Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Obeah

O‐be″ah (?). n. Same as Obi. — a. Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man. B. Edwards.

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Obedible

O‐be″di‐ble (?), a. Obedient. Bp. Hall.

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Obedience

O‐be″di‐ence (?), n. [F. obédience, L. obedientia, oboedientia. See Obedient, and cf. Obeisance.]1. The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that whic...

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Obedienciary

O‐be′di‐en″ci‐a‐ry (?), n. One yielding obedience. Foxe.

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Obedient

O‐be″di‐ent (?), a. [OF. obedient, L. obediens, oboediens, -entis. p. pr. of obedire, oboedire, to obey. See Obey.] Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submiss...

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Obediential

O‐be′di‐en″tial (?), a. [Cf. F. obédientiel.] According to the rule of obedience.An obediental subjection to the Lord of Nature. Sir M. Hale.

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Obediently

O‐be″di‐ent‐ly (?), adv. In an obedient manner; with obedience.

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Obeisance

O‐bei″sance (?), n. [F. obéissance obedience, fr. obéissant. See Obey, and cf. Obedience, Abaisance.] 1. Obedience. Chaucer.2. A manifestation of obedience; an expression of def...

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Obeisancy

O‐bei″san‐cy (?), n. See Obeisance.

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Obeisant

O‐bei″sant (?), a. [F. obéissant, p. pr. of obéir to obey.] Ready to obey; reverent; deferential; also, servilely submissive.

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Obelion

‖O‐be″li‐on (?), n. [NL., from Gr. οβελὄσ a spit.] (Anat.) The region of the skull between the two parietal foramina where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins.

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Obeliscal

Ob′e‐lis″cal (?), a. Formed like an obelisk.

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Obelisk

Ob″e‐lisk (ŏb″ĕ‐lĭsk), n. [L. obeliscus, Gr. οβελἴσκοσ, dim. of οβελὄσ a spit, a pointed pillar: cf. F. obélisque.] 1. An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it ri...

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Obelisk (2)

Ob″e‐lisk, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Obelisked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Obelisking.] To mark or designate with an obelisk.

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Obelize

Ob″e‐lize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Obelized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Obelizing (?).] [Gr. οβελἴζειν, fr. οβελὄσ. See Obelus.] To designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful or spiri...

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Obelus

‖Ob″e‐lus (?), n.; pl.Obeli (#). [L., fr. Gr. οβελὄσ, prop., a spit.] (Print.) A mark; — so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks susp...

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Obequitate

Ob‐eq″ui‐tate (?), v. i. [L. obequitatus, p. p. of obequitare to ride about.] To ride about. — Ob‐eq′ui‐ta″tion (#), n.Cockerman.

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Oberon

Ob″er‐on (ŏb″ẽr‐ŏn), n. [F., fr. OF. Auberon; prob. of Frankish origin.] (Mediæval Mythol.) The king of the fairies, and husband of Titania or Queen Mab. Shak.

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Oberration

Ob′er‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. oberrate to wander about.] A wandering about. Jonhson.

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Obese

O‐bese″ (?). a. [L. obesus eaten away, lean; also, that has eaten itself fat, fat, stout, p. p. of obedere to devour; ob (see Ob-) + edere to eat. See Eat.] Excessively corpulen...

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Obeseness

O‐bese″ness, n. Quality of being obese; obesity.

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Obesity

O‐bes″i‐ty (?), n. [L. obesitas: cf. F. obésité.] The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh.

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Obey

O‐bey″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Obeyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Obeying.] [OE. obeyen, F. obéir, fr. L. obedire, oboedire; ob (see Ob-) + audire to hear. See Audible, and cf. Obeisanc...

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Obey (2)

O‐bey″, v. i. To give obedience.Will he obey when one commands? Tennyson.☞ By some old writers obey was used, as in the French idiom, with the preposition to.His servants ye are...

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Obeyer

O‐bey″er (?), n. One who yields obedience. Holland.

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Obeyingly

O‐bey″ing‐ly, adv. Obediently; submissively.

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Obfirm

{ Ob‐firm″ (?), Ob‐firm″ate (?), } v. t. [L. obfirmatus, p. p. of obfirmare to make steadfast. See Ob-, and Firm, v. t.] To make firm; to harden in resolution. Bp. Hall.Sheldon.