The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1091
Ox`y*quin"o*line (?) , n. [ Oxy- (b) + quinoline .] (Chem.) Hydroxy quinoline; a phenol derivative of quinoline, -- called also carbostyril .
Oxyrhyncha <Xpage=1027>
Ox`y*rhyn"cha (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.<?/<?/<?/<?/ sharp + <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ snout.] (Zo\'94l.) The maioid crabs.
Oxyrrhodine <Xpage=1027>
Ox*yr"rho*dine (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ (sc. <?/<?/<?/); 'oxy`s acid + <?/<?/<?/<?/ made of roses, <?/<?/<?/<?/ rose.] (Med.) A mixture of two parts of the oil of roses with one of the vinegar of roses.
Floyer.
Oxysalt <Xpage=1027>
Ox"y*salt (?) , n. [ Oxy- (a) + salt .] (Chem.) A salt of an oxyacid, as a sulphate.
Oxysulphide <Xpage=1027>
Ox`y*sul"phide (?) , n. (Chem.) A ternary compound of oxygen and sulphur.
Oxysulphuret <Xpage=1027>
Ox`y*sul"phu*ret (?) , n. (Chem.) An oxysulphide. [Obsolescent]
Oxytocic <Xpage=1027>
Ox`y*toc"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ sharp, quick + <?/<?/<?/<?/ birth.] (Med.) Promoting uterine contractions, or parturition. -- n. An oxytocic medicine or agent.
Oxytoluene <Xpage=1027>
Ox`y*tol"u*ene (?) , n. [ Oxy- (a) + toluene .] One of three hydroxy derivatives of toluene, called the cresols . See Cresol .
Oxytone <Xpage=1027>
Ox"y*tone (?) , a. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/; <?/<?/<?/ sharp + <?/<?/<?/ tone.] Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.) , having an acute accent on the last syllable.
Oxytone <Xpage=1027>
Ox"y*tone , n. 1. An acute sound.
2. (Gr. Gram.) A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.
Oxytonical <Xpage=1027>
Ox`y*ton"ic*al (?) , a. (Gr. Gram.) Oxytone.
Oyer <Xpage=1027>
O"yer (?) , n. [Anglo F., a hearing, from OF. o\'8br , F. ou\'8br , to hear, L. audire . See Audible .] (Law) A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in court prays oyer of a writing .
Blackstone.
Oyer and terminer (Law) , a term used in England in commissions directed to judges of assize about to hold court, directing them to hear and determine cases brought before them. In the U.S. the phrase is used to designate certain criminal courts.
Oyez <Xpage=1027>
O"yez` (&omac;y&ecr;s; 277) , interj. [Anglo-F. oyez hear ye. See Oyer .] Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times. [Written also oyes .]
Oylet <Xpage=1027>
Oy"let (?) , n. [See Eyelet .] 1. See Eyelet .
2. (Arch.) Same as Oillet .
Oynoun <Xpage=1027>
Oy"noun (?) , n. Onion. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Oyster <Xpage=1027>
Oys"ter (?) , n. [OF. oistre , F. hu\'8ctre , L. ostrea , ostreum ,Gr. <?/<?/<?/; prob. akin to <?/<?/<?/ bone, the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. Osseous , Ostracize .]
1. (Zo\'94l.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster ( Ostrea edulis ), and the American oyster ( Ostrea Virginiana ), are the most important species.
2. A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.
Fresh-water oyster (Zo\'94l.) , any species of the genus Etheria , and allied genera, found in rivers of Africa and South America. They are irregular in form, and attach themselves to rocks like oysters, but they have a pearly interior, and are allied to the fresh-water mussels. -- Oyster bed , a breeding place for oysters; a place in a tidal river or other water on or near the seashore, where oysters are deposited to grow and fatten for market. See lst Scalp , n. -- Oyster catcher (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of wading birds of the genus H\'91matopus , which frequent seashores and feed upon shellfish. The European species ( H. ostralegus ), the common American species ( H. palliatus ), and the California, or black, oyster catcher ( H. Bachmani ) are the best known. -- Oyster crab (Zo\'94l.) a small crab ( Pinnotheres ostreum ) which lives as a commensal in the gill cavity of the oyster. -- Oyster dredge , a rake or small dragnet of bringing up oyster from the bottom of the sea. -- Oyster fish . ( Zo\'94l .) (a) The tautog. (b) The toadfish. -- Oyster plant . (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Tragopogon ( T. porrifolius ), the root of which, when cooked, somewhat resembles the oyster in taste; salsify; -- called also vegetable oyster . (b) A plant found on the seacoast of Northern Europe, America and Asia ( Mertensia maritima ), the fresh leaves of which have a strong flavor of oysters. -- Oyster plover . (Zo\'94l.) Same as Oyster catcher , above. -- Oyster shell (Zo\'94l.) , the shell of an oyster. -- Oyster wench , Oyster wife , Oyster women , a women who deals in oysters. -- Pearl oyster . (Zo\'94l.) See under Pearl . -- Thorny oyster (Zo\'94l.) , any spiny marine shell of the genus Spondylus .
Oyster</green <Xpage=1027>
Oys"ter<?/green` (?) , n. (Bot.) A green membranous seaweed ( Ulva ) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, etc.
Oystering <Xpage=1027>
Oys"ter*ing , n. Gathering, or dredging for, oysters.
Oysterling <Xpage=1027>
Oys"ter*ling (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A young oyster.
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Ozona <Xpage=1028>
O*zo"na (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. ozaena , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to smell.] (Med.) A discharge of fetid matter from the nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of the soft parts and disease of the bones of the nose.
Ozocerite <Xpage=1028>
O`zo*ce"rite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ to smell + <?/ wax.] (Min.) A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called native paraffin , and mineral wax .
Ozonation <Xpage=1028>
O`zo*na"tion (?) , n. (Chem.) The act of treating with ozone; also, the act of converting into, or producing, ozone; ozonization.
Ozone <Xpage=1028>
O"zone (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ smelling, p. pr. of <?/ to smell. See Odor .] (Chem.) A colorless gaseous substance (O<?/) obtained (as by the silent discharge of electricity in oxygen) as an allotropic form of oxygen, containing three atoms in the molecule. It is a streng oxidizer, and probably exists in the air, though by he ordinary tests it is liable to be confused with certain other substances, as hydrogen dioxide, or certain oxides of nitrogen. It derives its name from its peculiar odor, which resembles that of weak chlorine.
Ozonic <Xpage=1028>
O*zon"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, ozone.
Ozonification <Xpage=1028>
O*zo`ni*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. [ Ozone + L. -ficare to make. See fy . ] (Chem.) The act or process of producing, or of subjecting to the action of, ozone.
Ozonization <Xpage=1028>
O`zo*ni*za"tion (?) , n. (Chem.) Ozonation.
Ozonize <Xpage=1028>
O"zo*nize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ozonized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ozonizing .] (Chem.) (a) To convert into ozone, as oxygen. (b) To treat with ozone.
Ozonizer <Xpage=1028>
O"zo*ni`zer (?) , n. (Chem.) An apparatus or agent for the production or application of ozone.
Ozonometer <Xpage=1028>
O`zo*nom"e*ter (?) , n. [ Ozone + -meter .] An instrument for ascertaining the amount of ozone in the atmosphere, or in any gaseous mixture.
Faraday.
Ozonometric <Xpage=1028>
O`zo*no*met"ric (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or used for, the determination of the amount of ozone; of or relating to ozonometry.
Ozonometry <Xpage=1028>
O`zo*nom"e*try (?) , n. (Chem.) The measurement or determination of the quantity of ozone.
Ozonoscope <Xpage=1028>
O*zo"no*scope (?) , n. [ Ozone + -scope .] (Chem.) An apparatus employed to indicate the presence, or the amount, of ozone.
Ozonoscopic <Xpage=1028>
O*zo`no*scop"ic (?) , a. [ Ozone + Gr. <?/ to view.] (Chem.) Serving to indicate the presence or the amount of ozone.
Ozonous <Xpage=1028>
O"zo*nous (?) , a. Pertaining to or containing, ozone.
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Pack <Xpage=1029>
Pack (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Packed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Packing .] [Akin to D. pakken , G. packen , Dan. pakke , Sw. packa , Icel. pakka . See Pack , n. ] 1. To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as to pack goods in a box; to pack fish.
Strange materials packed up with wonderful art. Addison.
Where . . . the bones Of all my buried ancestors are packed . Shak.
2. To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into; as, to pack a trunk; the play, or the audience, packs the theater.
3. To sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly.
And mighty dukes pack cards for half a crown. Pope.
4. Hence: To bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result; as, to pack a jury or a causes .
The expected council was dwindling into . . . a packed assembly of Italian bishops. Atterbury.
5. To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot. [Obs.]
He lost life . . . upon a nice point subtilely devised and packed by his enemies. Fuller.
6. To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, to pack a horse .
Our thighs packed with wax, our mouths with honey. Shack.
7. To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; esp., to send away peremptorily or suddenly; -- sometimes with off ; as, to pack a boy off to school .
He . . . must not die
Till George be packed with post horse up to heaven. Shak.
8. To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack ( i. e. , on the backs of men or beasts). [Western U.S.]
9. (Hydropathy) To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. See Pack , n. , 5.
10. (Mech.) To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine.
Pack <Xpage=1029>
Pack , v. i. 1. To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.
2. To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a compact mass; as, the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well.
3. To gather in flocks or schools; as, the grouse or the perch begin to pack . [Eng.]
4. To depart in haste; -- generally with off or away .
Poor Stella must pack off to town Swift.
You shall pack , And never more darken my doors again. Tennyson.
5. To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes; to join in collusion. [Obs.] "Go pack with him."
Shak.
To send packing , to drive away; to send off roughly or in disgrace; to dismiss unceremoniously. "The parliament . . . presently sent him packing .
South.
Package <Xpage=1029>
Pack"age (?) , n. 1. Act or process of packing.
2. A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods .
3. A charge made for packing goods.
4. A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were the sons of aliens.
Packer <Xpage=1029>
Pack"er (?) , n. A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer .
Packet <Xpage=1029>
Pack"et (?) , n. [F. paquet , dim. fr. LL. paccus , from the same source as E. pack . See Pack .]
1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters .
Shak.
2. Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat.
Packet boat , ship , ∨ vessel . See Packet , n. , 2. -- Packet day , the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or the sailing day. -- Packet note ∨ post . See under Paper .
Packet <Xpage=1029>
Pack"et , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Packeted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Packeting .] 1. To make up into a packet or bundle.
2. To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.
Her husband Was packeted to France. Ford.
Packet <Xpage=1029>
Pack"et , v. i. To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.
Packfong <Xpage=1029>
Pack"fong` (?) , n. [Chin. peh tung .] (Metal.) A Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper, resembling German silver.
Pack herse <Xpage=1029>
Pack herse . See under 2d Pack .
Packhouse <Xpage=1029>
Pack"house` (?) , n. Warehouse for storing goods.
Packing <Xpage=1029>
Pack"ing , n. 1. The act or process of one who packs.
2. Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close. Specifically (Mach.) : A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious ; as: (a) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint . (b) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides . (c) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc.
3. (Masonry) Same as Filling . [Rare in the U. S.]
4. A trick; collusion. [Obs.]
Bale.
Cherd packing (Bridge Building) , the arrangement, side by side, of several parts, as bars, diagonals, a post, etc., on a pin at the bottom of a chord. Waddell . -- Packing box , a stuffing box. See under Stuffing . -- Packing press , a powerful press for baling cotton, wool, hay, etc. -- Packing ring . See Packing , 2 (c) , and Illust . of Piston . -- Packing sheet . (a) A large cloth for packing goods . (b) A sheet prepared for packing hydropathic patients.
Packman <Xpage=1029>
Pack"man (?) , n. ; pl. Packmen (<?/) . One who bears a pack; a peddler.
Pack saddle, Pack thread <Xpage=1029>
Pack saddle , Pack thread . See under 2d Pack .
Packwax <Xpage=1029>
Pack"wax` (?) , n. (Anat.) Same as Paxwax .
Packway <Xpage=1029>
Pack"way` (?) , n. A path, as over mountains, followed by pack animals.
Paco, Pacos <Xpage=1029>
Pa"co (?) , Pa"cos (?) , n. [Sp. paco , fr. Peruv. paco . Cf. Alpaca .]
1. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Alpaca .
2. [Peruv. paco , pacu , red, reddish, reddish ore containing silver; perh. a different word.] (Min.) An earthy-looking ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with minute particles of native silver.
Ure.
Pact <Xpage=1029>
Pact (?) , n. [L. pactum , fr. paciscere to make a bargain or contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to fasten, Gr. <?/, Skr. p\'beca bond, and E. fang : cf. F. pacie . Cf. Peace , Fadge , v. ] An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant.
Bacon.
The engagement and pact of society whish goes by the name of the constitution. Burke.
Paction <Xpage=1029>
Pac"tion (?) , n. [L. pactio : cf. F. paction . See Pact .] An agreement; a compact; a bargain. [R.]
Sir W. Scott.
Pactional <Xpage=1029>
Pac"tion*al (?) , a. Of the nature of, or by means of, a paction.
Bp. Sanderson.
Pactitious <Xpage=1029>
Pac*ti"tious (?) , a. [L. pactitius , pacticius .] Setted by a pact, or agreement. [R.]
Johnson.
Pactolian <Xpage=1029>
Pac*to"li*an (?) , a. Pertaining to the Pactolus, a river in ancient Lydia famous for its golden sands.
Pacu <Xpage=1029>
Pa"cu (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A South American freah-water fish ( Myleies pacu ), of the family Characinid\'91 . It is highly esteemed as food.
Pad <Xpage=1029>
Pad (?) , n. [D. pad . &root;21. See Path .] 1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
Addison
An abbot on an ambling pad . Tennyson.
3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad .
Gay. Byron.
4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.]
Pad <Xpage=1029>
Pad , v. t. To travel upon foot; to tread. [Obs.]
Padding the streets for half a crown. Somerville.
Pad <Xpage=1029>
Pad , v. i. 1. To travel heavily or slowly.
Bunyan.
2. To rob on foot. [Obs.]
Cotton Mather.
3. To wear a path by walking. [Prov. Eng.]
Pad <Xpage=1029>
Pad , n. [Perh. akin to pod .] 1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
2. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper.
3. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
4. A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
5. (Zo\'94l.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.
6. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.