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Double octave . (Mus.) See under Double . -- Octave flute (Mus.) , a small flute, the tones of which range an octave higher than those of the German or ordinary flute; -- called also piccolo . See Piccolo .

4. A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe.

Octave <Xpage=995>

Oc"tave (?) , a. Consisting of eight; eight.

Dryden.

Octavo <Xpage=995>

Oc*ta"vo (?) , n. ; pl. Octavos (#) . [L. in octavo ; in in + octavo , abl. of octavus . See Octave .] A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 8vo or 8&deg;.

Octavo <Xpage=995>

Oc*ta"vo , a. Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc.

Octene <Xpage=995>

Oc"tene (?) , n. [See Octo- .] (Chem.) Same as Octylene .

Octennial <Xpage=995>

Oc*ten"ni*al (?) , a. [L. octennium a period of eight years; octo eight + annus year.] Happening every eighth year; also, lasting a period of eight years. Johnson . -- Oc*ten"ni*al*ly , adv.

Octet <Xpage=995>

Oc*tet" (?) , n. [From L. octo eight, like E. duet , fr.L. duo . See Octave .] (Mus.) A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.

Octic <Xpage=995>

Oc"tic (?) , a. [ Octo- + -ic .] (Math.) Of the eighth degree or order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the eighth degree.

Octile <Xpage=995>

Oc"tile (?) , n. [Cf. F. octil , a. See Octant .] Same as Octant , 2. [R.]

Octillion <Xpage=995>

Oc*til"lion (?) , n. [L. octo eight + -illion , as in E. million : cf. F. octillion .] According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See Numeration .

Octo-, Octa- <Xpage=995>

Oc"to- (?) , Oc"ta- (?) . [L. octo eight, Gr. <?/, with a combining form <?/. Cf. Eight .] A combining form meaning eight ; as in octo decimal, octo decimal, octo locular.

Octoate <Xpage=995>

Oc"to*ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of an octoic acid; a caprylate.

October <Xpage=995>

Oc*to"ber (?) , n. [L., the eighth month of the primitive Roman year, which began in March, fr. octo eight: cf.F. Octobre . See Octave .] 1. The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

2. Ale or cider made in that month.

The country gentlemen had a posset or drink they called October . Emerson.

Octocera <Xpage=995>

Oc*toc"e*ra (?) , n.pl. [NL.] Octocerata.

Octocerata <Xpage=995>

Oc`to*cer"a*ta (?) , n.pl. [NL., fr. Gr.<?/ eight + <?/, a horn.] (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; -- called also Octopoda .

Octochord <Xpage=995>

Oc"to*chord (?) , n. (Mus.) See Octachord .

Octodecimo <Xpage=995>

Oc`todec"i*mo (?) , a. [L. octodecim eighteen. See Octavo , Decimal , and -mo .] Having eighteen leaves to a sheet; as, an octodecimo form, book, leaf, size, etc.

Octodecimo <Xpage=995>

Oc`to*dec"i*mo , n. ; pl. Octodecimos (<?/) . A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eighteen leaves; hence; indicating more or less definitely a size of book, whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written 18mo or 18&deg;, and called eighteenmo .

Octodentate <Xpage=995>

Oc`to*den"tate (?) , a. [ Octo- + dentate .] Having eight teeth.

Octodont <Xpage=995>

Oc"to*dont (?) , a. [ Octo- + Gr. <?/, <?/.] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Octodontid\'91 , a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species.

Octoedrical <Xpage=995>

Oc`to*ed"ric*al (?) , a. See Octahedral . [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Octofid <Xpage=995>

Oc"to*fid (?) , a. [ Octo- + root of L. findere to split: cf.F. octofide .] (Bot.) Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx.

Octogamy <Xpage=995>

Oc*tog"a*my (?) , n. [ Octo- + Gr. <?/ marriage.] A marrying eight times. [R.]

Chaucer.

Octogenarian <Xpage=995>

Oc`to*ge*na"ri*an (?) , n. A person eighty years, or more, of age.

Octogenary <Xpage=995>

Oc*tog"e*na*ry (?) , a. [L. octogenarrus , from octogeni eighty each, octoginta eighty, fr. octo eight. See Eight , Eighty .] Of eighty years of age. "Being then octogenary ."

Aubrey.

Octogild <Xpage=995>

Oc"to*gild (?) , n. [ Octo- + AS. gild payment.] (Anglo-Saxon Law) A pecuniary compensation for an injury, of eight times the value of the thing.

Octogonal <Xpage=995>

Oc*tog"o*nal (?) , a. See Octagonal . [Obs.]

Octogynia <Xpage=995>

Oc`to*gyn"i*a (?) , n.pl. [NL., from Gr. <?/ eight + <?/ a woman, female.] (Bot.) A Linnaean order of plants having eight pistils.

Octogynian, Octogynous <Xpage=995>

Oc`to*gyn"i*an (?) , Oc*tog"y*nous (?) , a. (Bot.) Having eight pistils; octagynous.

Octoic <Xpage=995>

Oc*to"ic (?) , a. [See Octo- .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, octane; -- used specifically, to designate any one of a group of acids, the most important of which is called caprylic acid .

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Octolocular <Xpage=996>

Oc`to*loc"u*lar (?) , a. [ Octo- + locular .] (Bot.) Having eight cells for seeds.

Octonaphthene <Xpage=996>

Oc`to*naph"thene (?) , n. [ Octo- + naphthene .] (Chem.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the octylene series, occurring in Caucasian petroleum.

Octonary <Xpage=996>

Oc`to*na*ry (?) , a. [L. octonarius , fr. octoni eight each, fr. octo eight.] Of or pertaining to the number eight.

Dr. H. More.

Octonocular <Xpage=996>

Oc`to*noc"u*lar (?) , a. [L. octoni eight each + E. ocular .] Having eight eyes.

Derham.

Octopede <Xpage=996>

Oc`to*pede (?) , n. [ Octo- + L. pes , pedis , foot.] (Zo\'94l.) An animal having eight feet, as a spider.

Octopetalous <Xpage=996>

Oc`to*pet"al*ous (?) , a. [ Octo- + petal .] (Bot.) Having eight petals or flower leaves.

Octopod <Xpage=996>

Oc"to*pod (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ eight-footed; <?/ eight + <?/, <?/, foot: cf.F. octopode .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Octocerata.

Octopoda <Xpage=996>

Oc*top"o*da (?) , n.pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) Same as Octocerata . (b) Same as Arachnida .

Octopodia <Xpage=996>

Oc`to*po"di*a (?) , n.pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ eight + <?/ a little foot.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Octocerata .

Octopus <Xpage=996>

Oc"to*pus (?) , n. [NL. See Octopod .] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish ,

Octoradiated <Xpage=996>

Oc`to*ra"*di*a`ted (?) , a. [ Octo- + radiated .] Having eight rays.

Octoroon <Xpage=996>

Oc`to*roon" (?) , n. [L. octo eight + -roon , as in quadroon .] The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.

Octospermous <Xpage=996>

Oc`to*sper"mous (?) , a. [ Octo- + Cr. <?/ seed.] (Bot.) Containing eight seeds.

Octostichous <Xpage=996>

Oc*tos"ti*chous (?) , a. [ Octo- + Gr. <?/ a row.] (Bot.) In eight vertical ranks, as leaves on a stem.

Octostyle <Xpage=996>

Oc"to*style (?) , a. [ Octo- + Gr. <?/ a pillar: cf.F. octostyle .] (Arch.) Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle , but most large Greek temples are hexastele . See Hexastyle . -- n. An octostyle portico or temple.

Octosyllabic, Octosyllabical <Xpage=996>

Oc`to*syl*lab"ic (?) , Oc`to*syl*lab"ic*al (?) , a. [L. octosyllabus . See Octo- , and Syllable .] Consisting of or containing eight syllables.

Octosyllable <Xpage=996>

Oc"to*syl`la*ble (?) , a. Octosyllabic.

Octosyllable <Xpage=996>

Oc"to*syl`la*ble , n. A word of eight syllables.

Octoyl <Xpage=996>

Oc"to*yl (<?/) , n. [ Octo ic + -yl .] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical ( C8H15O ), regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid .

Octroi <Xpage=996>

Oc`troi" (?) , n. [F.] 1. A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.

2. A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls.

[Written also octroy .]

Octuor <Xpage=996>

Oc"tu*or (?) , n. [From L. octo eight + -uor , as in L. quatuor .] (Mus.) See Octet . [R.]

Octuple <Xpage=996>

Oc"tu*ple (?) , a. [L. octuplus ; cf. Gr. <?/: cf.F. octuple .] Eightfold.

Octyl <Xpage=996>

Oc"tyl (?) , n. [ Oct ane + -yl .] (Chem.) A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of octane, and as entering into its derivatives; as, octyl alcohol .

Octylene <Xpage=996>

Oc"tyl*ene (?) , n. [ Oct ane + eth ylene .] (Chem.) Any one of a series of metameric hydrocarbons ( C8H16 ) of the ethylene series. In general they are combustible, colorless liquids.

Octylic <Xpage=996>

Oc*tyl"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, octyl; as, octylic ether .

Ocular <Xpage=996>

Oc"u*lar (?) , a. [L. ocularis , ocularius , fr. oculus the eye: cf.F. oculaire . See Eye , and cf. Antler , Inveigle .] 1. Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, ocular proof .

Shak.

Thomas was an ocular witness of Christ's death. South.

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the eye; optic.

Ocular <Xpage=996>

Oc"u*lar , n. (Opt.) The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or microscope.

Ocularly <Xpage=996>

Oc"u*lar*ly , adv. By the eye, or by actual sight.

Oculary <Xpage=996>

Oc"u*la*ry (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; optic; as, oculary medicines .

Holland.

Oculate, Oculated <Xpage=996>

Oc"u*late (?) , Oc"u*la`ted (?) , a. [L. oculatus , fr. oculus eye.] 1. Furnished with eyes.

2. Having spots or holes resembling eyes; ocellated.

Oculiform <Xpage=996>

Oc`u*li*form (?) , a. [L. oculus the eye + form : cf.F. oculiforme .] In the form of an eye; resembling an eye; as, an oculiform pebble .

Oculina <Xpage=996>

Oc`u*li"na (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. oculus the eye.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of tropical corals, usually branched, and having a very volid texture.

Oculinacea <Xpage=996>

Oc`u*li*na"*ce*a (?) , n.pl. [NL., fr. NL. oculina the name of a typical genus.] (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of corals including many reef-building species, having round, starlike calicles.

Oculist <Xpage=996>

Oc"u*list (?) , n. [L. oculus the eye: cf. F. oculiste .] One skilled in treating diseases of the eye.

Oculo- <Xpage=996>

Oc"u*lo- (?) . A combining form from L. oculus the eye.

Oculomotor <Xpage=996>

Oc`u*lo*mo"tor (?) , a. [ Oculo- + motor .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the movement of the eye; -- applied especially to the common motor nerves (or third pair of cranial nerves) which supply many of the muscles of the orbit. -- n. The oculomotor nerve.

Oculonasal <Xpage=996>

Oc`u*lo*na"sal (?) , a. [ Oculo- + nasal .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the region of the eye and the nose; as, the oculonasal , or nasal, nerve, one of the branches of the ophthalmic .

Oculus <Xpage=996>

Oc"u*lus (?) , n. ; pl. Oculi (#) . [L., an eye.] 1. An eye; (Bot.) a leaf bud.

2. (Arch.) A round window, usually a small one.

Ocypodian <Xpage=996>

O`cy*po"di*an , n. [Gr. 'wky`s swift + poy`s , podo`s , foot.] (Zo\'94l.) One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, -- whence the name.

Od <Xpage=996>

Od (?) , n. [G., fr. Gr. <?/ passage.] (Physics) An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.; -- called also odyle or the odylic force . [Archaic]

That od force of German Reichenbach Which still, from female finger tips, burnt blue. Mrs. Browning.

Odalisque <Xpage=996>

O`da`lisque" (?) , n. [F., fr. Turk. odaliq chambermaid, fr. oda chamber, room.] A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan. [Written also odahlic , odalisk , and odalik .]

Not of those that men desire, sleek Odalisques , or oracles of mode. Tennyson.

Odd <Xpage=996>

Odd (?) , a. [ Compar. Odder (?) ; superl. Oddest .] [OE. odde , fr.Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. oddr point, point of a weapon, Sw. udda odd, udd point, Dan. od , AS . ord , OHG. ort , G. ort place (cf. E. point , for change of meaning).] 1. Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.

2. Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc. , are odd numbers.

I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. Shak.

3. Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.

Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was made, it was destroyed in a deluge. T. Burnet.

There are yet missing of your company Some few odd lads that you remember not. Shak.

4. Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.

5. Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange. "An odd action." Shak . "An odd expression."

Thackeray.

The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is, in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius. Ascham.

Patients have sometimes coveted odd things. Arbuthnot.

Locke's Essay would be a very odd book for a man to make himself master of, who would get a reputation by critical writings. Spectator.

Syn. -- Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary; strange; queer; eccentric, whimsical; fantastical; droll; comical. See Quaint .

Odd Fellow <Xpage=996>

Odd" Fel`low (?) . A member of a secret order, or fraternity, styled the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, established for mutual aid and social enjoyment.

Oddity <Xpage=996>

Odd"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Oddities (<?/) . 1. The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness; peculiarity; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like .

That infinitude of oddities in him. Sterne.

2. That which is odd; as, a collection of oddities .

Oddly <Xpage=996>

Odd"ly , adv. 1. In an odd manner; unevently. [R.]

2. In a peculiar manner; strangely; queerly; curiously. "A figure a little more oddly turned."

Locke.

A great black substance,... very oddly shaped. Swift.

3. (Math.) In a manner measured by an odd number.

Oddness <Xpage=996>

Odd"ness , n. 1. The state of being odd, or not even.

Take but one from three, and you not only destroy the oddness , but also the essence of that number. Fotherby.

2. Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity; uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the oddness of an event.

Young.

Odds <Xpage=996>

Odds (?) , n. sing. & pl. [See Odd , a. ] 1. Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability. "Pre\'89minent by so much odds ." Milton . "The fearful odds of that unequal fray."

Trench.

The odds Is that we scare are men and you are gods. Shak.

There appeared, at least, four to one odds against them. Swift.

All the odds between them has been the different s "cope....given to their understandings to range in. Locke.

Judging is balancing an account and determining on which side the odds lie. Locke.

2. Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phraze at odds .

Set them into confounding odds . Shak.

I can not speak Any beginning to this peevish odds . Shak.