Webster's Dictionary 1828

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OSTEOCOPE

OS'TEOCOPE, noun [Gr. a bone, and labor, uneasiness.]Pain in the bones; a violent fixed pain in any part of a bone.

947

OSTEOLOGER

OSTEOL'OGER,OSTEOLOG'IC,OSTEOLOG'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to a description of the bones.

948

OSTEOLOGIC

OSTEOLOG'IC,

949

OSTEOLOGICAL

OSTEOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a description of the bones.

950

OSTEOLOGICALLY

OSTEOLOG'ICALLY, adverb According to osteology.

951

OSTEOLOGIST

OSTEOL'OGIST, noun [See Osteology.] One who describes the bones of animals.

952

OSTEOLOGY

OSTEOL'OGY, noun [Gr. a bone, and discourse.]1. A description of the bones; that part of anatomy which treats of the bones.2. The system of animal bones.

953

OSTIARY

OS'TIARY, noun [Latin ostium, mouth.] The mouth or opening by which a river discharges its waters into the sea, or into a lake.

954

OSTLER

OSTLER. [See Hostler.]

955

OSTLERY

OSTLERY. [See Hostlery.]

956

OSTMEN

OST'MEN, nounplural East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, so called.

957

OSTRACISM

OSTRACISM, noun [Gr. from a shell, or potter's ware.]1. In Grecian antiquity, banishment by the people of Athens, of a person whose merit and influence gave umbrage to them. It ...

958

OSTRACITE

OS'TRACITE, noun [Gr. from a shell.]An oyster shell in its fossil state, or a stone formed in the shell, the latter being dissolved. This stone is found in many parts of England...

959

OSTRACIZE

OS'TRACIZE, verb transitive [See Ostracism.] To banish by the popular voice, particularly a person eminent for public services, but who has lost his popularity.

960

OSTRICH

OS'TRICH, noun [Latin struthio-camelus; Gr. a sparrow, and an ostrich The meaning of the name is not obvious. Eng. strut, Latin struthio, Gr., Latin avis. The primary sense of s...

961

OTACOUSTIC

OTACOUS'TIC, adjective [Gr. ears, and to hear.] Assisting the sense of hearing; as an otacoustic instrument.OTACOUS'TIC, noun An instrument to facilitate hearing.

962

OTENCY

OMNIP'OTENCE, 'OTENCY, noun [Latin omnipotens; omnis, all, and potens, powerful.]1. Almighty power; unlimited or infinite power; a word in strictness applicable only to God. Hen...

963

OTHER

OTH'ER, adjective [Heb.]1. Not the same; different; not this or these.Then the other company which is left shall escape. Genesis 32:8.Behold, it was turned again as his other fl...

964

OTHERGATES

OTH'ERGATES, adverb [other and gate, for way, manner.] Of another manner. obsolete

965

OTHERGUISE

OTH'ERGUISE, adverb [other and guise, manner.] Of another kind. [corruptly pronounced otherguess.]

966

OTHERWHERE

OTH'ERWHERE, adverb [other and where.] In some other place; or in other places.

967

OTHERWHILE

OTH'ERWHILE,OTH'ERWHILES, adverb [other and while.] At other times.

968

OTHERWISE

OTH'ERWISE, adverb [other and wise, manner.]1. In a different manner.Thy father was a worthy prince, and merited, alas! a better fate; but heaven thought otherwise2. By other ca...

969

OTOMO

OT'OMO, noun A fowl of the Lagopus kind, about the size of a tame pigeon, a native of Germany, and highly esteemed for food.

970

OTTER

OT'TER,OT'TOMAN, adjective Designating something that pertains to the Turks or to their government; as the ottoman power or empire. The word originated in Othman or Osman, the n...

971

OUCH

OUCH, noun1. A bezil or socket in which a precious stone or seal is set. Exodus 39:6.2. The blow given by a boar's tusk.

972

OUGHT

OUGHT. [See Aught, the true orthography.]OUGHT, v. imperfect, aut.1. To be held or bound in duty or moral obligation.These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undo...