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P is the sixteenth letter of the English Alphabet, and a labial articulation for...
OYS'TER-WENCH, OYS'TER-WIFE, OYS'TER-WOMAN, n. A woman whose occupation is to se...
OYS'TER-SHELL, n. The hard covering or shell of the oyster.
OYS'TER, n. [L. ostrea; Gr. probably connected in origin with bone, and named fr...
OYLET-HOLE. [See Eyelet-hole.]
OYES, This word is used by the sheriff or his substitute in making proclamation ...
OY'ER, n. 1. In law, a hearing or trial of causes. A court of oyer and terminer ...
OX'YTONE, a. [Gr. sharp, and tone.] Having an acute sound. OX'YTONE , n. An acut...
OXYR'RHODINE, n. [compounded of Gr. acid, and rose.] A mixture of two parts of t...
OXYMO'RON, n. [Gr. a smart saying which at first view appears foolish.] A rhetor...
OX'YMEL, n. [Gr. acid, and honey.] A mixture of vinegar and honey.
OX'YGON, n. [Gr. sharp, and an angle.] A triangle having three acute angles.
OXYG'ENOUS, a. Pertaining to oxygen, or obtained from it.
OX'YGENIZING, ppr. Oxygenating.
OX'YGENIZEMENT, n. Oxygenation.
OX'YGENIZED, pp. United with oxygen.