Chapter 1089

O*vo*vi*vip"a*rous (?) , a. [ Ov um + viviparous : cf. F. ovovivipare .] (Biol.) Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.

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O"vu*lar (?) , a. (Biol.) Relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an ovular growth .

Ovulary <Xpage=1025>

O"vu*la*ry (?) , a. (Biol.) Pertaining to ovules.

Ovulate <Xpage=1025>

O"vu*late (?) , a. (Biol.) Containing an ovule or ovules.

Ovulation <Xpage=1025>

O`vu*la"tion (?) , n. (Phisiol.) The formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. In the mammalian female the discharge occurs during menstruation.

Ovule <Xpage=1025>

O"vule (?) , n. [Dim. of L. ovum an egg: cf. F. ovule . Cf. Ovolo , Ovulum .] (Biol.) (a) The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum , the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza , and their minute orifice is the foramen . (b) An ovum.

Ovuliferous <Xpage=1025>

O`vu*lif"er*ous (?) , a. [ Ovule + -ferous .] (biol.) Producing ovules.

Ovulist <Xpage=1025>

O"vu*list (?) n. (Biol.) A believer in the theory (called encasement theory ), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called ovist .

Ovulite <Xpage=1025>

O"vu*lite (?) , n. [ Ov um + -lite .] A fossil egg.

Ovulum <Xpage=1025>

O"vu*lum (?) , n. ; pl. Ovula (#) . [NL. See Ovule .] (Biol.) An ovule.

Ovum <Xpage=1025>

O"vum (?) , n. ; pl. L. Ova (#) , E. Ovums (#) . [L., an egg. See Oval .] 1. (Biol.) A more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See Illust . of Mycropyle .

&hand; The ovum is a typical cell, with a cell wall, cell substance, nucleus, and nucleolus. In man and the higher animals the cell wall, a vertically striated membrane, is called the zona pellucida ; the cell contents, the vitellus ; the nucleus, the germinal vesicle ; and the nucleolus, the germinal spot . The diameter of the ripe ovum in man and the domestic animals varies between 1-200 and 1-120 of an inch.

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2. (Arch.) One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.

Gwilt.

Owch <Xpage=1026>

Owch (?) , n. See Ouch . [Obs.]

Speser.

Owe <Xpage=1026>

Owe (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Owed (?) , ( Ought (<?/) obs. ); p. pr. & vb. n. Owing (?) .] [OE. owen , awen , aghen , to have, own, have (to do), hence, owe, AS. \'began to have; akin to G. eigen , a., own, Icel. eiga to have, Dan. eie , Sw. \'84ga , Goth. \'a0igan , Skr. <?/. <?/<?/<?/<?/. Cf. Ought , v. , 2d Own , Fraught .] 1. To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own. [Obs.]

Thou dost here usurp The name thou ow'st not. Shak.

2. To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victoty to his lieutenants .

Milton.

O deem thy fall not owed to man's decree. Pope.

3. Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.

The one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty. Bible (1551).

A son owes help and honor to his father. Holyday.

&hand; Owe was sometimes followed by an objective clause introduced by the infinitive. "Ye owen to incline and bow your heart."

Chaucer.

4. To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services .

Owel <Xpage=1026>

Ow"el (?) , a. [OF. oel , owel , iwel , ivel , F. \'82gal , fr. L. aequalis .] (Law) Equal. [Obs.]

Burrill.

Owelty <Xpage=1026>

Ow"el*ty (?) , n. [OF. oelt\'82 , ivelt\'82 .] (Law) Equality; -- sometimes written ovelty and ovealty .

Burrill.

Owen <Xpage=1026>

Ow"en (?) , a. [See Own .] Own. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Owenite <Xpage=1026>

Ow"en*ite (?) , n. A follower of Robert Owen , who tried to reorganize society on a socialistic basis, and established an industrial community on the Clyde, Scotland, and, later, a similar one in Indiana.

Owher <Xpage=1026>

O"wher (?) , adv. [AS. \'behw\'91r .] Anywhere. [Obs.] "If he found owher a good fellow."

Chaucer.

Owing <Xpage=1026>

Ow`ing (?) , P. p. & a. [Used in a passive sense for owed (AS. \'begen . See Own ).] 1. Had or held under obligation of paying; due.

There is more owing her than is paid. Shak.

2. Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with to ; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to speculations.

Owl <Xpage=1026>

Owl (?) , n. [AS. <?/le ; akin to D. uil , OHG. <?/wila , G. eule , Icel. ugla , Sw . ugla , Dan. ugle .]

1. (Zo\'94l.) Any cpecies of raptorial birds of the family Strigid\'91 . They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits.

&hand; Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The species are numerous. See Barn owl , Burrowing owl , Eared owl , Hawk owl , Horned owl , Screech owl , Snowy owl , under Barn \'3c Burrowing , etc.

&hand; In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, -- and indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of wisdom.

Am. Cyc.

2. (Zo\'94l.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.

Owl monkey (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of South American nocturnal monkeys of the genus Nyctipithecus . They have very large eyes. Called also durukuli . -- Owl moth (<?/) (Zo\'94l.) , a very large moth ( Erebus strix ). The expanse of its wings is over ten inches. -- Owl parrot (Zo\'94l.) , the kakapo. -- Sea owl (Zo\'94l.) , the lumpfish. -- Owl train , a cant name for certain railway trains whose run is in the nighttime.

Owl <Xpage=1026>

Owl , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Owled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Owling .] 1. To pry about; to prowl. [Prov. Eng.]

2. To carry wool or sheep out of England. [Obs.]

&hand; This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by night.

3. Hence, to carry on any contraband trade. [Eng.]

Owler <Xpage=1026>

Owl"er (?) , n. [From Owl , v. i. ] One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. See Owling , n. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

T. Brown.

Owlery <Xpage=1026>

Owl"er*y (?) , n. ; pl. Owleries (<?/) . An abode or a haunt of owls.

Owlet <Xpage=1026>

Owl"et (?) , n. [Dim. of owl . Cf. Howlet .] (Zo\'94l.) A small owl; especially, the European species ( Athene noctua ), and the California flammulated owlet ( Megascops flammeolus ).

Owlet moth (Zo\'94l.) , any noctuid moth.

Owl-eyed <Xpage=1026>

Owl"-eyed` (?) , a. Having eyes like an owl's.

Owling <Xpage=1026>

Owl"ing , n. [From Owl , v. i. ] (O. Eng. Law) The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing.

Blackstone.

Owlish <Xpage=1026>

Owl"ish , a. Resembling, or characteristic of, an owl.

Owlism <Xpage=1026>

Owl"ism (?) , n. Affected wisdom; pompous dellness. [R.]

Owllight <Xpage=1026>

Owl"light` (?) , n. Glimmering or imperfect <?/ight. [R.]

Bp. Warburton.

Own <Xpage=1026>

Own (?) , v. t. [OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan , G. g\'94nnen , Icel. unna ; of uncertain origin. This word has been confused with own to possess.] To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love .

The wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide <?/ But his sagacious eye an inmate owns . Keats.

Own <Xpage=1026>

Own , a. [OE. owen , awen , auen , aughen , AS. \'begen , p. p. of \'began to possess; akin to OS. &emac;gan , G. & D. eigen , Icel. eiginn , Sw. & Dan. egen . &root;110. See Owe .] Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my , our , thy , your , his , her , its , their , in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price. "No man was his own [ i. e. , no man was master of himself, or in possession of his senses]."

Shak.

To hold one's own , to keep or maintain one's possessions; to yield nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or disadvantage in a contest.

Shak.

Own <Xpage=1026>

Own , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Owned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Owning .] [OE. ohnien , ahnien , AS. \'begnian , fr. \'begen own, a. See Own , a. ] To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house .

Owner <Xpage=1026>

Own"er (?) , n. One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.

Shak.

Ownerless <Xpage=1026>

Own"er*less , a. Without an owner.

Ownership <Xpage=1026>

Own"er*ship , n. The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.

Owre <Xpage=1026>

Owre (?) , n. [AS. <?/ r ; akin to G. auer ochs, OHG. <?/r , <?/r ohso, Icel. <?/rr .] (Zo\'94l.) The aurohs. [Obs.]

Owse, Owser <Xpage=1026>

Owse (?) , Ow"ser (?) , n. Tanner's ooze. See Ooze , 3.

Ox <Xpage=1026>

Ox (?) , n. ; pl. Oxen (#) . [AS. oxa ; akin to D. os . G. ochs , ochse , OHG. ohso , Icel. oxi , Sw. & Dan. oxe , Goth. a\'a3hsa , Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle. <?/<?/<?/ Cf. Humid , Aurochs .] (Zo\'94l.) The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of bovine animals, male and female.

All sheep and oxen , yea, and the beasts of the field. Ps. viii. 7.

&hand; The castrated male is called a steer until it attains its full growth, and then, an ox ; but if castrated somewhat late in life, it is called a stag . The male, not castrated, is called a bull . These distinctions are well established in regard to domestic animals of this genus. When wild animals of this kind are spoken of, ox is often applied both to the male and the female. The name ox is never applied to the individual cow , or female, of the domestic kind. Oxen may comprehend both the male and the female.

Grunting ox (Zo\'94l.) , the yak. -- Indian ox (Zo\'94l.) , the zebu. -- Javan ox (Zo\'94l.) , the banteng. -- Musk ox . (Zo\'94l.) See under Musk . -- Ox bile . See Ox gall , below. -- Ox gall , the fresh gall of the domestic ox; -- used in the arts and in medicine. -- Ox pith , ox marrow. [Obs.] Marston. -- Ox ray (Zo\'94l.) , a very large ray ( Dicerobatis Giorn\'91 ) of Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ projecting forward from each pectoral fin. It sometimes becomes twenty feet long and twenty-eight feet broad, and weighs over a ton. Called also sea devil . -- To have the black ox tread on one's foot , to be unfortunate; to know what sorrow is (because black oxen were sacrificed to Pluto). Leigh Hunt.

Oxacid <Xpage=1026>

Ox`ac"id (?) , n. (Chem.) See Oxyacid .

Oxalan <Xpage=1026>

Ox"a*lan (?) , n. [From Alloxan , by transposition of letters.] (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous substance C3N3H5O3 obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate), as a stable white crystalline powder; -- called also oxaluramide .

Oxalantin <Xpage=1026>

Ox`a*lan"tin (?) , n. [From Alloxantin , by transposition of letters.] (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance ( C6H4N4O5 ) obtained by the reduction of parabanic acid; -- called also leucoturic acid .

Oxalate <Xpage=1026>

Ox"a*late (?) , n. [Cf. F. oxalate . See Oxalic .] (Chem.) A salt of oxalic acid.

Oxaldehyde <Xpage=1026>

Ox*al"de*hyde (?) , n. [ Oxa lic + aldehyde .] (Chem.) Same as Glyoxal .

Oxalethyline <Xpage=1026>

Ox`al*eth"yl*ine (?) , n. [ Oxal ic + ethyl + -ine .] A poisonous nitrogenous base ( C6H10N2 ) obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of atropine. It is probably related to pyridine.

Oxalic <Xpage=1026>

Ox*al"ic (?) , a. [From Oxalis : cf. F. oxalique .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the Buckwheat family.

Oxalic acid (Chem.) , a dibasic acid, existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate, and in many plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is prepared on a large scale, by the action of fused caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a white crystalline substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is poisonous in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing, bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid, and in salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.

Oxaline <Xpage=1026>

Ox"a*line (?) , n. [Gly oxal + -ine .] (Chem.) See Glyoxaline .

Oxalis <Xpage=1026>

Ox"a*lis (?) , n. [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr.<?/<?/<?/, fr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ sharp,pungent, acid.] (Bot.) A genus of plants,mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also wood sorrel .

Oxalite <Xpage=1026>

Ox"a*lite (?) , n. (Min.) A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.

Oxaluramide <Xpage=1026>

Ox`a*lur*am"ide (?) , n. [ Oxaluric + amide .] (Chem.) Same as Oxalan .

Oxalurate <Xpage=1026>

Ox`a*lur"ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of oxaluric acid.

Oxaluric <Xpage=1026>

Ox`a*lur"ic (?) , a. [ Oxal yl + urea .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance.

Oxalyl <Xpage=1026>

Ox"a*lyl (?) , n. [ Oxal ic + -yl .] (Chem.) (a) A hydrocarbon radical ( C2O2 ) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it. (b) An old name for carbonyl . (c) An old name for carboxyl .

Oxamate <Xpage=1026>

Ox*am"ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of oxamic acid.

Oxamethane <Xpage=1026>

Ox`a*meth"ane (?) , n. [ Oxam ic + eth yl.] (Chem.) Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder.

Oxamethylane <Xpage=1026>

Ox`a*meth"yl*ane (?) , n. [ Oxam ic + methyl .] (Chem.) Methyl oxamate, obtained as a pearly white crystalline substance.

Oxamic <Xpage=1026>

Ox*am"ic (?) , a. [ Ox alic + am ido] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid NH2.C2O2.HO obtained as a fine crystalline powder, intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide. Its ammonium salt is obtained by boiling oxamide with ammonia.

Oxamide <Xpage=1026>

Ox*am"ide (?) , n , [ Ox alic + amide .] (Chem.) A white crystalline neutral substance ( C2O2(NH2)2) obtained by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia. It is the acid amide of oxalic acid. Formerly called also oxalamide .

Oxamidine <Xpage=1026>

Ox*am"i*dine (?) , n. [ Ox ygen + amido + -ine .] (Chem.) One of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.

Oxanillamide <Xpage=1026>

Ox`a*nill*am"ide (?) , n. [ Oxanil ic + amide .] (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly by the action of cyanogen on aniline, and regarded as an anilide of oxamic acid; -- called also phenyl oxamide .

Oxanilate <Xpage=1026>

Ox*an"i*late (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of oxanilic acid.

Oxanilic <Xpage=1026>

Ox`an*il"ic (?) , a. [ Ox alic + anil ine.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; -- used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline scales by heating these substances together.

Oxanilide <Xpage=1026>