Chapter 1079

O*tog"ra*phy (?) , n. [ Oto- + -graphy .] A description of the ear.

Otolith, Otolite <Xpage=1017>

O"to*lith (?) , O"to*lite (?) , n. [ Oto- + -lith , -lite .] (Anat.) One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone. Collectively, the otoliths are called ear sand and otoconite .

Otolithic, Otolitic <Xpage=1017>

O`to*lith"ic (?) , O`to*lit"ic (?) , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to otoliths.

Otological <Xpage=1017>

O`to*log"ic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining tootology.

Otologist <Xpage=1017>

O*tol"o*gist (?) , n. One skilled in otology; an aurist.

Otology <Xpage=1017>

O*tol"o*gy (?) , n. [ Oto- + -logy .] The branch of science which treats of the ear and its diseases.

Otopathy <Xpage=1017>

O*top"a*thy (?) , n. [ Oto- + Gr. <?/ to suffer.] (Med.) A diseased condition of the ear.

Otorrh</a <Xpage=1017>

O`tor*rh<?/"a (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, the ear + <?/ to flow.] (Med.) A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent discharge.

Otoscope <Xpage=1017>

O"to*scope (?) , n. [ Oto- + -scope .] An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.

Otoscopeic <Xpage=1017>

O`to*scope"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy.

Otoscopy <Xpage=1017>

O*tos"co*py (?) , n. (Med.) The examination of the ear; the art of using the otoscope.

Otosteal <Xpage=1017>

O*tos"te*al (?) , n. [ Oto- + Gr. <?/ a bone.] (Anat.) An auditory ossicle.

R. Owen.

Otozoum <Xpage=1017>

O`to*zo"um (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, a fabled giant + <?/ an animal.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of huge vertebrates, probably dinosaurs, known only from four-toed tracks in Triassic sandstones.

Ottar <Xpage=1017>

Ot"tar (?) , n. See Attar .

Ottawas <Xpage=1017>

Ot"ta*was (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Ottawa (<?/) . (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who, when first known, lived on the Ottawa River. Most of them subsequently migrated to the southwestern shore of Lake Superior.

Otter <Xpage=1017>

Ot"ter (?) , n. [OE. oter , AS. Otor ; akin to D. & G. otter , Icel. otr , Dan. odder , Sw. utter , Lith. udra , Russ, vuidra , Gr. <?/ water serpent, hydra, Skr. udra otter, and also to E. water . <?/137, 215. See Water , and cf. Hydra .]

1. (Zo\'94l.) Any carnivorous animal of the genus Lutra , and related genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and valuable. The common otter of Europe is Lutra vulgaris ; the American otter is L. Canadensis ; other species inhabit South America and Asia.

2. (Zo\'94l.) The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.

Otter hound , Otter dog (Zo\'94l.) , a small breed of hounds, used in England for hunting otters. -- Otter sheep . See Ancon sheep , under Ancon . -- Otter shell (Zo\'94l.) , very large bivalve mollusk ( Schizoth\'91rus Nuttallii ) found on the northwest coast of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used by the Indians. -- Sea otter . (Zo\'94l.) See in the Vocabulary.

Otter <Xpage=1017>

Ot"ter , n. A corruption of Annotto .

Otto <Xpage=1017>

Ot"to (?) , n. See Attar .

Ottoman <Xpage=1017>

Ot"to*man (?) , a. [F. ottoman : cf. It. ottomano , ottomanno ; -- from Othoman , Othman , or Osman , the name of a sultan who assumed the government of Turkey about the year 1300. Cf. Osmanli , Ottoman a stuffed seat.] Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire .

Ottoman <Xpage=1017>

Ot"to*man , n. ; pl. Ottomans (<?/) . 1. A Turk.

2. [F. ottomane , from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey.

Ottomite <Xpage=1017>

Ot"to*mite (?) , n. An Ottoman. [R.]

Shak.

Ottrelite <Xpage=1017>

Ot"trel*ite (?) , n. [From Ottrez , on the borders of Luxembourg.] (Min.) A micaceous mineral occurring in small scales. It is characteristic of certain crystalline schists.

Ouakari <Xpage=1017>

Oua*ka"ri (?) , n. [From the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) Any South American monkey of the genus Brachyurus , especially B. ouakari .

Ouanderoo <Xpage=1017>

Ouan`der*oo" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The wanderoo.

Ouarine <Xpage=1017>

Oua`rine" (?) , n. [F.] (Zo\'94l.) A Brazilian monkey of the genus Mycetes. <-- #sic. Why is genus name not italicised? -->

Oubliette <Xpage=1017>

Ou`bli`ette" (?) , n. [F., fr. oublier to forget, fr. (assumed) LL. oblitare , L. oblivisci , p. p. oblitus .] A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall.

Sudden in the sun An oubliette winks. Where is he? Gone. Mrs. Browning.

Ouch <Xpage=1017>

Ouch (?) , n. [OE. ouch , nouche ( a nouch being taken for an ouch : cf. Adder ), fr. OF. nusche , nosche , nousche , buckle, clasp, LL. nusca , fr. OHG. nusca , nuscha .] A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person.

A precious stone in a rich ouche . Sir T. Elyot.

Your brooches, pearls, and ouches . Shak.

Oughne <Xpage=1017>

Ough"ne (?) , a. Own. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Ought <Xpage=1017>

Ought (?) , n. & adv. See Aught .

Ought <Xpage=1017>

Ought , imp., p. p., or auxiliary . [Orig. the preterit of the verb to owe . OE. oughte , aughte , ahte , AS. \'behte . &root;110. See Owe .] 1. Was or were under obligation to pay; owed. [Obs.]

This due obedience which they ought to the king. Tyndale.

The love and duty I long have ought you. Spelman.

[He] said . . . you ought him a thousand pound. Shak.

2. Owned; possessed. [Obs.]

The knight the which that castle ought . Spenser.

3. To be bound in duty or by moral obligation.

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak. Rom. xv. 1.

4. To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed. "Well ought us work."

Chaucer.

To speak of this as it ought , would ask a volume. Milton.

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things? Luke xxiv. 26.

&hand; Ought is now chiefly employed as an auxiliary verb, expressing fitness, expediency, propriety, moral obligation, or the like, in the action or state indicated by the principal verb.

Syn. -- Ought , Should . Both words imply obligation, but ought is the stronger. Should may imply merely an obligation of propriety, expendiency, etc.; ought denotes an obligation of duty.

Oughtness <Xpage=1017>

Ought"ness (?) , n. The state of being as a thing ought to be; rightness. [R.]

N. W. Taylor.

Oughwhere <Xpage=1017>

Ough"where` (?) , adv. [AS. \'behw\'91r .] Anywhere; somewhere. See Owher . [Obs.]

Ouistiti <Xpage=1017>

Ouis"ti*ti (?) , n. [F.] (Zo\'94l.) See Wistit .

Oul <Xpage=1017>

Oul (?) , n. An awl. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Oul <Xpage=1017>

Oul , n. An owl. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Oulachan <Xpage=1017>

Ou"la*chan (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Eulachon .

Ounce <Xpage=1017>

Ounce (?) , n. [F. once , fr. L. uncia a twelfth, the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot: cf. Gr. <?/ bulk, mass, atom. Cf. 2d Inch , Oke .] 1. A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437<?/ grains.

2. (Troy Weight) The twelfth part of a troy pound.

&hand; The troy ounce contains twenty pennyweights, each of twenty-four grains, or, in all, 480 grains, and is the twelfth part of the troy pound. The troy ounce is also a weight in apothecaries' weight. [ Troy ounce is sometimes written as one word, troyounce .]

3. Fig.: A small portion; a bit. [Obs.]

By ounces hung his locks that he had. Chaucer.

Fluid ounce . See under Fluid , n.

Ounce <Xpage=1017>

Ounce , n. [F. once ; cf. It. lonza , Sp. onza ; prob. for lonce , taken as l'once , fr. L. lynx , Gr. <?/, or an (assumed) fem. adj. lyncea , from lynx . Cf. Lynx .] (Zo\'94l.) A feline quadruped ( Felis irbis, &or; uncia ) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also once .

Ounded, Oundy <Xpage=1017>

Ound"ed (?) , Oun"dy (?) , a. [F. ond\'82 , -\'82e , fr. onde , L. unda , a wave.] Wavy; waving<?/ curly. [Obs.] " Owndie hair."

Chaucer.

Ounding <Xpage=1017>

Ound"ing (?) , vb. n. Waving. [Obs.]

Ounding , paling, winding, or bending . . . of cloth. Chaucer.

Ouphe <Xpage=1017>

Ouphe (?) , n. [See Auf .] A fairy; a goblin; an elf. [Obs.] "Like urchins, ouphes , and fairies."

Shak.

Ouphen <Xpage=1017>

Ouph"en (?) , a. Elfish. [Obs.]

Our <Xpage=1017>

Our (?) , possessive pron. [AS. <?/re our, of us; akin to <?/s us, to us, and to G. unser our, of us, Goth. unsara . &root;186 See Us .] Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, our country; our rights; our troops; our endeavors. See I .

The Lord is our defense. Ps. lxxxix. 18.

&hand; When the noun is not expressed, ours is used in the same way as hers for her , yours for your , etc.; as, whose house is that? It is ours .

Our wills are ours , we known not how. Tennyson.

-our <Xpage=1017>

-our (?) . [OF. -our .] See -or .

Ourang <Xpage=1017>

Ou*rang" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The orang-outang.

Ourang-outang <Xpage=1017>

Ou*rang"-ou*tang` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Orang-outang .

Ouranographist <Xpage=1017>

Ou`ra*nog"ra*phist (?) , n. See Uranographist .

Ouranography <Xpage=1017>

Ou`ra*nog"ra*phy (?) , n. See Uranography .

Ourebi <Xpage=1017>

Ou"re*bi (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A small, graceful, and swift African antelope, allied to the klipspringer.

Ouretic <Xpage=1017>

Ou*ret"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/, from <?/ urine. Cf. Uretic .] (Chem.) Uric.

Ourology <Xpage=1017>

Ou*rol"o*gy (?) , n. See Urology .

Ouroscopy <Xpage=1017>

Ou*ros"co*py (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ urine + -scopy .] Ourology.

Ours <Xpage=1017>

Ours (?) , possessive pron. See Note under Our .

Ourselves <Xpage=1017>

Our*selves" (?) , pron. ; sing . Ourself (<?/). An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural; -- used as a subject, usually with we ; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective case.

We ourselves might distinctly number in words a great deal further then we usually do. Locke.

Safe in ourselves , while on ourselves we stand. Dryden.

&hand; The form ourself is usec only in the regal or formal style after we or us , denoting a single person.

Unless we would denude ourself of all force. Clarendon.

-ous <Xpage=1017>

-ous (?) . [OF. -ous , us , -os , F. -eux , fr. L. -osus , and -us . Cf. -ose .] 1. An adjective suffix meaning full of , abounding in , having , possessing the qualities of , like ; as in graci ous , abounding in grace; ardu ous , full of ardor; bulb ous , having bulbs, bulblike; riot ous , poison ous , pite ous , joy ous , etc.

2. (Chem.) A suffix denoting that the element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted by the termination -ic ; as, nitr ous , sulphur ous , etc ., as contrasted with nitr ic , sulphur ic , etc.

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Ouse <Xpage=1018>

Ouse (?) , n. & v. See Ooze . [Obs.]

Ousel <Xpage=1018>

Ou"sel (?) , n. [OE. osel , AS. <?/sle ; akin to G. amsel , OHG. amsala , and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle , Amsel .] (Zo\'94l.) One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird ( Merula merula , or Turdus merula ), and the mountain or ring ousel ( Turdus torquatus ). [Written also ouzel .]

Rock ousel (Zo\'94l.) , the ring ousel. -- Water ousel (Zo\'94l.) , the European dipper ( Cinclus aquaticus ), and the American dipper ( C. Mexicanus ).

Oust <Xpage=1018>

Oust (?) , n. See Oast .

Oust <Xpage=1018>

Oust , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ousted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ousting .] [OF. oster , F. \'93ter , prob. fr. L. obstare to oppose, hence, to forbid, take away. See Obstacle , and cf. Ouster .] 1. To take away; to remove.

Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted . Sir M. Hale.

2. To eject; to turn out.

Blackstone.

From mine own earldom foully ousted me. Tennyson.

Ouster <Xpage=1018>

Oust"er (?) , n. [Prob. fr. the OF. infin. oster , used substantively. See Oust .] A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection; disseizin.

Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement. Blackstone.

Ouster le main . [ Ouster + F. la main the hand, L. manus .] (Law) A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that purpose.

Blackstone.

Out <Xpage=1018>

Out (?) , adv. [OE. out , ut , oute , ute , AS. <?/t , and <?/te , <?/tan , fr. <?/t ; akin to D. uit , OS. <?/t , G. aus , OHG. -<?/z , Icel. <?/t , Sw. ut , Dan. ud , Goth. ut , Skr. ud . <?/198. Cf. About , But , prep ., Carouse , Utter , a. ] In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation which is exterior to something; -- opposed to in or into . The something may be expressed after of , from , etc. (see Out of , below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is out ; or, he is out of the house, office, business, etc.; he came out ; or, he came out from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc. Out is used in a variety of applications, as: --

1. Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual, place; as, the proprietor is out , his team was taken out . "My shoulder blade is out ."

Shak.

He hath been out (of the country) nine years. Shak.

2. Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the sun shines out ; he laughed out , to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out , or is out ; the disease broke out on his face; the book is out .

Leaves are out and perfect in a month. Bacon.

She has not been out [in general society] very long. H. James.

3. Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the fire, has burned out . "Hear me out ."

Dryden.

Deceitiful men shall not live out half their days. Ps. iv. 23.

When the butt is out , we will drink water. Shak.

4. Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went out and the Whigs came in; he put his money out at interest. "Land that is out at rack rent." Locke . "He was out fifty pounds." Bp. Fell .

I have forgot my part, and I am out . Shak.

5. Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation. "Lancelot and I are out ."

Shak.

Wicked men are strangely out in the calculating of their own interest. South.

Very seldom out , in these his guesses. Addison.

6. Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.

&hand; Out is largely used in composition as a prefix, with the same significations that it has as a separate word; as out bound, out break, out building, out come, out do, out door, out field. See also the first Note under Over , adv.