Webster's Dictionary 1913

1756

Oscines

‖Os″ci‐nes (?), n. pl. [L. oscen, -inis.] (Zoöl.) Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.

1757

Oscinian

Os‐cin″i‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Oscines, or singing birds.

1758

Oscinian (2)

Os‐cin″i‐an, n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the family Oscinidæ.☞ Some, whose larvæ live in the stalks, are very destructive to barley, wheat, and r...

1759

Oscinine

Os″ci‐nine (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Oscines.

1760

Oscitancy

Os″ci‐tan‐cy (?), n. [See Oscitant.]1. The act of gaping or yawning.2. Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness. Hallam.It might proceed from the oscitancy of transcribers. Addison.

1761

Oscitant

Os″ci‐tant (?), a. [L. oscitans, -antis, p. pr. of oscitare: cf. F. oscitant.] 1. Yawning; gaping.2. Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless.He must not be oscitant, but intent...

1762

Oscitantly

Os″ci‐tant‐ly, adv. In an oscitant manner.

1763

Oscitate

Os″ci‐tate (?), v. i. [L. oscitare; os the mouth + citare, v. intens. fr. ciere to move.] To gape; to yawn.

1764

Oscitation

Os′ci‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. oscitatio: cf. F. oscitation.] The act of yawning or gaping. Addison.

1765

Osculant

Os″cu‐lant (?), a. [L. osculans, -antis, p. pr. of osculari to kiss. See Osculate.]1. Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging.2. (Zoöl.) Adhering closely; embracing; — applied to cert...

1766

Osculate

Os″cu‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Osculated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Osculating.] [L. osculatus, p. p. of osculari to kiss, fr. osculum a little mouth, a kiss, dim. of os mouth. See...

1767

Osculate (2)

Os″cu‐late, v. i. 1. To kiss one another; to kiss.2. (Geom.) To touch closely. See Osculation, 2.3. (Biol.) To have characters in common with two genera or families, so as to fo...

1768

Osculation

Os′cu‐la″tion (?), n. [L. osculatio a kissing: cf. F. osculation.] 1. The act of kissing; a kiss.2. (Geom.) The contact of one curve with another, when the number of consecutive...

1769

Osculatory

Os″cu‐la‐to‐ry (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. “The osculatory ceremony.” Thackeray.2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capabl...

1770

Osculatory (2)

Os″cu‐la‐to‐ry, n. [LL. osculatorium. See Osculate.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as Pax, 2.

1771

Osculatrix

Os′cu‐la″trix (?), n.; pl.Osculatrixes (#). (Geom.) A curve whose contact with a given curve, at a given point, is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater numbe...

1772

Oscule

Os″cule (?), n. [Cf. F. oscule. See Osculum.] (Zoöl.) One of the excurrent apertures of sponges.

1773

Osculum

‖Os″cu‐lum (?), n.; pl.Oscula (#). (Zoöl.) Same as Oscule.

1774

Osier

O″sier (?), n. [F. osier: cf. Prov. F. oisis, Armor. ozil, aozil, Gr. �, �, �, L. vitex, and E. withy.] (Bot.) (a) A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet places in Eu...

1775

Osier (2)

O″sier, a. Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers. “This osier cage of ours.” Shak.

1776

Osiered

O″siered (?), a. Covered or adorned with osiers; as, osiered banks. Collins.

1777

Osiery

O″sier‐y (?), n. An osier bed.

1778

Osiris

O‐si″ris (?), n.(Myth.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbol...

1779

Osmanli

Os″man‐li (?), n.; pl.Osmanlis (#). [So called from Osman. See Ottoman.] A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks; loosely, any Turk.

1780

Osmate

Os″mate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of osmic acid. [Formerly written also osmiate.]

1781

Osmaterium

‖Os′ma‐te″ri‐um (?), n.; pl.Osmateria (#). (Zoöl.) One of a pair of scent organs which the larvæ of certain butterflies emit from the first body segment, either above or below.

1782

Osmazome

Os″ma‐zome (?), n. [Gr. � smell, odor + � broth: cf. F. osmazôme.] (Old Chem.) A substance formerly supposed to give to soup and broth their characteristic odor, and probably co...