Her eyebrows . . . rather full than otherwise.
Fielding.
Oth"man (?), n. & a. See Ottoman.
O"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?;, fr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear: cf. F. otique.] Of,
pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular; auditory.
O"ti*ose` (?), a. [L. otiosus, fr. otium ease.] Being at leisure or
ease; unemployed; indolent; idle. "Otiose assent." Paley.
The true keeping of the Sabbath was not that otiose and
un&?;rofitable cessation from even good deeds which they would
enforce.
Alford.
O`ti*os"ity (?), n. [L. otiositas.] Leisure; indolence; idleness; ease.
[R.] Thackeray.
||O"tis (?), n. [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. &?;.] (Zoöl.) A genus of
||birds including the bustards.
||O*ti"tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear + -itis.]
||(Med.) Inflammation of the ear.
O"to- (?). [Gr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear.] A combining form denoting
relation to, or situation near or in, the ear.
O*to"ba fat` (?). (Chem.) A colorless buttery substance obtained from
the fruit of Myristica otoba, a species of nutmeg tree.
O*toc"o*nite (?), n. [Oto- + Gr. &?; dust.] (Anat.) (a) A mass of
otoliths. (b) An otolith.
O"to*crane (?), n. [Oto- + Gr. &?; skull.] (Anat.) The cavity in the
skull in which the parts of the internal ear are lodged.
O`to*cra"ni*al (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the otocrane.
O"to*cyst (?), n. [Oto- + cyst.] (Zoöl. & Anat.) An auditory cyst or
vesicle; one of the simple auditory organs of many invertebrates,
containing a fluid and otoliths; also, the embryonic vesicle from which
the parts of the internal ear of vertebrates are developed.
O*tog"ra*phy (?), n. [Oto- + -graphy.] A description of the ear.
{ O"to*lith (?), O"to*lite (?), } n. [Oto- + -lith, -lite.] (Anat.) One
of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance
in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many
invertebrates; an ear stone. Collectively, the otoliths are called ear
sand and otoconite.
{ O`to*lith"ic (?), O`to*lit"ic (?), } a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to
otoliths.
O`to*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining tootology.
O*tol"o*gist (?), n. One skilled in otology; an aurist.
O*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Oto- + - logy.] The branch of science which treats
of the ear and its diseases.
O*top"a*thy (?), n. [Oto- + Gr. &?; to suffer.] (Med.) A diseased
condition of the ear.
||O`tor*rhœ"a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear + &?; to
||flow.] (Med.) A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent
||discharge.
O"to*scope (?), n. [Oto- + - scope.] An instrument for examining the
condition of the ear.
O`to*scope"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy.
O*tos"co*py (?), n. (Med.) The examination of the ear; the art of using
the otoscope.
O*tos"te*al (?), n. [Oto- + Gr. &?; a bone.] (Anat.) An auditory
ossicle. R. Owen.
||O`to*zo"um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, a fabled giant + zo^,on an
||animal.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of huge vertebrates, probably
||dinosaurs, known only from four-toed tracks in Triassic sandstones.
Ot"tar (?), n. See Attar.
Ot"ta*was (?), n. pl.; sing. Ottawa (&?;). (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians
who, when first known, lived on the Ottawa River. Most of them
subsequently migrated to the southwestern shore of Lake Superior.
Ot"ter (?), n. [OE. oter, AS. otor; akin to D. & G. otter, Icel. otr,
Dan. odder, Sw. utter, Lith. udra, Russ, vuidra, Gr. "y`dra water
serpent, hydra, Skr. udra otter, and also to E. water. √137, 215.
See Water, and cf. Hydra.]
1. (Zoöl.) Any carnivorous animal of the genus Lutra, and related
genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads,
short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their
fur is soft and valuable. The common otter of Europe is Lutra vulgaris;
the American otter is L. Canadensis; other species inhabit South
America and Asia.
2. (Zoöl.) The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop
vines.
Otter hound, Otter dog (Zoöl.), a small breed of hounds, used in
England for hunting otters. -- Otter sheep. See Ancon sheep, under
Ancon. -- Otter shell (Zoöl.), very large bivalve mollusk (Schizothærus
Nuttallii) found on the northwest coast of America. It is excellent
food, and is extensively used by the Indians. -- Sea otter. (Zoöl.) See
in the Vocabulary.
Ot"ter, n. A corruption of Annotto.
Ot"to (?), n. See Attar.
Ot"to*man (?), a. [F. ottoman: cf. It. ottomano, ottomanno; -- from
Othoman, Othman, or Osman, the name of a sultan who assumed the
government of Turkey about the year 1300. Cf. Osmanli, Ottoman a
stuffed seat.] Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or
empire.
Ot"to*man, n.; pl. Ottomans (&?;). 1. A Turk.
2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat without a back,
originally used in Turkey.
Ot"to*mite (?), n. An Ottoman. [R.] Shak.
Ot"trel*ite (?), n. [From Ottrez, on the borders of Luxembourg.] (Min.)
A micaceous mineral occurring in small scales. It is characteristic of
certain crystalline schists.
||Oua*ka"ri (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zoöl.) Any South American
||monkey of the genus Brachyurus, especially B. ouakari.
||Ouan`der*oo" (?), n. (Zoöl.) The wanderoo.
Oua`rine" (?), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) A Brazilian monkey of the genus Mycetes.
||Ou`bli`ette" (?), n. [F., fr. oublier to forget, fr. (assumed) LL.
||oblitare, L. oblivisci, p. p. oblitus.] A dungeon with an opening
||only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds,
||into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish
||secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall.
Sudden in the sun An oubliette winks. Where is he? Gone.
Mrs. Browning.
Ouch (ouch), n. [OE. ouch, nouche (a nouch being taken for an ouch: cf.
Adder), fr. OF. nusche, nosche, nousche, buckle, clasp, LL. nusca, fr.
OHG. nusca, nuscha.] A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence,
a jewel or ornament worn on the person.
A precious stone in a rich ouche.
Sir T. Elyot.
Your brooches, pearls, and ouches.
Shak.
Ough"ne ("ne), a. Own. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ought (t), n. & adv. See Aught.
Ought, imp., p. p., or auxiliary. [Orig. the preterit of the verb to
owe. OE. oughte, aughte, ahte, AS. hte. √110. See Owe.] 1. Was or
were under obligation to pay; owed. [Obs.]
This due obedience which they ought to the king.
Tyndale.
The love and duty I long have ought you.
Spelman.
[He] said . . . you ought him a thousand pound.
Shak.