am (?), n. Same as Ogham.

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Ogdoad

Og″do‐ad (ŏg″dō̍‐ăd), n. [Gr. ογδοἄσ, -άδοσ, from οκτὤ eight.] A thing made up of eight parts. Milman.

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Ogdoastich

Og′do‐as′tich (?), n. A poem of eight lines. Selden

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Ogee

O‐gee″ (?), n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase, strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune, ap...

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Ogeechee lime

O‐gee″chee lime′ (?). [So named from the Ogeechee River in Georgia.] (Bot.) (a) The acid, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a species of tupelo (Nyssa capitata) which grows in s...

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Ogganition

Og′ga‐ni″tion (?), n. [L. oggannire to snarl at; ob (see Ob-) + gannire to yelp.] Snarling; grumbling. Bp. Montagu.

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Ogham

Og″ham (?), n. A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc. [Written also ogam.]

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Ogive

O″give (?), n. [F. ogive, OF. augive a pointed arch, LL. augiva a double arch of two at right angles.] (Arch.) The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.

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Ogle

O″gle (ōg'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ogled (ōg'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Ogling (ō″glĭng).] [From a Dutch word corresponding to G. äugeln to ogle, fr. auge eye; cf. D. ooglonken to ogle, ...

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Ogle (2)

O″gle, n. An amorous side glance or look. Byron.

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Ogler

O″gler (?), n. One who ogles. Addison.

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Oglio

O″gli‐o (?), n. See Olio.

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Ogre

O″gre (ō″gẽr), n. [F., fr. Sp. ogro, fr. L. Orcus the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world, hell.] An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived...

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Ogreish

O″gre‐ish, a. Resembling an ogre; having the character or appearance of an ogre; suitable for an ogre. “An ogreish kind of jocularity.” Dickens.

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Ogreism

{ O″gre‐ism (?), O″grism (?) }, n. The character or manners of an ogre.

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Ogress

O″gress (?), n. [F. ogresse. See Ogre.] A female ogre. Tennyson.

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Ogygian

O‐gyg″i‐an (ō̍‐jĭj″ĭ‐an), a. [L. Ogygius, Gr. Ογὔγιοσ.] Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeva...

674

Oh

Oh (ō), interj. [See O, interj.] An exclamation expressing various emotions, according to the tone and manner, especially surprise, pain, sorrow, anxiety, or a wish. See the Not...

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Ohm

Ohm (ōm), n. [So called from the German electrician, G. S. Ohm.] (Elec.) The standard unit in the measure of electrical resistance, being the resistance of a circuit in which a ...