Owl"light` (?), n. Glimmering or imperfect light. [R.] Bp. Warburton.
Own (n), v. t. [OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan
to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. gönnen, Icel. unna; of uncertain
origin. This word has been confused with own to possess.] To grant; to
acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a
particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love.
The wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide; But his sagacious
eye an inmate owns.
Keats.
Own, a. [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. gen, p. p. of gan to
possess; akin to OS. gan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen.
√110. See Owe.] Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially
to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my,
our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or
intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive
ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my
own price. "No man was his own [i. e., no man was master of himself, or
in possession of his senses]." Shak.
To hold one's own, to keep or maintain one's possessions; to yield
nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or disadvantage in a contest. Shak.
Own, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Owned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Owning.] [OE.
ohnien, ahnien, AS. gnian, fr. gen own, a. See Own, a.] To hold as
property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or
possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house.
Own"er (?), n. One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the
legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. Shak.
Own"er*less, a. Without an owner.
Own"er*ship, n. The state of being an owner; the right to own;
exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title;
proprietorship.
Owre (?), n. [AS. r; akin to G. auerochs, OHG. r, rohso, Icel. rr.]
(Zoöl.) The aurochs. [Obs.]
{ Owse (ouz), Ow"ser (ou"zr), } n. Tanner's ooze. See Ooze, 3.
Ox (ks), n.; pl. Oxen (#). [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G. ochs, ochse,
OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth. aúhsa, Skr. ukshan ox,
bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle. √214. Cf. Humid, Aurochs.]
(Zoöl.) The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal
when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The word is
also applied, as a general name, to any species of bovine animals, male
and female.
All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field.
Ps. viii. 7.
The castrated male is called a steer until it attains its full growth,
and then, an ox; but if castrated somewhat late in life, it is called a
stag. The male, not castrated, is called a bull. These distinctions are
well established in regard to domestic animals of this genus. When wild
animals of this kind are spoken of, ox is often applied both to the
male and the female. The name ox is never applied to the individual
cow, or female, of the domestic kind. Oxen may comprehend both the male
and the female.
Grunting ox (Zoöl.), the yak. -- Indian ox (Zoöl.), the zebu. -- Javan
ox (Zoöl.), the banteng. -- Musk ox. (Zoöl.) See under Musk. -- Ox
bile. See Ox gall, below. -- Ox gall, the fresh gall of the domestic
ox; -- used in the arts and in medicine. -- Ox pith, ox marrow. [Obs.]
Marston. -- Ox ray (Zoöl.), a very large ray (Dicerobatis Giornæ) of
Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ projecting forward from each
pectoral fin. It sometimes becomes twenty feet long and twenty-eight
feet broad, and weighs over a ton. Called also sea devil. -- To have
the black ox tread on one's foot, to be unfortunate; to know what
sorrow is (because black oxen were sacrificed to Pluto). Leigh Hunt.
Ox`ac"id (ks`s"d), n. (Chem.) See Oxyacid.
Ox"a*lan (?), n. [From Alloxan, by transposition of letters.] (Chem.) A
complex nitrogenous substance C3N3H5O3 obtained from alloxan (or when
urea is fused with ethyl oxamate), as a stable white crystalline
powder; -- called also oxaluramide.
Ox`a*lan"tin (?), n. [From Alloxantin, by transposition of letters.]
(Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C6H4N4O5) obtained
by the reduction of parabanic acid; -- called also leucoturic acid.
Ox"a*late (?), n. [Cf. F. oxalate. See Oxalic.] (Chem.) A salt of
oxalic acid.
Ox*al"de*hyde (?), n. [Oxalic + aldehyde.] (Chem.) Same as Glyoxal.
Ox`al*eth"yl*ine (?), n. [Oxalic + ethyl + -ine.] A poisonous
nitrogenous base (C6H10N2) obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick
transparent oil which has a strong narcotic odor, and a physiological
action resembling that of atropine. It is probably related to pyridine.
Ox*al"ic (?), a. [From Oxalis: cf. F. oxalique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to,
derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically,
designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also
certain plant of the Buckwheat family.
Oxalic acid (Chem.), a dibasic acid, existing combined in oxalis as an
acid potassium oxalate, and in many plant tissues as the calcium
oxalate. It is prepared on a large scale, by the action of fused
caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a white crystalline substance,
which has a strong acid taste, and is poisonous in large doses. It is
used in dyeing, calico printing, bleaching flax and straw, the
preparation of formic acid, and in salts of lemon for removing ink
stains, mold, etc.
Ox"a*line (?), n. [Glyoxal + - ine.] (Chem.) See Glyoxaline.
Ox"a*lis (?), n. [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. &?;&?;&?;, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?;
sharp, pungent, acid.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with
acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also wood
sorrel.
Ox"a*lite (?), n. (Min.) A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of
iron.
Ox`a*lur*am"ide (?), n. [Oxaluric + amide.] (Chem.) Same as Oxalan.
Ox`a*lur"ate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of oxaluric acid.
Ox`a*lur"ic (?), a. [Oxalyl + urea.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and
obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance.
Ox"a*lyl (?), n. [Oxalic + - yl.] (Chem.) (a) A hydrocarbon radical
(C2O2) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and occurring in
derivatives of it. (b) An old name for carbonyl. (c) An old name for
carboxyl.
Ox*am"ate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of oxamic acid.
Ox`a*meth"ane (?), n. [Oxamic + ethyl.] (Chem.) Ethyl oxamate, obtained
as a white scaly crystalline powder.
Ox`a*meth"yl*ane (?), n. [Oxamic + methyl.] (Chem.) Methyl oxamate,
obtained as a pearly white crystalline substance.
Ox*am"ic (?), a. [Oxalic + amido] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
designating, an acid NH2.C2O2.HO obtained as a fine crystalline powder,
intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide. Its ammonium salt is
obtained by boiling oxamide with ammonia.
Ox*am"ide (?), n, [Oxalic + amide.] (Chem.) A white crystalline neutral
substance (C2O2(NH2)2) obtained by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia.
It is the acid amide of oxalic acid. Formerly called also oxalamide.
Ox*am"i*dine (?), n. [Oxygen + amido + -ine.] (Chem.) One of a series
of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the
same carbon atom.
Ox`a*nil*am"ide (?), n. [Oxanilic + amide.] (Chem.) A white crystalline
nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly by the action of cyanogen on
aniline, and regarded as an anilide of oxamic acid; -- called also
phenyl oxamide.
Ox*an"i*late (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of oxanilic acid.
Ox`an*il"ic (?), a. [Oxalic + aniline.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; -- used to designate an acid
obtained in white crystalline scales by heating these substances
together.
Ox*an"i*lide (?), n. [Oxalic + aniline + amide.] (Chem.) A white
crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating
aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double anilide of oxalic acid; --
called also diphenyl oxamide.
Ox"bane` (?), n. (Bot.) A poisonous bulbous plant (Buphane toxicaria)
of the Cape of Good Hope.
Ox"bird` (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The dunlin. (b) The sanderling. (c) An
African weaver bird (Textor alector).