Webster's Dictionary 1913

2944

Owelty

Ow″el‐ty (?), n. [OF. oelté, ivelté.] (Law) Equality; — sometimes written ovelty and ovealty. Burrill.

2945

Owen

Ow″en (?), a. [See Own.] Own. Chaucer.

2946

Owenite

Ow″en‐ite (?), n. A follower of Robert Owen, who tried to reorganize society on a socialistic basis, and established an industrial community on the Clyde, Scotland, and, later, ...

2947

Owher

O″wher (?), adv. [AS. āhwær.] Anywhere. “If he found owher a good fellow.” Chaucer.

2948

Owing

Ow′ing (?), p. p. & a. [Used in a passive sense for owed (AS. āgen. See Own).] 1. Had or held under obligation of paying; due.There is more owing her than is paid. Shak.2. Had o...

2949

Owl

Owl (oul), n. [AS. ūle; akin to D. uil, OHG. ūwila, G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.]1. (Zoöl.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidæ. They have large e...

2950

Owl (2)

Owl, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Owled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Owling.] 1. To pry about; to prowl.2. To carry wool or sheep out of England.☞ This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly b...

2951

Owl-eyed

Owl″–eyed′ (?), a. Having eyes like an owl's.

2952

Owler

Owl″er (?), n. [From Owl, v. i.] One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. See Owling, n.T. Brown.

2953

Owlery

Owl″er‐y (?), n.; pl.Owleries (�). An abode or a haunt of owls.

2954

Owlet

Owl″et (?), n. [Dim. of owl. Cf. Howlet.] (Zoöl.) A small owl; especially, the European species (Athene noctua), and the California flammulated owlet (Megascops flammeolus).Owle...

2955

Owling

Owl″ing, n. [From Owl, v. i.] (O. Eng. Law) The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing. Blackstone.

2956

Owlish

Owl″ish, a. Resembling, or characteristic of, an owl.

2957

Owlism

Owl″ism (?), n. Affected wisdom; pompous dullness.

2958

Owllight

Owl″light′ (?), n. Glimmering or imperfect light. Bp. Warburton.

2959

Own

Own (ōn), v. t. [OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. gönnen, Icel. unna; of uncertain origin. This word has been confused wi...

2960

Own (2)

Own, a. [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. āgen, p. p. of āgan to possess; akin to OS. ēgan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. √110. See Owe.] Belonging to; belongin...

2961

Own (3)

Own, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Owned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Owning.] [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. āgnian, fr. āgen own, a. See Own, a.] To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title ...

2962

Owner

Own″er (?), n. One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. Shak.

2963

Ownerless

Own″er‐less, a. Without an owner.

2964

Ownership

Own″er‐ship, n. The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.

2965

Owre

Owre (?), n. [AS. ūr; akin to G. auerochs, OHG. ūr, ūrohso, Icel. ūrr.] (Zoöl.) The aurochs.

2966

Owse

{ Owse (ouz), Ow″ser (ou″zẽr), } n. Tanner's ooze. See Ooze, 3.

2967

Ox

Ox (ŏks), n.; pl.Oxen (#). [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G. ochs, ochse, OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth. aúhsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle. √214. Cf....

2968

Oxacid

Ox′ac″id (ŏks′ăs″ĭd), n.(Chem.) See Oxyacid.

2969

Oxalan

Ox″a‐lan (?), n. [From Alloxan, by transposition of letters.] (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous substance C3N3H5O3 obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate), ...

2970

Oxalantin

Ox′a‐lan″tin (?), n. [From Alloxantin, by transposition of letters.] (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C6H4N4O5) obtained by the reduction of parabanic acid; — ...