Webster's Dictionary 1913

1972

Ottomite

Ot″to‐mite (?), n. An Ottoman. Shak.

1973

Ottrelite

Ot″trel‐ite (?), n. [From Ottrez, on the borders of Luxembourg.] (Min.) A micaceous mineral occurring in small scales. It is characteristic of certain crystalline schists.

1974

Ouakari

‖Oua‐ka″ri (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any South American monkey of the genus Brachyurus, especially B. ouakari.

1975

Ouananiche

Oua′na′niche″ (?), n. A small landlocked variety of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar ounaniche) of Lake St. John, Canada, and neighboring waters, noted for its vigor and activit...

1976

Ouanderoo

‖Ouan′der‐oo″ (wŏn′dẽr‐o͞o″), n.(Zoöl.) The wanderoo.

1977

Ouarine

Oua′rine″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A Brazilian monkey of the genus Mycetes.

1978

Oubliette

‖Ou′bli′ette″ (?), n. [F., fr. oublier to forget, fr. (assumed) LL. oblitare, L. oblivisci, p. p. oblitus.] A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles ...

1979

Ouch

Ouch (ouch), n. [OE. ouch, nouche (a nouch being taken for an ouch: cf. Adder), fr. OF. nusche, nosche, nousche, buckle, clasp, LL. nusca, fr. OHG. nusca, nuscha.] A socket or b...

1980

Oughne

Ough″ne (ō″ne), a. Own. Chaucer.

1981

Ought

Ought (a̤t), n. & adv. See Aught.

1982

Ought (2)

Ought, imp., p. p., or auxiliary. [Orig. the preterit of the verb to owe. OE. oughte, aughte, ahte, AS. āhte. √110. See Owe.] 1. Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.This d...

1983

Oughtness

Ought″ness (?), n. The state of being as a thing ought to be; rightness. N. W. Taylor.

1984

Oughwhere

Ough″where′ (?), adv. [AS. āhwær.] Anywhere; somewhere. See Owher.

1985

Ouistiti

Ouis″ti‐ti (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Wistit.

1986

Oul

Oul (?), n. An awl. Chaucer.

1987

Oul (2)

Oul, n. An owl. Chaucer.

1988

Oulachan

Ou″la‐chan (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Eulachon.

1989

Ounce

Ounce (ouns), n. [F. once, fr. L. uncia a twelfth, the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot: cf. Gr. ὄγκοσ bulk, mass, atom. Cf. 2d Inch, Oke.] 1. A weight, the sixteenth part o...

1990

Ounce (2)

Ounce, n. [F. once; cf. It. lonza, Sp. onza; prob. for lonce, taken as l'once, fr. L. lynx, Gr. �, or an (assumed) fem. adj. lyncea, from lynx. Cf. Lynx.] (Zoöl.) A feline quadr...

1991

Ounded

{ Ound″ed (?), Oun″dy (?), } a. [F. ondé, -ée, fr. onde, L. unda, a wave.] Wavy; waving; curly. “Owndie hair.” Chaucer.

1992

Ounding

Ound″ing (?), vb. n. Waving.Ounding, paling, winding, or bending... of cloth. Chaucer.

1993

Ouphe

Ouphe (?), n. [See Auf.] A fairy; a goblin; an elf. “Like urchins, ouphes, and fairies.” Shak.

1994

Ouphen

Ouph″en (?), a. Elfish.

1995

Our

Our (our), possessive pron. [AS. ūre our, of us; akin to ūs us, to us, and to G. unser our, of us, Goth. unsara. √186. See Us.] Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, our ...

1996

Ourang

Ou‐rang″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The orang-outang.

1997

Ourang-outang

Ou‐rang″–ou‐tang′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Orang-outang.

1998

Ouranographist

Ou′ra‐nog″ra‐phist (?), n. See Uranographist.