-- One`-sid"ed-ly, adv. -- One`- sid"ed*ness, n.
On*ethe" (?), adv. Scarcely. See Unnethe. [Obs.] Chaucer.
On"go`ing (?), n. The act of going forward; progress; (pl.) affairs;
business; current events.
The common ongoings of this our commonplace world, and everyday
life.
Prof. Wilson.
On"guent (?), n. [F.] An unguent.
On"-hang`er (?), n. A hanger- on.
On"ion (?), n. [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a single large
pearl, an onion. See One, Union.] (Bot.) A liliaceous plant of the
genus Allium (A. cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow
leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The
name is often extended to other species of the genus.
Onion fish (Zoöl.), the grenadier. -- Onion fly (Zoöl.) a dipterous
insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, Anthomyia ceparum
and Ortalis flexa. -- Welsh onion. (Bot.) See Cibol. -- Wild onion
(Bot.), a name given to several species of the genus Allium.
O*ni`ro*crit`ic (?), a. See Oneirocritic.