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0 559-Fate, får, fåll, fât ;-mè, mêt ;-pine, pîn ;-

OBSTRUENT, ob'strů-ênt. a. Hindering, block-|| To OCCASION, ôk-kå'zhůn. v. a. To cause ca

ing up. A OBSTUPEFACTION, db-stů-pè-fâk'shån. s. stoppage of the exercise of the mental powers. OBSTUPEFACTIVE, ôb-std-pè-fâk ́tiv. ́a. 512. Obstructing the mental powers.

To OBTAIN, ôb-tåne'. v. a. 202. To gain, to ac-
quire, to procure; to gain by concession.
To OBTAIN, ôb-tane'. v. n. To continue in use;
to be established; to prevail, to succeed.
OBTAINABLE, ôb-tane'â-bl. a. To be procured.
OBTAINER, ôb-tà'når s. 98. He who obtains.
To
To OBTEMPERATE b-têm'pêr-åte. v. a.
obey.
To OBTEND, 8b-tend v a. To oppose, to hold
out in opposition; to pretend, to offer as the
reason of any thing. In this last sense not used.
OBTENEBRATION, ôb-tên-ne-bra'shan, s. Dark-
ness, the state of being darkened.
OBTENTION, Ob-tên shun. s. The act of ob-
tending.

To OBTEST, ob-test'. v. a. To beseech, to sup-
plicate.
OBTESTATION, ôb-tês-th'shån. s. Supplica-

tion, entreaty.

OBTRECTATION, ôb-trek-tå'shan. s. der, detraction, calumny.

Slan

To OBTRUDE, ôb-trôôd'. v. a. 339. To thrust into any place or state by force or imposture. OBTRUDER, ôb-trôôd år. s. 93. One that obtrudes.

OBTRUSION, ób-trőô'zhůn. s. The act of obtruding.

Sually; to cause, to produce; to influence. Incidental, OCCASIONAL, ók-ka'zhân-ål. a.

casual; producing by accident; producing by
occasion or incidental exigence.
OCCASIONALLY, ôk-ká'zhůn-ál-lè. ad. Ac
cording to incidental exigence.
One that
OCCASIONER, ôk-ká'zhan-år. s.
causes or promotes by design or accident.
The act of
OCCECATION, ôk-se-ka'shun. s.
blinding or making blind.
The west
Western.
OCCIDENT, ôk'sè-dênt. s.
OCCIDENTAL, ok-sè-dên'tål. a.
OCCIDUOUS, ok-sid ju-ûs. a. 293, 294. Western
Placed in the
OCCIPITAL, ôk-sip pè-tâl. a.
hinder part of the head.

OCCIPUT, ôk'sè-påt. s. The hinder part of the
head.
The act of killing.
OCCISION, ôk-sizh'ân. s
To OCCLUDE, ok-klåde'. v. a. To shut up.
OCCLUSE, 8k-kluse'. a. Shut up, closed.
OCCLUSIÓN, ôk-klü'zhan. s. The act of shut-
ting up
OCCULT, ôk-kålt'. a. Secret, hidden, unknown,

undiscoverable.

OCCULTATION, ők-kål-tå'shun. s. In astre-
nomy, is the time that a star or planet is hidden
from our sight.

OCCULTNESS, ôk-kålt'nès. s. Secretness, state
of being hid.
The act of

OCCUPANCY, ôk'ků-pân-sè. s.
taking possession.
OCCUPANT, ok'kå-pånt. s. He that takes pos
session of any thing.

To OCCUPATÉ, ôk'ků-påte. v. a. To take up,
to possess, to hold.
The act of
OCCUPATION, ôk-kå-på'shân. s.
taking possession; employment, business; trade,
calling, vocation.

OBTRUSIVE, ôb-tråd'siv. a. 428. Inclined to
force one's self or any thing else upon others.
To OBTUND, ôb-tånd'. v. a. To blunt, to dull,
to quell. to d- aden.
OBTUSANGUI AR, b-tase-ång gu-lâr. a. Hav-
ing angles larger than right angles.
Not pointed, not
OBTUSE, ôb-tůse'. a. 427.
acute; not quick, dull, stupid; not shrill, ob-
scure, as, an Obtuse sound.
OBTUSELY, ôb-tuse lè. al. Without a point;To
dully, stupidly.

OBTUSENESS, ob-tuse'nes s. Bluntness, dulness.
OBTUSION, ôb-to'zhan. s. The act of dulling;
the state of being dulled.

OCCUPIER, ôk'kù-pl-ůr. s. 98. A possessor, one who takes into his possession; one who follows any employment.

OCCUPY, ok ků-pl. v. a. 183. To possess, to keep, to take up; to employ; to follow as busi

ness.

To OCCUR, ôk-kår'. v. n. To be presented to the memory or attention; to appear here and there; to clash, to strike against, to meet.

OBVENTION, ôb-ven'shan s. Something happening not constantly and regularly, but un-OCCURRENCE, ôk-kůr'rênse. s. Incident, accertainly.

To OBVERT, ôb-vêrt'. v. a. To turn towards.
To OBVIATE, ôb'vè-åte. v. a. 91. To meet in
the way, to prevent, to oppose.
OBVIOUS, ob'vè-as a Mecting any thing, op-
posed in front to any thing; open, exposed;
easily discovered, plain, evident.
OBVIOUSLY, ôb ́vè-ås-lè. ad. Evidently, appa-

rently.

OBVIOUSNESS, ôb'vè-¿s-nês. 3. ing evident or apparent.

Incident, any

cidental event; occasional presentation.
OCCURRENT, ôk-kår'rent. s.
thing that happens.
OCCURSION, ők-kår'shan. s.
blow.

Clash, mutual

OCEAN, d'shůn. s. 357. The main, the great sea; any immense expanse.

OCEÁN, O'shůn. a. Pertaining to the main or

great sea.

State of be-OČEANICK, d-shè-ân'îk. a. 357, 509. Pertaining to the ocean.

To OBUMBRATE, ôb-åm'bråte. v. a. To shade,

to cloud.

The act

OBUMBRATION, 6b-dm-brå'shan s
of darkening or clouding.
OCCASION, ôk-kå'zhân. s. Occurrence, casual-
ty, incident; opportunity, convenience; acci-
dental cause; reason not cogent, but oppor-
tune; incidental need, casual exigence.

OCELLATED, d-sel'là-têd. a. Resembling the

eye.

OCHRE, o'kår. s. 416. A kind of earth slightly coherent, and easily dissolved in water; a pig

ment.

OCHREOUS, o'krè-ñs. a. Consisting of ochre,
OCHREY, o'kar-è. a. Partaking of ochre.
OCHIMY, ok'kè-mé. s.
ap-OCTAGON, ôk'tà-gôn. s.

A mixed base metal.
In geometry, a figure
consisting of eight sides and angles.
OCTAGONAL, Ok-tåg'go-nál. a. 518. Having
eight angles and sides.
OCTANGULAR, ök-tång'gu-lår. a. Having eight
angles.

What was observed of the e in Efface is plicable to the o in the first syllable of this word From the tendency of the vowel to open, when immediately preceding the accent, we find elegant speakers sometimes pronounce theo in occasion, offend, officious, &c. as if written o-casion, o-fend, o-ficious, &c. This seems to be||OCTANGULARNESS, ôk-tâng'gù-lâr-nês. s. The quality of having eight angles one of those "faults true critics dare not mend." But as it is an evident deviation from OCTANT, Ok'tânt. the orthography, I have not dared to mark OCTILE, ôk'til. 140. See EFFACE. these words in this manner. must, however, be remarked, that this deviation only takes place before double c in the word occasion and its compounds.

-nò, move, når, nôt;-tube, tåb, båll ;-ôîl ;-pôûnd ;-thin, THIS.

fan interval of eight sounds; eight days toge-||ŒECUMENICAL, êk-d-mên'ně-kål. a. 296. Ge ther after a festival. neral, respecting the whole habitable world. EDEMA, é-dè'må. s. 92, 296. A tumour. It is now, and commonly by surgeons, confined to a white, soft, insensible tumour. êd-e-måt?k.

OCTAVO, ok-tå'vò a. A book is said to be in
Octavo when a sheet is folded into eight leaves.
OCTENNIAL, Ok-ten'nè-ål. a. 113. Happening

OCTOBER, k-to'bar. s. gigThe tenth month CEDEMATOUS, è demand 2.6.}
years; lasting years.

of the year, or the eighth numbered from March. OCTOEDRICAL, ôk-tò-êd'drè-kål. a. Having eight sides.

OCTONARY, ôk'tò-når-è. a. Belonging to the number eight.

OCTONOCULAR, ôk-tô-nôk'ku-lår. a. Having
eight eyes.

OCTOPETALOUS, ôk-tó-pêt'tâl-ds. a. Having
eight flower leaves.
OCTOSTYLE, ôk'to-stile. s.

The face of a building or ordonnance containing eight columns

OCTUPLE, ôk'tu-pl. a. 405. Eight fold. OCULAR, ôk'kd-lår. a. 88. Depending on the eye, known by the eye.

OCULARLY, Ŏk'ků-lår-lè. ad. To the observation of the eye.

OCULIST, ôk'kn-list. s. One who professes to cure distempers of the eyes.

ODD, ôd. a. Not even, not divisible into equal numbers; particular, uncouth, extraordinary; something over a definite number; not noted, not taken into the common account; strange, unaccountable, fantastical, uncommon, particular; unluckily, unlikely, in appearance improper.

ODDLY, ôd'lè. ad. Not evenly; strangely, particularly, unaccountably, uncouthly. ODDNESS, ôd'nês. s. The state of being not even; strangeness, particularity, uncouthness. ODDS, ôdz. s. Inequality, excess of either com

ing to an adema

a. Pertain

CILIAD, è-il'yd. s. 113. A glance, wink. to
ken of the eye.

O'ER, ore. Contracted from Over.
ESOPHAGUS, è-sof'få-gås. 8.
The gullet.
OF, ôv. prep. 377. It is put before the substan-
tive that follows another in construction, as,
Of these part were slain; it is put after com
parative and superlative adjectives, as, the
most disinal and unseasonable time Of all other
from, as, I bought it Of him; concerning, re-
lating to, as, all have this sense Of war; out of,
as, yet Of this little he had some to spare;
among, as, any clergyman Of my own ac
quaintance; by, as, I was entertained Of the
consul: this sense now not in use: according
to, as, they do Of right belong to you; noting
power or spontaneity, as, Of himself man is
confessedly unequal to his duty; noting pro-
perties or qualities, as, a man Of a decayed for-
tune, a body Of no colour; noting extraction,
as, a man of an ancient family; noting ad-
herence or belonging, as, a Hebrew Of my tribe;
noting the matter, as, the chariot was Of cedar;
noting the motive, as, Of my own choice I un-
dertook this work; noting preference or post-
ponence, as, I do not like the tower Of any
place; noting change of, as, O miserable Of
happy! noting causality, as, good nature of ne-
cessity will give allowance; noting proportion,
as, many Of a hundred; noting kind or species,
as, an affair Of the cabinet. Of late; lately.

pared with the other; more than an even wa-OFF, ôf. ad. Of this adverb the chief use is to

ger; advantage, superiority; quarrel, debate, dispute.

ODE, odc. 8. A poem written to be sung to
musick, a lyrick poem.

ODIBLE, &'de-bl. a. 405. Hateful.
ODIOUS, d'dè-ås, or ò'jè-ås. a. Hateful, detes-
table, abominable; exposed to hate; causing
hate, insidious.

The first mode of pronouncing this word is the more common, but the second seems the more correct. See Principles, No. 293, 294, 376. ODIOUSLY, d'dè-as-lè, or d'jè-as-lè. ad. Hatefully, abominably; invidiously, so as to cause hate. ODIOUSNESS, ò'dè-as-nês, or o'jè-as-nës. Hatefulness.

S.

It is not a little strange that this adjective should have preserved the accent of the simple odour, when the Latin odoru presented so fair an opportunity of altering it. Milton has seized this opportunity; but, happily for the analogy of our own language, it has not been followed:

"Last the bright consummate flow'r Spirits odorous breathes: flow'rs and their fruit "Man's nourishment."

Where we may observe, that if the Latin ac-
cent be preserved, the Latin spelling ought to
be preserved likewise.

ODOUR, &'dar. s. 314. Scent, whether good or
bad; fragrance, perfume, sweet scent.
ECONOMICKS, ek-d-nom'miks. s. 296 Ma-
Lagement of household affairs.

conjoin it with verbs, as, To coine off, to fly off, to take off; it is generally opposed to On, as, To lay on; to take off; it signifies distance; it signifies evanescence, absence or departure; it signifies any kind of disappointment, defeat, interruption, as, the affair is Off; from, not towards. Of hand; not studied. OFF, of. interject. Depart! OFF, ôf. prep. Not on; distant from. OFFAL, of fàl. s. 88. Waste meat, that which is not eaten at the table; carrion, coarse flesh; refuse, that which is thrown away; any thing

of no esteem.

559.-Fate, får, fåll, fât ;—mè, mêt ;—pine, pln ;—

OFFICIAL, of-fish'al 8. Official is that person to whom the cognizance of causes is committed] by such as have ecclesiastical jurisdiction.-OLDEN, ol'd'n. a. 103. Ancient. Not used. See OFFENCE. WOLDNESS, old'nês. s. Old age, antiquity. OFFICIALLY, ôf-fish'âl-è. ad. In a manner be-|| OLEAGINOUS, ò-lè-åd ́jîn-ås. a. Oily, unctu longing to office.

OFFICIALTY, ôf-fish'âl-tè. s. The charge or OLEAGINOUSNESS, d-lè-âd'jîn-ås-nês. s. 314 post of an official.

-uỏ, måve, når, nôt ;—tåbe, tån, vâll ;—¿? ;—pôûnd ;-thin, THIS.

To OMINATE, ôm'mé-nåte. v. a. 91. To fore-
token, to show prognosticks.
OMINATION, ôm-me nashin. s. Prognostick.
OMINOUS, &m'min-ds. a. 314. Exhibiting bad
tokens of futurity, foreshowing ill, inauspicious;}
exhibiting tokens good or ill.
OMINOUSLY, ôm'min-nås-lè. ad. With good

or bad omen.

OMINOUSNESS, ôn'm3n-nås-nês. s. The quali-
ty of being ominous.
OMISSION, ò-mish ́ản.

s.

Neglect to do something; neglect of duty, opposed to commission or perpetration of crimes.

To OMIT, ò-mit'. v. a. To leave out, not to mention; to neglect to practise

the time immediate; formerly, at a former time.

ONE, wån. a. 165. Less than two, single, denoted by an unit; indefinitely, any; different, diverse, opposed to another; one of two, opposed to the other; particularly one.

This word and its relatives, once and none, are perhaps the best test of a residence in the capital. In some parts of England they are pronounced so as to give the the sound it has in tone, sometimes the sound it has in gone; but the true sound is that it has in son, done, &c which is perfectly equivalent to the sound of in sun. I never could make a northern inhabi tant of England pronounce the following sen tence without the greatest difficulty: "I have won one game, and you have won none; you "have not won once, and that is wonderful." Where we may observe that the o in won, is the exact sound it has in one, once, and wonderful. ONE, wan. s. A single person a single mass or aggregate; the first hour; the same thing; a person; a person by way of eminence; a dis tinct or particular person; persons united; con. cord, agreement, one mind; any person, any man indefinitely: One has sometimes a plural, when it stands for persons indefinitely, as, the great Ones of the world. Al-ONE-EYED, wan'ide. a. 233. Having only one

OMITTANCE, ó-mit'tânse. s. Forbearance.
OMNIFARIOUS, ôm-né-fà ́rè-¿s. a. Of all varie-
ties of kinds.
OMNIFEROUS,
bearing.

ôm-nif'fêr-ds. a. 518. All

OMNIFICK, dm-nif'fik. a. 509. All-creating.
OMNIFORM, ốmnè-form. a.

shape.

Having every

OMNIGENOUS, ôm-nïd'jè-nds. a. 518. Consist

ing of all kinds.

OMNIPOTENCY, ôm-up pô-tên sẽ

OMNIPOTENCE, ôm-nip'po-t?nse,

mighty power, unlimited power.

OMNIPOTENT, 8m-nip'pó-tẻnt. a. 518. mighty, powerful without limit.

S. Al

eve.

OMNIPRESENCE, om-né-prez ense. s. Ubiqui-ONEIRO ITICAL, d-nl-rô-krît'tè-kål a. Proty, unbounded presence. perly ON!ROCRITICAL. Johnson. Interpre

All the orthoepists I have consulted (as far! tative of dreams.

as can be gathered from their notation and ac-ONEIROCRITICK, d-nl-rò-krit ́tik. s. An intercentuation) make the penultimate e in this preter of dreams.

being one.

ONERARY, ôn'nễr-vår-rè. a. 512. Fitted for carriage or burdens.

To ONERATE, ôu'nêr-råte. v. a. 91. To load, to burthen.

ONERATION, ôn-nêr-å ́shůn. s. The act of loading.

ONEROUS, ôn'nẻr-rås. a. 314. Burdensome, oppressive.

word short, as in the word presence, except Mr.||ONENESS, wån'nês. s. Unity, the quality of Sheridan. That it is not pronounced enclitically like omnipotence, 513, 518, arises, perhaps,|| from the number of consonants in the latter syllables; and as this is the case, it seems most agreeable to the nature of our composition to pronounce presence in this word, in the same inanner as when it is taken singly, just as we pronounce theatre in the word amphitheatre, with the accent on the antepenultimate, though the accent is on the penultimate, and the vowel is|| ong in the Latin amphitheatrum. OMNIPRESENT, ôm-né-prêz ́ênt. a. Ubiquitary, present in every place. OMNISCIENCE, ôm-nishè-Znse. OMNISCIENCY, ôm-nishè-ển sẽ. less knowledge, infinite wisdom. OMNISCIENT, om-nish'è-ént. a. Infinitely wise, knowing without bounds. JMNISCIOUS, ôm-nish'ès. a. 292. All-knowing. OMNIVOROUS, ôm-nîv'v¿-rås. a. 513. All-de

OMPHALOPTICK, 8m-fa-lốptik. 8. 502. An

optick glass that is convex on both sides, commonly called a convex lens.

ON, on. prep. It is put before the word which signifies that which is under, that by which any thing is supported, which any thing covers, or where any thing is fixed; noting addition or accumulation, as, Mischiefs On mischiefs; noting a state of progression, as Whither On thy way? noting dependence or reliance, as, On God's providence their hopes depend; at, noting place, it denotes the motive or occasion of auy thing; it denotes the time at which any thing happens, as, this happened On the first dav in forms of denunciation it is put before the thing threatened; noting invocation; noting stipulation or condition.

:

ON, on. ad. Forward in succession; forward,
in progression; in continuance, without ceas-
ing; upon the body, as part of dress; it notes
resolution to advance.

ON, ôn. interject. A word of incitement or en-
Co ragement.

ONCE, wånse. ad. 165. One time; a single time;
the same time; one time, though no more; at

ONION, da'vån. s. 113, 165. A plant.
ONLY, one'l. a. Single, one and no more; this
and no other; this above all other, as, he is the
Only man for musick.

ONLY, one'lè. ad. Simply, singly, merel
barely; so and no otherwise; singly withou
more, as, Only begotten.

ONOMANCY, on'nd-mân-sẻ, s. 519. Divination by the na:ne.

Pre

In

ONOMANTICAL, ôn-nd-mân'tè-kâl. a.
dicting by names.
ONOMATOPOEIA, on-d-maåt-d-pè'yâ. s.
Grammar or Rhetorick, a figure of speech
whereby names and words are formed to the re-
semblance of the sound made by the things sig.
nified. This word is formed from the Greek
cro, name, and won, fingo, I make or feign.
Thus is the word triquetrack formed from the
noise made by moving the men at this game,
and from the same source arises the buzzing of
bees, the grunting of hogs, the cackling of hens,
the snoring of people asleep, the clashing of arms,
&c. The surest etymologies are those derived
from the onomatopoeia. Chambers.
ONSET, on set. S. Attack assault, first bruħt
ONSLAUGHT, On'slawt. s. Attack, storm, on-
set. Not used

OPH

559. Fåte, får, fåll, fât;—mè, mêt ;—pine, pîn ;ONYX, o'ulks. s. The onyx is a semipellucid gem, of which there are several species. Soft mud, mire at the botOOZE, ôôze. s. 306.

ton of water, slime; soft flow, spring; the liquor of a tanner's vat.

To OOZE, ôöze. v. a. To flow by stealth, to run gently.

OOZY, o'zè. a. Miry, muddy, slimy.

To OPACATE, ò-på kåte. v. n. 503. To shade, to darken.

OPACITY, d-pås'sè-tè. a. Cloudiness, want of transparency.

OPACOUS, 6-på'kås. a. 314. Dark, obscure; not transparent.

OPAL, o'pål. s. 88. A precious stone reflecting various colours.

OPAQUE, d-pake. a. 337, 415. Not transparent,
dark, cloudy.

To OPE, ope. Poetically for to open.
Ope is used only by
To OPEN, o'p'n. 103. v. a.
poets. To unclose, to unlock, the contrary to
Shut; to show, to discover: to divide, to break;
to explain, to disclose; to begin.
To OPE, ope.

To OPEN, d'p'n. 103.

}

v. n. To unclose,

not to remain shut; a term of hunting, when hounds give the cry.

}

OPE, ope.
2. Unclosed, not
OPEN, 'o'p'n. 103.
shut; plain, apparent; not wearing disguise,
artless, sincere; not clouded, clear; posed to
view; uncovered; exposed, without defence;
attentive.

One that opens, one that unlocks, one that uncloses; explainer, interpreter; that which separates, disuniter. OPENEYED, ò'p'n-ide. a. 283. Vigilant, watchful.

OPENER, o'p'r år. s. 99.

OPENHANDED, ò-p'n-hånd'êd. a. Generous,
liberal.

OPENHEARTED, d-p'n-hårt'èd. a. Generous,
candid, not meanly subtle.
OPENHEARTEDNESS, d-p'n-hårt'êd-nês. s.
Liberality, munificence, generosity.
OPENING, O'p'n-ing. s. 410. Aperture, breach.
discovery at a distance, faint knowledge, dawn
OPENLY, o'p'n-lè. ad. Publickly, not secretly,
in sight; plainly, apparently, evidently, with-
out disguise.

OPENMOUTHED, d-p'n-môåтн'd'. a. Greedy,

ra. nous.

OPENNESS, o'p'n-nês. s. Plainness, clearness, freedom from obscurity or ambiguity; freedom from disguise.

dipthong and tripthong. P is lost as well as h in apophthegm; and therefore it is no wonder we hear the first h dropped in ophthalmy and oph thalmick, which is the pronunciation I have adopted as agreeable to analogy. Nay, such an aversion do we seem to have to a succession of aspirates, that the h is sunk in Isthmus, Esther, and Demosthenes, because the s, which is akin to the aspiration, immediately precedes. Mr. Sheri. dan pronounces the first syllable of this word like off, but the first of diphthong and triphthong, like dip and trip. Mr. Scott, W. Johnston, and Mr. Perry, have not got this word, but pro nounce diphthong and triphthong in the same manner as Mr. Sheridan. Dr. Kenrick also wants the word; he gives no pronunciation to diphthong, but makes the h silent in triphthong; while Barclay pronounces the h in ophthalmick, but makes it either way in diphthong, and silent in triphthong. It may be remarked, that Dr. Jones, who wrote a Spelling Dictionary in Queen Anne's time, makes the h in these two words silent.

OPHTHALMYôp'thål-mè. s. A disease of the

eyes.

OPIATE, o pè-åte. s. 91. A medicine that causes
sleep.
91. Soporiferous, nar-
OPIATE, d'pè-åte. a.
cotick.

To OPINE, d-pine'. v. n. To think, to judge.
OPINIATIVE, d-pîn'yè-â-tîv. a. 113. Stiff in a
preconceived notion; imagined, not proved.
OPINIATOR, 6-pin-yè-à'tår. s. 521. One fond
of his own notion, one who is inflexible.
used.

Little

OPINIATRE, d-pin-yè-å'têr. a. 416. Obstinate,
stubborn. A French word little used.
OPINIATRETY, d-pîn-yè-å'trè-tè. s. Obstinacy,
inflexibility, determmation of mind.
OPINION, 6-pin'yan. s. 113, 550. Persuasion of
the mind without proof; sentiments, judgment,
uotion; favourable judgment.

OPINIONATED, ò-pin'yan-à-têd. a. Attached
to certain opinions.

One fond of

OPINIONATIVE, ò-pîn'yan-nâ-tiv. a. 512. Fond
of preconceived notions.
OPINIONIST, ò-pin'yan-nist. s.
his own notions.
OPIUM, o'pè-am. s. The inspissated juice of the
poppy it has a disagreeable smell, and bitter
acrid taste. It is a powerful anodyne.
OPPIDAN, op'pè-dân. s. A townsman, an in-
habitant of a tow.

:

To OPPIGNERATE, ôp-pig'nêr-råte. v. a. To pledge, to pawn. Obstruction,

OPPILATION, ôp-pe-iá'shin. s. 405. To be done,

OPERA, Opper-rå. s. A poetical tale or fiction
represented by vocal and instrumental musick.
OPERABLE, Ốp'pèr-å-bl. a.
practicable.

OPERANT, Ap pêr-rânt. a. Active; having power
to produce any effect.
To OPERATE, ôp'pér-åte. v. n. 91. To act, to
have agency, to produce an effect.
Agency, pro-
OPERATION, op-per-ra'shan. s.
duction of effects, influence; action, effect. in
chirurgery, that part of the art of healing which
depends on the use of instruments; the notions
or employments of an army:
OPERATIVE, op'për-rå-tiv. a. 512. Having the
power of acting, having forcible agency.
521. One that
OPERATOR, ôp'per-ra-tår s.
performs any act of the hand, one who produces
any effect.

OPEROSE, op-per-ròse'. a. Laborious.
A stone. Ophites has a
OPHITES, 6-fi'tèz. s.
dusky greenish. ground, with spots of a lighter
OPHTHALMICK, Sp-thål'mik. a. Relating to the

green.

eye.

Two aspirations in succession, says Mr. Elphinstone, seem disagreeable to an English ear, and therefore one of them is generally sunk.Thus diphthong and triphthong are pronounced

matter heaped together.

OPPILATIVE, op'pè-la-tiv. a. Obstructive. OPPONENT, 6p-po'nent. a. Opposite, adverse. OPPONENT, 6p-ponent. s. Antagonist, adversary; one who begins the dispute by raising objections to a tenet.

OPPORTUNE, ôp-pôr-tùne'. a. Seasonable, con venient, fit, timely.

OPPORTUNELY, 8p-pôr-tune'lè. ad. Seasona-
bly, conveniently, with opportunity either of
time or place.

OPPORTUNITY, ôp-pôr-tu'nè-tè. s. Fit place,
fit time, convenience, suitableness of circum
stances to any end.
To act against, to
To OPPOSE, ôp-poze'. v. o
be adverse, to hinder, to resist; to put in oppo-
sition, to offer as an antagonist or rival; to
place as an obstacle; to place in front.

The o in the first syllable of this word has the same tendency to a long open sound as in occasion. The same may be observed of oppress and its compounds.-See OCCASION and EF