Our (?), possessive pron. [AS. &?;re our, of us; akin to &?;s us, to
us, and to G. unser our, of us, Goth. unsara. √186 See Us.] Of or
pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, our country; our rights; our
troops; our endeavors. See I.
The Lord is our defense.
Ps. lxxxix. 18.
When the noun is not expressed, ours is used in the same way as hers
for her, yours for your, etc.; as, whose house is that? It is ours.
Our wills are ours, we known not how.
Tennyson.
-our (?). [OF. -our.] See - or.
Ou*rang" (?), n. (Zoöl.) The orang-outang.
Ou*rang"-ou*tang` (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Orang-outang.
Ou`ra*nog"ra*phist (?), n. See Uranographist.
Ou`ra*nog"ra*phy (?), n. See Uranography.
||Ou"re*bi (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small, graceful, and swift African
||antelope, allied to the klipspringer.
Ou*ret"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?;, from &?; urine. Cf. Uretic.] (Chem.) Uric.
Ou*rol"o*gy (?), n. See Urology.
Ou*ros"co*py (?), n. [Gr. &?; urine + -scopy.] Ourology.
Ours (?), possessive pron. See Note under Our.
Our*selves" (?), pron. ; sing. Ourself (&?;). An emphasized form of the
pronoun of the first person plural; -- used as a subject, usually with
we; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective
case.
We ourselves might distinctly number in words a great deal further
then we usually do.
Locke.
Safe in ourselves, while on ourselves we stand.
Dryden.
The form ourself is usec only in the regal or formal style after we or
us, denoting a single person.
Unless we would denude ourself of all force.
Clarendon.
-ous (?). [OF. -ous, us, -os, F. -eux, fr. L. -osus, and -us. Cf.
-ose.] 1. An adjective suffix meaning full of, abounding in, having,
possessing the qualities of, like; as in gracious, abounding in grace;
arduous, full of ardor; bulbous, having bulbs, bulblike; riotous,
poisonous, piteous, joyous, etc.
2. (Chem.) A suffix denoting that the element indicated by the name
bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted by the termination
-ic; as, nitrous, sulphurous, etc., as contrasted with nitric,
sulphuric, etc.
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