The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1055
Title by occupancy (Law) , a right of property acquired by taking the first possession of a thing, or possession of a thing which belonged to nobody, and appropriating it.
Blackstone. Kent.
Occupant <Xpage=994>
Oc"cu*pant (?) , n. [L. occupans , p.pr. of occupare : cf. F. occupant . See Occupy .] 1. One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is in possession, of a thing.
&hand; This word, in law, sometimes signifies one who takes the first possession of a thing that has no owner.
2. A prostitute. [Obs.]
Marston.
Occupate <Xpage=994>
Oc"cu*pate (?) , v. t. [L. occupatus , p.p. of occupare . See Occupy .] To occupy. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Occupation <Xpage=994>
Oc`cu*pa"tion (?) , n. [L. occupatio : cf.F. occupation .] 1. The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant .
2. That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.
Absence of occupation is not rest. Cowper.
Occupation bridge (Engin.) , a bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road.
Syn. -- Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment; avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade; profession.
Occupier <Xpage=994>
Oc"cu*pi`er (?) , n. 1. One who occupies, or has possession.
2. One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman. [Obs.] "Merchants and occupiers ."
Holland.
The occupiers of thy merchandise. Ezek. xxvii. 27.
Occupy <Xpage=994>
Oc"cu*py (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Occupied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Occupying (?) .] [OE. occupien , F. occuper , fr.L. occupare ; ob (see Ob- ) + a word akin to capere to take. See Capacious .] 1. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
Woe occupieth the fine [/end] of our gladness. Chaucer.
The better apartments were already occupied . W. Irving .
2. To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground .
Sir J. Herschel.
3. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
An archbishop may have cause to occupy more chaplains than six. Eng. Statute (Hen. VIII. )
They occupied themselves about the Sabbath. 2 Macc. viii. 27.
4. To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obs.]
All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were in thee to occupy the merchandise. Ezek. xxvii. 9.
Not able to occupy their old crafts. Robynson (More's Utopia).
5. To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obs.]
All the gold that was occupied for the work. Ex. xxxviii. 24.
They occupy not money themselves. Robynson (More's Utopia).
6. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.]
Nares.
Occupy <Xpage=994>
Oc"cu*py , v. i. 1. To hold possession; to be an occupant. " Occupy till I come."
Luke xix. 13.
2. To follow business; to traffic.
Occur <Xpage=994>
Oc*cur" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Occurred (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Occurring (?) .] [L. occurrere , occursum ; ob (see Ob- ) + currere to run. See Course .] 1. To meet; to clash. [Obs.]
The resistance of the bodies they occur with. Bentley.
2. To go in order to meet; to make reply. [Obs.]
I must occur to one specious objection. Bentley.
3. To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs .
In Scripture, though the word heir occur , yet there is no such thing as "heir" in our author's sense. Locke.
4. To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory.
There doth not occur to me any use of this experiment for profit. Bacon.
Occurrence <Xpage=994>
Oc*cur"rence (?) , n. [Cf. F. occurrence . See Occur .] 1. A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision .
Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new. I. Watts.
2. Any incident or event; esp., one which happens without being designed or expected; as, an unusual occurrence , or the ordinary occurrences of life .
All the occurrence of my fortune. Shak.
Syn. -- See Event .
Occurrent <Xpage=994>
Oc*cur"rent (?) , a. [L. occurrens , -entis , p.pr. of occurrere : cf.F. occurrent . See Occur .] Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.
Occurrent <Xpage=994>
Oc*cur"rent (?) , n. 1. One who meets; hence, an adversary. [Obs.]
Holland.
2. Anything that happens; an occurrence. [Obs.]
These we must meet with in obvious occurrents of the world. Sir T. Browne.
Occurse <Xpage=994>
Oc*curse" (?) , n. [L. occursus .] Same as Occursion . [Obs.]
Bentley.
Occursion <Xpage=994>
Oc*cur"sion (?) , n. [L. occursio . See Occur .] A meeting; a clash; a collision. [Obs.]
Boyle.
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Ocean <Xpage=995>
O"cean (?) , n. [F. oc\'82an , L. oceanus , Gr.<?/ ocean, in Homer, the great river supposed to encompass the earth.] 1. The whole body of salt water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe; -- called also the sea , or great sea .
Like the odor of brine from the ocean Comes the thought of other years . Longfellow.
2. One of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is regarded as divided, as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans .
3. An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs.
Locke.
Ocean <Xpage=995>
O"cean (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream.
Milton.
Oceanic <Xpage=995>
O`ce*an"ic (?) , a. [Cf.F. oc\'82anique . See Ocean .] 1. Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean.
Petrels are the most a\'89rial and oceanic of birds. Darwin.
2. Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.
Oceanography <Xpage=995>
O`cean*og"ra*phy (?) , n. [ Ocean + -graphy .] A description of the ocean.
Oceanology <Xpage=995>
O`cean*ol"o*gy (?) , n. [ Ocean + -logy .] That branch of science which relates to the ocean.
Oceanus <Xpage=995>
O*ce"a*nus (?) , n. [L., from Gr. <?/.] (Gr.Myth.) The god of the great outer sea, or the river which was believed to flow around the whole earth.
Ocellary <Xpage=995>
O*cel"la*ry (?) , a. Of or pertaining to ocelli.
Ocellate <Xpage=995>
O*cel"late (?) , a. Same as Ocellated .
Ocellated <Xpage=995>
O*cel"la*ted (?) , a. [L. ocellatus , fr. ocellus a little eye, dim. of oculus an eye.] 1. Resembling an eye.
2. Marked with eyelike spots of color; as, the ocellated blenny .
Ocellated turkey (Zo\'94l.) , the wild turkey of Central America ( Meleagris ocellata ).
Ocellus <Xpage=995>
O*cel"lus (?) , n. ; pl. Ocelli (#) . [L., dim. of oculus an eye.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates. (b) An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the peacock.
Oceloid <Xpage=995>
O"ce*loid (?) , a. [ Ocelot + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Resembling the ocelot.
Ocelot <Xpage=995>
O"ce*lot (?) , n. [Mexican ocelotl .] (Zo\'94l.) An American feline carnivore ( Felis pardalis ). It ranges from the Southwestern United States to Patagonia. It is covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches, which are variously arranged. The ground color varies from reddish gray to tawny yellow.
Ocher, Ochre <Xpage=995>
O"cher , O"chre (?) , n. [F. ocre , L. ochra , fr. Gr. <?/, from (<?/) pale, pale yellow.] (Min.) (a) A impure earthy ore of iron or a ferruginous clay, usually red (hematite) or yellow (limonite), -- used as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is also applied to clays of other colors. (b) A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite .
Ocherous, Ochreous <Xpage=995>
O"cher*ous , O"chre*ous (?) , a. [Cf. F. ocreux .] Of or pertaining to ocher; containing or resembling ocher; as, ocherous matter; ocherous soil.
Ochery <Xpage=995>
O"cher*y (?) , a. Ocherous. [Written also ochrey , ochry .]
Ochimy <Xpage=995>
Och`i*my (?) , n. [Obs.] See Occamy .
Ochlesis <Xpage=995>
Och*le"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ disturbance, fr. <?/ crowd, mob.] (Med.) A general morbid condition induced by the crowding together of many persons, esp. sick persons, under one roof.
G. Gregory.
Ochlocracy <Xpage=995>
Och*loc"ra*cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ the populace, multitude + <?/ to be strong, to rule, <?/ strength: cf.F. ochlocratie .] A form of government by the multitude; a mobocracy.
Hare.
Ochlocratic, Ochlocratical <Xpage=995>
Och`lo*crat`ic (?) , Och`lo*crat`ic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to ochlocracy; having the form or character of an ochlocracy; mobocratic.
-- Och`lo*crat"ic*al*ly , adv.
Ochraceous <Xpage=995>
O*chra"ceous (?) , a. Ocherous.
Ochre <Xpage=995>
O"chre (?) , n. (Min.) See Ocher .
Ochrea <Xpage=995>
O"chre*a (?) , n. ; pl. Ochre\'91e (#) . [L.] 1. (Antiq.) A greave or legging.
2. (Bot.) A kind of sheath formed by two stipules united round a stem.
Ochreate, Ochreated <Xpage=995>
O"chre*ate (?) , O"chre*a`ted (?) , a. 1. Wearing or furnished with an ochrea or legging; wearing boots; booted.
A scholar undertook...to address himself ochreated unto the vice chancellor. Fuller.
2. (Bot.) Provided with ochrea, or sheathformed stipules, as the rhubarb, yellow dock, and knotgrass.
Ochreous <Xpage=995>
O"chre*ous (?) , a. See Ocherous .
Ochrey <Xpage=995>
O"chrey (?) , a. See Ochery .
Ochroleucous <Xpage=995>
Och`ro*leu"cous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ ocher + <?/ white.] Yellowish white; having a faint tint of dingy yellow.
Gray.
Ochry <Xpage=995>
O"chry (?) , a. See Ochery .
Ochymy <Xpage=995>
Och"y*my (?) , n. [Obs.] See Occamy .
-ock <Xpage=995>
-ock (?) . [AS. -uc .] A suffix used to form diminutives ; as, bull ock , hill ock .
Ocra <Xpage=995>
O"cra (?) , n. (Bot.) See Okra .
Ocrea <Xpage=995>
O"cre*a (?) , n. [L.] See Ochrea .
Ocreate, Ocreated <Xpage=995>
O"cre*ate (?) , O"cre*a"ted (?) , a. [See Ochrea .] Same as Ochreate , Ochreated .
Octa- <Xpage=995>
Oc"ta- (?) . A prefix meaning eight . See Octo- .
Octachord <Xpage=995>
Oc"ta*chord (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ with eight strings; <?/ (for <?/ eight) + <?/ string, chord: cf.F. octacorde .] (Mus.) An instrument of eight strings; a system of eight tones. [Also written octochord .]
Octad <Xpage=995>
Oc"tad (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, the number eight.] (Chem.) An atom or radical which has a valence of eight, or is octavalent.
Octaedral <Xpage=995>
Oc`ta*e"dral (?) , a. See Octahedral .
Octaemeron <Xpage=995>
Oc`ta*em"e*ron (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, neut. of <?/ of the eighth day.] (Eccl.) A fast of eight days before a great festival.
Shipley.
Octagon <Xpage=995>
Oc"ta*gon (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ eight-cornered; <?/ (for <?/ eight) + <?/ an angle: cf.F. cctogone .] 1. (Geom.) A plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.
2. Any structure (as a fortification) or place with eight sides or angles.
Regular octagon , one in which the sides are all equal, and the angles also are all equal.
Octagonal <Xpage=995>
Oc*tag"o*nal (?) , a. Having eight sides and eight angles.
Octagynous <Xpage=995>
Oc*tag"y*nous (?) , a. [ Octa- + Gr. <?/ wife.] (Bot.) Having eight pistils or styles; octogynous.
Octahedral <Xpage=995>
Oc`ta*he"dral (?) , a. [See Octahedron .] Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in, octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage .
Octahedral borax (Chem.) , borax obtained from a saturated solution in octahedral crystals, which contain five molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished from common or prismatic borax . -- Octahedral iron ore (Min.) , magnetite.
Octahedrite <Xpage=995>
Oc`ta*he"drite (?) , n. (Min.) Titanium dioxide occurring in acute octahedral crystals.
Octahedron <Xpage=995>
Oc`ta*he"dron (?) , n. [Gr.<?/, fr. <?/ eight-side; <?/ (for <?/ eight) + <?/ seat, base, from <?/ to sit.] (Geom.) A solid bounded by eight faces. The regular octahedron is contained by eight equal equilateral triangles.
Octamerous <Xpage=995>
Oc*tam"er*ous (?) , a. [ Octa- + Gr. <?/ part.] (Biol.) Having the parts in eights; as, an octamerous flower; octamerous mesenteries in polyps.
Octameter <Xpage=995>
Oc*tam"e*ter (?) , n. [Cf.L. octameter in eight feet. See Octa- , and meter .] (Pros.) A verse containing eight feet; as, --
Deep\'b6 in|to\'b6 the | dark\'b6ness | peer\'b6ing, | long\'b6 I | stood\'b6 there | wond'\'b6ring, | fear\'b6ing. Poe.
Octander <Xpage=995>
Oc*tan"der (?) , n. One of the Octandria.
Octandria <Xpage=995>
Oc*tan"dri*a (?) , n.pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ (for <?/ eight) + <?/, <?/, male, man.] (Bot.) A Linn\'91an class of plants, in which the flowers have eight stamens not united to one another or to the pistil.
Octandrian, Octandrous <Xpage=995>
Oc*tan"dri*an (?) , Oc*tan"drous (?) , a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Octandria; having eight distinct stamens.
Octane <Xpage=995>
Oc"tane (?) , n. [See Octa- ] . (Chem.) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons ( C8H18 ) of the methane series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of benzene or ligroin.
Octangular <Xpage=995>
Oc*tan"gu*lar (?) , a. [L. octangulus eight-cornered; octo eight + angulus angle.] Having eight angles; eight-angled. -- Oc*tan"gu*lar*ness , n.
Octant <Xpage=995>
Oc"tant (?) , n. [L. octans , -antis . fr. octo eight. See Octave .] 1. (Geom.) The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
2. (Astron. & Astrol.) The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees.
3. An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a quadrant ), having an arc which measures up to 9O°, but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf. Sextant .
4. (Math. & Crystallog.) One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three co\'94rdinate planes.
Octapla <Xpage=995>
Oc"ta*pla (?) , n. ; etymol. pl. , but syntactically sing. [NL., fr.Gr. <?/ (for <?/ eight) + -pla , as in E. hexapla ; cf.Gr. <?/ eightfold.] A portion of the Old Testament prepared by Origen in the 3d century, containing the Hebrew text and seven Greek versions of it, arranged in eight parallel columns.
Octaroon <Xpage=995>
Oc`ta*roon" (?) , n. See Octoroon .
Octastyle <Xpage=995>
Oc"ta*style (?) , a. See Octostyle .
Octateuch <Xpage=995>
Oc"ta*teuch (?) , n. [L. octateuchus , Gr. <?/.] A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament. [R.]
Octavalent <Xpage=995>
Oc*tav"a*lent (?) , a. [ Octa- + L. valens , p. pr. See Valence .] (Chem.) Having a valence of eight; capable of being combined with, exchanged for, or compared with, eight atoms of hydrogen; -- said of certain atoms or radicals.
Octave <Xpage=995>
Oc"tave (?) , n. [F., fr. L. octava an eighth, fr. octavus eighth, fr. octo eight. See Eight , and cf. Octavo , Utas .] 1. The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival. "The octaves of Easter."
Jer. Taylor.
2. (Mus.) (a) The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones. (b) The whole diatonic scale itself.
&hand; The ratio of a musical tone to its octave above is 1:2 as regards the number of vibrations producing the tones.
3. (Poet.) The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines.
With mournful melody it continued this octave . Sir P. Sidney.