Ostler Ost"ler noun See Hostler .

Ostleress Ost"ler·ess noun A female ostler. [ R.] Tennyson.

Ostlery Ost"ler·y noun See Hostelry . [ Obsolete]

Ostmen Ost"men noun plural ; sing. Ostman . [ See East , and Man .] East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, formerly so called. Lyttelton.

Ostosis Os·to"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a bone.] (Physiol.) Bone formation; ossification. See Ectostosis , and Endostosis .

Ostracea Os·tra"ce·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... shell of a testacean.] (Zoology) A division of bivalve mollusks including the oysters and allied shells.

Ostracean Os·tra"cean noun [ Latin ostrea an oyster. See Oyster .] (Zoology) Any one of a family of bivalves, of which the oyster is the type.

Ostracion Os·tra"ci·on noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... small shell.] (Zoology) A genus of plectognath fishes having the body covered with solid, immovable, bony plates. It includes the trunkfishes.

Ostraciont Os·tra"ci·ont noun (Zoology) A fish of the genus Ostracion and allied genera.

Ostracism Os"tra·cism noun [ Greek ..., from ... to ostracize. See Ostracize .] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.

2. Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism .

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.

Ostracite Os"tra·cite noun (Paleon.) A fossil oyster.

Ostracize Os"tra·cize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Ostracized ; present participle & verbal noun Ostracizing .] [ Greek ..., from ... a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; confer ... oyster, ... bone. Confer 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.

Ostracoda Os·trac"o·da noun plural (Zoology) Ostracoidea.

Ostracodermi Os`tra·coder"mi noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... shell of a testacean + ... skin.] (Zoology) A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the type.

Ostracoid Os"tra·coid adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Ostracoidea. -- noun One of the Ostracoidea.

Ostracoidea Os`tra·coi"de·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... shell of a testacean + -oid .] (Zoology) An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve shells. They are of small size, and swim freely about. [ Written also Ostracoda .]

Ostrea Os"tre·a noun [ Latin , an oyster.] (Zoology) A genus of bivalve Mollusca which includes the true oysters.

Ostreaceous Os`tre·a"ceous adjective [ Latin ostrea an oyster. See Oyster .] (Zoology) Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell; shelly.

The crustaceous or ostreaceous body.

Cudworth.

Ostreaculture Os"tre·a·cul`ture noun The artificial cultivation of oysters.

Ostreophagist Os`tre·oph"a·gist noun [ Greek ... an oyster + ... to eat.] One who feeds on oysters.

Ostrich Os"trich noun [ Middle English ostriche , ostrice , Old French ostruche , ostruce , French autruche , Latin avis struthio ; avis bird + struthio ostrich, from Greek ..., from ... bird, sparrow. Confer Aviary , Struthious .] [ Formerly written also estrich .] (Zoology) 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 (Botany) 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.

Ostriferous Os·trif"er·ous adjective [ Latin ostrifer ; ostrea oyster + ferre .] Producing oysters; containing oysters.

Ostrogoth Os"tro·goth noun [ Latin Ostrogothi , plural See East , and Goth .] One of the Eastern Goths. See Goth .

Ostrogothic Os`tro·goth"ic adjective Of or pertaining to the Ostrogoths.

Oswego tea Os·we"go tea" (Botany) An American aromatic herb ( Monarda didyma ), with showy, bright red, labiate flowers.

Otacoustic Ot`a·cous"tic adjective [ Oto- + acoustic : confer French otacoustique .] Assisting the sense of hearing; as, an otacoustic instrument.

Otacoustic, Otacousticon Ot`a·cous"tic, Ot`a·cous"ti·con noun An instrument to facilitate hearing, as an ear trumpet.

Otaheite apple O`ta·hei"te ap"ple [ So named from Otaheite , or Tahiti, one of the Society Islands.] (Botany) (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.

Otalgia O·tal"gi·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...; o'y^s , 'wto`s , the ear + ... pain: confer French otalgie .] (Medicine) Pain in the ear; earache.

Otalgic O·tal"gic adjective (Medicine) Of or pertaining to otalgia. -- noun A remedy for otalgia.

Otalgy O·tal"gy noun Pain in the ear; otalgia.

Otary O"ta·ry noun ; plural Otaries . [ Greek ... large-eared, from ..., ..., ear: confer French otarie .] (Zoology) Any eared seal.

Otheoscope O"the·o·scope noun [ Greek ... 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.

Other Oth"er (ŭ&thlig;"ẽr) conj. [ See Or .] Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used). [ Obsolete]

Other of chalk, other of glass.

Chaucer.

Other Oth"er pron. & adjective [ Anglo-Saxon ōšer ; akin to Old Saxon āšar , ōšar , D. & German ander , Old High German andar , Icelandic annarr , Swedish annan , Danish anden , Goth. anþar , Sanskrit antara : confer Latin alter ; all orig. comparatives: confer Sanskrit anya other. √180. Confer 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.

2. Not this, but the contrary; opposite; as, the other side of a river.

3. Alternate; second; -- used esp. in connection with every ; as, every other day, that is, each alternate day, every second day.

4. Left, as opposed to right. [ Obsolete]

A distaff in her other hand she had.

Spenser.

» Other is a correlative adjective, or adjective pronoun, often in contrast with one , some , that , this , etc.

The one shall be taken, and the other left.

Matt. xxiv. 41.

And some fell among thorns . . . but other fell into good ground.

Matt. xiii. 7, 8.

It is also used, by ellipsis, with a noun, expressed or understood.

To write this , or to design the other .

Dryden.

It is written with the indefinite article as one word, another ; is used with each , indicating a reciprocal action or relation; and is employed absolutely, or eliptically for other thing , or other person , in which case it may have a plural.

The fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others .

Ps. xlix. 10.

If he is trimming, others are true.

Thackeray.

Other is sometimes followed by but , beside , or besides ; but oftener by than .

No other but such a one as he.

Coleridge.

Other lords beside thee have had dominion over us.

Is. xxvi. 13.

For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid.

1 Cor. iii. 11.

The whole seven years of . . . ignominy had been little other than a preparation for this very hour.

Hawthorne.

Other some , some others. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.] -- The other day , at a certain time past, not distant, but indefinite; not long ago; recently; rarely, the third day past.

Bind my hair up: as't was yesterday?
No, nor t' other day .

B. Jonson.

Other Oth"er adverb Otherwise. "It shall none other be." Chaucer. "If you think other ." Shak.

Othergates Oth"er·gates` adverb [ Other + gate way. See wards .] In another manner. [ Obsolete]

He would have tickled you othergates .

Shak.

Otherguise, Otherguess Oth"er·guise`, Oth"er·guess` adjective & adverb [ A corruption of othergates .] Of another kind or sort; in another way. " Otherguess arguments." Berkeley.

Otherness Oth"er·ness noun The quality or state of being other or different; alterity; oppositeness.

Otherways Oth"er·ways` adverb See Otherwise . Tyndale.

Otherwhere Oth"er·where` adverb In or to some other place, or places; elsewhere. Milton. Tennyson.

Otherwhile, Otherwhiles Oth"er·while`, Oth"er·whiles` adverb At another time, or other times; sometimes; ...ccasionally. [ Archaic]

Weighing otherwhiles ten pounds and more.

Holland.

Otherwise Oth"er·wise` adverb [ Other + wise manner.]

1. In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily. Chaucer.

Thy father was a worthy prince,
And merited, alas! a better fate;
But Heaven thought otherwise .

Addison.

2. In other respects.

It is said, truly, that the best men otherwise are not always the best in regard of society.

Hooker.

3. In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept.

» Otherwise , like so and thus , may be used as a substitute for the opposite of a previous adjective, noun, etc.

Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise , yet as a fool receive me.

2 Cor. xi. 16.

Her eyebrows . . . rather full than otherwise .

Fielding.

Othman Oth"man noun & adjective See Ottoman .

Otic O"tic adjective [ Greek ..., from o'y^s , 'wto`s , the ear: confer French otique .] Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular; auditory.

Otiose O"ti·ose` adjective [ Latin otiosus , from 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.

Otiosity O`ti·os"ity noun [ Latin otiositas .] Leisure; indolence; idleness; ease. [ R.] Thackeray.

Otis O"tis noun [ Latin , a kind of bustard, Greek ....] (Zoology) A genus of birds including the bustards.

Otitis O·ti"tis noun [ New Latin , from Greek o'y^s , 'wto`s , the ear + -itis .] (Medicine) Inflammation of the ear.

Oto- O"to- [ Greek o'y^s , 'wto`s , the ear.] A combining form denoting relation to , or situation near or in , the ear .

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