Webster's Dictionary 1913

1891

Ostiole

Os″ti‐ole (?), n. [L. ostiolum a little door, dim. of ostium a door: cf. F. ostiole.] (Bot.) (a) The exterior opening of a stomate. See Stomate. (b) Any small orifice.

1892

Ostitis

‖Os‐ti″tis (?), n.(Med.) See Osteitis.

1893

Ostium

‖Os″ti‐um (?), n.; pl.Ostia (#). (Anat.) An opening; a passage.

1894

Ostler

Ost″ler (?), n. See Hostler.

1895

Ostleress

Ost″ler‐ess, n. A female ostler. Tennyson.

1896

Ostlery

Ost″ler‐y (?), n. See Hostelry.

1897

Ostmen

Ost″men (?), n. pl.; sing. Ostman. [See East, and Man.] East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, formerly so called. Lyttelton.

1898

Ostosis

‖Os‐to″sis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. οστἔον a bone.] (Physiol.) Bone formation; ossification. See Ectostosis, and Endostosis.

1899

Ostracea

‖Os‐tra″ce‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ὄστρακον shell of a testacean.] (Zoöl.) A division of bivalve mollusks including the oysters and allied shells.

1900

Ostracean

Os‐tra″cean (?), n. [L. ostrea an oyster. See Oyster.] (Zoöl.) Any one of a family of bivalves, of which the oyster is the type.

1901

Ostracion

‖Os‐tra″ci‐on (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. οστρἄκιον small shell.] (Zoöl.) A genus of plectognath fishes having the body covered with solid, immovable, bony plates. It includes the tru...

1902

Ostraciont

Os‐tra″ci‐ont (?), n.(Zoöl.) A fish of the genus Ostracion and allied genera.

1903

Ostracism

Os″tra‐cism (?), n. [Gr. οστρακισμὄσ, fr. οστρακἴζειν to ostracize. See Ostracize.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) Banishment by popular vote, — a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a ...

1904

Ostracite

Os″tra‐cite (?), n.(Paleon.) A fossil oyster.

1905

Ostracize

Os″tra‐cize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ostracized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ostracizing (?).] [Gr. οστρακἴζειν, fr. ὄστρακον a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. ὄστρεον oyster,...

1906

Ostracoda

‖Os‐trac″o‐da (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) Ostracoidea.

1907

Ostracodermi

‖Os′tra‐coder″mi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ὄστρακον shell of a testacean + � skin.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the type.

1908

Ostracoid

Os″tra‐coid (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Ostracoidea. — n. One of the Ostracoidea.

1909

Ostracoidea

‖Os′tra‐coi″de‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ὄστρακον shell of a testacean + -oid.] (Zoöl.) An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve shells. They are of small size, and sw...

1910

Ostrea

‖Os″tre‐a (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of bivalve Mollusca which includes the true oysters.

1911

Ostreaceous

Os′tre‐a″ceous (?), a. [L. ostrea an oyster. See Oyster.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell; shelly.The crustaceous or ostreaceous body. Cudworth.

1912

Ostreaculture

Os″tre‐a‐cul′ture (?), n. The artificial cultivation of oysters.

1913

Ostreophagist

Os′tre‐oph″a‐gist (?), n. [Gr. ὄστρεον an oyster + φαγει̑ν to eat.] One who feeds on oysters.

1914

Ostrich

Os″trich (ŏs″trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF. ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird + struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. �, fr. � bird, sparrow. Cf. Aviary, S...

1915

Ostriferous

Os‐trif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. ostrifer; ostrea oyster + ferre.] Producing oysters; containing oysters.

1916

Ostrogoth

Os″tro‐goth (?), n. [L. Ostrogothi, pl. See East, and Goth.] One of the Eastern Goths. See Goth.

1917

Ostrogothic

Os′tro‐goth″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Ostrogoths.