Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Obligato

‖Ob″li‐ga″to (?), a. See Obbligato.

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Obligatorily

Ob″li‐ga‐to‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation. Foxe.

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Obligatoriness

Ob″li‐ga‐to‐ri‐ness, n. The quality or state of being obligatory.

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Obligatory

Ob″li‐ga‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. obligatorius: cf. F. obligatoire.] Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; — ofte...

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Oblige

O‐blige″ (ō̍‐blīj″; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Obliged (ō̍‐blījd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Obliging (ō̍‐blī″jĭng).] [OF. obligier, F. obliger, L. obligare; ob (see Ob-) + ligare to bind. ...

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Obligee

Ob′li‐gee″ (ŏb′lĭ‐jē″), n. [F. obligé, p. p. of obliger. See Oblige.] The person to whom another is bound, or the person to whom a bond is given. Blackstone.

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Obligement

O‐blige″ment (ō̍‐blīj″ment), n. Obligation.I will not resist, therefore, whatever it is, either of divine or human obligement, that you lay upon me. Milton.

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Obliger

O‐bli″ger (ō̍‐blī″jẽr), n. One who, or that which, obliges. Sir H. Wotton.

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Obliging

O‐bli″ging (–jĭng), a. Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind.Mons. Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very obliging to a stran...

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Obligor

Ob′li‐gor″ (?), n. The person who binds himself, or gives his bond to another. Blackstone.

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Obliquation

Ob′li‐qua″tion (?), n. [L. obliquatio, fr. obliquare to turn obliquely. See Oblique.] 1. The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the obliquation of th...

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Oblique

Ob‐lique″ (?), a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see Ob-) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. λέχριοσ slanting.] [Written also oblike.]1. Not erect or perpendicular; neith...

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Oblique (2)

Ob‐lique″, n.(Geom.) An oblique line.

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Oblique (3)

Ob‐lique″, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Obliqued (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Obliquing.] 1. To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.Projecting his person towards it ...

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Oblique-angled

Ob‐lique″–an′gled (?), a. Having oblique angles; as, an oblique-angled triangle.

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Obliquely

Ob‐lique″ly, adv. In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly. “Truth obliquely leveled.” Bp. Fell.Declining from the noon of day,The sun obliquely shoots his burning ray. Po...

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Obliqueness

Ob‐lique″ness, n. Quality or state of being oblique.

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Obliquity

Ob‐liq″ui‐ty, n.; pl.Obliquities (#). [L. obliquitas: cf. F. obliquité.] 1. The condition of being oblique; deviation from a right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicu...

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Oblite

Ob″lite (?), a. [L. oblitus, p. p. pf oblinere to besmear.] Indistinct; slurred over. “Obscure and oblite mention.” Fuller.

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Obliterate

Ob‐lit″er‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Obliterated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Obliterating.] [L. obliteratus, p. p. of obliterare to obliterate; ob (see Ob-) + litera, littera, letter. ...

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Obliterate (2)

Ob‐lit″er‐ate (?), a.(Zoöl.) Scarcely distinct; — applied to the markings of insects.

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Obliteration

Ob‐lit′er‐a″tion (?), n. [L. obliteratio: cf. F. oblitération.] The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction. Sir. M. Hale.

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Obliterative

Ob‐lit″er‐a‐tive (?), a. Tending or serving to obliterate.

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Oblivion

Ob‐liv″i‐on (?), n. [L. oblivio, akin to oblivisci to forget: cf. OF. oblivion.] 1. The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulne...

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Oblivious

Ob‐liv″i‐ous (?), a. [L. obliviosus: cf. F. oblivieux.]1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. “The oblivious pool.” Milton.She lay in deep, oblivious slumber. Longfellow....

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Oblocutor

Ob‐loc″u‐tor (?), n. [L. oblocutor, obloquutor, fr. obloqui, oblocutus, to speak against; ob (see Ob-) + loqui to speak. See Loquacious.] A disputer; a gainsayer. Bale.

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Oblong

Ob″long (?), a. [L. oblongus; ob (see Ob-) + longus long: cf. F. oblong.] Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.