Webster's Dictionary 1828

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ORPHEAN

OR'PHEAN,OR'PHEUS, noun A fish found in the Mediterranean, broad, flat and thick, and sometimes weighing twenty pounds. The orpheus of the Greeks is said to have been a differen...

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ORPHEUS

OR'PHEUS, n. A fish found in the Mediterranean, broad, flat and thick, and sometimes weighing twenty pounds. The orpheus of the Greeks is said to have been a different fish.

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ORPHIC

OR'PHIC, adjective Pertaining to Orpheus, the poet and musician; as orphic hymns.

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ORPIMENT

OR'PIMENT, noun [Latin auripigmentum; aurum, gold, and pigmentum.]Sulphuret of arsenic, found native and then an ore of arsenic, or artificially composed. The native orpiment ap...

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ORPINE

OR'PINE, noun A plant of the genus Sedum, lesser houseleek or live-long. The bastard orpine is of the genus Andrachine; the lesser orpine of the genus Crassula.ORRACH. [See. Ora...

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ORRACH

OR'RACH, noun A plant of the genus Atriplex, used as a substitute for spinage.Wild orach is of the genus Chenopodium.

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ORRERY

OR'RERY, noun A machine so constructed as to represent by the movements of its parts, the motions and phases of the planets in their orbits. This machine was invented by George ...

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ORRIS

OR'RIS, noun1. The plant iris, of which orris seems to be a corruption; fleur de lis or flag-flower.2. A sort of gold or silver lace.

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ORT

ORT, noun A fragment; refuse.

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ORTALON

OR'TALON, noun A small bird of the genus Alauda.

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ORTHITE

OR'THITE, noun [Gr. straight.] A mineral occurring in straight layers in felspath rock with albite, etc. It is of a blackish brown color, resembling gadolinite, but differs from...

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ORTHOCERATITE

ORTHOCER'ATITE, noun [Gr. straight, and a horn.]The name of certain fossil univalve shells, straight or but slightly curved, arranged by Cuvier in the genus Nantilus.

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ORTHODOX

OR'THODOX, adjective [See Orthodoxy.]1. Sound in the christian faith; believing the genuine doctrines taught in the Scriptures; opposed to heretical; as an orthodox christian.2....

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ORTHODOXLY

OR'THODOXLY, adverb With soundness of faith.

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ORTHODOXNESS

OR'THODOXNESS, noun The state of being sound in the faith, or of according with the doctrines of Scripture.

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ORTHODOXY

OR'THODOXY, noun [Gr. right, true, and opinion, from to think.]1. Soundness of faith; a belief in the genuine doctrines taught in the Scriptures.Basil bears full and clear testi...

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ORTHODROMIC

ORTHODROM'IC, adjective [See orthodromy.] Pertaining to orthodromy.

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ORTHODROMICS

ORTHODROM'ICS, noun The art of sailing in the arc of a great circle, which is the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of the globe.

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ORTHODROMY

OR'THODROMY, noun [Gr. right, and course.] The sailing in a straight course.

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ORTHOEPIST

OR'THOEPIST, noun [See Orthoepy.] One who pronounces words correctly, or who is well skilled in pronunciation.

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ORTHOEPY

OR'THOEPY, noun [Gr. right, and word, or to speak.]The art of uttering words with propriety; a correct pronunciation of words.

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ORTHOGON

OR'THOGON, noun [Gr. right, and angle.] A rectangular figure.

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ORTHOGONAL

ORTHOG'ONAL, adjective Right angled; rectangular.

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ORTHOGRAPHER

ORTHOG'RAPHER, noun [See Orthography.] One that spells words correctly, according to common usage.

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ORTHOGRAPHIC

ORTHOGRAPH'IC,ORTHOGRAPH'ICAL, adjective1. Correctly spelled; written with the proper letters.2. Pertaining to the spelling of words; as, to make an orthographical mistake.Ortho...

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ORTHOGRAPHICAL

ORTHOGRAPH'ICAL, a.1. Correctly spelled; written with the proper letters.2. Pertaining to the spelling of words; as, to make an orthographical mistake.Orthographic projection of...

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ORTHOGRAPHICALLY

ORTHOGRAPH'ICALLY, adverb1. According to the rules of proper spelling.2. In the manner of orthographic projection.