onion-eyed 
onion-eyed (un'yim-nl). . Having the eyes 
lilled with tears, M it' tiy tin- effect of iin onion 
:l|i|iliril III them. 
And I, an ass, uni ../,/o,i-. '</. flhak., A. and ('., iv. 2. 36. 
onion-fish (iin'ymi-(isli). ii. Tin- grenadier, 
MiK'i-iiniK ntMStrti: so called from a fancied 
likeness iif its eyes to onions. See cut under 
Mi/ci-nnix. | Massachusetts.] 
onion-fly (iui'ynn-lli), H. One of two different 
dipterous inscciswhose larva' feed nuderground 
on the onion, iind :in- known as niiinii-iinii/i/iits. 
(a) Anlhinnyia(Pht>rbia)ceparuMitt Kllrope. the imported 
onioti-tly (jf the I nitt-il States, now widely diffused in the 
[Cistern states : it IB a great peat, and often ruins the crop. 
Imported Onion-fly {AntltoiHyia cefartttH). (Cross shows natural 
size.) a, tarva, natural size ; , larva, enlarged. 
There are several annual generations, and the maggots 
completely consume the interior of the edible root. The 
best remedy is boiling water, or kerosene emulsified with 
soap and diluted with cold water, applied when the dam- 
age is first noticed. (6) Anthomyia brassica, the adult 
of the cabbage-maggot, which also infests onions occa- 
sionally. 
Onion-grass (un'yun-gras), . Same as onion- 
couch. 
onion-maggot (nn'yun-mag'ot), . The larva 
of an onion-fly. 
onion-shell (un'yun-shel), . 1. A kind of 
oyster likened to an onion. 2. A kind of clam 
of the genus Mya. 3. A shell of the genus 
Liitraria. 
onion-skin (uu'yun-skin), n. A kind of paper: 
so called from its thinness, translucency, and 
finish, in which respects it resembles the skin 
of ail onion. It has a high gloss, and may be of any 
color, blue being generally preferred as more opaque than 
other tints. It is used, on account of its lightness, for 
correspondence where a saving of postage is an object. 
onion-smut (un'yun-smut), n. A fungus, Uro- 
ci/slix ( 'f/nila?, of the order Ustilaginea;, very de- 
structive to the cultivated onion. 
oniony (un'yun-i), a. [< onion + -yi.] Of the 
nature of onion ; resembling or smelling of 
onion. 
onirocrite, onirocritic, etc. See oneirocrite, 
etc. 
Oniscidse (o-nis'i-de), n.pl. [NL., < Oniscus + 
-ida>.~\ A family of cursorial terrestrial isopods, 
typified by the genus Oniscus; the slaters or 
wood-lice. The legs are all ambulatory, the abdomen is 
six-segmented, the antennic are from six- to nine-jointed, 
and the antcnmilo) are minute. Some of the species, which 
can roll themselves into a perfect ball, are known as pill- 
fatgs, note-bugs, and annailulos. 
onisciform (o-nis'i-form), a. [< NL. Oniscus 
4- L. forma, form.] 1. Related to or resem- 
bling the Oiiixi'iiln : specifically applied to the 
larva? of certain lyceenid butterflies. 2. Of or 
pertaining to the Oiiixrifnnin-x. 
Onisciformes (o-nis-i-for'mez), n. pi. [NL. : 
see onisciform.'} In Latreille's system of classi- 
fication, a group of ehilognath myriapods, equiv- 
alent to the family (tlomi riiln' of Westwood : so 
called from their resemblance to (hiixciihi'. 
OniSCOld (o-nis'koid), a. [< OH/XCWX 4- -oirf.] 
Kesembling a wood-louse; belonging or related 
to the Oniscida:. 
Oniscus (o-nis'kus). . [NL., < Gr. ow'ewoc, a 
wood-louse, lit. a little ass, dim. of oroc, an 
ass: see ass.'] The typical 
genus of Oiiixridii: Se'e also 
cut under Isopoda. 
onkotomy, . See oncolnmy. 
onlay (on'la), n. [< on 1 + 
/ni/ 1 .'] Anything mounted 
upon another or affixed to it 
so as to project from its sur- 
face in relief, especially in 
ornamental design. 
onless, </. An obsolete or 
dialectal form of inili'xx. 
onliness (on'li-nesl. n. [For- 
merly iii!fliin:i>i: < nuly + 
-nt'xx.'] 1. The state of being one or single 
singleness. 
A Species of Otiisi its. 
4113 
It evidently appears that there can be but one such be- 
ing [as < ;<xi I, and that Moruxrtc, unity, onelineis, or singu- 
larity, Is essential to It. 
Cuitirnrth, Intellectual System, p. 207. 
2. The state of being alone. 
onlitis (on-li't is), . Same as gingivitis. 
onlivet, '''' A Middle Knglish form of alive. 
onloftet, '"''' A Middle English form of aloft. 
onlooker (on'luk'er), . A looker-on; a spec- 
tator ; an observer. 
onlooking (on'luk'ing), a. Looking onward or 
forward; foreboding. 
only (on'li), n. [Formerly onely ; < ME. only, 
iimili, milicli, < AS. anlic, ienlie, only (= OFries. 
einlik, ainlik, D. eenlijk = MLG. einlik = OIK.. 
< in/Hi, MHG. einlich, only, = Dan. enlig, only, 
= Sw. enliy, conformable), < an, one, 4- -lie, E. 
-/y 1 .] 1. Single as regards number, or as re- 
gards class or kind; one and no more or other; 
single ; sole : as, he was the only person present ; 
the only answer possible ; an only sou ; my only 
friend; the only assignable reason. 
His own onlyche sonne Lord ouer all y-knowen. 
Piers Plowman's Crede (E. E. T. S.), 1. 800. 
Denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Jude 4. 
Tills was an /i/i/ bough, that grew in a large dark grove, 
not from a tree of its own, but, like the mistletoe, from 
another. Bacon, Physical Fables, xi. 
This only coale Is enough to kindle the fire. 
Mabbe, The Bogue, ii. 261. 
She is the "/,/,; child of a decrepit father, whose life is 
bound up in hers. .vr, , /. , Spectator, No. 449. 
2. Alone ; nothing or nobody but. 
Before all things were, God milii was. 
Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 14. 
One only being shalt thou not subdue. 
Shelley, Prometheus Unbound, L 1. 
3f. Mere ; simple. 
Th' Almighty, seeing their so bold assay, 
Kindled the flame of His consuming yre, 
And with His onely breath them blew away. 
Spenser, Hymn of Heavenly Love, 1. 87. 
And, as I cross'd thy way, I met thy wrath ; 
The only fear of which near slain me hath. 
Fletcher, Faithful Shepherdess, 111. 1. 
4. Single in degree or excellence ; hence, dis- 
tinguished above or beyond all others; special. 
She rode In peace, through his only paynes and excellent 
endurannce. Spenser, State of Ireland. 
My only love sprang from my only hate. 
Shot., B. and J., i. 5. 140. 
Choice and select fashions are there In onely request. 
B. Brathwaite, English Gentleman, quoted by F. 1 1 .-. 1 1 . 
He Is the only man for mnslck. Johnson. 
only (on'li), adv., con/., and prep. [Formerly 
onely; < ME. only, oonli, oneliche, onH^etc., < AS. 
"anlice, cenlice, singularly, < anlic, aenlic, only: 
see only, a.'] I. adv. 1. Alone; no other or 
others than; nothing or nobody else than; 
nothing or nobody but; merely: as, only one 
remained ; man cannot live on bread only. 
The sauterseith hit is no synne for snche men as ben trewe 
For to seggen as thel seen and saue imlithe prestes. 
Piers Plowman (C), xiii. 30. 
Let no mounter say 
He weeps for her, for she was only mine. 
Shak., Lucrece, 1. 1798. 
Tis she, and only she, 
Can make me happy, or give misery. 
Fletcher, Faithful Shepherdess, 1. 3. 
Only the actions of the just 
Smell sweet and blossom in the dust. 
Shirley, Contention of Ajax and Ulysses, iii. 
With only Fame for spouse and your great deeds. 
Tennyson, Princess, iii. 
2. No more than; merely; simply; just: as, 
he had sold only two. 
But nowe ther standeth [In Jaffa] never an bowse but 
iHinlii Ij towers, And Certeyne Caves vnder the grounde. 
Torkington, Dlarle of Eng. Travel!, p. 24. 
Every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only 
evil continually. Gen. vL 5. 
Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once. 
Ex. x. 17. 
The eastern gardens Indeed are milii orchards, or woods 
of fruit trees. Pococke, Description of the East, II. 1. 123. 
I have seen many a philosopher whose world is large 
enough for milii one person. 
Emerson, Society and Solitude. 
My words are only words. Tennyson, In Menioriam, Hi. 
3. In but one manner, for but one purpose, by 
but one means, with but one result, etc. ; in 
no other manner, respect, place, direction, 
circumstances, or condition than; at no other 
time, or in no other way, etc., than; for no other 
purpose or with no other result than ; solely ; 
exclusively; entirely; altogether: as, he ven- 
tured forth mily jit night ; he was saved mil;/ liv 
the skin of his teeth ; he escaped the gallows 
Onoclea 
milt/ to be drowned: articles sold only in pack- 
IgM. 
FMI- our isrciit niinicH forgiuenea for to getten 
And oitlji by i In i-l clenlich to 1 denned. 
Pier* Plowman si , I- n I I L} 1-818. 
Ami they Bald, Hath the Ixird indeed apoki n '////// hy 
Moses? hath he not spoken also liy UH' Num. xii. I. 
By works a man is justified, and not t>y faith only. 
Jas. II. 24. 
At length he succeeded In attaining the crest of the 
mountain; )mt It was only to be plunged In new difficul- 
ties. Iraiuj, Granada, p. 94. 
Infinite consciousness and finite consciousness exist 
only as they exist in each other. 
Veitfh, Intnxl. to IJescartes's Method, p. cxllv. 
Poetry Is valuable only for the statement which it makes, 
and must always bo subordinate thereto. 
Stedman, Viet. Poets, p. 801. 
4f. Above all others; pree'minently ; especially. 
Afterward another onliche he bllasede. 
Piers Plowman's Crate (E. E. T. 8.), 1. 634. 
I was my father's son, tender and only beloved In the 
sight of my mother. PTOT. Iv. : 
That renowned good man, 
That did so only embrace his country, and loved 
His fellow-citizens ! B. Jonson, Catiline, v. 4. 
5. Singly; with no other in the same relation : 
as, the only begotten Son of the Father. Hot 
only . . . but also . . . , not only . . . but .... not 
merely . . . but likewise . . . ; both . . . and . . . (nega- 
tively expressed). = 8yn. 1-3. Alone, Only. See alone. 
II. conj. But ; except ; excepting that. 
And Pharaoh said, I will let you go that you may eacri- 
flce to the Lord your God in the wilderness ; only ye shall 
not go very far away. Ex. vi ii. 28. 
We are men as you are, 
Onlii our miseries make us seem monsters. 
Fletcher, Sea Voyage, 1. 3. 
My wife and I in their coach to Hide Parke. where great 
plenty of gallants, and pleasant it was, only for the dust. 
Pepyt, Diary, April 26, 1664. 
A very pretty woman, only she squints a little, as Cap- 
tain Brazen says In the "Recruiting Officer." 
Garritk, quoted in Forster's Goldsmith, I. 226. 
IH.t prfy. Except ; with the exception of. 
Our whole office will be turned out only me. 
Pepyt, Diary, Aug. 22, 1688. 
onnethet, <idv. See uneatli. 
Onobrycnis (on-o-bri'kis), n. [NL. (GSrtner, 
1791), < Gr. bvoflpvxif, a leguminous plant, sup- 
posed to be sainfoin, appar. < orof, an ass, + &'- 
%ctv, gnaw.] A genus of leguminous plants or the 
tribe Hedysareai and the subtribe Euhedysarete, 
known by the flat unjointed exserted pod. There 
are about 70 species, in Europe, northern Africa, and west- 
ern Asia. They are usually herbs, with pinnate leaves, 
and pink or whitish flowers in axillary racemes or spikes. 
See cockshead, 1, French tjrass (underdraw), hen's-triu, and 
sainfoin. 
onocentaur (on-6-sen'tar), n. [< LL. oiiocen- 
tattrus, < Or. bvonlvravpof, iivonivravpa, a kind of 
tailless ape C321ian), also (LL. ) a kind of demon 
haunting wild places (Septuagint, translated pt- 
losus in Vulgate, and xatyr in the Eng. version, 
Isa. xiii. 21), < ocof, ass, + Klvravpof, centaur: 
see centaur.] A fabulous monster, a kind of 
centaur, with a body part human and part asi- 
nine, represented in Koman sculpture. 
Onoclea (on-o-kle'a), n. [NL. (Linneeus, 1753), 
said to allude to the rolled-up fructification ; < 
Gr. ovof, a vessel, + ufaieiv, close.] A genus of 
Eolypodiaceous aspidioid ferns, having the 
srtile fronds much contracted and quite un- 
like the sterile ones. The sori are round, borne on 
the back of the veins of the contracted fertile frond, and 
Ostrich-fern (Ottoftfa Stntthiofteris). 
ii, pinnule of the sterile frond : />. pinnule of the fertile frond. 
concealed by their revolute margins. They Inhabit cold 
temperate regions, there being three species, of which 
two, 0. sentibilis, the sensitive fern, and O. Struihiofitcrit, 
the ostrich-fern, are found in North America, 
