559.-Fåte, får, fåll, fât ;-mẻ, mêt ;-plne, pin ;

To OFFER, of'für. v. a. 98. To present to any
one, to exhibit any thing so as that it may be
taken or received; to sacrifice, to immolate;
to bid, as a price or reward; to attempt, to
commence; to propose.

To OFFER, ôf'für. v. n. To be present, to be
at hand, to present itself; to make an attempt.
OFFER, of'får. s. Proposal of advantage to an-
other; first advance; proposal made, price
bid, act of bidding a price; attempt, endeavour;
something given by way of acknowledgment.
OFFERER, of far-rår. s. One who makes an
offer, one who sacrifices, or dedicates in wor-
ship.
OFFERING, óf'får-ring. s. A sacrifice, any
thing immolated, or offered in worship.
OFFERTORY, ôf fêr-tår-è. s. 557. The thing
offered, the act of offering.

OFFICE, ôf'fis. s. 142. A publick charge or
employment; agency, peculiar use, business;
particular employment: act of good or ill vo-
luntarily tendered; act of worship; formulary
of devotions; rooms in a house appropriated to
particular business; place where business is
transacted.

OFFICER, ôf'fè-sûr. s. 98. A man employed by the publick; a commander in the army; one who has the power of apprehending criminals.

OFFICERED, ôf'fè-sår'd. a. 362. Commanded, supplied with commanders.

OFFICIAL, of-fish'al. a. 88. Conducive, appropriate with regard to their use; pertaining to a publick charge.

OFFICIAL, óf-fish'ål. s. Official is that person|| to whom the cognizance of causes is committed by such as have ecclesiastical jurisdiction. See OFFENCE.

OFFICIALLY, ôf-fîsh'âl-è. ad. In a manner be-|| longing to office.

OFFICIALTY, ôf-fish'ål-tè, s. The charge or post of an official.

TO OFFICIATE, ôf-fish'è-åte. v. a. 542. in conséquence of office.

To OFFICIATE, ôf-fish'è-åte. v. n. 91. To dis-
charge an office, commonly in worship; to pers
form an office for another.

OFFICIOUS, of-fish'is. a. 314. Kind, doing
good offices; over forward.
OFFICIOUSLY, ôf-fish'ås-lè. ad. Kindly, with
unasked kindness; with too great forwardness.
OFFICIOUSNESS, ôf-fish'as-nés. s. Forward-||
ness of civility, or respect, or endeavour; over
forwardness.

OFFING, ôt 'fing. s. 410. The act of steering to
a distance from the land; deep water off the
shore.

OFFSET, ôf'set. s. Shoot of a plant. OFFSCOURING, óf-sköåring. s. Recrement, part rubbed away in cleaning any thing. OFFSPRING, of'spring. s. The thing propagated and generated, children; production of|| any.kind.

To OFFUSCATE, ôf-fis'khte. v. a. 91. To dim, to cloud, to darken.

OFFUSCÁTION, ôf-fãs-kå ́shân s. The act of darkening-Sce OCCASION.

OFT, dft. að. A poetical word. Often, frequently,||

not rarely.

OFTEN, óf'f'n. ad. 103, 472. Oft, frequently,

many times.

OFTENTIMES, ôf'f'n-tinz. ad. Frequently, many times, often.

OFTTIMES, öft'tinz. ad. In poetry, frequently,

often.

OGEE, d-jèè'. s. A sort of moulding in archi-
tecture, consisting of a round and a hollow.
Tʊ OGLE, d'gl. v. a. 405. To view with side
glances, as in fondness.

OGLER, o'gl-år. s. 99. A sly gazer, one who
views by side glances.

OGLIU, "die-d s. 388. A dish made by ming

ling different kinds of meat, a medley. The
Spanish Olla Podrida.

OH, d. interject. An exclamation denoting pain,
sorrow, or surprise.
OIL, 811. s. 299. The juice of olives expressed;
any fat, greasy, unctuous, thin matter; the
juices of certain vegetables expressed or drawn
by the still.

To OIL, oil. v. a. To smear or lubricate with oil.
OILCOLOUR, 8l'kål-lür. s. Colour made by
grinding coloured substances in oil.
OILINESS, dîl'lè-nès. s. Unctuousness, greasi-
ness, quality approaching to that of oil.
OILMAN, ¿ÏÏ'mån. s. 88. “One who trades in oils
and pickles.

OILSHOP, ¿l'shop. s. A shop where oils and
pickles are sold.

OILY, dil'è. a. Consisting of oil, containing cil,
having the qualities of oil; fat, greasy.
OILYGRAIN, 8îl'è-gråne. s. A plant.
OILYPALM, l'è-påm. s. A tree.
To OINT, int. v. a. 299.
Out of use.

To anoint, to smear,

OINTMENT, dînt'mẻnt. s. Unguent, unctuous

matter.

OKER, d'kůr Properly OCHRE. s. 416. A co

lour.

OLD, öld. a. Past the middle of life, not young; of long continuance, begun long ago; not new; ancient, not modern; of any specified duration; subsisting before something else; long practised. Of old; long ago, from ancient times.

This word is liable to the same mispronunciation as mould, which see.

OLDFASHIONED, öld-fâsh'ân'd. a. Formed
according to obsolete custom.

OLDEN, Öl'd'n. a. 103. Ancient. Not used.
OLDNESS, old'nês. s. Old age, antiquity.
OLEAGINOUS, d-lè-âd'jîn-âs. a. Oily, unctu

ous.

OLEAGINOUSNESS, d-lè-âd'jîn-ús-nês. s. 314.
Oiliness.
OLEANDER, d-lè-ân ́dår.
s. 98. The plant
rosebay.
OLEASTER, ò-lé-âs'tûr. s. 98. Wild olive.
OLEOSE, ó-lè-òse'. a. Oily.

To OLFACT, ôl-fäkt'. v. n. To smell.
OLFACTORY, ôl-fâk'tür-è. a. 557. Having
the sense of smelling.

a. Stinking,

For the last o, see DOMESTICK. OLID, d. OLIDOUS, arîd-ås. S14. fetid. OLIGARCHY, ôl'lè-går-kè. s. 519. A form of government which places the supreme power in à small number, aristocracy.

OLIO, ¿'lè-¿. s. 113. A mixture, a medley. OLITORY, 8lld-tår-ẻ. s. 557. Belonging to the kitchen garden.

OLIVASTER, ôl-lè-vâs'tår. a. 98. Darkly brown, tawny.

OLIVE, 6l'liv. s. 140. A tree; the fruit. The olive is a native of the south of Europe and north of Africa. From the ripe fruit of this tree is expressed the olive oil of coinmerce: is fruit when pickled is eaten as a relish. American. Dispensatory. The emblem of peace.

OMBRE, ôm'bår S. 416. A game of cards

played by threc.

OMEGA, d-mè'ga. s. The last letter of the Greek
alphabet, therefore taken in the Holy Scrip-
ture for the last.
OMELET, ôm lét.

with eggs. OMEN, dinên. s. nostick.

A kind of pancake made

A sign good or bad, a prog

OMENED, d'mên'd. a. 359. Containing prog nosticks.

OMENTUM, d-mẻn ́tâm. s. The cawl, the double membrane spread over the entrails; called also reticulum, from its structure, resembling tha of a nes.

—nò, môve, når, nôt ;—tùbe, tåb, båll ;—ðîl ;—pôånd ;—thin, THIS.
the time immediate; formerly, at a formaer
time.

To OMINATE, ôm’mề-nate. v. a. 91. To fore
token, to show prognosticks.
OMINATION, ôm-me-na'shin. 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, ôm'min-nås-nês. s. The quality of being ominous.

OMISSION, d-mish'ân. s. Neglect to do something; neglect of duty, opposed to commission or perpetration of crimes.

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

OMITTANCE, d-mit'tânse. s. Forbearance. OMNIFARIOUS, ôm-nè-fà'rè-ûs. a. Of all varieties of kinds.

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 o 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 a 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, wån. 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, wân'lde. a. 283. Having only one

OMNIFEROUS, ôm-nif'fêr-ûs. a. 518. Allbearing.

OMNIFICK, ôm-nif'fik, a. 509. All-creating. OMNIFORM, ôm'nè-firm. a. Having every shape.

OMNÍGENOUS, ôm-nïd’jè-nås, a. 518 Consist-
ing of all kinds.

OMNIPOTENCE, om-nip'po-tense.
OMNIPOTENCY, ôm-nippỏ-tên sẽ.

mighty power, unlimited power.

OMNIPOTENT, 6m-nip'po-tent. a. 518. mighty, powerful without limit.

S. AL

eve.

OMNIPRESENCE, ôm-nè-prêz ́ênse. s. Ubiqui-ONEIROCRITICAL, d-ni-rò-krít'tè-kâl. a. Proty, unbounded presence. perly ONIROCRITICAL, Johnson. Interpre tative of dreams.

All the orthöepists I have consulted (as far

being one.

ONERARY, ôn'nêr-râr-rẻ. a. 512.
carriage or burdens.

Fitted for

To ONERATE, ôn'ņër-råte. v. a. 91. To load, to burthen.

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

as can be gathered from their notation and ac-ONEIROCRITICK, d-nl-rò-krit't'k. s. An intercentuation) make the penultimate e in this preter of dreams, word short, as in the word presence, except Mr.||ONENESS, wan's. 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||OÑION, ân'yản. s. 113, 165. A plant. long in the Latin amphitheatrum. OMNIPRESENT, ôm-ne-prezënt. a Ubiquitary, present in every place. OMNİSCIENCE, ôm-nishe-ense. OMNISCIENCY, im-nishèn sẻ. less knowledge, infinite wisdom. OMNISCIENT, om-nîsh'è-ẻnt. a. Infinitely wise,|| knowing without bounds.

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s. Bound

OMNISCIOUS, ôm-nish's. a. 292. All-knowing. OMNIVOROUS, ôm niv và rủi. a. 513. Ai-devouring.

OMPHALOPTICK, ôm-fá lốptik. 8. 509. An

་་

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

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

ONLY, ône'lè. 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, merely, barely; so and no otherwise; singly without more, as, Only begotten.

ONOMANCY, on'nổ-mån-sè. s. 519. Divination'
by the name.

ONOMANTICAL, ðn-nd-mân'tè-kål. a. Pre-
dicting by names.
OVOMATOPEIA, ôn-b-mắt--pèya. S. In
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
ovud, name, and we, 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 derive‹ĺ
from the onomatopoeia. Chambers.
ONSET, ôn'sêt. s. Attack assault, first brunt
ONSLAUGHT, ôn'slåwt. s. Attack, storm, on-
set. Nɔt used.

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 Ou thy way? noting dependence or reliance, as, On God's providence their hopes depend; at, noting place; it denotes the motive or occasion of any 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||ONTOLOGIST, ôn-tôl'lo-jist. s. One who constipulation or condition. siders the affections of being in general, a metaphysician.

ON, ôn. ad. Forward in succession; forward,

in progression; in continuance, without ceas-||ONTOLOGY, ôn-tôl'ld-jè. s. 518. The science of ing; upon the body, as part of dress; it notes the affectious of being in general, metaphysicks. resolution to advance, ONWARD, ôn'ward. ad. 38. Forward, progressively; in a state of advanced progression. something farther.

ON, ôn. interject. A word of incitement or encc ragement.

ONCE, wûnse. ad. 165. One time; a single time;ONYCHA, ôn'ně-kå. s. 353. The odoriferou. the same time; one time, though no more; at suail or shell, and the stone named onyx

559. Fåte, får, fåll, fất;-mè, mêt ;-phne, pîn ;ONYX, d'niks. s. The onyx is a semipellucid The onyx is a semipellucid|| gem, of which there are several species. OOZE, ¿ôze. s. 306. Soft mud, mire at the botton of water, slime; soft flow, spring; the liquor of a tanner's vat.

To OƆZE, ôôze. v. a. To flow by stealth, to run gently.

OOZY, ôô'zè. a. Miry, muddy, slimy,

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

OPACITY, ò-pâs'sè-tè. s. Cloudiness, want of transparency.

OPACÓUS, 6-på'kus. a. 314. Dark, obscure; not transparent.

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

OPAQUE, 6-pake. a. 337, 415. Not transparent,
dark, cloudy.

To OPE, ope. Poetically for to open.
To OPEN, O'p'n. 103. v. a. Ope is used only by
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.

dipthong and tripthong. P is lost as well as ʼn in
apophthegm; and therefore it is no wonder wa
hear the first h dropped in ophtholmy una 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 as-
pirates, that the h is sunk in Isthmics, 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,
Mr. Perry, have not got this word, but pres
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 diphtaỡng, aut si-
lent 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.

and

} v. n. To unclose, OPHTHALMYôp'thâl-mè. s. A disease of the

eyes.

not to remain shut; a term of hunting, when|| OPIATE, ò'pè-åte. s. 91. A medicine that canses hounds give the cry.

OPE, ope.

OPEN, d'p'n. 103.

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Unclosed, not

sleep.

OPIATE, o'pè-åte. a. 91. Soporiferous, marcotick.

shut; plain, apparent; not wearing disguise,To OPINE, 8-pine'. v. n. To think, to judge. artless, sincere; not clouded, clear; exposed to view; uncovered; exposed, without defence; attentive.

OPENER, o'p'r år. s. 98. One that opens, one that unlocks, one that uncloses; explainer, interpreter; that which separates, disuniter. OPENEYED, ò'p'n-ide. a. 283. Vigilant, watchful.

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

OPENHEARTED, d-p'n-hårt'êd. 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.

OPENMÕUTHED, d-p'n-mỗûтn'd'. a. Greedy,

ra nous.

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

OPERA, op'pêr-rå. s. A poetical tale or fiction represented by vocal and instrumental musick. OPERABLE, op'pèr-å-bl. a. 405. To be done, practicable.

OPERANT, op'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. OPERATION, op-per-rå'shan. s. Agency, production of effects, influence; action, effect: in chirurgery, that part of the art of healing which depends on the use of instruments; the motions

OPERATIVE, op'per-râ-tiv. a. 512. Having the
power of acting, having forcible agency.
OPERATOR, ôpper-ra-tår. s. 521. One that
perforins any act of the hand, one who produces
any effect.

OPEROSE, op-për-ròse'. a. Laborious.
OPHITES, 8-fitèz. s. A stone. Ophites has a
dusky greenish ground, with spots of a lighter
OPHTHALMICK, ôp-tháľ'mîk. 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

OPINIATIVE, d-pin'yè-å-tiv. a. 113. Stiff in a
preconceived notion; imagined, not proved.
OPINIATOR, 8-pin-vè-à'tår. s. 521. One fond
of his own notion, one who is inflexible. Lithe
used.

OPINIATRE, d-pîn-yè-å'tër. a. 416. Obstmate,
stubborn. A French word little used.
OPINIATRETY, d-pîn-yè-å’trè-tė. s. Obstinacy,
inflexibility, determination of mind.
OPINION, d-pin'yan. s. 113, 550. Persuasion of
the mind without proof; sentiments, judginent,
notion; favourable judgment.

OPINIONATED, 6-pin'yün-à-têd. a. Attached
to certain opinions.

OPINIONATIVE, d-pin'yan-uâ-tiv. a. 512, Fond
of preconceived notions.
OPINIONIST, o-pin'yun-nist. s. One ford of

his own notions.

OPIUM, d'pè-ům. s. The inspissated juice of the poppy: it has a disagreeable smell, and bitter acrid taste. It is a powerful anodyne. OPPIDAN, op'pè-dån. s. A townsman, an iuhabitant of a town.

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

OPPILATION, op-pè-ià'shin. s.

matter heaped together.
OPPILATIVE, ôp'pè-là-tiv. a. Obstructive.
OPPONENT, &p-ponent. a. Opposite, adverse,
OPPONENT, &p-po'nënt. s. Antagonist, adver-
sary; one who begins the dispute by raising
objections to a tenet.

OPPORTUNE, ôp-pôr-tune'. a. Seasonable, cou-
venient, fit, timely.
OPPORTUNELY, &p-pôr-túne'lè. ad. Seasona-
bly, conveniently, with opportunity either of
time or place.
OPPORTUNITY, ôp-pôr-tü'nè-tè. s.
Fit place,
fit time, convenience, suitableness of circum
stances to any end.

To OPPOSE, op-pòze'. v. c. To act against, to
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 Er

and, môve, nor, nổi, tube, tub, bull; ol; poind ;thin, THIS
bûll;-8il;

PPOSELESS, ôp-pòze'lês. a. Irresistible, not
to be opposed

OPPOSER, ôp-pò'zûr. s. 98. One that opposes,
antagonist, enemy.

OPPOSITE, op'po-zît. a. 156. Placed in front,
facing each other; adverse, repugnant, con-
trary.
OPPOSITE, op pò-zit. s. 156. Adversary, oppo-
nent, antagonist.
OPPOSITELY, ôp'po-zit-lè. ad. In such a situ-
ation as to face each other; adversely.
OPPOSITENESS, óp'po-zit-nês. s. The state of
being opposite.
OPPOSITION, op-po-zishân.. s. Situation, so
3p-pò-zỉsh ́ân.
as to front something opposed; hostile resis-
tance; contrariety of affection; contrariety of
interest; contrariety of measures; contrariety
of meaning.

To OPPRESS, ôp-prẻs'. v. a. To crush by hard-
ship or unreasonable severity; to overpower,
to subdue.-See OPPOSE.

op

OPPRESSION, ôp-prêsh'im. s. The act of pressing, cruelty, severity; the state of being oppressed, misery; hardship, calamity; dufness of spirits, lassitude of body. OPPRESSIVE, 6p-prés'siv. a. Cruel, inhuman, unjustly exactious or severe; heavy, overwhelming.

OPPRESSOR, ôp-prẻs'sår. s. 98. One who harasses others with unjust severity. OPPROBRIOUS. óp-pro'bré-as. a. Reproachful, disgracefu, blasted with infamy. OPPROBRIOUSLY, ôp-prò'bré-as-lè. ad. proachfully, scurrilously. OPPROBRIOUSNESS, op-pro'brè-ûs-nês. s. Reproachfulness, scurrility.

man is a real scholar, and a man of good sense and great acuteness. See Principles, No. 503, on the influence of the Greek and Latin accent on that of the English; No, 544, on the influe ence of the Greek and Latin quantity on that of the English; and No. 512, on the termina tions ative and atory. OPTICAL, op'tè-kai. s. 88. science of opticks.

Relating to the

OPTICIAN, op-tish'ân. s. 357. One skilled in opticks.

OPTICK, ôp'tik. a. Visual, producing vision, subservient to vision; relating to the science of vision.

OPTICK, ôp'tik. s. An instrument of sight, an organ of sight.

OPTICKS, ôp'tiks. s. The science of the nature

and laws of vision.

OPTIMACY, ôp'tè-mâ-sè. s. Nobility, body of
The state of being

nobles.

OPTIMITY, ôp-tỉm'mè-tè. s.
best.

OPTIMISM, ôp'tè-mizm. s. The doctrine or
opinion that every thing in nature is ordered
for the best.

OPTION, ôp'shan. s. Choice, election.
OPULENCE, ôp'pù-lẻns.
OPULENCY, ốp pu-lên-sè.

affluence.

8. Wealth, riches

OPULENT, ôp'ph-lent. a. Rich, wealthy, affluent. OPULENTLY, op'pú-lênt-lè. ad. Richly, wath splendour. Re-||OK, dr. conjunct. 167. A disjunctive particle, marking distribution, and sometimes opposition: it corresponds to Either, he must Either fail or fly; before Or ever, is Before ever. In this last sense obsolete.

To OPPUGN, op-pune'. v. a. 386. To oppose,
to attack, to resist.

OPPUGNANCY, ôp-pugnân-sẻ. s. Opposition.
OPPUGNER, op-pune'ûr. s. One who opposes

or attacks.

Mr. Sheridan sounds the g in this word, though not in the verb from which it is formed: but that this is contrary to analogy, see Principles, No. 386.

OPSIMATHY, ôp-sîm'â-thè. s. 518. An education begun late in life; knowledge of learning|| acquired in age.

OPTABLE, op'tå-bl. a. 405. Desirable, to be ORACULOUSNESS, d-råk'kú-las-nês. s. The wished.

state of being oracular.

OPTATIVE, ôp'tâ-tiv, or ôp-tà'tiv. a. 505. Ex-ORAISON, d'rè-zân. s. See ORISONS. Pray pressive of desire; the name of that mood of a verb which expresses desire.

Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Ash, Mr. Scott, Entick, Barclay, and Buchanan, accent this word on the first syllable; and Dr. Ken rick, Bailey, W. Johnston, and Mr. Perry, on the second. That the last is more general, particularly in grammar schools, will be readily acknowledged; but that the first is more correct and agreeable to analogy, cannot be denied for this word is not so naturally derived from the classical optatus, as the lower Latin optativus: and why this word should transfer its penultimate accent to the first syllable of the English word, may be seen under the words ACADEMY, INCOMPARABLE, &c.

am convinced of the justness of the decision on the accentuation of this word. A critick, with whom I lately conversed upon it, contended that the accent ought to be upon the a, because it was on that letter in the preterperfect tense of the verb opte, optavi. I desired him to put his argument into form, and tell me, whether all words of this termination were to have the same accent as in the preterperfect tense of the verb?-here he could go no farther: I could have immediately confronted him with tentative, from tento, tentavi; with negative, from nego, negavi; with vocative, from voco, vocavi; and twenty other examples, which would have shown the|| weakness of his reason; and yet this gove SA

er, verbal supplication.

ORÁL, o'ral. a. 88. Delivered by mouth, not
written.

ORALLY, 'rál-lẻ. ad.
By mouth, without
writing.
ORANGE, ôrrinje. s. 30. The orange tree, the
fruit of the tree.

ORANGE, ôr'rinje. a. Belonging to an orange,
of the colour of an orange.
ORANGERY, d-räwn'zher-ẻ. (French.) Planta-
tion of oranges.-See Encore.
ORANGEMUSK, dr'rinje-måsk. s. See Pear,
of which it is a species.

ORANGE-WOMAN, ôr'r3nje-wùm-ûn. s. One

who sells oranges.

ORATION, d-rá'shûn. s. A speech made accord-
ing to the laws of rhetorick.

ORATOR, ôr'rå-tůr. s. 503. A publick speak-
er, a man of eloquence; petitioner. This sense
is used in addresses to chancery.
ORATORIAL, ór-å-to'rè-âl. a. Rhetorical, florid,

I have inserted this word, though omitted by almost all our lexicographers, because I have met with it in authors of reputation. Dr. Foster, in his Treatise on Accent and Quantity, says: "The connection of this, which may be "called the orutorial accent, with the syllable, “ and the subordination of them to each other " however difficult it may appear, is yet easy in "practice." Page 23. Other good authorities for this word might have been adduced, but the

1559.—Fate, får, fåll, fât;—mẻ, mêt ;—pine, pîn ;

second, as I have given it. For notwithstand. ing the numbers against me, the very general rule is on my side; which is, that when we adopt a word whole from the Latin or Greek, it ought to have the same accent as in those languages. See Principles, No. 503. To ORDÅIN, 8r-dåne'. v. a. To appoint, to de cree; to establish, to institute; to set in an of fice; to invest with ministerial function, or sa cerdotal power.

other adjective oratorical, though not so justly formed, seems generally to be preferred. have sometimes made the experiment on people, whose ears were nicely set to pure English pronunciation, by proposing to them for their choice the adjectives oratorial or oratorical, and have always found them prefer the latter. This may, in some measure, arise from supposing the former might be considered as the adjective of oratorio, but seems rather to be occasioned by too great a plenitude and rotundity of sound, ORDAINER, dr-dåne'år. s. 98. He who ordains. which is not agreeable to the genius of our lan-ORDEAL, ôr'dè-âl, or dr'jè̟-âl. s. 293. A trial guage: for if we regard derivation only, the adjective ought to be oratorial, as derived immediately from the Latin oratorius, in the same manner as from rhetoricus, is formed rhetorical. ORATORICAL, ôr-rå-tór'rẻ kål. a. Rhetorical, befitting an orator. ORATORIO, ôr-ra-tỏrẻ-ỏ. %. 8. An Italian word, used to signify a kind of sacred drama, generally taken from the Scriptures, and set to mu

sick. ORATORY, or'râ-tůr-è. s. 557. Eloquence, rhetorical skill; exercise of eloquence; a private place which is deputed and allotted for prayer

alone.

ORB, ôrb. s. Sphere, orbicular body, circular
body; mundane sphere, celestial body; wheel;
any rolling body; circle, line drawn round;
circle described by any of the mundane spheres;
period, revolution of time; sphere of action.
ORBATION, ör-bå'shûn. s. Privation of parents
or children.
ORBED,
ör'bêd.

3rb'd. } a. 359. Round,

circular, orbicular; formed into a circle;
rounded.

ORBICULAR, ôr-bîk'kd-lâr. a. 88. Spherical;||
circular,
ORBICULARLY, dr-bik ́ků-lâr-lè. ad. Spheri-
cally, circularly

ORBICULARNESS, 8r-bik'ku-lâr-nes. s. The
state of being orbicular.

ORBICULATED, ör-bîk'ků-là-têd. a. Moulded into an orb.

ORBIT, ör'bit. s. The line described by the revolution of a planet.

ORBITY, or❜bè-tè. s. Loss, or want of parents or children.

ORC, örk. 8. A sort of sea-fish.

ORCHAL, ör'kål. s. 88. A stone from which a
blue colour is made.

ORCHANET, ör'kâ-nêt. 8. An herb.
ORCHARD, or'tshård. s. 88. A garden of fruit-

trees.

ORCHESTRE, ôr'kês-tår. s. 416. The place where the musicians are set at a publick show.

by fire or water, by which the person accused appealed to heaven, by walking blindfold over hot bars of iron, or being thrown into the water. ORDER, ör'dûr. s. 98. Method, regular dis position; proper state; regularity, settled mode mandate, precept, command; rule, regulation regular government; a society of dignified per sons distinguished by marks of honour; a rank or class; a religious fraternity. in the plural, hierarchical state; means to an end; measures, care in Architecture, a system of the several members, ornaments, and proportions of columns and pilasters.

To ORDER,* år'dûr. v. a. 98. To regulate, to adjust, to manage, to conduct; to methodize, to dispose fitly; to direct, to command. ORDERER, or'dar-år. s. 557. One that orders, methodises, or regulates.

ORDERLESS, &r'dûr-les. a. Disorderly, out of

rule.

ORDERLINESS, ôr'dûr-lè-nès. s. Regularity
methodicalness.

ORDERLY, ör'dår lè. a. Methodical, regular;
well regulated; according with established me-
thod.
ORDERLY, &r'dår-le, ad. Methodically, accord
ing to order, regularly.
ORDINABLE, or'de-na-bl. a. 405.
Such as
may be appointed.
ORDINAL, ör'dè-nål. a. 88. Noting order.
ORDINAL, dr'de-nål. s. A ritual, a book con-
taining orders.

ORDINANCE, ôr'dè-nânse. s. Law, rule, pre-
script; observance commanded; appointment
When it signifies cannon, it is now generally
written for distinction Ordnance, and pronoun-
ced in two syllables.

ORDINARILY, ôr'dè-nâ-rè-lè. ad. According to established rules, according to settled method; commonly, usually.

ORDINARY, ðrde-ni-rẻ, or ord’ni-rẻ. a. Egtablished, methodical, regular; common, usual; mean, of low rank; ugly, not handsome, as, she is an Ordinary woman.

Though it is allowable in colloquial pronun ciation to drop the i in this word, and pronounce it in three syllables; in solemn speaking the i must be heard distinctly, and the word must have four syllables. See "Principles, No.

374.

ORDINARY, ôr'dẻ-nâ-rẻ. s. Established judge of ecclesiastical causes; settled establishment; actual and constant office.

ORDINARY, örd'nâ-rè. s. Regular price of a meal; a place of eating established at a certain price.

This word is accented on the first syllable by Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Ash, Mr. Scott, Mr. Nares, Buchanan, Entick, Perry, and Barclay; and by Mr. Bailey and W. Johnston on the second; and by Dr. Kenrick on either. The first mode has not only the majority of votes in its favour, but is agreeable to the general analogy of words ofthree syllables, which, when not of our own formation, commonly adopt the antepenultimate accent. The exception to this rule will be found under the next word. The i is never heard when the word is used ORCHESTRA, ör-kês'trâ.. s. 503. A part of in this sense. the theatre appropriated to the musicians. To ORDINATE, ôr'dè-nåte. v. a. To appoint. 1 Dr. Johnson has preferred the French orches-ORDINATE, ör'dè-nåte. a. 91. Regular, me tre, to the Latin orchestra, and the Greek opofe; but as we find the latter spelling and pronunci-ORDINATION, ôr-de-nà shẳn. s. ation universally adopted; and as we take almost every other term of art rather from the Greek than any other language, I have ventured to insert it in that dress, after Chainbers, and some other very respectable authors. This word is accented on the first syllable by Dr. Ash, Mr. Scott, Mr. Perry, Entick, and Bar-| clay; but Mr. Nares says it is accented on the

thodical,

Established.
order or tendency; the act of investing any
man with sacerdotal power.
ORDNANCE, 8rd'nånse, s. Cannon, great guns
ORDONNANCE, &r dan-nånse. s. Disposition
of figures in a picture.

ORDURE, örjure. s. 94, 376. Dung, filth.
ORF ore. s. Metal untefined, metal yet in ita

mineral state