Orchestra, or′kes-tra,n.in the Greek theatre, the place where the chorus danced: now the part of a theatre or concert-room in which the musicians are placed: the performers in an orchestra.—ns.Orchē′sis, the art of dancing or rhythmical movement of the body;Orchesog′raphy, the theory of dancing.—adjs.Or′chestral,Orches′tric, of or pertaining to an orchestra: performed in an orchestra.—v.t.Or′chestrāte, to arrange for an orchestra.—ns.Orchestrā′tion, the arrangement of music for an orchestra: instrumentation;Orches′trion, a musical instrument of the barrel-organ kind, designed to imitate an orchestra. [L.,—Gr.orchēstra—orchesthai, to dance.]
Orchid, or′kid,n.a plant with a rich, showy, often fragrant flower, frequently found growing, in warm countries, on rocks and stems of trees.—adjs.Orchidā′ceous,Orchid′ēous, pertaining to the orchids.—ns.Orchidol′ogy, the knowledge of orchids;Or′chis, a genus containing ten of the British species of orchids. [Gr.orchis, a testicle.]
Orchil, or′kil,n.the colouring matter derived from archil (q.v.).
Orcine, or′sin,n.a colouring matter obtained from orchella-weed and other lichens.
Ordain, or-dān′,v.t.to put in order: to appoint: to dispose or regulate: to set apart for an office: to invest with ministerial functions.—adj.Ordain′able.—ns.Ordain′er;Ordain′ment.—adj.Or′dinal, showing order or succession.—n.a number noting order or place among others: a body of regulations, a book containing forms and rules for ordination.—n.Or′dinance, that which is ordained by authority: a law: a religious practice or right established by authority.—adj.Or′dinant(Shak.), ordaining, decreeing.—n.one who ordains, as a bishop—opp. toOr′dinand, or one who is to be ordained.—n.Ordinā′tion, the act of ordaining: admission to the Christian ministry by the laying on of hands of a bishop or a presbytery: established order. [O. Fr.ordener(Fr.ordonner)—L.ordināre,-ātum—ordo.]
Ordeal, or′de-al,n.a dealing out or giving of just judgment: an ancient form of referring a disputed question to the judgment of God, by lot, fire, water, &c.: any severe trial or examination. [A.S.or-dél,or-dál; cf. Dut.oor-deel, Ger.ur-theil.]
Order, or′dėr,n.regular arrangement, method: degree, rank, or position: rule, regular system or government: command: a class, a society of persons of the same profession, &c.: a religious fraternity: a dignity conferred by a sovereign, &c., giving membership in a body, after the medieval orders of knighthood, also the distinctive insignia thereof: social rank generally: a number of genera having many important points in common: a commission to supply, purchase, or sell something: (archit.) one of the different ways in which the column, with its various parts and its entablature, are moulded and related to each other: due action towards some end, esp. in old phrase 'to take order:' the sacerdotal or clerical function: (pl.) the several degrees or grades of the Christian ministry.—v.t.to arrange: to conduct: to command.—v.i.to give command.—ns.Or′der-book, a book for entering the orders of customers, the special orders of a commanding officer, or, the motions to be put to the House of Commons;Or′derer;Or′dering, arrangement: management: the act or ceremony of ordaining, as priests or deacons.—adj.Or′derless, without order: disorderly.—n.Or′derliness.—adj.Or′derly, in good order: regular: well regulated: of good behaviour: quiet: being on duty.—adv.regularly: methodically.—n.a non-commissioned officer who carries official messages for his superior officer, formerly the first sergeant of a company.—adj.Or′dinate, in order: regular.—n.the distance of a point in a curve from a straight line, measured along another straight line at right angles to it—the distance of the point from the other of the two lines is called theabscissa, and the two lines are theaxes of co-ordinates.—adv.Or′dinately.—Order-in-Council, a sovereign order given with advice of the Privy Council;Order-of-battle, the arrangement of troops or ships at the beginning of a battle;Order-of-the-day, in a legislative assembly, the business set down to be considered on any particular day: any duty assigned for a particular day.—Close order, the usual formation for soldiers in line or column, the ranks 16 inches apart, or for vessels two cables'-length (1440 ft.) apart—opp. toExtended order;Full orders, the priestly order;Minor orders, those of acolyte, exorcist, reader, and doorkeeper;Open order, a formation in which ships are four cables'-length (2880 ft.) apart;Sailing orders, written instructions given to the commander of a vessel before sailing;Sealed orders, such instructions as the foregoing, not to be opened until a certain specified time;Standing ordersorrules, regulations for procedure adopted by a legislative assembly.—In order, andOut of order, in accordance with regular and established usage of procedure, in subject or way of presenting it before a legislative assembly, &c., or the opposite;In order to, for the end that;Take order(Shak.), to take measures. [Fr.ordre—L.ordo,-inis.]
Ordinaire, or-din-ār′,n.wine for ordinary use—usuallyvin ordinaire: a soldier's mess: a person of common rank.
Ordinary, or′di-na-ri,adj.according to the common order: usual: of common rank: plain: of little merit: (coll.) plain-looking.—n.a judge of ecclesiastical or other causes who acts in his own right: something settled or customary: actual office: a bishop or his deputy: a place where regular meals are provided at fixed charges: the common run or mass: (her.) one of a class of armorial charges, called alsohonourable ordinaries, figures of simple outline and geometrical form, conventional in character—chief,pale,fess,bend,bend-sinister,chevron,cross,saltire,pile,pall,bordure,orle,tressure,canton,flanches.—adv.Or′dinarily.—Ordinary of the mass, the established sequence or fixed order for saying mass.—In ordinary, in regular and customary attendance.
Ordnance, ord′nans,n.great guns: artillery: (orig.) any arrangement, disposition, or equipment.—Ordnance survey, a preparation of maps and plans of Great Britain and Ireland, or parts thereof, undertaken by government and carried out by men selected from the Royal Engineers—so called because in earlier days the survey was carried out under the direction of the Master-general of the Ordnance. [Ordinance.]
Ordonnance, or′do-nans,n.co-ordination, esp. the proper disposition of figures in a picture, parts of a building, &c.
Ordure, or′dūr,n.dirt: dung: excrement: alsofig.anything unclean.—adj.Or′durous. [Fr.,—O. Fr.ord, foul—L.horridus, rough.]
Ore, ōr,n.metal as it comes from the mine: metal mixed with earthy and other substances. [A.S.ór, another form ofár, brass; Ice.eir, L.æs,ær-is, bronze.]
Oread, ō′rē-ad,n.(myth.) a mountain nymph:—pl.O′reads, orOrē′ades. [Gr.oreias,oreiados—oros, a mountain.]
Oreog′raphy=Orography.
Organ, or′gan,n.an instrument or means by which anything is done: a part of a body fitted for carrying on a natural or vital operation: a means of communication, or of conveying information or opinions from one to another of two parties, as an ambassador, a newspaper, &c.: a musical wind instrument consisting of a collection of pipes made to sound by means of compressed air from bellows, and played upon by means of keys: a system of pipes in such an organ, having an individual keyboard, a partial organ: a musical instrument having some mechanism resembling the pipe-organ, as the barrel-organ, &c.—ns.Or′gan-build′er, one who constructs organs;Or′gan-grind′er, a fellow who plays a hand-organ by a crank;Or′gan-harmō′nium, a large harmonium used instead of a pipe-organ.—adjs.Organ′ic,-al, pertaining to an organ: organised: instrumental.—adv.Organ′ically.—n.Organ′icalness.—v.t.Organ′ify, to add organic matter to.—n.Organisabil′ity.—adj.Organis′able, that may be organised.—n.Organisā′tion, the act of organising: the state of being organised.—v.t.Or′ganīse, to supply with organs: to form several parts into an organised whole, to arrange.—ns.Or′ganīser;Or′ganism, organic structure, or a body exhibiting such: a living being, animal or vegetable.—adj.Or′ganismal.—ns.Or′ganist, one who plays on an organ;Or′gan-loft, the loft where an organ stands;Organog′eny,Organogen′esis, history of the development of living organs;Organog′raphy, a description of the organs of plants or animals;Organol′ogy, the study of structure and function;Or′gan-pipe, one of the sounding pipes of a pipe-organ (flue-pipesandreed-pipes);Or′gan-point, a note sustained through a series of chords, although only in harmony with the first and last;Or′ganry, the music of the organ;Or′gan-screen, an ornamental stone or wood screen, on which a secondary organ is sometimes placed in cathedrals;Orguinette′, a mechanical musical instrument, with reeds and exhaust-bellows.—Organic chemistry, the chemistry of substances of animal or vegetable origin, prior to 1828 supposed to be capable of formation only as products of vital processes: the chemistry of the compounds of carbon;Organic disease, a disease accompanied by changes in the structures involved;Organic remains, fossil remains of a plant or animal.—Hydraulic organ, one whose bellows is operated by a hydraulic motor. [Fr.organe—L.organum—Gr.organon.]
Organon, or′ga-non,n.an instrument: a system of rules and principles for scientific investigation: a system of thought: the logic of Aristotle—alsoOr′ganum:—pl.Or′gana. [Gr., fromergon, a work.]
Organzine, or′gan-zin,n.a silk thread of several twisted together, a fabric of the same. [Fr.]
Orgasm, or′gasm,n.immoderate excitement or action.—adj.Orgas′tic. [Gr.orgasmos, swelling.]
Orgeat, or′zhat,n.a confectioner's syrup made from almonds, sugar, &c. [Fr.orge—L.hordeum, barley.]
Orgulous, or′gū-lus,adj.(Shak.) haughty.
Orgy, or′ji,n.any drunken or riotous rite or revelry, esp. by night—(rare)Orge:—pl.Or′gies, riotous secret rites observed in the worship of Bacchus.—v.i.Orge, to indulge in riotous jollity.—n.Or′giast.—adjs.Orgias′tic,Or′gic. [Fr.,—L.orgia—Gr.]
Orichalc, or′i-kalk,n.(Spens.) a gold-coloured alloy resembling brass.—adj.Orichal′ceous. [Fr., from Gr.oreichalkos, mountain copper—oros, a mountain,chalkos, copper.]
Oriel, ō′ri-el,n.a portico or recess in the form of a window built out from a wall, supported on brackets or corbels—distinguished from a bay window. [O. Fr.oriol, a porch—Low L.oriolum, a highly ornamented recess—L.aureolus, gilded—aurum, gold.]
Orient, ō′ri-ent,adj.rising, as the sun: eastern: bright or pure in colour.—n.the part where the sun rises: the east, or the countries of the east: purity of lustre, as in a pearl.—v.t.to set so as to face the east: to build, as a church, with its length from east to west.—adj.Orien′tal, eastern: pertaining to, in, or from the east.—n.a native of the east.—v.t.Orien′talise.—ns.Orien′talism, an eastern word, expression, or custom;Orien′talist, one versed in the eastern languages: an oriental;Oriental′ity.—v.t.andv.i.Orien′tāte.—ns.Orientā′tion, the act of turning or state of being turned toward the east, the process of determining the east in taking bearings: the situation of a building relative to the points of the compass: the act of making clear one's position in some matter: the homing instinct, as in pigeons;O′rientātor, an instrument for orientating. [L.oriens,-entis, pr.p. oforīri, to rise.]
Orifice, or′i-fis,n.something made like a mouth or opening. [Fr.,—L.orificium—os,oris, mouth,facĕre, to make.]
Oriflamme, or′i-flam,n.a little banner of red silk split into many points, borne on a gilt staff—the ancient royal standard of France. [Fr.,—Low L.auriflamma—L.aurum, gold,flamma, a flame.]
Origan, or′i-gan,n.wild marjoram.—AlsoOrig′anum. [Fr.,—L.origanum.—Gr.origanon—oros, mountain,ganos, brightness.]
Origenist, or′ij-en-ist,n.a follower ofOrigen(c.186-254A.D.), his allegorical method of scriptural interpretation, or his theology, esp. his heresies—the subordination though eternal generation of the Logos, pre-existence of all men, and universal restoration, even of the devil.—n.Or′igenism.—adj.Origenist′ic.
Origin, or′i-jin,n.the rising or first existence of anything: that from which anything first proceeds: (math.) the fixed starting-point: cause: derivation.—adjs.Orig′inable;Orig′inal, pertaining to the origin or beginning: first in order or existence: in the author's own words or from the artist's own pencil: not copied: not translated: having the power to originate, as thought.—n.origin: first copy: the precise language used by a writer: an untranslated tongue: a person of marked individuality.—ns.Original′ity,Orig′inalness, quality or state of being original or of originating ideas.—adv.Orig′inally.—v.t.Orig′ināte, to give origin to: to bring into existence.—v.i.to have origin: to begin.—n.Originā′tion, act of originating or of coming into existence: mode of production.—adj.Orig′inātive, having power to originate or bring into existence.—n.Orig′inātor. [Fr.origine—L.origo,originis—orīri, to rise.]
Orillon, o-ril′lon,n.a semicircular projection at the shoulder of a bastion intended to cover the guns and defenders on the flank. [Fr.,—oreille, an ear—L.auricula, dim. ofauris, ear.]
Oriole, ōr′i-ōl,n.the golden thrush. [O. Fr.oriol—L.aureolus, dim. ofaureus, golden—aurum, gold.]
Orion, ō-rī′on,n.(astron.) one of the constellations containing seven very bright stars, three of which, in a straight line, form Orion's belt. [Orion, a hunter placed among the stars at his death.]
Orismology, or-is-mol′ō-ji,n.the science of defining technical terms.—adjs.Orismolog′ic,-al. [Gr.horismos—horizein, to bound.]
Orison, or′i-zun,n.a prayer. [O. Fr.orison(Fr.oraison)—L.oratio,-ōnis—orāre, to pray.]
Orle, orl,n.(archit.) a fillet under the ovolo of a capital—alsoOr′let: (her.) a border within a shield at a short distance from the edge. [O. Fr., border, from Low L.orlum, dim. of L.ora, border.]
Orleanist, or′lē-an-ist,n.one of the family of the Duke ofOrleans, brother of Louis XIV. of France: a supporter of the claims of this family to the throne of France.—adj.favourable to the claims of the Orleans family.—ns.Or′leanism;Or′leans, a wool and cotton cloth for women's dresses.
Orlop, or′lop,n.the deck below the berth-deck in a ship where the cables, &c., are stowed. [Dut.overloop, the upper deck—overlopen, to run over.]
Ormer, or′mėr,n.an ear-shell or sea-ear.
Ormolu, or′mo-lōō,n.an alloy of copper, zinc, and tin: gilt or bronzed metallic ware: gold-leaf prepared for gilding bronze, &c. [Fr.or—L.aurum, gold,moulu, pa.p. ofmoudre, to grind—L.molāre, to grind.]
Ormuzd, or′muzd,n.the name of the chief god of the ancient Persians: the creator and lord of the whole universe: (later) the good principle, as opposed toAhriman, the bad. [A corr. of Pers.Ahura-Mazdâh=the Living God or Lord (ahu='the living,' 'life,' or 'spirit,' rootah='to be'), the Great Creator (maz+dâ=Sans.mahâ+dhâ), or the Wise One.]
Ornament, or′na-ment,n.anything that adds grace or beauty: additional beauty: a mark of honour: (pl.,Pr. Bk.) all the articles used in the services of the church.—v.t.to adorn: to furnish with ornaments.—adj.Ornament′al, serving to adorn or beautify.—adv.Ornament′ally.—ns.Ornamentā′tion, act or art of ornamenting: (archit.) ornamental work;Or′namenter;Or′namentist.—adj.Ornate′, ornamented: decorated: highly finished, esp. applied to a style of writing.—adv.Ornate′ly.—n.Ornate′ness. [Fr.ornement—L.ornamentum—ornāre, to adorn.]
Ornis, or′nis,n.the birds collectively of a region, its avifauna.—adj.Ornith′ic.—ns.Ornithich′nite(geol.), the footmark of a bird found impressed on sandstone, &c.;Ornithodel′phia, the lowest of the three sub-classes of mammals, same asMonotremata—from the ornithic character of the urogenital organs.—adjs.Ornithodel′phian(alson.),Ornithodel′phic,Ornithodel′phous;Or′nithoid, somewhat ornithic.—ns.Ornith′olite(geol.), the fossil remains of a bird: a stone occurring of various colours and forms bearing the figures of birds.—adj.Ornitholog′ical, pertaining to ornithology.—adv.Ornitholog′ically.—ns.Ornithol′ogist, one versed in ornithology, or who makes a special study of birds;Ornithol′ogy, the science and study of birds;Or′nithomancy, divination by means of birds, by observing their flight, &c.—adjs.Ornithoman′tic;Ornithoph′ilous, bird-fertilised;Or′nithopod,Ornithop′odous, having feet like a bird.—ns.Ornithorhyn′chus, an animal in Australia, with a body like an otter and a snout like the bill of a duck, also calledDuck-bill;Ornithos′copy, observation of birds or of their habits;Ornithot′omy, the act of dissecting birds. [Gr.ornis,ornithos, a bird.]
Orography, or-og′ra-fi,n.the description of mountains—alsoOrol′ogy.—n.Orog′eny, the origin and formation of mountains.—adjs.Orograph′ic,-al;Orolog′ical, of or pertaining to orology.—ns.Orol′ogist, one versed in orology;Orom′eter, a mountain-barometer. [Gr.oros, a mountain.]
Oroide, ō′rō-īd,n.an alloy of copper, tin, and other metals used for watch-cases, cheap jewellery, &c.—AlsoO′rēide. [Fr.or—L.aurum, gold, Gr.eidos, form.]
Orotund, ō′rō-tund,adj.full, clear, and musical, as speech.—n.full, clear, and musical speech, as when directly from the larynx. [L.os,oris, the mouth,rotundus, round.]
Orphan, or′fan,n.a child bereft of father or mother, or of both.—adj.bereft of parents.—v.t.to bereave of parents.—ns.Or′phanage, the state of being an orphan: a house for orphans;Or′phan-asy′lum;Or′phanhood,Or′phanism;Orphanot′rophy, the supporting of orphans. [Gr.orphanos, akin to L.orbus, bereaved.]
Orpharion, or-fā′ri-on,n.a large lute with six to nine metal strings.—AlsoOrpheō′reon.
Orphean, or′fē-an,adj.pertaining toOrpheus, a poet who could move inanimate objects by the music of his lyre.—adj.Or′phic, pertaining to Orpheus, or the mysteries connected with the cult of Bacchus.—v.i.Or′phise.—n.Or′phism.
Orphrey, or′fri,n.gold or other rich embroidery attached to vestments, esp. chasuble and cope. [Fr.orfroi—or—L.aurum, gold, Fr.fraise, fringe.]
Orpiment, or′pi-ment,n.arsenic trisulphide, giving king's yellow and realgar (red).—ns.Or′pine,Or′pin, a deep-yellow colour: theSedum Telephium, a popular vulnerary. [Fr.,—L.auripigmentum—aurum, gold,pigmentum, paint.]
Orra, or′a,adj.(Scot.) odd: not matched: left over: doing odd pieces of work: worthless.
Orrery, or′ėr-i,n.an apparatus for illustrating, by balls mounted on rods and moved by clockwork around a centre, the size, positions, motions, &c. of the heavenly bodies. [From Charles Boyle, fourth Earl ofOrrery(1676-1731).]
Orris, or′is,n.a species of iris in the south of Europe, the dried root of which has the smell of violets, used in perfumery.—AlsoOrr′ice.
Orris, or′is,n.a peculiar kind of gold or silver lace: upholsterers' galloon and gimp. [Orphrey.]
Orseille, or-sāl′,n.a colouring matter (cf.ArchilandLitmus).—adj.Orsel′lic. [Fr.]
Ort, ort,n.a fragment, esp. one left from a meal—usuallypl.[Low Ger.ort, refuse of fodder.]
Orthocephaly, or-thō-sef′a-li,n.the character of a skull in which the ratio between the vertical and transverse diameters is from 70 to 75.—adj.Orthocephal′ic.
Orthoceras, or-thos′e-ras,n.a genus of fossil cephalopods, having the shell straight or but slightly curved.
Orthochromatic, or-thō-krō-mat′ik,adj.correct in rendering the relation of colours, without the usual photographic modifications. [Gr.orthos, right,chrōma, colour.]
Orthoclase, or′tho-klāz,n.common or potash feldspar.—adj.Orthoclas′tic. [Gr.orthos, straight,klasis, a fracture.]
Orthodox, or′tho-doks,adj.sound in doctrine: believing the received or established opinions, esp. in religion: according to the received doctrine.—adv.Or′thodoxly.—ns.Or′thodoxness;Or′thodoxy, soundness of opinion or doctrine: belief in the commonly accepted opinions, esp. in religion. [Through Fr. and Late L. from Gr.orthodoxos—orthos, right,doxa, opinion—dokein, to seem.]
Orthodromic, or-thō-drom′ik,adj.pertaining toOr′thodromy, the art of sailing on a great circle or in a straight course.
Orthoëpy, or′tho-e-pi,n.(gram.) correct pronunciation of words.—adjs.Orthoëp′ic,-al.—adv.Orthoëp′ically.—n.Or′thoëpist, one versed in orthoëpy. [Gr.orthos, right,epos, a word.]
Orthogamy, or-thog′a-mi,n.(bot.) direct or immediate fertilisation.
Orthognathous, or-thog′nā-thus,adj.straight-jawed—alsoOrthognath′ic.—n.Orthog′nathism. [Gr.orthos, straight,gnathos, the jaw.]
Orthogon, or′tho-gon,n.(geom.) a figure with all its angles right angles.—adj.Orthog′onal, rectangular.—adv.Orthog′onally. [Gr.orthos, right,gōnia, angle.]
Orthographer, or-thog′ra-fėr,n.one who spells words correctly—alsoOrthog′raphist.—adjs.Orthograph′ic,-al, pertaining or according to orthography: spelt correctly.—adv.Orthograph′ically.—n.Orthog′raphy(gram.), the art or practice of spelling words correctly. [Gr.orthographia—orthos, right,graphein, to write.]
Orthometry, or-thom′et-ri,n.the art of constructing verse correctly.
Orthopædia, or-thō-pē-dī′a,n.the art or process of curing deformities of the body, esp. in childhood—alsoOr′thopædy,Or′thopedy.—adjs.Orthopæ′dic,-al,Orthoped′ic,-al.—ns.Orthopæ′dics,Orthoped′ics, orthopædic surgery;Or′thopædist,Or′thopedist, one skilled in the foregoing. [Gr.orthos, straight,pais,paidos, a child.]
Orthophony, or′thō-fō-ni,n.the art of correct speaking: the proper culture of the voice. [Gr.orthos, straight,phōnein, to speak—phōnē, voice.]
Orthopnœa, or-thop-nē′a,n.dyspnœa.—n.Orthop′nic, one who can breathe in an upright posture only. [Gr.orthos, straight,pnein, to breathe.]
Orthopraxy, or′thō-prak-si,n.correct practice or procedure.
Orthoptera, or-thop′tėr-a,n.an order of insects with wing-covers, that overlap at the top when shut, under which are the true wings, which fold lengthwise like a fan.—ns.Orthop′ter,Orthop′teran, an insect of the order orthoptera;Orthopterol′ogy.—adj.Orthop′terous, pertaining to the orthoptera. [Gr.orthos, straight,ptera, pl. ofpteron, wing.]
Orthoscopic, or-thō-skop′ik,adj.seeing correctly: appearing normal to the eye. [Gr.orthos, straight,skopein, to see.]
Orthostyle, or′thō-stīl,n.(archit.) an arrangement of columns or pillars in a straight line. [Gr.orthos, straight,stylos, a column.]
Orthotonic, or-thō-ton′ik,adj.retaining an accent in certain positions, but not in others—alsoOr′thotone.—n.Orthotonē′sis, accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic—opp. toEnclisis. [Gr.orthos, straight,tonos, accent.]
Orthotropism, or-thot′rō-pizm,n.vertical growth in plants.—adjs.Orthot′ropal,Orthotrop′ic,Orthot′ropous. [Gr.orthos, straight,trepein, to turn.]
Orthotypous, or′thō-tī-pus,adj.in mineralogy, having a perpendicular cleavage.
Orthros, or′thros,n.one of the Greek canonical hours, corresponding to the Western lauds. [Gr.orthros, dawn.]
Ortive, or′tiv,adj.rising: eastern.
Ortolan, or′tō-lan,n.a kind of bunting, common in Europe, and considered a great table delicacy. [Fr.,—It.ortolano—L.hortulanus, belonging to gardens—hortulus, dim. ofhortus, a garden.]
Orvietan, or-vi-ē′tan,n.a supposed antidote or counter-poison.—n.Orviē′to, an esteemed still white wine.
Oryctics, ō-rik′tiks,n.the branch of geology relating to fossils.—adjs.Oryctograph′ic,-al.—n.Oryctozoöl′ogy, palæontology. [Gr.oryctos, fossil.]
Oryx, or′iks,n.a genus of antelopes. [Gr., a pick-axe.]
Oryza, ō-rī′za,n.a small tropical genus of true grasses, including rice.
Os, os,n.a bone. [L.]
Oscan, os′kan,n.andadj.one of an ancient Italic race in southern Italy: a language closely akin to Latin, being a ruder and more primitive form of the same central Italic tongue.
Oscheal, os′kē-al,adj.pertaining to the scrotum.—ns.Oscheī′tis, inflammation of the scrotum;Os′cheocele, a scrotal hernia;Os′cheoplasty, plastic surgery of the scrotum. [Gr.oschē, the scrotum.]
Oscillate, os′sil-lāt,v.i.to move backwards and forwards like a pendulum: to vary between certain limits.—n.Os′cillancy, a swinging condition.—adj.Os′cillāting.—n.Oscillā′tion, act of oscillating: a swinging like a pendulum: variation within limits.—adjs.Os′cillātive, having a tendency to vibrate;Os′cillātory, swinging: moving as a pendulum does. [L.oscillāre,-ātum, to swing—oscillum, a swing.]
Oscines, os′si-nēz,n.pl.a sub-order of birds of the order Passeres.—adj.Os′cine—alson.[L.oscen,oscinis, a singing-bird.]
Oscitancy, os′si-tan-si,n.sleepiness, stupidity.—adj.Os′citant.—adv.Os′citantly.—v.i.Os′citate, to yawn.—n.Oscitā′tion, act of yawning or gaping from sleepiness. [L.oscitāre, to yawn.]
Osculant, os′kū-lant,adj.kissing: adhering closely: (biol.) situated between two other genera, and partaking partly of the character of each.—v.t.Os′culāte, to kiss: to touch, as two curves: to form a connecting-link between two genera.—adj.of or pertaining to kissing.—n.Osculā′tion.—adj.Os′culātory, of or pertaining to kissing: (geom.) having the same curvature at the point of contact.—n.a tablet with a picture of the Virgin or of Christ, which was kissed by the priest and then by the people.—ns.Os′cule, a little mouth: a small bilabiate aperture;Os′cūlum, a mouth in sponges: one of the suckers on the head of a tapeworm. [L.osculāri,-ātus—osculum, a little mouth, a kiss, dim. ofos, mouth.]
Osier, ō′zhėr,n.the popular name for those species of willow whose twigs are used in making baskets, &c.—adj.made of or like osiers.—adj.O′siered, adorned with willows.—n.O′siery, a place where osiers are grown. [Fr.; perh. from Gr.oisos.]
Osiris, ō-sī′ris,n.the greatest of Egyptian gods, son of Seb and Nut, or Heaven and Earth, married to Isis, slain by Set but avenged by his son Horus, judge of the dead in the nether-world.
Osite, os′īt,n.Sombrero guano.
Osmanli, os-man′li,adj.of or belonging to Turkey.—n.a member of the reigning family of Turkey: a subject of the emperor of Turkey. [OsmanorOthman, who founded the Turkish empire in Asia, and reigned 1288-1326.]
Osmeterium, os-mē-tē′ri-um,n.an organ devoted to the production of an odour, esp. the forked process behind the head of certain butterfly-larvæ:—pl.Osmetē′ria.
Osmidrosis, os-mi-drō′sis,n.the secretion of strongly smelling perspiration.—AlsoBromidrosis. [Gr.osmē, smell,hidrōsis, sweat.]
Osmium, ōs′mi-um,n.a gray-coloured metal found in platinum ore, the oxide of which has a disagreeable smell.—adjs.Os′mic,Os′mious. [Gr.osmē, smell, orig.od-mē—ozein, to smell.]
Osmose, os′mōs,n.the tendency of fluids to mix or become equally diffused when in contact, even through an intervening membrane or porous structure—alsoOsmō′sis.—adj.Osmot′ic, pertaining to, or having, the property of osmose.—adv.Osmot′ically. [Gr.ōsmos=ōsis, impulse—ōthein, to push.]
Osmunda, os-mun′da,n.a genus of ferns, the chief species beingOsmunda regalis, the royal fern—also calledBog-onion,King-fern, &c.
Osnaburg, oz′na-burg,n.a coarse kind of linen, originally brought fromOsnaburgin Germany.
Osprey, os′prā,n.the fish-hawk, a species of eagle very common on the coast of North America. [Corr. fromossifrage, which see.]
Osseous, os′ē-us,adj.bony: composed of, or resembling, bone: of the nature or structure of bone.—ns.Ossā′rium, an ossuary;Oss′ēin, the organic basis of bone;Oss′elet, a hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's knee;Oss′icle, a small bone.—adjs.Ossif′erous, producing bone: (geol.) containing bones;Ossif′ic.—n.Ossificā′tion, the process or state of being changed into a bony substance.—v.t.Oss′ify, to make into bone or into a bone-like substance.—v.i.to become bone:—pa.p.oss′ified.—adj.Ossiv′orous, devouring or feeding on bones.—ns.Os′teoblast, a cell concerned in the formation of bone;Os′teoclast, an apparatus for fracturing bones;Osteocol′la, a deposited carbonate of lime encrusted on the roots and stems of plants;Osteoden′tine, one of the varieties of dentine, resembling bone;Osteogen′esis, the formation or growth of bone—alsoOsteog′eny;Osteog′rapher;Osteog′raphy, description of bones.—adj.Os′teoid, like bone: having the appearance of bone.—ns.Osteol′epis, a genus of fossil ganoid fishes peculiar to the Old Red Sandstone, so called from the bony appearance of their scales;Osteol′oger,Osteol′ogist, one versed in osteology.—adjs.Osteolog′ic,-al, pertaining to osteology.—adv.Osteolog′ically.—ns.Osteol′ogy, the science of the bones, that part of anatomy which treats of the bones;Osteomalā′cia, a disease in which the earthy salts disappear from the bones, which become soft and misshapen;Os′teophyte, an abnormal bony outgrowth.—adjs.Osteophyt′ic;Osteoplast′ic.—ns.Os′teoplasty, a plastic operation by which a loss of bone is remedied;Osteosarcō′ma, a tumour composed of intermingled bony and sarcomatous tissue;Os′teotome(surg.), a saw-like instrument for cutting bones;Osteot′omy, the division of, or incision into, a bone;Ostī′tis, inflammation of bone. [L.osseus—os,ossis, bone; Gr.osteon, bone.]
Ossianic, os-i-an′ik,adj.pertaining toOssianor the poems dubiously attributed to him.
Ossifrage, os′i-frāj,n.the sea or bald eagle, common in the United States: (B.) the bearded vulture, the largest of European birds. [L.ossifragus, breaking bones—os,frag, root offrangĕre,fractum, to break.]
Ossuary, os′ū-ar-i,n.a place where the bones of the dead are deposited: a charnel-house. [L.ossuarium, a charnel-house—os, a bone.]
Ostensible, os-tens′i-bl,adj.that may be shown: declared: put forth as real: apparent.—n.Ostensibil′ity.—adv.Ostens′ibly.—adj.Ostens′ive, showing: exhibiting.—adv.Ostens′ively.—ns.Osten′sory, a monstrance;Os′tent(Shak.), appearance, manner: token: portent, prodigy;Ostentā′tion, act of making a display: ambitious display: display to draw attention or admiration: boasting.—adj.Ostentā′tious, given to show: fond of self-display: intended for display.—adv.Ostentā′tiously.—n.Ostentā′tiousness. [L.ostendĕre,ostensum, to show.]
Ostiary, os′ti-ar-i,n.the doorkeeper of a church.
Ostium, os′ti-um,n.an opening: the mouth of a river.—n.Ostiō′le, a small orifice.—adjs.Os′tiolar;Os′tiolāte, furnished with an ostiole. [L.]
Ostler, os′lėr. Same asHostler.
Ostmen, ost′men.n.pl.the Danish settlers in Ireland.
Ostracea, os-trā′sē′a,n.pl.the oyster family.—adjs.Ostrā′cean,Ostrā′ceous.—ns.Os′tracite, a fossil oyster;Os′trēa, the typical genus of the oyster family;Ostrēicul′ture, oyster-culture;Ostrēicul′turist.
Ostracise, os′tra-sīz,v.t.in ancient Greece, to banish by the vote of the people written on an earthenware tablet: to banish from society.—n.Os′tracism, banishment by ostracising: expulsion from society. [Gr.ostrakizein—ostrakon, an earthenware tablet.]
Ostrich, os′trich,n.the largest of birds, found in Africa, remarkable for its speed in running, and prized for its feathers.—n.Os′trich-farm, a place where ostriches are bred and reared for their feathers. [O. Fr.ostruche(Fr.autruche)—L.avis-,struthio, ostrich—Gr.strouthiōn, an ostrich,strouthos, a bird.]
Ostrogoth, os′trō-goth,n.an eastern Goth: one of the tribe of east Goths who established their power in Italy in 493, and were overthrown in 555.—adj.Os′trogothic.
Otacoustic, ot-a-kows′tik,adj.assisting hearing.—n.an instrument to assist hearing—alsoOtacous′ticon. [Gr.akoustikos—akouein, to hear—ous,ōtos, ear.]
Otalgia, ō-tal′ji-a,n.earache—alsoOtal′gy.—ns.Otog′raphy, descriptive anatomy of the ear;Otorrhē′a, a purulent discharge from the ear;O′toscope, an instrument for viewing the interior of the ear.
Otary, ō′tar-i,n.a genus of seals with an external ear:—pl.O′taries.—adj.Ot′arine. [Gr.ōtaros, large-eared—ous,ōtos, ear.]
Other, uth′ėr,adj.andpron.different, not the same: additional: second of two.—adj.Oth′erguess=Othergates.—n.Oth′erness.—advs.Oth′erwhere, elsewhere;Oth′erwhile,Oth′erwhiles, at other times: sometimes;Oth′erwise, in another way or manner: by other causes: in other respects.—conj.else: under other conditions.—Every other, each alternate;Rather ... than otherwise, rather than not;The other day, on some day not long past, quite recently. [A.S.other; cf. Ger.ander, L.alter.]
Othergates, uth′ėr-gātz,adv.(obs.) in another way—alsoadj.[Other, andgate, way, manner.]
Otic, ō′tik,adj.of or pertaining to the ear.—ns.Otī′tis, inflammation of the internal ear;Ot′ocyst, an auditory vesicle;Ot′olith, a calcareous concretion within the membranous labyrinth of the ear;Otol′ogist, one skilled in otology;Otol′ogy, knowledge of the ear. [Gr.ous,ōtos, ear.]
Otiose, o′shi-ōs,adj.unoccupied: lazy: done in a careless way, perfunctory, futile.—n.Otios′ity, ease, idleness. [L.otiosus—otium, rest.]
Otoscope. See underOtalgia.
Ottava, ot-tä′vä,n.an octave.—Ottava rima, an Italian form of versification consisting of eight lines, the first six rhyming alternately, the last two forming a couplet—used by Byron inDon Juan. [It.]
Otter, ot′ėr,n.a large kind of weasel living entirely on fish. [A.S.otor,oter; cf. Dut. and Ger.otter.]
Otto, ot′o,Ottar,ot′ar(betterAtt′ar),n.a fragrant oil obtained from certain flowers, esp. the rose. [Ar.‛itr—‛atira, to smell sweetly.]
Ottoman, ot′o-man,adj.pertaining to the Turkish Empire, founded byOthmanorOsmanabout 1299.—n.a Turk (Shak.Ott′omite): a cushioned seat for several persons sitting with their backs to one another: a low, stuffed seat without a back: a variety of corded silk. [Fr.]
Oubit, ōō′bit,n.a hairy caterpillar. [Prob. the A.S.wibba, a crawling thing.]
Oubliette, ōō-bli-et′,n.a dungeon with no opening but at the top: a secret pit in the floor of a dungeon into which a victim could be precipitated. [Fr.,—oublier, to forget—L.oblivisci.]
Ouch, owch,n.a jewel or ornament, esp. one in the form of a clasp: the socket of a precious stone. [O. Fr.nouche,nosche, from Teut., cf. Old High Ger.nusca, a clasp.]
Oudenarde, ōō′de-närd,n.a kind of decorative tapestry, representing foliage, &c., once made atOudenardein Belgium.
Ought, awt,n.(same asAught) a vulgar corr. ofnought.—adv.(Scot.)Ought′lings, at all, in any degree.
Ought, awt,v.i.to be under obligation: to be proper or necessary.—n.Ought′ness, rightness. [A.S.áhte, pa.t. ofágan, to owe.]
Ouistiti, wis′ti-ti,n.a wistit or marmoset.
Ounce, owns,n.the twelfth part of a pound troy=480 grains:1⁄16of a pound avoirdupois=437½ troy grains. [O. Fr.unce—L.uncia, the twelfth part.]
Ounce, owns,n.a carnivorous animal of the cat kind, found in Asia, allied to the leopard—(obs.)Once. [Fr.once, prob. Pers.yúz, a panther.]
Oundy, own′di,adj.wavy: scalloped: (her.) undé.
Ouphe, ōōf,n.(Shak.). Same asOaf.
Our, owr,adj.andpron.pertaining or belonging to us—prov.Ourn.—prons.Ours, possessive ofWe;Ourself′, myself (as a king or queen would say):—pl.Ourselves(-selvz′),we, not others: us. [A.S.úre, gen. pl. ofwé, we.]
Ourang-outang. Same asOrang-outang.
Ourology,Ouroscopy, &c. SeeUrologyunderUrine.
Ousel. SeeOuzel.
Oust, owst,v.t.to eject or expel.—n.Oust′er(law), ejection: dispossession. [O. Fr.oster(Fr.ôter), to remove; acc. to Diez, from L.haurīre,haustum, to draw (water).]
Out, owt,adv.without, not within: gone forth: abroad: to the full stretch or extent: in a state of discovery, development, &c.: in a state of exhaustion, extinction, &c.: away from the mark: completely: at or to an end: to others, as to hireout: freely: forcibly: at a loss: unsheltered: uncovered.—prep.forth from: outside of: exterior: outlying, remote.—n.one who is out, esp. of office—opp. toIn: leave to go out, an outing.—v.i.to go or come out.—interj.away! begone!—n.Out′-and-out′er, a thoroughgoer, a first-rate fellow.—adjs.Out′-of-door, open-air;Out-of-the-way′, uncommon: singular: secluded.—Out and away, by far;Out and out, thoroughly: completely—also asadj.thorough, complete;Out-at-elbows, worn-out, threadbare;Out of character, unbecoming: improper;Out of course, out of order;Out of date, unfashionable: not now in use;Out of favour, disliked;Out of hand, instantly;Out of joint, not in proper connection: disjointed;Out of one's mind, mad;Out of pocket, having spent more than one has received;Out of print, not to be had for sale, said of books, &c.;Out of sorts, ortemper, unhappy: cross-tempered;Out of the common, unusual, pre-eminent;Out of the question, that cannot be at all considered;Out of time, too soon or too late: not keeping time in music;Out with, away with: (Scot.) outside of: say, do, &c., at once. [A.S.úte,út; Goth.ut, Ger.aus, Sans.ud.]
Outask, owt-ask′,v.t.to ask or proclaim, as to be married, in church for the last time.
Outbalance, owt-bal′ans,v.t.to exceed in weight or effect: to outweigh.
Outbar, owt-bär′,v.t.(Spens.) to bar out, esp. to shut out by fortifications.
Outbargain, owt-bär′gin,v.t.to get the better of in a bargain.
Outbid, owt-bid′,v.t.to offer a higher price than another.
Outblush, owt-blush′,v.t.to exceed in rosy colour.
Outbluster, owt-blus′tėr,v.t.to exceed in blustering: to get the better of in this way.
Outbound, owt′bownd,adj.bound for a distant port.
Outbounds, owt′bowndz,n.pl.(Spens.) boundaries.
Outbrag, owt-brag′,v.t.to surpass in bragging or boasting: to surpass in beauty or splendour.
Outbrave, owt-brāv′,v.t.(Shak.) to excel in bravery or boldness, to defy.
Outbreak, owt′brāk,n.a breaking out: eruption: a disturbance of the peace.—v.i.Outbreak′, to burst forth.—ns.Out′breaker, a wave which breaks on the shore or on rocks;Out′breaking.
Outbreathe, owt-brēth′,v.t.(Spens.) to breathe out as breath or life: to exhaust or deprive of breath.—v.i.to be breathed out: (Shak.) to expire.
Outbud, owt-bud′,v.i.(Spens.) to sprout forth.
Outbuilding, owt′bild-ing,n.a building separate from, but used in connection with, a dwelling-house or a main building: an outhouse.
Outburn, owt-burn′,v.t.to exceed in burning.—v.i.to burn away.
Outburst, owt′burst,n.a bursting out: an explosion.
Outby, owt′bī,adv.(Scot.) out of doors: (min.) towards the shaft—opp. toInby.—AlsoOut′bye.
Outcast, owt′kast,adj.exiled from home or country: rejected.—n.a person banished: a vagabond: an exile: (Scot.) a quarrel: the amount of increase in bulk of grain in malting.
Outcome, owt′kum,n.the issue: consequence: result.
Outcrafty, owt-kraft′i,v.t.(Shak.) to exceed in craft.
Outcrop, owt′krop,n.the appearance, at the surface, of a layer of rock or a vein of metal, caused by tilting or inclination of the strata: the part of a layer which appears at the surface of the ground.—v.i.to appear at the surface.
Outcry, owt′krī,n.a loud cry of distress: a confused noise: a public auction.—v.t.to cry louder than.
Outdare, owt-dār′,v.t.to surpass in daring: to defy.
Outdistance, owt-dis′tans,v.t.to distance, leave far behind in any competition.
Outdo, owt-dōō′,v.t.to surpass: excel.
Outdoor, owt′dōr,adj.outside the door or the house: in the open air.—adv.Out′doors, out of the house: abroad.—Outdoor relief, help given to a pauper who does not live in the workhouse.
Outdwell, owt-dwel′,v.t.(Shak.) to dwell or stay beyond.—n.Out-dwell′er, one who owns land in a parish but lives outside it.
Out-edge, owt′-ej,n.the farthest bound.
Outer, owt′ėr,adj.more out or without: external—opp. toInner.—n.the part of a target outside the rings, a shot striking here.—adj.Out′ermost, most or farthest out: most distant.—Outer bar, the junior barristers who plead outside the bar in court, as distinguished from King's Counsel and others who plead within the bar. [Comp. ofout.]
Outface, owt-fās′,v.t.to stare down: to bear down by bravery or impudence: to confront boldly.
Outfall, owt′-fawl,n.the place of discharge of a river, sewer, &c.: (prov.) a quarrel.
Outfield, owt′fēld,n.(Scot.) arable land continually cropped without being manured—opp. toInfield: any open field at a distance from the farm-steading: any undefined district or sphere: at cricket and baseball, the players collectively who occupy the outer part of the field.—n.Out′fielder, one of such players.
Outfit, owt′fit,n.the act of making ready everything required for a journey or a voyage: complete equipment: the articles or the expenses for fitting out: the means for an outfit.—v.t.to fit out, equip.—ns.Out′fitter, one who furnishes outfits;Out′fitting, an outfit: equipment for a voyage.
Outflank, owt-flangk′,v.t.to extend the flank of one army beyond that of another: to get the better of.
Outflash, owt-flash′,v.t.to outshine.
Outfling, owt′fling,n.a sharp retort or gibe.
Outflow, owt-flō′,v.i.to flow out.—n.issue.
Outflush, owt′flush,n.any sudden glow of heat.
Outfly, owt-flī′,v.t.to surpass in flying: to fly faster than: to escape by swiftness of flight.
Outfoot, owt-fōōt′,v.i.to outsail.
Outfrown, owt-frown′,v.t.(Shak.) to frown down.
Outgarth, owt′gärth,n.an outer yard or garden.
Outgaze, owt-gāz′,v.t.to stare out of countenance: to gaze farther than.
Outgeneral, owt-jen′ėr-al,v.t.to outdo in generalship: to prove a better general than.
Outgive, owt-giv′,v.t.andv.i.to surpass in liberality.
Outgo, owt-gō′,v.t.to advance before in going: to surpass: to overreach.—v.i.to go out: to come to an end.—ns.Out′go, that which goes out: expenditure—opp. toIncome;Out′goer;Out′going, act or state of going out: extreme limit: expenditure.—adj.departing—opp. toIncoming, as a tenant.
Outgrow, owt-grō′,v.t.to surpass in growth: to grow out of.—n.Out′growth, that which grows out of a thing: growth to excess.
Outguard, owt′gärd,n.a guard at a distance or at the farthest distance from the main body.
Outgush, owt-gush′,v.i.to issue with force.—n.Out′gush, a gushing out.
Outhaul, owt′hawl,n.a rope for hauling out the clew of a sail.—AlsoOut′hauler.
Out-Herod, owt-her′od,v.t.to surpass (Herod) in cruelty: to exceed, esp. in anything bad.
Outhire, owt-hīr′,v.t.to hire or let out.
Outhouse, owt′hows,n.a small building outside a dwelling-house.
Outing, owt′ing,n.the act of going out, or the distance gone out: an excursion or airing.
Outjest, owt-jest′,v.t.(Shak.) to overpower by jesting: to excel in jesting.
Outjet, owt′jet,n.that which projects from anything.—n.Outjut′ting, a projection.
Outland, owt′land,n.land beyond the limits of cultivation.—adj.(Tenn.) foreign.—n.Out′lander, a foreigner, a person not naturalised.—adj.Outland′ish, belonging to an out or foreign land: foreign: not according to custom: strange: rustic: rude: vulgar.—adv.Outland′ishly.—n.Outland′ishness.
Outlash, owt′lash,n.any sudden outburst.
Outlast, owt-last′,v.t.to last longer than.
Outlaw, owt′law,n.one deprived of the protection of the law: a robber or bandit.—v.t.to place beyond the law: to deprive of the benefit of the law: to proscribe.—n.Out′lawry, the act of putting a man out of the protection of the law: state of being an outlaw. [A.S.útlaga; cf. Ice.útlági—út, out,lög, law.]
Outlay, owt′lā,n.that which is laid out: expenditure.—v.t.to lay out to view.
Outleap, owt′lēp,n.a sally, flight.
Outlearn, owt-lėrn′,v.t.to learn: to excel in learning: to get beyond the instruction of.
Outlet, owt′let,n.the place or means by which anything is let out: the passage outward, vent.
Outlier, owt′lī-ėr,n.(geol.) a portion of a stratum: anything, as detached from the principal mass, and lying some distance from it.—v.t.Outlie′, to beat in lying.—v.i.to live in the open air.
Outline, owt′līn,n.the outer line: the lines by which any figure is bounded: a sketch showing only the main lines: a draft: a set-line in fishing.—v.t.to draw the exterior line of: to delineate or sketch.—adj.Outlin′ear, like an outline.
Outlive, owt-liv′,v.t.to live longer than: to survive.—n.Outliv′er.
Outlodging, owt′loj-ing,n.a lodging outside a college bounds at Oxford and Cambridge.
Outlook, owt′lōōk,n.vigilant watch: view obtained by looking out: prospect, or (fig.) one's prospects: a watch-tower.—v.t.to face courageously.
Outlustre, owt-lus′tėr,v.t.to excel in brightness.
Outlying, owt′lī-ing,adj.lying out or beyond: remote: on the exterior or frontier: detached.
Outman, owt-man′,v.t.to outdo in manliness: to outnumber in men.
Outmanœuvre, owt-ma-nū′vėr,v.t.to surpass in manœuvring.
Outmantle, owt-man′tl,v.t.to excel in dress or ornament.
Outmarch, owt-märch′,v.t.to march faster than: to leave behind by marching.
Outmate, owt-māt′,v.t.to outmatch.
Outmeasure, owt-mezh′ūr,v.t.to exceed in extent.
Outmost, owt′mōst. Same asOutermost.
Outmove, owt-mōōv′,v.t.to move faster than.
Outname, owt-nām′,v.t.to surpass in name, reputation, or importance.
Outness, owt′nes,n.state of being out, externality to the perceiving mind, objectiveness.
Outnumber, owt-num′bėr,v.t.to exceed in number.
Outpace, owt-pās′,v.t.to walk faster than.
Out-paramour, owt-par′a-mōōr,v.t.(Shak.) to exceed in number of mistresses.
Outparish, owt′par-ish,n.a rural parish, as distinguished from an urban one.
Outpart, owt′part,n.a part remote from the centre.
Outpassion, owt-pash′un,v.t.(Tenn.) to go beyond in passionateness.
Outpatient, owt′pā-shent,n.a patient who receives aid from a hospital, but lives outside of it.
Outpeer, owt-pēr′,v.t.(Shak.) to surpass or excel.
Out-pensioner, owt′-pen′shun-ėr,n.a non-resident pensioner.
Outport, owt′pōrt,n.a port out of or remote from the chief port: a place of export.
Outpost, owt′pōst,n.a post or station beyond the main body of an army: the troops placed there.
Outpour, owt-pōr′,v.t.to pour out: to send out in a stream.—ns.Outpour′;Outpour′er;Out′pouring, a pouring out: an abundant supply.
Outpower, owt-pow′ėr,v.t.to surpass in power.
Outpray, owt-prā′,v.t.to exceed in earnestness of prayer.
Outprize, owt-prīz′,v.t.(Shak.) to exceed in the value set upon it.
Output, owt′pōōt,n.the quantity of metal made by a smelting furnace, or of coal taken from a pit, within a certain time, production generally.
Outquarters, owt-kwär′tėrz,n.pl.quarters situated away from headquarters.
Outquench, owt-kwensh′,v.t.(Spens.) to extinguish.
Outrage, owt′rāj,n.violence beyond measure: excessive abuse: wanton mischief.—v.t.to treat with excessive abuse: to injure by violence, esp. to violate, to ravish.—v.i.to be guilty of outrage.—adj.Outrā′geous, violent: furious: turbulent: atrocious: enormous, immoderate.—adv.Outrā′geously.—n.Outrā′geousness. [O. Fr.oultrage(mod.outrage)—Low L.ultragium—L.ultra, beyond.]
Outrance, owt′rans,n.the utmost extremity: the bitter end.—À outrance, to the bitter end of a combat—usually in Eng. use,À l'outrance. [Fr.]
Outré, ōōt-rā′,adj.beyond what is customary or proper: extravagant: overstrained. [Fr. pa.p. ofoutrer—outre—L.ultra, beyond.]
Outreach, owt-rēch′,v.t.to reach or extend beyond: to cheat or overreach.
Outredden, owt-red′n,v.t.(Tenn.) to grow redder than.
Outreign, owt-rān′,v.t.(Spens.) to reign longer than: to reign through the whole of (a period).
Outremer, ōōtr-mār′,n.the region beyond sea. [Fr.]
Outride, owt-rīd′,v.t.to ride beyond: to ride faster than.—n.Out′rider, one who rides abroad: a servant on horseback who attends a carriage.
Outrigger, owt′rig-ėr,n.a projecting spar for extending sails or any part of the rigging: a projecting contrivance ending in a float fixed to the side of a canoe against capsizing: an iron bracket fixed to the outside of a boat carrying a rowlock at its extremity to increase the leverage of the oar: a light racing-boat with projecting rowlocks.
Outright, owt′rīt,adv.immediately: at once: completely.—adj.free from reserve: positive, undisguised.
Outrival, owt-rī′val,v.t.to surpass, excel.