Oneself
One′self″ (wŭn′sĕlf″), pron. A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly written as two words, one's self.One's self (or more properly oneself), is quite a modern f...
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Onethe
On‐ethe″ (?), adv. Scarcely. See Unnethe. Chaucer.
Ongoing
On″go′ing (?), n. The act of going forward; progress; (pl.) affairs; business; current events.The common ongoings of this our commonplace world, and everyday life. Prof. Wilson.
Onguent
On″guent (?), n. An unguent.
Onion
On″ion (?), n. [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a single large pearl, an onion. See One, Union.] (Bot.) A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (A. cepa), having a strong-f...
Onionskin
On″ion‐skin′ (?), n. [Onion + skin.] A kind of thin translucent paper with a glossy finish.
Onirocritic
O‐ni′ro‐crit′ic (?), a. See Oneirocritic.
Onliness
On″li‐ness (?), n. The state of being alone.
Onloft
On‐loft″ (?), adv. Aloft; above ground.She kept her father's life onloft. Chaucer.
Only
On″ly (?), a. [OE. only, anly, onlich, AS. ānlic, i.e., onelike. See One, and Like, a.] 1. One alone; single; as, the only man present; his only occupation.2. Alone in its class...
Only (2)
On″ly (?), adv. [See Only, a.] 1. In one manner or degree; for one purpose alone; simply; merely; barely.And to be loved himself, needs only to be known. Dryden.2. So and no oth...
Only (3)
On″ly, conj. Save or except (that); — an adversative used elliptically with or without that, and properly introducing a single fact or consideration.He might have seemed some se...
Onocerin
On′o‐ce″rin (?), n. [NL. Ononis, the generic name of the plant + L. cera wax.] (Chem.) A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the leguminous plant Ononis ...
Onology
O‐nol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � an ass + -logy.] Foolish discourse.
Onomancy
On″o‐man′cy (?), n. [Gr. ὄνομα name + -mancy. Cf. Nomancy.] Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy. Camden.
Onomantic
{ On′o‐man″tic (?), On′o‐man″tic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to onomancy.
Onomastic
On′o‐mas″tic (?), a. [Gr. �, from � to name, ὄνομα name.] (Law) Applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another's handwriting. Burrill.
Onomasticon
On′o‐mas″ti‐con (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � (sc.�), fr. �. See Onomastic.] A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory note...
Onomatechny
On″o‐ma‐tech′ny (?), n. [Gr. ὄνομα + � art.] Prognostication by the letters of a name.
Onomatologist
On′o‐ma‐tol″o‐gist (?), n. One versed in the history of names. Southey.
Onomatology
On′o‐ma‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. ὄνομα, ονὄματοσ + -logy.] The science of names or of their classification.
Onomatope
O‐nom″a‐tope (?), n. [See Onomatopœia.] An imitative word; an onomatopoetic word.
Onomatopœia
On′o‐mat′o‐pœ″ia (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �; ὄνομα, ονὄματοσ, a name + � to make.] (Philol.) The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of ...
Onomatopœic
On′o‐mat′o‐pœ″ic (?), a. Onomatopoetic. Whitney.
Onomatopoetic
On′o‐mat′o‐po‐et″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to onomatopœia; characterized by onomatopœia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word. Earle.
Onomatopy
On′o‐mat″o‐py (?), n. Onomatopœia.
Onomomancy
O‐nom″o‐man′cy (?), n. See Onomancy.