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O

OAr.

• —of ship. RN. III. 3.
• —of metal, [Crude m.]

Oath.

RC. VI. 4.

Oats.

HL. II. 4.

Obdurate.

• [Hard]
• [Impenitent]

Obedience.

Man. V. 7.

Obey,

[a. Obedience]

Obelisk,

[Round Pyramid]

Object.

T. VI. 2.

Objection.

D. VI. 5.

Obit,

[Funeral solemnity]

Oblation.

RE. VI. 2.

Obligation.

RC. VI.

• Written RC. VI. 5.

Oblique.

Ma. II. 8.

Obliterate,

[Un-write]

Oblivion,

[Forgetfulness]

Oblong,

[More long than broad]

Obloquy,

[Reproch]

Obnoxious,

[adj. p. Object (apt.]

Obnubilate.

• [a. Cloud]
• [Darken]

Obscene,

[Unchast]

Obscure.

• [Dark]
• op. to Plain. D. III. 9.
• Plebeian, [adj. People (kind]

Obsecration,

[Intreating (augm.]

Obsequies,

[Solemnity of buri∣al.]

Obsequious,

[adj. Obedience (augm.]

Observe.

• Mark. AS. III. 1. A.
• [Perform]
• [a. Respect]

Observant.

• [adj. Respect]
• [adj. Obedience]

Obsolete,

[Unaccustom'd]

Obstacle,

[adj. Impedient (thing]

Obstetrication,

[Assisting Partu∣rition]

Obstinate.

• Patience (exc.) Man. I. 8 E.
• Constancy (exc.) Ha. IV. 7. E.

Obstruction.

• [Hindering]
• [Stopping up]
• Disease. S. I. 4.

Obtain.

TA. V. 1.

Obtestation,

[Entreating (augm.]

Obtrude,

• [On-
  • thrust]
  • put]

Obtuse,

[Blunt]

• —angle. Mag. III. 3. E.

Obvious.

Sp. II. 6.

Obumbration,

[Shadowing]

Occasion.

T. II. 4. A.

Occidental,

[adj. West]

Occult,

[adj. p. Conceal]

Occupation.

• [Business]
• [Profession]

Occupy.

• [a. Business]
• [a. Possession]

Occur.

• [p. Event]
• [Meet]

Ocean.

W. IV. 2.

Ockam,

[Tow for calking of ships.]

Octave,

[Eighth day after]

Octavo,

[Third figure of books]

October,

[Tenth moneth]

Ocular,

[adj. Ey] PG. III. 2.

Odd ends,

[Residue]

Odds,

[Superiority]

• ...at—
  • Enemies]
  • a. Contention]

Ode,

[Song]

Odious.

• [adj. p. Hate (apt.]

Odness.

• op. to Evenness. TM. III. 5. O.
• [Extraordinariness]

Odor,

[Smell]

Odoriferous,

[Sweet]

Ods,

vid. Odds.

Oeconomic.

RO.

Oecumenical.

• [adj. World]
• [Universal]

Of.

• Genitive. Prep. I. 1.
• [By.] Prep. I. 2.
• [Concerning] Prep. I. 3. A.
• out— Prep. I. 3.
• South— [S- from]

• [Distant]
• Prep. III. 2. A.
• Cut— from- c.]
• Drive— from- d.]

Of.

• Genitive. Prep. I. 1.
• [By.] Prep. I. 2.
• [Concerning] Prep. I. 3. A.
• out— Prep. I. 3.
• South— [S- from]

• [Distant]
• Prep. III. 2. A.
• Cut— from- c.]
• Drive— from- d.]

Offal,

[Worst part] TM. VI. I. O.

• sp. adj. Residue.

Offend.

• Displease]
• Hurt]
• [Sin]
• —in fighting. RM. I, 1.

Offensive.

• [Displeasing]
• [Hurtful]

Offer.

• —to do. TA. III. 3. A.
• —to give. TA. IV. 2.
  • [Bid]
• [Give to God]
  • [a. Oblation]
  • [a. Sacrifice]
  • [a. Incense]

Offertory,

[a. Oblation]

Office.

• Trust. RC. IV. 6. A.
• [Employment] TA. III.
• good— [Benefit]
• house of— [adj. Dunging
  • (house]
  • (room]

Officer,

[adj. Office (person]

• Ecclesiastical— RE. II.

Official,

[Ecclesiastical Judge]

Officious.

Man. IV. 2. E.

• [adj. Complaisanc••]

Offspring,

[Descendents (aggr.] RO. I. 1. O.

Often,

[adv. Frequent]

Oh.

Interj.

Oil

Pr. I. 6.

• —box of a Bird. PP. V. 8. A.
• —of corn, [Beard—]

Oilet,

[Hole] sp. for Button]

Ointment.

• [adj. Anointing (thing]
• [Salve]

Oister.

Ex. VIII. 4.

• —weed. HL. I. 13. A.

Okam,

[Tow for calking of ships]

Oke.

TR. V. 1.

• bitter— Tr. V. I. A.
• holme— Tr. V. 2.
• Holy— HF. IX. 6. A.
• Scarlet— [Holm]
• —fearn. HL. I. 4. A.
• —of Cappado••ia. HF. I. 13. A.
• —of Ierusalem. HF. I. 13.

Oker.

• Yellow— St. VI. 2.
• Red— St. VI. 2. A.

Old.

• [adj. Age]
  • how— [of what age]
  • —age. Mea. VI. 4.
  • [Decrepit] adj. Mea. VI. 4. A.
• op. to New. Sp. I. 3. A.
• —clothes, [Decayed c.]
• —fashion, [Unaccustom'd f.]
• —souldier, [Experienc'd s.]
• —time, [T. past (augm.]

Oleander.

Sh. VI. 1.

Olibanum,

[Frankincense] Tr. VIII. 3. ••

Oligarchy,

[Government by a Fa∣ction]

Olive.

Tr. II. 4.

Ominous,

[Before-signing]

Omitting.

TA. III. 8. A.

Omnipotency,

[All-mightiness]

Omnipresence,

[adv. Ubiquity presence]

Omniscient.

[All-knowing]

On.

• —the contrary, [adv. contra∣ry]
• —fire, [adj. p. Fire]
• [Toward]
  • ...—the
    • left hand, [Towards—]
    • right hand, [Towards—]
• Concerning]
• In]
• agree— [Agree
  • In]
  • Concern∣ing]
• [Forward]
• come— [Proceed]
• fight— [Prosecute fighting.]
• hold— [Prosecute]
• ...set—
  • a. Assault]
  • a. Impulsive]
• [To]
  • a. Assault]
  • a. Impulsive]
• happen— [H. to.]
• [Upon] Prep. VI. 1.

Once.

• [One (time]
• [In past time]
• all at— [Together-all]

One.

• Proper. Mea. II. 1.
  • —by— [adv. Segregateness]
  • —another, [adv. Reciprocati∣on]
  • —for another, [Compensati∣on]
  • —with ano∣ther, [adv.
    • Mixture]
    • Confusedness]
• [Any] Pron. III. 1.
  • some— Pron. II. 3 A.
  • certain— Pron. II. 3.
• [Onely] RO. IV. 2. O.
• [The same]
  • ...all—
    • Equal]
    • Alike]

One blade.

HL. VII. 5.

Onely.

Adv. IV. 1. O.

• [Alone] RO. IV. 2. O.

Onerate,

[Lode] O. VI. 7.

Onion.

HL. IV. 9.

Onset,

[Assault]

Onslaught.

[Storming]

Onyx.

St. III. 4.

Opacity.

Q. I. 4. O.

Opal-stone.

St. III. 1.

Open.

• ...—ing.
  • Unshut. O. II. 2. O.
  • Uncover. O. II. 3. O.
  • Unfold, [Spread]
  • Un- adj. p. Seal (make]
  • Un adj. p. Impedient (make]
  • Un-adj. p. Obstruction (make]
  • Un-conceal
    • Reveal]
    • Manifest]
  • Un-adj. Publicness (make.]
  • ...

Operation.

• Mechanic. O. I.
  • in General. O. II.
  • in Agriculture. O. III.
  • in Fabrile. O. IV.
  • in Sartorian. O. V.
  • in Chymic. O. VI.
  • in Pharmaceutic. O. VI. A.
• [a. Efficient]

Ophidion Plinii.

Fi. VI. 4. A.

Opiniastre.

• [Conceited]
• [Wilful]
• [Obstinate]

Opinion

AS. II. 6. O.

Opium,

[Soporative juice of Poppy]

Opopanax,

[Gummy juice of the root of Hercules Allheel]

Oppilation,

[Obstruction] S. I. 5.

Opponent,

[adj. Opposition (per∣son]

Opportunity.

• [Time (perf.]
  • Occasion (time]
  • adj. Congruity (time]

Oppose,

[a. Opposition]

Opposition.

T. VI. ••. O.

• —of proposition. D. VI. 4.
• in— [distant ½ of a great Cir∣cle]

Oppression.

RJ. IV. 5.

Opprobry,

[Reproch]

Oppugn,

[Oppose]

Optic.

• [adj. Seeing]
• [Seeing (art]

Optimacy,

[Government by the chief (persons]

Option.

• [Choice]
• [Wish]

Opulent.

• [Rich]
• [Abundant]

Or.

Conj. II. 3..

• —else, [adv. Other]

Oracle,

[adj. p. Speaking reve∣lation]

Orage.

HF. I. 9.

Oral,

[adj. Mouth]

Orange.

Tr. I. 7. A.

Oration.

D. V. 2.

Orator,

• [adj.
  • Oration
  • Entreaty
  (per∣son]

Oratory.

• [Oration (art.]
• [Prayer (place]

Orb.

• [Sphere]
• —Imaginary. W. VI. A.

Orbicular,

[adj. Sphere]

Orbis.

• —Echinatus. Fi. VIII. 2. A.
• —hirsu••us. Fi. VIII. 1. A.
• —maricatus. Fi. VIII. 2.
• —scutatus. Fi. VIII. 1.

Orchard.

Po. I. 3. A.

Orchis.

HL. IV. 8.

Ordain.

• [Appoint]
• [a. Ordinance]
• [a. Ordination]

Order.

TM. V. 2.

• Method. TM. V. 2.
• [Government]
• [Decree]
• ...—ly.
• [adj. Order (perf.]
• [adj. Manners Homiletic]
• [adj. a. Subjection]

Orders.

• [plur. Order]
• [adj. Ordination (thing]

Ordinance.

• [Decree]
• [Law]
• [Edict]
• [Institution] RE. VI.
• Cannon, &c. RM. V. 6. A.

Ordinary.

• Usual. TM. V. 3.]
• Between course and fine. Q. VI. 3.
• [Bishop]

Ordination.

RE. V. 2.

Ordure.

• [Dung]
• [Filth]

Ore,

[Metal not yet prepared]

O're,

[Over]

Organ,

[Instrument]

• ...Musical—

Organy,

[Wild Marjoram] HF. VII. 4. A.

Orient.

• [East]
• [Bright]

Orifice,

• Hole]
• Mouth (like]

Origany.

HF. VII. 4. A.

Original.

• Primitive]
• First]
• [Beginning]
• [Rise]
• —copy, [Exemplar]

Orizon,

[Prayer]

Ornament,

[adj. a. Ornateness (thing]

Ornateness.

TM. V. 6.

Orphan,

[Un-parented]

Orpiment.

St. VI. 4.

Orpin.

HL. VIII. 2.

Orrage.

HF. I 9.

Ort,

[Fragment adj. Residue]

Orthodox.

RE. III. 1.

Orthography,

[a. Letter (perf.]

Orthopnoea.

S. V 2. A.

Oscitation.

• [Yawning]
• [Carelesness]

Osmund.

 

Osprey,

[Bone-breaking Eagle]

Ostentation.

• [Over-saying]
• [Glorying]

Ostler,

[Common horse (Off.]

Ostrich.

Bi. II. 9.

Otes.

HL. II. 4.

Othe.

RC. VI. 4.

Other.

• adj. Diversity]
• Pron. II. 2. O.
• —wise, [adv. Other]
• —whiles, [In some (times]
• —where, [In other (places]
• every,— [Every second]
• the— [The rest]

Otter.

Be. IV. 8. A.

Oval.

Mag. VI. 6.

Ouch,

[Ornament of gemms]

Oven,

[adj. a. Baking (place]

Over.

• [adj. Superiority]
• [adj.
  • Power]
  • Authority]
• [adj.
  • Abundance]
  • Excess]
• —bold, [B. (Exc.]
• —much, [Excess]
• adv. Vantage]
• Besides]
• ...—and above.
• more— [Also]
• [Above] Prep. V. 1.
• —thwart. Prep. III. 3.
• [Throughout] Prep. IV. 3.
• —again, [Through it again]
  • all— [Through all]
  • all is— [All is past]
  • give— [Desist]
  • ...read—
• [Beyond] Prep. VI. 2. A.
• —against. Prep. VI. 3. O.

Overaw.

• [a. Fear (make]
• [Coaction by fear]

Overbear.

• [a. Submit (make]
• [a. Magisterialness]

Overbid,

• [Bid
  • More then.]
  • (exc.]

Overbold,

[Bold (exc.]

Overburden,

[Burden (exc.]

Overbuy,

[Buy dear (exc.]

Overcast,

• Cover]
• ••hadow]

Overcatch.

 

Overcharge,

[Burden (exc.]

Overcome,

[a. Victory]

Overfill,

[Fill (exc.]

Overflow.

• [Over-flow]
• [v. Abundance]

Overglut,

[Glut (exc.]

Overgone,

[pret. Gone (exc.]

Overgrow.

• [Grow
  • more than, &c.]
  • (exc.]
• [Cover by growing]

Overhasty,

[Hasty (exc.]

Overhear,

[adv. Concealed hear]

Overheavy,

[Heavy (exc.]

Overlay.

• [Cover (exc.]
• [Kill by covering]

Overly,

• [adv.
  • Slightness]
  • Sloth]

Overload,

[Load (exc.]

Overlong,

[Long (exc.]

Overlook.

• a. Ey another's doing]
• Observe the thing
  • doing
  • done
• [Look too high]
• [adv. Omitting]

Overmaster,

[a. Victory]

Overmatch,

[a. Superiour]

Overmeasure,

[Excess]

Overmuch,

[Excess]

Overpass.

• [Omit]
• [Excel]

Overplus.

• [Redundant (thing]
• [Vantage]
• [Residue]

Overrate,

[Tax more than pro∣portion]

Overreach,

• Overtake]
• a. Fraud]

Overreck••n,

[Reckon (exc.]

Overripe.

NP. VI. 4. E.

Overrule.

• [v. Superiour] RO. III.
• [Yield (make] ••p. by Autho∣rity]
• [Overcome]

Overrun.

• [Fill (exc.]
• [Cover with multitude]

Oversaying.

Man. IV. 1. E.

Oversee,

[a. Oversight]

Overshadow,

[Cover with sha∣dow]

Overshoot,

• [Beyond
  • shoot]
  • go]
    • —himself, [a. Excess]

Oversight.

• [Office.] sp. of observing what others do in their offices]
• [Errour]

Overskip.

• Omit
• Lose
  • sp. by neglect.]

Overslip.

• [Omit]
• Neglect]
• Forget]

Overspread,

[Over-spread]

Overt,

[Manifest]

Overtake.

TA. VI. 6. A.

• —n with wine, [p. Drunken∣ness—]

Overthrow,

• a. Transverse (make]
• a. Victory]
  • to receive an— RM. II. 1. D.

Overthwart,

• Transverse]
• Prep. III. 3.

Overtoil,

[Toil (exc.]

Overture,

[adj. p. Offer]

• sp. Proposition]

Overturn,

[a. Transverse]

Overvalue,

[Value (exc.]

Overween,

[a. Arrogance]

Overweigh,

[Weigh more than]

Overweight,

[More than weight]

Overwhelm,

[Cover (augm.]

Ought.

• v. Dueness]
• Mood of duty]
• [Any thing]

Ounce.

• Weight. Mea. III. 4.
• Beast. Be. IV. 3.

Our,

[adj. plur. Pron. I. 1.]

Out.

• Material. Prep. I. 3.
• Local.
  • Of Motion. Prep. IV. 2.
  • get— [Obtain]
    • sp. to be without]
  • ...scrape—
• Of Rest. Prep. IV. 2. A.
  • ...all is—
  • Past]
  • Finisht]
  • Spent]
  • Extinct]
  • Discovered]
  • Public]
    • ...the secret is—
  • he is— [He erreth]
  • they are— [They are ene∣mies]
• ...—of date,
  • [Un-
    • custom'd]
    • autoritied]
• —of doors, [Without d.]
• —of doubt, [Without d.]
• —of fashion, [Un-custom'd]
• —of frame, [Confused]
• —of hand, [adv. Sudden]
• —of heart, [Discouraged]
• —of joynt, [Un-joynted]
• —of kinde, [Degenerous]
• —of order, [Confused]
• —of patience, [Vn-patienced]
• —of sight, [Not-visible]
• —of use, [Not-used]
• —of wits, [Mad]
• ...—upon.
• Int.
  • II. 1. O.
  • Int. II. 3. O.

Outcast.

• [Rejected]
• [Banished]

Outcry,

[Exclamation]

Outgo.

• [〈◊〉〈◊〉
  • faster]
  • beyond]
• [v. Superiority]

Outlandish,

[adj. Foreiner]

Outlaw'd.

• Un-adj. Suit (pot.]
• Proscribed]

Outlet,

[Out-ition (place]

Outlive,

• [Live
  • longer than]
  • after]

Outmost,

[Most adj. outside]

Outpass,

[a. Superiority]

Outrage,

[Injury (augm.]

Outragious,

[adj. Excess (augm.]

• sp. in Anger.]

Outside.

Sp. III. 6. O.

Outstand,

[a. Duration after]

Outstrip,

[Run faster than]

Outward,

[adj. Outside]

Outwork.

• [adj. Outside. RM. VI.]
• [Rampier] RM. VI 3.

Owe.

• as Debt, [a. Debtor]
• as Duty, [a. Dueness]

Owl.

Horned. Bi. I. 4.

• Not Horned. Bi. I. 4. A.

Own.

• my— [adj. I, adj. I.]
• one's—man, [Rational (perf.]
• —er, [adj. Propriety (per∣son.]
• ...to—
  • Appropriate]
  • Claim]

Owze.

W. III. 7. A.

Owzle,

[Black bird]

Ox,

Bull. Be. II. 1. [untesti∣cled]

Oxey.

• Herb. HF. II. 6. A.
• Bird. [Woodpecker (kind]
  • Bi. I. 9. A.

Ozier,

[Sallow] Tr. VI. 9. A.