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Chapter 1064
O*nei`ro*crit`ic (?) , n. [Cf.F. oneirocritique . See Oneirocritic , a. ] An interpreter of dreams.
Bp. Warburton. Addison.
Oneirocritic, Oneirocritical <Xpage=1003>
O*nei`ro*crit`ic (?) , O*nei`ro*crit`ic*al (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ a dream + <?/ critical, fr. <?/ to discern.] Of or pertaining to the interpretation of dreams.
Addison.
Oneirocriticism, Oneirocritics <Xpage=1003>
O*nei`ro*crit`i*cism (?) , O*nei`ro*crit`ics (?) , n. The art of interpreting dreams.
Oneiromancy <Xpage=1003>
O*nei"ro*man`cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a dream + -mancy .] Divination by means of dreams.
De Quincey.
Oneiroscopist <Xpage=1003>
O`nei*ros"co*pist , n. One who interprets dreams.
Oneiroscopy <Xpage=1003>
O`nei*ros"co*py (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a dream + -scopy .] The interpretation of dreams.
Oneliness <Xpage=1003>
One"li*ness (?) , n. The state of being one or single. [Obs.]
Cudworth.
Onely <Xpage=1003>
One"ly (?) , a. See Only . [Obs.]
Spenser.
Onement <Xpage=1003>
One"ment (?) , n. The state of being at one or reconciled. [Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
Oneness <Xpage=1003>
One"ness , n. The state of being one; singleness in number; individuality; unity.
Our God is one, or rather very oneness . Hooker.
Onerary <Xpage=1003>
On"er*a*ry (?) , a. [L. onerarius , fr. onus , oneris , load, burden: cf.F. on\'82raire .] Fitted for, or carrying, a burden.
Johnson.
Onerate <Xpage=1003>
On"er*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Onerated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Onerating .] [L. oneratus , p.p. pf onerare .] To load; to burden. [Obs.]
Becon.
Oneration <Xpage=1003>
On`er*a"tion (?) , n. The act of loading. [Obs.]
Onerous <Xpage=1003>
On"er*ous (?) , a. [L. onerosus , fr. onus , oneris , a load, burden: cf.F. on\'82reux .] Burdensome; oppressive. "Too onerous a solicitude."
I. Taylor.
Onerous cause (Scots Law) , a good and legal consideration; -- opposed to gratuitous .
Onerously <Xpage=1003>
On"er*ous*ly , adv. In an onerous manner.
Ones <Xpage=1003>
Ones (?) , adv. Once. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Oneself <Xpage=1003>
One`self" (?) , pron. A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one . Commonly writen as two words, one's self .
One's self (or more properly oneself ), is quite a modern form. In Elizabethan English we find a man's self=one's self . Morris.
One-sided <Xpage=1003>
One`-sid"ed (?) , a. 1. Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided view or statement . "Unguarded and one-sided language."
T. Arnold.
2. (Bot.) Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers .
-- One`-sid"ed-ly , adv. -- One`-sid"ed*ness , n.
Onethe <Xpage=1003>
On*ethe" (?) , adv. Scarcely. See Unnethe . [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Ongoing <Xpage=1003>
On"go`ing (?) , n. The act of going forward; progress; ( pl. ) affairs; business; current events.
The common ongoings of this our commonplace world, and everyday life. Prof. Wilson.
Onguent <Xpage=1003>
On"guent (?) , n. [F.] An unguent.
On-hanger <Xpage=1003>
On"-hang`er (?) , n. A hanger-on.
Onion <Xpage=1003>
On"ion (?) , n. [F. ognon , fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a single large pearl, an onion. See One , Union .] (Bot.) A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium ( A.cepa ), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus.
Onion fish (Zo\'94l.) , the grenadier. -- Onion fly (Zo\'94l.) a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, Anthomyia ceparum and Ortalis flexa . -- Welsh onion . (Bot.) See Cibol . -- Wild onion (Bot.) , a name given to several species of the genus Allium .
Onirocritic <Xpage=1003>
O*ni`ro*crit`ic (?) , a. See Oneirocritic .
Onliness <Xpage=1003>
On"li*ness (?) , n. The state of being alone. [Obs.]
Onloft <Xpage=1003>
On*loft" (?) , adv. Aloft; above ground. [Obs.]
She kept her father's life onloft . Chaucer.
On-looker <Xpage=1003>
On"-look`er (?) , n. A looker-on.
On-looking <Xpage=1003>
On"-look`ing , a. Looking on or forward.
Only <Xpage=1003>
On"ly (?) , a. [OE. only , anly , onlich , AS. \'benlic , i.e., onelike. See One , and Like , a. ] 1. One alone; single; as, the only man present; his only occupation.
2. Alone in its class; by itself; not associated with others of the same class or kind; as, an only child .
3. Hence, figuratively: Alone, by reason of superiority; pre\'89minent; chief. "Motley's the only wear."
Shak.
Only <Xpage=1003>
On"ly (?) , adv. [See Only , a. ] 1. In one manner or degree; for one purpose alone; simply; merely; barely.
And to be loved himself, needs only to be known.
Dryden.
2. So and no otherwise; no other than; exclusively; solely; wholly. "She being only wicked."
Beau. & Fl.
Every imagination . . . of his heart was only evil. Gen. vi. 5.
3. Singly; without more; as, only -begotten .
4. Above all others; particularly. [Obs.]
His most only elected mistress. Marston.
Only <Xpage=1003>
On"ly , conj. Save or except (that); -- an adversative used elliptically with or without that , and properly introducing a single fact or consideration.
He might have seemed some secretary or clerk . . . only that his low, flat, unadorned cap . . . indicated that he belonged to the city. Sir W. Scott.
Onocerin <Xpage=1003>
On`o*ce"rin (?) , n. [NL. Ononis , the generic name of the plant + L. cera wax.] (Chem.) A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the leguminous plant Ononis spinosa .
Onology <Xpage=1003>
O*nol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ an ass + -logy .] Foolish discourse. [R.]
Onomancy <Xpage=1003>
On"o*man`cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ name + -mancy . Cf. Nomancy .] Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy. [R.]
Camden.
Onomantic, Onomantical <Xpage=1003>
On`o*man"tic (?) , On`o*man"tic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to onomancy. [R.]
Onomastic <Xpage=1003>
On`o*mas"tic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/, from <?/ to name, <?/ name.] (Law) Applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another's handwriting.
Burrill.
Onomasticon <Xpage=1003>
On`o*mas"ti*con (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ (sc.<?/), fr. <?/. See Onomastic .] A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about A.D.180.
Onomatechny <Xpage=1003>
On"o*ma*tech`ny (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ + <?/ art.] Prognostication by the letters of a name.
Onomatologist <Xpage=1003>
On`o*ma*tol"o*gist (?) , n. One versed in the history of names.
Southey.
Onomatology <Xpage=1003>
On`o*ma*tol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/ + -logy .] The science of names or of their classification.
Onomatope <Xpage=1003>
O*nom"a*tope (?) , n. [See Onomatop\'d2ia .] An imitative word; an onomatopoetic word.
Onomatop\'d2ia <Xpage=1003>
On`o*mat`o*p\'d2"ia (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, a name + <?/ to make.] (Philol.) The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire.
&hand; It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural sounds.
Onomatop\'d2ic <Xpage=1003>
On`o*mat`o*p\'d2"ic (?) , a. Onomatopoetic.
Whitney.
Onomatopoetic <Xpage=1003>
On`o*mat`o*po*et"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to onomatop\'d2ia; characterized by onomatop\'d2ia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word .
Earle.
Onomatopy <Xpage=1003>
On`o*mat"o*py (?) , n. Onomatop\'d2ia.
Onomomancy <Xpage=1003>
O*nom"o*man`cy (?) , n. See Onomancy .
Onondagas <Xpage=1003>
On`on*da"gas (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Onondaga (<?/) . (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting what is now a part of the State of New York. They were the central or head tribe of the Five Nations.
Onrush <Xpage=1003>
On"rush` (?) , n. A rushing onward.
Onset <Xpage=1003>
On"set` (?) , n. [ On + set .] 1. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.
Milton.
The onset and retire Of both your armies. Shak.
Who on that day the word of onset gave. Wordsworth.
2. A setting about; a beginning. [Obs.]
Shak.
There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things. Bacon.
3. Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage. [Obs.]
Johnson.
Onset <Xpage=1003>
On"set` , v. t. 1. To assault; to set upon. [Obs.]
2. To set about; to begin. [Obs.]
Carew.
Onslaught <Xpage=1003>
On"slaught` (?) , n. [OE. on on + slaught , slaht , slaughter. See Slaughter .] 1. An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.
By storm and onslaught to proceed. Hudibras.
2. A bloody fray or battle. [Scot.]
Jamieson.
Onstead <Xpage=1003>
On"stead (?) , n. [Possibly a corruption of homestead .] A single farmhouse; a steading. [Prov.Eng. & Scot.]
Grose. Jamieson.
Onto <Xpage=1003>
On"to (?) , prep. [ On + to . Cf. Into .] On the top of; upon; on. See On to , under On , prep.
Ontogenesis, Ontogeny <Xpage=1003>
On`to*gen"e*sis (?) , On*tog"e*ny (?) , n. [See Ontology , and Genesis .] (Biol.) The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from phylogeny , or evolution of the tribe. Called also henogenesis , henogeny .
Ontogenetic <Xpage=1003>
On`to*ge*net"ic (?) , a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to ontogenesis; as, ontogenetic phenomena . -- On`to*ge*net"ic*al*ly (#) , adv.
Ontogenic <Xpage=1003>
On`to*gen"ic (?) , a. (Biol.) Ontogenetic.
Ontologic <Xpage=1003>
On`to*log"ic (?) , a. Ontological.
Ontological <Xpage=1003>
On`to*log"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. ontologique .] Of or pertaining to ontology.
Ontologically <Xpage=1003>
On`*to*log"ic*al*ly , adv. In an ontological manner.
Ontologist <Xpage=1003>
On*tol"o*gist (?) , n. [Cf.F. ontologiste .] One who is versed in or treats of ontology.
Edin. Rev.
Ontology <Xpage=1003>
On*tol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ the things which exist (pl.neut. of <?/, <?/, being, p.pr. of <?/ to be) + -logy : cf.F. ontologie .] That department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being.
Onus <Xpage=1003>
O"nus (?) , n. [L.] A burden; an obligation.
Onus probandi (<?/) [L.] , obligation to furnish evidence to prove a thing; the burden of proof.
Onward <Xpage=1003>
On"ward (?) , a. 1. Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc .
2. Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labor. Sir P. Sidney.
Onward <Xpage=1003>
On"ward , adv. Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward .
Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. Pope.
Onwardness <Xpage=1003>
On"ward*ness , n. Progress; advancement.
Onwards <Xpage=1003>
On"wards (?) , adv. [See -wards .] Onward.
Ony <Xpage=1003>
On"y (?) , a. Any. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Onycha <Xpage=1003>
On"y*cha (?) , n. [NL., from L. onyx , -ychis , onyx, also, a kind of mussel, Gr. <?/, <?/. See Onyx .]
1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus.
Ex. xxx. 34.
2. The precious stone called onyx . [R.]
Onychia <Xpage=1003>
O*nych"i*a (?) , n. [NL. See Onyx .] (Med.) (a) A whitlow. (b) An affection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail.
Onychomancy <Xpage=1003>
On"y*cho*man`cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a finger nail + -mancy : cf. F. onychomancie .] Divination by the nails.
Onychophora <Xpage=1003>
On`y*choph"o*ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. <?/, <?/, a claw + <?/.] (Zo\'94l.) Malacopoda.
Onyx <Xpage=1003>
O"nyx (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/ a claw, finger nail, a veined gem. See Nail , and cf. Onycha .] (Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground.
Onyx marble , a banded variety of marble or calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from Mexico.
Oo <Xpage=1003>
Oo , a. One. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
O\'94 <Xpage=1003>
O"\'94 (?) , n. [Hawaiian.] (Zo\'94l.) A beautiful bird ( Moho nobilis ) of the Hawaiian Islands. It yields the brilliant yellow feathers formerly used in making the royal robes. Called also yellow-tufted honeysucker .
O\'d2cium <Xpage=1003>
O*\'d2"ci*um (?) , n. ; pl. O\'d2cia (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ an egg + <?/ a house.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See Bryozoa .
O\'94genesis <Xpage=1003>
O`\'94*gen"e*sis (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ an egg + E. genesis .] (Physiol.) The development, or mode of origin, of the ova.
O\'94gonium <Xpage=1003>
O`\'94*go"ni*um (?) , n. ; pl. L. O\'94gonia (#) , E. O\'94goniums (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ an egg + <?/ offspring.] (Bot.) A special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing o\'94spheres, as in the rockweeds ( Fucus ), and the orders Vaucherie\'91 and Peronospore\'91 .
Ooidal <Xpage=1003>
O*oi"dal (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ an egg + <?/ form.] (Biol.) Shaped like an egg.
Ook <Xpage=1003>
Ook (?) , n. Oak. [Obs.] "A branched ook ."
Chaucer.
O\'94lite <Xpage=1003>
O"\'94*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ an egg + -lite : cf.F. o\'94lithe . So named from its resemblance to the roe of fish.] (Geol.) A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of Geology .
O\'94litic <Xpage=1003>
O`\'94*lit"ic (?) , a. [Cf.F. o\'94lithique .] Of or pertaining to o\'94lite; composed of, or resembling, o\'94lite.
O\'94logical <Xpage=1003>
O`\'94*log"ic*al (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to o\'94logy.
O\'94logist <Xpage=1003>
O*\'94l"o*gist (?) , n. One versed in o\'94logy.
O\'94logy <Xpage=1003>
O*\'94l"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ an egg + -logy .] The science of eggs in relation to their coloring, size, shape, and number.
Oolong <Xpage=1003>
Oo"long (?) , n. [Chinese, green dragon.] A fragrant variety of black tea having somewhat the flavor of green tea. [Written also oulong .]
Oomiac, Oomiak <Xpage=1003>
Oo"mi*ac , Oo"mi*ak (?) , n. A long, broad boat used by the Eskimos.
Oon <Xpage=1003>
Oon (?) , a. One. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Oones <Xpage=1003>
Oones (?) , adv. Once. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Oop <Xpage=1003>
Oop (?) , v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.] To bind with a thread or cord; to join; to unite. [Scot.]
Jamieson.
Oopack, Oopak <Xpage=1003>
Oo"pack , Oo"pak (?) , n. [So named from a district in China.] A kind of black tea.
O\'94phore <Xpage=1003>
O"\'94*phore (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ egg-bearing; <?/ an egg + <?/ to bear.] (Bot.) An alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which bears antheridia and archegonia, and so has sexual fructification, as contrasted with the sporophore , which is nonsexual, but produces spores in countless number. In ferns the o\'94phore is a minute prothallus; in mosses it is the leafy plant.
O\'94phorectomy <Xpage=1003>
O`\'94*pho*rec"to*my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ egg + <?/ to bear + <?/ a cutting out.] (Surg.) Ovariotomy.
O\'94phoric <Xpage=1003>
O`\'94*phor"ic (?) , a. (Bot.) Having the nature of, or belonging to, an o\'94phore.
O\'94phoridium <Xpage=1003>