Webster's Dictionary 1828

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OSNABURG

OSNABURG, noun oz'nburg. A species of coarse linen imported from osnaburg in Germany.

920

OSPRAY

OS'PRAY, noun [Latin ossifraga; as, a bone, and frango, to break; the bone-breaker.]The sea-eagle, a fowl of the genus Falco or hawk, of the size of a peacock. This is our fish ...

921

OSSELET

OS'SELET, noun [Latin os, osis, a bone.]A hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's knee, among the small bones.

922

OSSEOUS

OS'SEOUS, adjective [Latin osseus, from os, a bone.] Bony; resembling bone.

923

OSSICLE

OS'SICLE, noun [Latin ossiculum.] A small bone.

924

OSSIFEROUS

OSSIF'EROUS, adjective [Latin os, a bone, and fero, to produce.]Producing or furnishing bones.

925

OSSIFIC

OSSIF'IC, adjective [Latin os, a bone, and facio, to make.]Having power to ossify or change carneous and membranous substances to bone.

926

OSSIFICATION

OSSIFICA'TION, noun [from ossify.]1. The change or process of changing from flesh or other matter of animal bodies into a bony substance; as the ossification of an artery.2. The...

927

OSSIFIED

OS'SIFIED, participle passive Converted into bone, or a hard substance like bone.

928

OSSIFRAGE

OS'SIFRAGE, noun [Latin ossifraga. See Ospray.]The ospray or sea-eagle. In Leviticus 11:13, it denotes a different fowl.

929

OSSIFY

OS'SIFY, verb transitive [Latin os, bone, anf facio, to form.]To form bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, or convert into a substance of the hardness of bone...

930

OSSIVOROUS

OSSIV'OROUS, adjective [Latin os, bone, and voro, to eat.]Feeding on bones; eating bones; as ossivorous quadrupeds.

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OSSUARY

OS'SUARY, noun [Latin ossuarium.] A charnel house; a place where the bones of the dead are deposited.OST,OUST, noun A kiln for dying hops or malt.

932

OST

OST,OSTENSIBIL'ITY, noun [See Ostensible.] The quality or state of appearing or being shown.

933

OSTENSIBILITY

OSTENSIBIL'ITY, n. [See Ostensible.] The quality or state of appearing or being shown.

934

OSTENSIBLE

OSTEN'SIBLE, adjective [Latin ostendo, to show.]1. That may be shown; proper or intended to be shown.2. Plausible; colorable.3. Appearing; seeming; shown, declared or avowed. We...

935

OSTENSIBLY

OSTEN'SIBLY, adverb In appearance; in a manner that is declared or pretended.An embargo and non-intercourse which totally defeat the interests they are ostensible destined to pr...

936

OSTENSIVE

OSTEN'SIVE, adjective [Latin ostendo.] Showing; exhibiting. ostensive demonstration, is one which plainly and directly demonstrates the truth of a proposition.

937

OSTENT

OS'TENT, noun [Latin ostentum, from ostendo.]1. Appearance; air; manner; mien. [Little used.]2. Show; manifestation; token. [Little used.]3. A prodigy; a portent; any thing omin...

938

OSTENTATE

OS'TENTATE, verb transitive [Latin ostento.] To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly. [Not used.]

939

OSTENTATION

OSTENTA'TION, noun [Latin ostentatio.]1. Outward show or appearance.2. Ambitious display; vain show; display of any thing dictated by vanity, or intended to invite praise or fla...

940

OSTENTATIOUS

OSTENTA'TIOUS, adjective1. Making a display from vanity; boastful; fond of presenting one's endowments or works to others in an advantageous light.Your modesty is so far from be...

941

OSTENTATIOUSLY

OSTENTA'TIOUSLY, adverb With vain display; boastfully.

942

OSTENTATIOUSNESS

OSTENTA'TIOUSNESS, noun Vain display; vanity; boastfulness.

943

OSTENTATOR

OSTENTA'TOR, noun [Latin] One who makes a vain show; a boaster. [Little used.]

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OSTENTOUS

OSTENT'OUS, adjective Fond of making a show. [Little used.]

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OSTEOCOL

OS'TEOCOL,OSTEOCOL'LA, noun [Gr. a bone, and glue.] A carbonate of lime, a fossil formed by incrustation on the stem of a plant. It is found in long, thick, and irregular cylind...