Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908/Outrage Ozostomia

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. ', violent: furious: turbulent: atrocious: enormous, immoderate.—adv. '.—n. . [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. of outrer—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. , 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.

Outroad, owt′rōd, n. (obs.) a foray into an enemy's country, a hostile attack—opp. to Inroad.

Outroar, owt-rōr′, v.t. (Shak.) to exceed in roaring.—n. , an uproar.

Outroot, owt-rōōt′, v.t. to root out.

Outroper, owt-rō′pėr, n. formerly an officer in London who seized the goods of foreigners sold elsewhere than in the public market.

Outrun, owt-run′, v.t. to go beyond in running: to exceed: to get the better of or to escape by running.—n. .

Outrush, owt-rush′, v.i. to rush out:—n. a rushing out.

Outsail, owt-sāl′, v.t. to leave behind in sailing.

Outscold, owt-skōld′, v.t. (Shak.) to exceed in scolding.

Outscorn, owt-skorn′, v.t. to bear down or confront by contempt: to disregard or despise.

Outscouring, owt′skowr-ing, n. substance washed or scoured out.

Outsell, owt-sel′, v.t. to sell for a higher price than: to exceed in the number or amount of sales.

Out-sentry, owt′-sen-tri, n. a sentry who guards the entrance to a place at a distance.—n. , an advance scout.

Outset, owt′set, n. a setting out: beginning.—Also .

Outsettlement, owt′set′l-ment, n. a settlement away from the main one.

Outshine, owt-shīn′, v.i. to shine out or forth.—v.t. to excel in shining: to be brighter than.

Outshot, owt′shot, n. (Scot.) a projection in a building: (pl.) in paper-making, rags of second quality.

Outside, owt′sīd, n. the outer side: the farthest limit: the surface: the exterior: one who is without, as a passenger on a coach, &c.: the outer or soiled sheets of a package of paper.—adj. on the outside: exterior: superficial: external: extreme, beyond the limit.—adv. on the outside: not within.—prep. beyond.—ns. ', an Irish jaunting-car; ', one not admitted to a particular company, profession, &c., a stranger, a layman: a racehorse not included among the favourites in the betting: (pl.) a pair of nippers for turning a key in a keyhole from the outside.—Outside country, districts beyond the line of settlements in Australia; Outside of, outside: (coll.) besides.—Get outside of (vulgar), to comprehend: to eat or drink.

Outsight, owt′sīt, n. power of seeing things, outlook.—Outsight plenishing (Scot.), outdoor movables.

Outsit, owt-sit′, v.t. to sit beyond the time of.

Outskirt, owt′skėrt, n. the outer skirt: border: suburb—often used in pl.

Outsleep, owt-slēp′ v.t. (Shak.) to sleep longer than.

Outslide, owt-slīd′, v.t. to slide forward.

Outsoar, owt-sōr′, v.t. to soar beyond.

Outsole, owt′sōl, n. the outer sole of a boot or shoe which rests on the ground.

Outspan, owt-span′, v.t. and v.i. to unyoke or unharness draught-oxen, &c., from a vehicle, to encamp—opp. to Inspan.

Outspeak, owt-spēk′, v.t. to say aloud: to speak more, louder, or longer than.—v.i. to speak boldly, to speak up.—adj. ', frank or bold of speech: uttered with boldness.—n. '.

Outspeckle, owt′spek'l, n. (Scot.) a laughing-stock.

Outspent, owt-spent′, adj. thoroughly tired out.

Outsport, owt-sport′, v.t. (Shak.) to outdo in sporting.

Outspread, owt-spred′, v.t. to spread out or over.—adj. .

Outspring, owt′spring, n. the outcome, result, or issue.

Outstand, owt-stand′, v.t. to resist or withstand: to stand beyond the proper time.—v.i. to stand out or project from a mass: to remain unpaid or unsettled in any way.—adj. , prominent: uncollected: remaining unpaid.

Outstare, owt′stār, v.t. (Shak.) to stare down or abash with effrontery.

Outstay, owt-stā′, v.t. (Shak.) to stay beyond.

Outstep, owt-step′, v.t. to step beyond, overstep.

Outstretch, owt-strech′, v.t. to spread out, extend.

Outstrike, owt-strīk′, v.t. to exceed in striking, so as to overpower.

Outstrip, owt-strip′, v.t. to outrun: to leave behind: to escape beyond one's reach.

Outsum, owt-sum′, v.t. to outnumber.

Outswear, owt-swār′, v.t. to exceed in swearing.

Outsweeten, owt-swēt′n, v.t. to excel in sweetness.

Outswell, owt-swel′, v.t. (Shak.) to overflow.

Outtalk, owt-tawk′, v.t. to talk down.

Outtongue, owt-tung′, v.t. (Shak.) to bear down by talk or noise.

Outtop, owt-top′, v.t. to reach higher than: to excel.

Out-travel, owt-trav′el, v.t. to surpass in travelling, to go more swiftly than.

Outvalue, owt-val′ū, v.t. to exceed in value.

Outvenom, owt-ven′um, v.t. (Shak.) to exceed in poison.

Outvie, owt-vī′, v.t. to go beyond in vying with: to exceed: to surpass.

Outvillain, owt-vil′ān, v.t. (Shak.) to exceed in villainy.

Outvoice, owt-vois′, v.t. (Shak.) to exceed in clamour or noise: to drown the voice of.

Outvote, owt-vōt′, v.t. to defeat by a greater number of votes.

Outwalk, owt-wawk′, v.t. to walk farther, longer, or faster than.

Outwall, owt′wawl, n. the outside wall of a building: (Shak.) external appearance.

Outward, owt′ward, adj. toward the outside: external: exterior: not inherent, adventitious: (theol.) worldly, carnal—opp. to Inward or spiritual: (B.) public.—adv. toward the exterior: away from port: to a foreign port: superficially—also '.—n. ' (Shak.), external form: the outside.—adj. ', bound outwards or to a foreign port.—adv. ', in an outward manner: externally: in appearance.—n. '.—adj. ', appearing outwardly to be a saint.

Outward, owt-wawrd′, n. a ward in a detached building connected with a hospital.

Outwatch, owt-wawch′, v.t. to watch longer than.

Outwear, owt-wār′, v.t. to wear out: to spend tediously: to last longer than: to consume.

Outweary, owt-wē′ri, v.t. to weary out completely.

Outweed, owt-wēd′, v.t. (Spens.) to root out.

Outweigh, owt-wā′, v.t. to exceed in weight or importance: to overtask.

Outwell, owt-wel′, v.t. and v.i. to pour or well out.

Outwent, owt-went′, v.t. went faster than, outstripped.

Outwin, owt-win′, v.t. (Spens.) to get out of.

Outwind, owt-wīnd′, v.t. to extricate by winding, to unloose.

Outwing, owt-wing′, v.t. to outstrip in flying: to outflank.

Outwit, owt-wit′, v.t. to surpass in wit or ingenuity: to defeat by superior ingenuity:—pr.p. pa.t. and pa.p.

Outwith, owt′with, prep. (Scot.), without, outside of.

Outwork, owt′wurk, n. a work outside the principal wall or line of fortification: work done in the fields, out of doors, as distinguished from indoor work.—v.t. ' (Shak.), to surpass in work or labour: to work out or bring to an end: to finish.—n. ', one who works out of doors, or who takes away work to do at home.

Outworth, owt-wurth′, v.t. (Shak.) to exceed in value.

Outwrest, owt-rest′, v.t. (Spens.) to extort by violence.

Ouvrage, ōōv′razh, n. work.—ns. (masc.) Ouvrier (fem.) Ouvrière  a working man or woman.—adj. working. [Fr.]

Ouzel, ōō′zl, n. a kind of thrush—also . [A.S. ósle; cog. with Ger. amsel.]

Oval, ō′val, adj. having the shape of an egg.—n. anything oval, a plot of ground, &c.: an ellipse.—adv. . [Fr. ovale—L. ovum, an egg.]

Ovary, ō′var-i, n. the part of the female animal in which the egg of the offspring is formed, the female genital gland: (bot.) the part of the pistil which contains the seed.—n.pl. ', eggs.—adjs. ', ', of or pertaining to the ovary.—ns. '; '; ' (surg.), the removal of a diseased tumour from the ovary.—adj. ', consisting of eggs.—n. ', inflammation of the ovary. [Low L. ovaria.]

Ovate, ō′vāt, n. an Eisteddfodic graduate who is neither a bard nor a druid. [W. ofydd, a philosopher.]

Ovate, -d, ō′vāt, -ed, adj. egg-shaped.

Ovation, ō-vā′shun, n. an outburst of popular applause, an enthusiastic reception: in ancient Rome, a lesser triumph. [Fr.,—L.,—ovāre, -ātum, to shout.]

Oven, uv′n, n. an arched cavity over a fire for baking, heating, or drying: any apparatus used as an oven.—ns. ', a South American tree-creeper which builds an oven-shaped nest; ', the willow-warbler; , brushwood.—Dutch oven, a baking-pot, heated by heaping coals round it. [A.S. ofen; Ger. ofen.]

Over, ō′vėr, prep. higher than in place, rank, value, &c.: across: on the surface of: upon the whole surface of: through: concerning: on account of: longer than.—adv. on the top: above: across: from one side, person, &c. to another: above in measure: too much: in excess: left remaining: at an end: completely.—adj. upper or superior (often used as a prefix, as in overcoat, overlord, &c.): beyond: past.—n. the number of balls delivered at cricket between successive changes of bowlers: an excess, overplus.—v.t. to go, leap, or vault over.—v.i. to go over.—Over again, afresh, anew; Over against, opposite; Over and above, in addition to: besides; Over and over, several times: repeatedly; Over head and ears, beyond one's depth: completely; Over seas, to foreign lands.—All over, completely: at an end. [A.S. ofer; Ger. über, L. super, Gr. huper.]

Overact, ō-vėr-akt′, v.t. to act overmuch, to overdo any part.—v.i. to act more than necessary.

Over-all, ō′vėr-awl, adv. (Spens.) everywhere, all over.—n.pl. , loose trousers of canvas, &c., worn over the others to keep them sound or clean, waterproof leggings.

Over-anxious, ō-vėr-angk′shus, adj. anxious beyond what is right or reasonable.—n. '.—adv. '.

Overarch, ō-vėr-ärch′, v.t. to arch over.—v.i. to hang over like an arch.

Overawe, ō-vėr-aw′, v.t. to restrain by fear or by superior influence.

Overbalance, ō-vėr-bal′ans, v.t. to exceed in weight, value, or importance: to cause to lose (one's) balance.—n. excess of weight or value.

Overbattle, ō-vėr-bat′tl, adj. (obs.) too fertile.

Overbear, ō-vėr-bār′, v.t. to bear down or overpower: to overwhelm.—adj. ', inclined to domineer, esp. in manner or conduct: haughty and dogmatical: imperious.—adv. '.—n. .

Overbid, ō-vėr-bid′, v.t. to offer a price greater than.—v.i. offer more than the value of.

Overblow, ō-vėr-blō′, v.i. to blow over or to be past its violence: to blow with too much violence.—v.t. to blow away: to blow across.—adj. , blown over or past, at an end: burnt by an excessive blast, in the Bessemer steel process.

Overblow, ō-vėr-blō′, v.t. to cover with blossoms or flowers.—adj. , past the time of flower, withered.

Overboard, ō′vėr-bōrd, adv. over the board or side: from on board: out of a ship.—Thrown overboard, deserted, discarded, betrayed.

Overbody, ō-vėr-bod′i, v.t. to give too much body to.

Overboil, ō′vėr-boil′, v.i. and v.t. to boil excessively.

Overbold, ō-vėr-bōld′, adj. (Shak.) excessively bold: impudent.—adv. .

Overbridge, ō′vėr-brij, n. a bridge over a road.

Overbrim, ō-vėr-brim′, v.t. to fill to overflowing.—v.i. to be so full as to overflow.—adj. , having too large a brim.

Overbrood, ō-vėr-brōōd′, v.t. to brood over.

Overbrow, ō-vėr-brow′, v.t. to overhang like a projecting brow.

Overbuild, ō-vėr-bild′, v.t. to build over: to build more than is needed.—v.i. to build beyond one's means.

Overbulk, ō-vėr-bulk′, v.t. (Shak.) to oppress by bulk.

Overburden, ō-vėr-bur′dn, v.t. to burden overmuch.—n. alluvial soil overlying a bed of ore.

Overburn, ō-vėr-burn′, v.t. to burn too much.—v.i. to be too zealous.

Overbusy, ō-vėr-biz′i, adj. too busy, over-officious.

Overbuy, ō-vėr-bī′, v.t. to buy at too dear a rate: to buy more than is needed.

Overby, ō-vėr-bī′, adv. a little way over—(Scot.) ', '.

Overcanopy, ō-vėr-kan′o-pi, v.t. (Shak.) to cover as with a canopy.

Overcareful, ō-vėr-kār′fool, adj. careful to excess.

Overcarry, ō-vėr-kar′i, v.t. to carry too far, to go beyond.—v.i. to go to excess.

Overcast, ō-vėr-kast′, v.t. to cast over: to cloud: to cover with gloom: to sew over or stitch the edges (of a piece of cloth) slightly.—v.i. to grow dull or cloudy.—n. , the action of the verb overcast: in bookbinding, a method of oversewing single leaves in hem-stitch style to give the pliability of folded double leaves.

Overcatch, ō-vėr-kach′, v.t. (Spens.) to overtake.

Overcharge, ō-vėr-chärj′, v.t. to load with too great a charge: to charge too great a price.—n. , an excessive load or burden: too great a charge, as of gunpowder or of price.

Overcheck, ō-vėr-chek′, n. a check-rein passing over a horse's head between the ears.

Overcloud, ō-vėr-klowd′, v.t. to cover over with clouds: to cause gloom or sorrow to.

Overcloy, ō-vėr-kloi′, v.t. (Shak.) to fill beyond satiety.

Overcoat, ō′vėr-kōt, n. an outdoor coat worn over all the other dress, a top-coat.—n. , cloth from which such is made.

Overcold, ō′vėr-kōld, adj. too cold.

Overcolour, ō-vėr-kul′ur, v.t. to colour to excess, to exaggerate.

Overcome, ō-vėr-kum′, v.t. to get the better of: to conquer or subdue: (obs.) to spread over, surcharge.—v.i. to be victorious.

Over-confident, ō-vėr-kon′fi-dent, adj. too confident.—n. '.—adv. '.

Overcount, ō-vėr-kownt′, v.t. to outnumber.

Overcover, ō-vėr-kuv′ėr, v.t. to cover completely.

Overcredulous, ō-vėr-kred′ū-lus, adj. too easily persuaded to believe.

Overcrow, ō-vėr-krō′, v.t. to crow over, insult.

Overcrowd, ō-vėr-krowd′, v.t. to fill or crowd to excess.

Overdaring, ō-vėr-dār′ing, adj. foolhardy.

Overdate, ō′vėr-dāt, v.t. to post-date.

Over-develop, ō-vėr-de-vel′op, v.t. in photography, to develop a plate too much, as by too long a process or by too strong a developer.—n. .

Overdight, ō-vėr-dīt′, adj. (Spens.) dight or covered over: overspread.

Overdo, ō-vėr-dōō′, v.t. to do overmuch: to carry too far: to harass, to fatigue: to cook too much: to excel.—n. '.—adj. ', overacted: fatigued: cooked too much.

Overdose, ō-vėr-dōs′, v.t. to dose overmuch.—n. an excessive dose.

Overdraw, ō-vėr-draw′, v.t. to draw overmuch: to draw beyond one's credit: to exaggerate.—n. ', the act of overdrawing, the amount by which the cheque, &c., exceeds the sum against which it is drawn: a current of air passing over, not through, the ignited fuel in a furnace: an arrangement of flues by which the kiln is heated from the top toward the bottom—also '.

Overdress, ō-vėr-dres′, v.t. to dress too ostentatiously.—n. , any garment worn over another.

Overdrive, ō-vėr-drīv′, v.t. to drive too hard.

Overdrop, ō-vėr-drop′, v.t. to drop over: to overhang.

Overdue, ō-vėr-dū′, adj. due beyond the time: unpaid at the right time.

Overdye, ō-vėr-dī′, v.t. to dye too deeply.

Overearnest, ō′vėr-ėr′nest, adj. too earnest.

Overeat, ō-vėr-ēt′, v.t. to surfeit with eating (generally reflexive): (Shak.) to eat over again.

Overentreat, ō-vėr-en-trēt′, v.t. to entreat to excess.

Overestimate, ō-vėr-es′tim-āt, v.t. to estimate too highly.—n. an excessive estimate.—n. .

Overexcite, ō′vėr-ek-sīt′, v.t. to excite unduly.—n. .

Over-exertion, ō′vėr-eg-zėr′shun, n. too great exertion.

Over-exposure, ō′vėr-eks-pō′zhūr, n. excessive exposure: (photography) the exposure to light for too long a time of the sensitive plate.—v.t. .

Over-exquisite, ō′vėr-eks′kwi-zit, adj. excessively exquisite: over exact or nice: too careful.

Overeye, ō-vēr-ī′, v.t. (Shak.) to overlook or superintend: (Shak.) to observe or remark.

Overfall, ō′vėr-fawl, n. a rippling or race in the sea, where, by the peculiarities of bottom, the water is propelled with immense force, esp. when the wind and tide, or current, set strongly together.

Overfar, ō-vėr-fär′, adv. (Shak.) to too great an extent.

Overfast, ō-vėr-fast′, adj. too fast: at too great speed.

Overfeed, ō-vėr-fēd′, v.t. and v.i. to feed to excess.

Overfill, ō-vėr-fil′, v.t. to fill to excess.

Overfineness, ō′vėr-fīn′nes, n. excessive fineness.

Overfired, ō-vėr-fīrd′, adj. overheated in firing.

Overfish, ō-vėr-fish′, v.t. to fish to excess: to diminish unduly the stock of fish.

Overflourish, ō′vėr-flur′ish, v.t. to make excessive flourish of: to decorate superficially.

Overflow, ō-vėr-flō′, v.t. to flow over: to flood: to overwhelm: to cover, as with numbers.—v.i. to run over: to abound.—n. ', a flowing over: that which flows over: a pipe or channel for spare water, &c.: an inundation: superabundance: abundance: copiousness.—adj. flowing over: over full: abundant.—adj. ', exuberant, very abundant.—adv. .—Overflow meeting, a supplementary meeting of those unable to find room in the main meeting.

Overfly, ō′vėr-flī′, v.t. to soar beyond.

Overfold, ō′vėr-fōld, n. (geol.) a reflexed or inverted fold in strata.

Overfond, ō-vėr-fond′, adj. fond to excess.—adv. .

Overforward, ō-vėr-for′wärd, adj. too forward or officious.—n. .

Overfreight, ō-vėr-frāt′, v.t. to overload.

Overfull, ō-vėr-fool′, adj. (Shak.) too full.—n. .

Overgaze, ō-vėr-gāz′, v.t. to gaze or look over.

Overget, ō-vėr-get′, v.t. (obs.) to reach, overtake: to get over.

Overgive, ō-vėr-giv′, v.t. (Spens.) to give over or surrender.—v.i. to give too lavishly.

Overglance, ō-vėr-glans′, v.t. (Shak.) to look hastily over.

Overglaze, ō-vėr-glāz′, v.t. to glaze over: decorate superficially.—adj. suitable for painting on glazed articles.—n. , an additional glaze given to porcelain, &c.

Overgloom, ō-vėr-glōōm′, v.t. to cover with gloom.

Overgo, ō-vėr-gō′, v.t. to exceed: excel: to go over: to cover.—v.i. to go over: to pass away.

Overgorge, ō-vėr-gorj′, v.t. (Shak.) to gorge to excess.

Overgrain, ō-vėr-grān′, v.t. and v.i. to grain over a surface already grained.—n. , a long-bristled brush used in graining wood.

Overgrassed, ō-vėr-grast′, adj. (Spens.) overstocked or overgrown with grass.

Overgreedy, ō-vėr-grēd′i, adj. excessively greedy.

Overgreen, ō-vėr-grēn′, v.t. (Shak.) to cover over so as to hide blemishes.

Overground, ō′vėr-grownd, adj. being above ground.

Overgrow, ō-vėr-grō′, v.t. to grow beyond: to rise above: to cover with growth.—v.i. to grow beyond the proper size.—adj. ', grown beyond the natural size.—n. '.

Overhail, ō-vėr-hāl′, v.t. Same as Overhaul.

Overhair, ō′vėr-hār, n. the long hair overlying the fur of many animals.

Overhand, ō′vėr-hand, adj. having the hand raised above the elbow or over the ball at cricket (also ): above the shoulder at baseball: (min.) done from below upward.—adv. with the hand over the object.—v.t. to sew over and over.

Overhandle, ō-vėr-han′dl, v.t. (Shak.) to handle or mention too often.

Overhang, ō-vėr-hang′, v.t. to hang over: to project over: to impend: to overlade with ornamentation.—v.i. to hang over.—n. ', a projecting part, the degree of projection, of roofs, &c.—adj. ', covered over, adorned with hangings.

Overhappy, ō-vėr-hap′i, adj. excessively or too happy.

Overhasty, ō-vėr-hās′ti, adj. too hasty or rash.—adv. '.—n. '.

Overhaul, ō-vėr-hawl′, v.t. to haul or draw over: to turn over for examination: to examine: to re-examine: (naut.) to overtake in a chase.—n. , a hauling over: examination: repair.—Overhaul a ship, to overtake a ship: to search her for contraband goods.

Overhead, ō′vėr-hed, adv. over the head: aloft: in the zenith: per head.—adj. situated above.

Overhear, ō-vėr-hēr′, v.t. to hear what was not intended to be heard: to hear by accident: (Shak.) to hear over again.

Overheat, ō-vėr-hēt′, v.t. to heat to excess.—n. , extreme heat.

Overhend, ō-vėr-hend′, v.t. (Spens.) to overtake.

Overhold, ō-vėr-hōld′, v.t. (Shak.) to overvalue.

Overhours, ō′vėr-owrz, n.pl. time beyond the regular number of hours: overtime in labour.

Overhouse, ō′vėr-hows, adj. stretched along the roofs, rather than on poles or underground.

Overinform, ō-vėr-in-form′, v.t. to animate too much.

Overissue, ō-vėr-ish′ū, v.t. to issue in excess, as bank-notes or bills of exchange.—n. , any excessive issue.

Overjoy, ō-vėr-joi′, v.t. to fill with great joy: to transport with delight or gladness.—n. , joy to excess: transport.

Overjump, ō-vėr-jump′, v.t. to jump beyond: to pass by: neglect.

Overkind, ō-vėr-kīnd′, adj. excessively kind.—n. .

Overking, ō′vėr-king, n. a king holding sway over inferior kings or princes.

Overknee, ō′vėr-nē, adj. reaching above the knee, as waders, &c.

Overlabour, ō-vėr-lā′bur, v.t. to labour excessively over: to be too nice with: to overwork.

Overlade, ō-vėr-lād′, v.t. to load with too great a burden.

Overlaid, ō-vėr-lād′, adj. (her.) lapping over.

Overland, ō′vėr-land, adj. passing entirely or principally by land, as a route, esp. that from England to India by the Suez Canal, rather than by the Cape of Good Hope.

Overlap, ō-vėr-lap′, v.t. to lap over: to lay so that the edge of one rests on that of another.—n.  (geol.), a disposition of strata where the upper beds extend beyond the bottom beds of the same series.

Overlaunch, ō-vėr-lawnsh′, v.t. to unite timbers by long splices or scarfs.

Overlay, ō-vėr-lā′, v.t. to spread over or across: to cover completely: to smother by lying on (for overlie): to use overlays in printing: to cloud: to overwhelm or oppress: to span by means of a bridge.—ns. ', a piece of paper pasted on the impression-surface of a printing-press, so as to increase the impression in a place where it is too faint: (Scot.) a cravat; ', a superficial covering: that which overlays: plating.

Overleaf, ō′vėr-lēf, adv. on the other side of the leaf of a book.

Overleap, ō-vėr-lēp′, v.t. to leap over: to pass over without notice.—Overleap one's self, to make too much effort in leaping: to leap too far.

Overleather, ō′vėr-leth-ėr, n. (Shak.) the upper part of a shoe or boot.

Overleaven, ō-vėr-lev′n, v.t. to leaven too much: to mix too much with.

Overlie, ō-vėr-lī′, v.t. to lie above or upon: to smother by lying on.

Overlive, ō-vėr-liv′, v.t. (B.) to live longer than: to survive.—v.i. to live too long: to live too fast, or so as prematurely to exhaust the fund of life.

Overload, ō-vėr-lōd′, v.t. to load or fill overmuch.—n. an excessive load.

Overlock, ō-vėr-lok′, v.t. to make the bolt of a lock go too far.

Overlong, ō-vėr-long′, adj. too long.

Overlook, ō-vėr-look′, v.t. to look over: to see from a higher position: to view carefully: to neglect by carelessness or inadvertence: to pass by without punishment: to pardon: to slight: to bewitch by looking upon with the Evil Eye.—n. .

Overlord, ō-vėr-lawrd′, n. a lord over other lords: a feudal superior.—n. .

Overlusty, ō-vėr-lust′i, adj. (Shak.) too lusty.

Overly, ō′vėr-li, adv. (coll.) excessively, too.

Overlying, ō′vėr-lī′ing, adj. lying on the top.

Overman, ō′vėr-man, n. in mining, the person in charge of the work below ground.

Overman, ō-vėr-man′, v.t. to keep more men than necessary on a ship, farm, &c.

Overmantel, ō′vėr-man-tl, n. a frame containing shelves and other decorations, and often a mirror, set on a mantel-shelf.

Overmasted, ō-vėr-mast′ed, adj. furnished with a mast or masts too long or too heavy.

Overmaster, ō-vėr-mas′tėr, v.t. to subdue, to govern: to get and keep in one's power.

Overmatch, ō-vėr-mach′, v.t. to be more than a match for: to conquer.—n. , one who is more than a match: one who cannot be overcome.

Overmeasure, ō′vėr-mezh-ūr, n. something given over the due measure.—v.t. to measure too largely.

Overmellow, ō-vėr-mel′lō, adj. (Tenn.) excessively or too mellow.

Overmount, ō-vėr-mownt′, v.t. to surmount: to go higher than.—n. , a piece of cardboard cut in proper shape, to prevent the glass of the frame from lying too closely upon an engraving or a picture.

Overmuch, ō-vėr-much′, adj. and adv. too much.

Overmultitude, ō-vėr-mul′ti-tūd, v.t. (Milt.) to outnumber.—v.t. , to repeat too often.—v.i. to increase to excess.

Overname, ō-vėr-nām′, v.t. (Shak.) to name over: to name in a series, to recount.—n. , a surname, nickname.

Overneat, ō-vėr-nēt′, adj. unnecessarily neat.

Overnet, ō-vėr-net′, v.t. to cover with a net.

Overnice, ō-vėr-nīs′, adj. fastidious.—adv. .

Overnight, ō′vėr-nīt, n. the forepart of the evening, esp. that of the day just past.—adv. during the night: on the evening of the day just past.

Overoffice, ō-vėr-of′is, v.t. (Shak.) to lord it over by virtue of an office.

Overpart, ō-vėr-part′ v.t. to assign too difficult a part to.

Overpass, ō-vėr-pas′, v.t. to pass over: to pass by without notice.—pa.p.  (B.), that has already passed.

Overpay, ō-vėr-pā′, v.t. to pay too much: to be more than an ample reward for.—n. .

Overpeer, ō-vėr-pēr′, v.t. (Shak.) to overlook: to look down on: to hover above.

Overpeople, ō-vėr-pē′pl, v.t. to fill with too many inhabitants.—Also .

Overperch, ō-vėr-pėrch′, v.t. (Shak.) to perch or fly over.

Overpersuade, ō-vėr-pėr-swād′, v.t. to persuade a person against his inclination.

Overpicture, ō-vėr-pik′tūr, v.t. to exceed the picture of: to exaggerate.

Overplate, ō′vėr-plāt, n. in armour, a large pauldron protecting the shoulder, or a cubitière protecting the elbow.

Overplus, ō′vėr-plus, n. that which is more than enough: surplus.

Overply, ō-vėr-plī′, v.t. to ply to excess.

Overpoise, ō′vėr-poiz, v.t. to outweigh.—n. , a weight sufficient to weigh another down.

Overpost, ō-vėr-post′, v.t. (Shak.) to hasten over quickly.

Overpower, ō-vėr-pow′ėr, v.t. to have or gain power over: to subdue, defeat: to overwhelm.—adj. ', excessive in degree or amount: irresistible.—adv. '.

Overpraise, ō-vėr-prāz′, v.t. to praise too much.—n. , excessive praise.

Overpress, ō-vėr-pres′, v.t. to overwhelm, to crush: to overcome by importunity.—n. , excessive pressure.

Overprize, ō-vėr-prīz′, v.t. to value too highly: to surpass in value.

Overproduction, ō′vėr-pro-duk-shun, n. the act of producing a supply of commodities in excess of the demand.

Overproof, ō′vėr-proof, adj. containing more than a certain amount of alcohol, stronger than proof-spirit, the standard by which all mixtures of alcohol and water are judged—containing 57.27 per cent. by volume, and 49.50 per cent. by weight, of alcohol.

Overproud, ō-vėr-prowd′, adj. too proud.

Overpurchase, ō-vėr-pur′chās, n. a dear bargain.—v.i. (obs.) to pay too dear a price.

Overrack, ō-vėr-rak′, v.t. to torture beyond bearing.

Overrake, ō-vėr-rāk′, v.t. to sweep over, as a vessel by a wave.

Overrank, ō-vėr-rangk′, adj. too rank or luxurious.

Overrate, ō-vėr-rāt′, v.t. to rate or value too high.—n. , an excessive estimate or rate.

Overreach, ō-vėr-rēch′, v.t. to reach or extend beyond: to cheat or get the better of.—v.i. to strike the hindfoot against the forefoot, as a horse.

Overread, ō-vėr-rēd′, v.t. (Shak.) to read over, to peruse.—adj. Overread having read too much.

Over-reckon, ō-vėr-rek′n, v.t. and v.i. to compute too highly.

Overred, ō-vėr-red′, v.t. (Shak.) to smear with a red colour.

Overrefine, ō-vėr-rē-fīn′, v.i. to refine too much.—n. , any over subtle or affected refinement.

Overrent, ō-vėr-rent′, v.i. to exact too high a rent.

Override, ō-vėr-rīd′, v.t. to ride too much: to pass on horseback: to trample down or set aside.—Override one's commission, to act with too high a hand: to stretch one's authority too far.

Overripen, ō-vėr-rīp′n, v.t. (Shak.) to make too ripe.—adj. , too ripe, more than ripe.

Overroast, ō-vēr-rōst′, v.t. to roast too much.

Overrule, ō-vėr-rōōl′, v.t. to rule over: to influence or to set aside by greater power: (law) to reject or declare to be invalid.—v.i. to prevail.—n. '.—adv. '.

Overrun, ō-vėr-run′, v.t. to run or spread over: to grow over: to spread over and take possession of: to crush down: (B.) to run faster than: to pass in running: to extend composed types beyond their first limit.—v.i. to run over: to extend beyond the right length, as a line or page in printing.—n. , one that overruns.

Overscore, ō-vėr-skōr′, v.t. to score or draw lines over anything: to erase by this means.

Overscrupulous, ō-vėr-skroop′ū-lus, adj. scrupulous to excess.—n. .

Overscutched, ō-vėr-skucht′, adj. (Shak.) over switched or whipped, or more probably worn out in the service.

Oversea, ō′vėr-sē, adj. foreign, from beyond the sea.—adv. to a place beyond the sea, abroad.—Also .

Overseam, ō′vėr-sēm, n. a seam in which the thread is at each stitch passed over the edges sewn together.—n. , the foregoing kind of sewing.

Oversee, ō-vėr-sē′, v.t. to see or look over, to superintend.—n. , one who oversees: a superintendent: an officer who has the care of the poor, and other duties, such as making out lists of voters, of persons who have not paid rates, &c.: one who manages a plantation of slaves: (obs.) a critic.—Overseers of the poor, officers in England who manage the poor-rate.—Be overseen (obs.), to be deceived: to be fuddled.

Oversell, ō-vėr-sel′, v.t. and v.i. to sell too dear: to sell more than exists, of stock, &c.

Overset, ō-vėr-set′, v.t. to set or turn over: to upset: to overthrow.—v.i. to turn or be turned over.

Overshade, ō-vėr-shād′, v.t. to throw a shade over.

Overshadow, ō-vėr-shad′ō, v.t. to throw a shadow over: to shelter or protect.

Overshine, ō-vėr-shīn′, v.t. (Shak.) to shine upon, illumine: to outshine.

Overshoe, ō′vėr-shōō, n. a shoe, esp. of waterproof, worn over another.

Overshoot, ō-vėr-shōōt′, v.t. to shoot over or beyond, as a mark: to pass swiftly over.—v.i. to shoot or fly beyond the mark.—adj. , having the water falling on it from above, as a water-wheel: surpassed: fuddled.—Overshoot one's self, to venture too far, to overreach one's self.

Overside, ō-vėr-sīd′, adj. acting over the side.—adv. over the side.

Oversight, ō′vėr-sīt, n. a failing to notice: mistake: omission: (orig.) superintendence.

Oversize, ō-vėr-sīz′, v.t. (Shak.) to cover with any gluey matter: to plaster over.

Overskip, ō-vėr-skip′, v.t. to skip, leap, or pass over: (Shak.) to fail to see or find: to escape.

Overslaugh, ō-vėr-slaw′, v.t. (U.S.) to pass over in favour of another: to supersede: to hinder: to oppress. [Dut. overslaan (cf. Ger. überschlagen), to skip over.]

Oversleep, ō-vėr-slēp′, v.t. and v.i. to sleep beyond one's usual time.

Overslip, ō-vėr-slip′, v.t. to pass without notice.

Oversman, ō′vėrz-man, n. an overseer: (Scot.) an umpire appointed to decide between the differing judgment of two arbiters.

Oversoul, ō′vėr-sōl, n. the divine principle forming the spiritual unity of all being.

Oversow, ō-vėr-sō′, v.t. to sow too much seed on: to sow over.

Overspent, ō-vėr-spent′, adj. excessively fatigued.

Overspread, ō-vėr-spred′, v.t. to spread over: to scatter over.—v.i. to be spread over.

Overstain, ō-vėr-stān′, v.t. to besmear the surface of.

Overstand, ō-vėr-stand′, v.t. to stand too strictly on the conditions of.

Overstare, ō-vėr-stār′, v.t. to outstare.

Overstate, ō-vėr-stāt′, to state over and above: to exaggerate.—n. .

Overstay, ō-vėr-stā′, v.t. to stay too long.

Overstep, ō-vėr-step′, v.t. to step beyond: to exceed.

Overstock, ō-vėr-stok′, v.t. to stock overmuch: to fill too full.—n. superabundance.

Overstrain, ōvėr-strān′, v.t. and v.i. to strain or stretch too far.—n. too great strain.—adj. , strained to excess: exaggerated.

Overstream, ō-vėr-strēm′, v.t. to stream or flow over.

Overstretch, ō-vėr-strech′, v.t. to stretch to excess: to exaggerate.

Overstrew, ō-vėr-strōō′, v.t. to scatter over.

Overstrung, ō-vėr-strung′, adj. too highly strung.

Oversupply, ō′vėr-sup-plī, n. an excessive supply.

Oversway, ō-vėr-swā′, v.t. to overrule, to bear down.

Overswell, ō-vėr-swel′, v.t. (Shak.) to swell or rise above: to overflow.

Overt, ō′vėrt, adj. open to view: public: apparent.—adv. .—Overt act, something actually done in execution of a criminal intent.—Market overt, open or public market. [Fr. ouvert, pa.p. of ouvrir, to open; acc. to Diez, from O. Fr. a-ovrir, through Prov. adubrir, from L. de-operīre, to uncover—de=un-, and operīre, to cover; acc. to Littré, from L. operīre, to cover, confounded in meaning with aperīre, to open.]

Overtake, ō-vėr-tāk′, v.t. to come up with: to catch: to come upon: to take by surprise.—p.adj. , fuddled.

Overtask, ō-vėr-task′, v.t. to task overmuch: to impose too heavy a task on.

Overtax, ō-vėr-taks′, v.t. to tax overmuch.

Overtedious, ō-vėr-tē′di-us, adj. (Shak.) too tedious.

Overthrow, ō-vėr-thrō′, v.t. to throw down: to upset: to bring to an end: to demolish: to defeat utterly.—ns. ', act of overthrowing or state of being overthrown: ruin: defeat: a throwing of a ball beyond the player; '.

Overthrust, ō′vėr-thrust, adj. (geol.) belonging to earlier strata, pushed by faulting over later and higher strata.

Overthwart, ō-vėr-thwawrt′, v.t. to lie athwart: to cross.—adj. opposite, transverse: contrary, perverse.—prep. across, on the other side of.

Overtilt, ō-vėr-tilt′, v.t. to upset.

Overtime, ō′vėr-tīm, n. time employed in working beyond the regular hours.

Overtoil, ō-vėr-toil′, v.i. to overwork one's self.

Overtone, ō′vėr-tōn, n. a harmonic, because heard above its fundamental tone.

Overtop, ō-vėr-top′, v.t. to rise over the top of: to make of less importance: to surpass: to obscure.

Overtower, ō-vėr-tow′er, v.t. to tower above.—v.i. to soar too high.

Overtrade, ō-vėr-trād′, v.i. to trade overmuch or beyond capital: to buy in more than can be sold or paid for.—n. , the buying of a greater amount of goods than one can sell or pay for.

Overtrip, ō-vėr-trip′, v.t. to trip nimbly over.

Overture, ō′vėr-tūr, n. a proposal, an offer for acceptance or rejection: (mus.) a piece introductory to a greater piece or ballet: a discovery or disclosure: the method in Presbyterian usage of beginning legislation and maturing opinion by sending some proposition from the presbyteries to the General Assembly, and vice versâ, also the proposal so sent.—v.t. to lay a proposal before. [Fr.]

Overturn, ō-vėr-turn′, v.t. to throw down or over: to subvert: to conquer: to ruin.—ns. ', state of being overturned; '.

Overvalue, ō-vėr-val′lū, v.t. to set too high a value on.—n. , an overestimate.

Overveil, ō-vėr-vāl′, v.t. to veil or cover.

Overview, ō′vėr-vū, n. (Shak.) an inspection.

Overwash, ō′vėr-wawsh, adj. (geol.) carried by glacier-streams over a frontal moraine, or formed of material so carried.

Overwatch, ō-vėr-wawch′, v.t. to watch excessively: to overcome with long want of rest.

Overwear, ō-vėr-wār′, v.t. to wear out: to outwear, outlive.—n. , clothes for wearing out of doors.

Overweather, ō-vėr-weth′ėr, v.t. (Shak.) to batter by violence of weather.

Overween, ō-vėr-wēn′, v.i. (Shak.) to think too highly or favourably, esp. of one's self.—adj. ', thinking too highly of: conceited, vain.—n. conceit: presumption.—adv. '.

Overweigh, ō-vėr-wā′, v.t. to be heavier than: to outweigh.—n. ', weight beyond what is required or what is just.—v.t. ', to weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.

Overwhelm, ō-vėr-hwelm′, v.t. to overspread and crush by something heavy or strong: to flow over and bear down: to overcome.—p.adj. ', crushing with weight, &c.: irresistible.—adv. '.

Overwind, ō-vėr-wīnd′, v.t. to wind too far.

Overwise, ō-vėr-wīz′, adj. wise overmuch: affectedly wise.—adv. .

Overwork, ō-vėr-wurk′, v.t. and v.i. to work overmuch or beyond the strength: to tire.—n. , excess of work: excessive labour.

Overworn, ō-vėr-wörn′, adj. worn out: subdued by toil: spoiled by use: worn or rubbed till threadbare.

Overwrest, ō-vėr-rest′, v.t. (Shak.) to wrest or twist from the proper position.

Overwrestle, ō-vėr-res′l, v.t. (Spens.) to overcome by wrestling.

Overwrite, ō-vėr-rīt′, v.t. to cover over with other writing.

Overwrought, ō-vėr-rawt′, pa.p. of Overwork, worked too hard: too highly excited: worked all over: overdone.

Overyear, ō-vėr-yēr′, adj. (prov.) kept over from last year.

Ovidian, ō-vid′i-an, adj. belonging to, or resembling the style of, the Latin poet Ovid (43 B.C.-17 A.D.).

Oviduct, ō′vi-dukt, n. a duct or passage for the egg in animals, from the ovary.

Oviferous, ō-vif′ėr-us, adj. egg-bearing.—n. , a small wire cage on a solid base, for carrying an egg safely. [L. ovum, an egg, ferre, to bear.]

Oviform, ō′vi-form, adj. having the form of an oval or egg. [L. ovum, an egg.]

Oviform, ō′vi-form, adj. like a sheep: ovine. [L. ovis, a sheep.]

Ovigerous, ov-ij′ėr-us, adj. egg-bearing. [L. ovum, an egg, gerĕre, to bear.]

Ovine, ō′vīn, adj. pertaining to the Ovinæ, sheep-like.—n. , inoculation of sheep with ovine virus against sheep-pox.

Oviparous, ō-vip′a-rus, adj. bringing forth or laying eggs instead of fully formed young.—n.pl. ', animals that lay eggs.—ns. ', . [L. ovum, egg, parĕre, to bring forth.]

Ovipositor, ō-vi-poz′i-tor, n. the organ at the extremity of the abdomen of many insects, by which the eggs are deposited.—v.i. ', to deposit eggs with an ovipositor.—n. '. [L. ovum, egg, positor—ponĕre, to place.]

Ovisac, ōv′i-sak, n. the cavity in the ovary which immediately contains the ovum. [L. ovum, an egg, and sac.]

Ovoid, -al, ō′void, -al, adj. oval: egg-shaped.—n. an egg-shaped body. [L. ovum, egg, Gr. eidos, form.]

Ovolo, ō′vō-lō, n. (archit.) a moulding with the rounded part composed of a quarter of a circle, or of an arc of an ellipse with the curve greatest at the top. [It.,—L. ovum, an egg.]

Ovoviviparous, ō-vō-vi-vip′ar-us, adj. producing eggs which are hatched in the body of the parent. [L. ovum, an egg, vivus, living, parĕre, to bring forth.]

Ovule, ōv′ūl, n. a little egg: the seed of a plant in its rudimentary state, growing from the placenta.—adj. '.—ns. ', the formation of ova, or the period when this takes place; , a fossil egg. [Dim. of L. ovum, an egg.]

Ovum, ō′vum, n. an egg: (biol.) the egg-cell, in all organisms the starting-point of the embryo, development beginning as soon as it is supplemented by the male-cell or spermatozoon:—pl. . [L.]

Owche, owch, n. Same as Ouch.

Owe, ō, v.t. to possess or to be the owner of: to have what belongs to another: to be bound to pay: to be obliged for.—v.i. to be in debt.—Be owing, to be due or ascribed (to). [A.S. ágan, pres. indic. áh, pret. áhte, pa.p. ágen; Ice. eiga, Old High Ger. eigan, to possess.]

Owelty, ō′el-ti, n. equality. [O. Fr. oelte.]

Owenite, ō′en-īt, n. a disciple of Robert Owen (1771-1858), a social reformer, who proposed to establish society on a basis of socialistic co-operation.

Ower, ow′ėr (Scot. for over).—ns. ', ', the refrain of a song.

Owing, ō′ing, adj. due: that has to be paid (to): happening as a consequence of: imputable to.

Owl, owl, n. a carnivorous bird that seeks its food by night, noted for its howling or hooting noise.—v.i. to smuggle contraband goods.—ns. ', an abode of owls: (Carlyle) an owl-like character; ', a little or young owl.—adj. ', having blinking eyes like an owl.—n. ', a malicious figure in a popular German tale, translated into English about the end of the 16th century—the German Tyll Eulenspiegel—also ', ', '.—adj. ', like an owl: stupid: dull-looking.—n. . [A.S. úle; Ger. eule, L. ulula; imit.]

Own, ōn, v.t. to grant: to allow to be true: concede: acknowledge. [A.S. unnan, to grant; Ger. gönnen, to grant.]

Own, ōn, v.t. to possess: to be the rightful owner of. [A.S. ágnian, with addition of casual suffix—ágen, one's own; cf. Own (adj.).]

Own, ōn, adj. possessed: belonging to one's self and to no other: peculiar.—ns. ', one who owns or possesses; ', state of being an owner: right of possession. [A.S. ágen, pa.p. of ágan, to possess. Cf. Owe.]

Owre, owr, n. (Spens.). Same as Aurochs. [A.S. úr.]

Owsen, ow′sen, n.pl. a dialectic form of oxen.

Ox, oks, n. a well-known animal that chews the cud, the female of which supplies the chief part of the milk used as human food: the male of the cow, esp. when castrated:—pl. ', used for both male and female.—ns. ', ', a bot-fly or its larva, found under the skin of cattle; ', a common plant in meadows, with a flower like the eye of an ox.—adj. ', having large, full, ox-like eyes.—ns. ' (see Goad); ', ', an African bird, which eats the parasites infesting the skins of cattle—also Beefeater; , a kind of soup made of several ingredients, one of which is an oxtail cut in joints.—Have the black ox tread on one's foot, to experience sorrow or misfortune. [A.S. oxa, pl. oxan; Ice. uxi; Ger. ochs, Goth. auhsa, Sans. ukshan.]

Oxalate, oks′a-lāt, n. a salt formed by a combination of oxalic acid with a base.—n. , a yellow mineral composed of oxalate of iron.

Oxalis, oks′a-lis, n. wood-sorrel: (bot.) a genus of plants having an acid taste.—adj. , pertaining to or obtained from sorrel. [Gr.,—oxys, acid.]

Oxford clay, oks′ford klā, n. (geol.) the principal member of the Middle Oolite series.—Oxford movement (see Tractarianism).

Oxgang, oks′gang, n. as much land as can be tilled by the use of an ox (averaging about 15 acres)—called also ' or '.

Ox-head, oks′-hed, n. (Shak.) blockhead, dolt.

Oxide, oks′īd, n. a compound of oxygen and some other element or organic radical. Oxides are of three kinds—acid-forming, basic, and neutral.—n. '.—adj. ', capable of being converted into an oxide.—v.t. ' (same as Oxidise).—ns. ', ', act or process of oxidising; ', a contrivance for drawing a current of air to the flame of a lamp.—adj. ', capable of being oxidised.—v.t. ', to convert into an oxide.—v.i. to become an oxide.—n. .

Oxlip, oks′lip, n. a species of primrose, having its flowers in an umbel on a stalk like the cowslip.

Oxonian, oks-ō′ni-an, adj. of or pertaining to Oxford or to its university.—n. an inhabitant or a native of Oxford: a student or graduate of Oxford.

Oxter, oks′tėr, n. (Scot.) the armpit.—v.t. to hug with the arms: to support by taking the arm.

Oxygen, oks′i-jen, n. a gas without taste, colour, or smell, forming part of the air, water, &c., and supporting life and combustion.—n. ', a chemical compound containing both chlorine and oxygen in combination with some other element.—v.t. ', to unite, or cause to unite, with oxygen.—n. ', act of oxygenating.—v.t. ' (same as Oxygenate).—adj. ', pertaining to, or obtained from, oxygen.—adj. ', pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen, as in a form of blowpipe in which jets of either ignite as they issue from separate reservoirs. [Gr. oxys, sharp, gen, the root of gennaein, to generate.]

Oxymel, oks′i-mel, n. a mixture of vinegar and honey. [Gr. oxys, sour, meli, honey.]

Oxymoron, ok-si-mō′ron, n. a figure of speech, by means of which two ideas of opposite meaning are combined, so as to form an expressive phrase or epithet, as cruel kindness, falsely true, &c. [Gr.,—oxys, sharp, mōros, foolish.]

Oxyopia, ok-si-ō′pi-a, n. unusual keenness of sight. [Gr.,—oxys, sharp, ōps, the eye.]

Oxyrhynchus, ok-si-ring′kus, n. an Egyptian fish, formerly sacred to the goddess Hathor, and represented on coins and sculptures. [Gr.,—oxys, sharp, rhyngchos, a snout.]

Oxytone, oks′i-tōn, adj. having an acute sound: having the acute accent on the last syllable.—n. a word so accented. [Gr. oxys, sharp, tonos, tone.]

Oyer, ō′yėr, n. a hearing in a law-court, an assize.—Oyer and terminer, a royal commission conferring upon a judge or judges the power to hear and determine criminal causes pending in a particular county. [Norm. Fr. oyer (Fr. ouir)—L. audīre, to hear.]

Oyez, Oyes, ō′yes, interj. the call of a public crier, or officer of a law-court, for attention before making a proclamation. [Norm. Fr., 2d pers. pl. imper. of oyer.]

Oyster, ois′tėr, n. a well-known bivalve shellfish, used as food.—ns. ', ', ', ', ', a place where oysters breed or are bred; ', the sea pie—a sea wading bird of the family Hæmatopodidæ, having dark plumage and red bill and feet; ', the business of catching oysters; ', a knife for opening oysters.—n.pl. ', small pies or pasties made from oysters.—n. ', the shell of an oyster.—n.pl. ', a tool used to dredge up oysters in deep water.—ns. ', ', ', a woman who vends oysters. [O. Fr. oistre (Fr. huître)—L. ostrea—Gr. ostreon, an oyster—osteon, a bone.]

Ozocerite, ō-zō-sē′rīt, n. a waxy-like substance, having a weak bituminous odour, found in Moldavia and elsewhere, and used for making candles.—Also . [Gr. ozein, to smell, keros, wax.]

Ozœna, ō-zē′na, n. a term applied to any one of various diseased conditions of the nose accompanied by fetid discharge. [Gr. ozein, to smell.]

Ozone, ō′zōn, n. name given to a supposed allotropic form of oxygen, when affected by electric discharges, marked by a peculiar smell.—ns. '; '; '.—adj. '.—ns. '; '.—adjs. '; '. [Gr. ozein, to smell.]

Ozostomia, ō-zo-stō′mi-a, n. foul breath due to morbid causes. [Gr. ozein, to smell, stoma, the mouth.]