Public envy is as an ostracism, that eclipseth men when they grow
too great.
Bacon.
Sentenced to a perpetual ostracism from the . . . confidence, and
honors, and emoluments of his country.
A. Hamilton.
Os"tra*cite (?), n. (Paleon.) A fossil oyster.
Os"tra*cize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ostracized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Ostracizing (?).] [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a tile, a tablet used in voting, a
shell; cf. &?; oyster, &?; bone. Cf. Osseous, Oyster.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.)
To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.
Grote.
2. To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from
social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his
former friends. Marvell.
||Os*trac"o*da (?), n. pl. (Zoöl.) Ostracoidea.
||Os`tra*coder"mi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; shell of a testacean +
||&?; skin.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the
||type.
Os"tra*coid (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Ostracoidea. -- n.
One of the Ostracoidea.
||Os`tra*coi"de*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; shell of a testacean +
||-oid.] (Zoöl.) An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve
||shells. They are of small size, and swim freely about. [Written also
||Ostracoda.]
||Os"tre*a (?), n. [L., an oyster.] (Zoöl.) A genus of bivalve Mollusca
||which includes the true oysters.
Os`tre*a"ceous (?), a. [L. ostrea an oyster. See Oyster.] (Zoöl.) Of or
pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell; shelly.
The crustaceous or ostreaceous body.
Cudworth.
Os"tre*a*cul`ture (?), n. The artificial cultivation of oysters.
Os`tre*oph"a*gist (?), n. [Gr.&?; an oyster + &?; to eat.] One who
feeds on oysters.
Os"trich (?), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF. ostruche, ostruce, F.
autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird + struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. &?;,
fr. &?; bird, sparrow. Cf. Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also
estrich.] (Zoöl.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio
camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very
strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck,
nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult
male is about eight feet high.
The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and the Asiatic ostrich
are considered distinct species by some authors. Ostriches are now
domesticated in South Africa in large numbers for the sake of their
plumes. The body of the male is covered with elegant black plumose
feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the most valuable white
plumes.
Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the sake of their
feathers, oil, eggs, etc. -- Ostrich farming, the occupation of
breeding ostriches for the sake of their feathers, etc. -- Ostrich fern
(Bot.) a kind of fern (Onoclea Struthiopteris), the tall fronds of
which grow in a circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil
in Europe and North America.
Os*trif"er*ous (?), a. [L. ostrifer; ostrea oyster + ferre.] Producing
oysters; containing oysters.
Os"tro*goth (?), n. [L. Ostrogothi, pl. See East, and Goth.] One of the
Eastern Goths. See Goth.
Os`tro*goth"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Ostrogoths.
Os*we"go tea" (?). (Bot.) An American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma),
with showy, bright red, labiate flowers.
Ot`a*cous"tic (?), a. [Oto- + acoustic: cf. F. otacoustique.] Assisting
the sense of hearing; as, an otacoustic instrument.
{ Ot`a*cous"tic (?), Ot`a*cous"ti*con (?), } n. An instrument to
facilitate hearing, as an ear trumpet.
O`ta*hei"te ap"ple (?). [So named from Otaheite, or Tahiti, one of the
Society Islands.] (Bot.) (a) The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous
tree (Spondias dulcis), also called vi-apple. It is rather larger than
an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine, but the flesh is
said to taste like pineapples. (b) A West Indian name for a myrtaceous
tree (Jambosa Malaccensis) which bears crimson berries.
||O*tal"gi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear + &?;
||pain: cf. F. otalgie.] (Med.) Pain in the ear; earache.
O*tal"gic (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to otalgia. -- n. A remedy
for otalgia.
O*tal"gy (?), n. Pain in the ear; otalgia.
O"ta*ry (?), n.; pl. Otaries (#). [Gr. &?; large-eared, fr. &?;, &?;,
ear: cf. F. otarie.] (Zoöl.) Any eared seal.
O"the*o*scope (?), n. [Gr. &?; to push + -scope.] (Physics) An
instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or
heat in an exhausted vessel; a modification of the radoimeter. W.
Crookes.
Oth"er ("r), conj. [See Or.] Either; -- used with other or or for its
correlative (as either . . . or are now used). [Obs.]
Other of chalk, other of glass.
Chaucer.
Oth"er, pron. & a. [AS. ðer; akin to OS. ðar, ðar, D. & G. ander, OHG.
andar, Icel. annarr, Sw. annan, Dan. anden, Goth. anþar, Skr. antara:
cf. L. alter; all orig. comparatives: cf. Skr. anya other. √180.
Cf. Alter.] [Formerly other was used both as singular and plural.]
1. Different from that which, or the one who, has been specified; not
the same; not identical; additional; second of two.
Each of them made other for to win.
Chaucer.
Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the
other also.
Matt. v. 39.