oorie 
OOrie, ourie (<>'ri), a. |< Icel. ilrigr, wet, < fir, 
a drizzling rain.] 1. Chill ; having the sensa- 
tion of cold; drooping; shivering. 
List'ning the doors an' winnoeks rattle, 
I thought me on the ourie cattlf. 
Burnt, A Winter Night 
2. Bleak; melancholy, (lull. [Scotch in l>oth 
uses.] 
oosperm (6'o-sptom), H. [< Gr. t^/m, an egg, + 
njr>i>/ia, seeci.] 1. In bnt., snme as <iiinpiirf. 
2. A fertilized ovum. Huj'l<i/nn<l Martin, Elem. 
Hic.l.. p. 4. 
OOSpermospore (o-o-sper'mo-spor), n. [< Gr. 
i.uii', an egg, -I- OTrep/ia, seed, -I- arr6/mf, seed.] In 
liin!., a fertilized product of sexual intercourse; 
a fecund spore or its equivalent; a zygosporo 
or zygote. 
oospermosporous (o-o-sper'mo-spo-rus), a. [< 
oiittpcniioxpore + -*.] Pertaining to an 
ocispermospore, or having its character. 
oosphere (6'o-sfer), n. [< Gr. <JV, an egg, + 
mfiaipa, a ball: see sphere.] In cryptogams, 
the naked nucleated spherical or ovoid mass 
of protoplasm in the center of the oogonium, 
which after fertilization develops the oospore. 
The oosphere Is never motile, and in most cases it re- 
mains within the parent plant until long after it Is fer- 
tilized. Betsey, Botany, p. 243. 
Oospora (o-os'po-rii), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. fov, an 
egg, + tmopa, a spore, seed.] Same as Oosporece. 
oosporange (6'6-spp-ranj), n. [< ofisporangium, 
q. v.] Same as oosporangium. 
odsporangium (6'o-spo-ran'ji-um), .; pi. 
oosporani/ia (-a). [NL., < Gr. <l>6v, an egg, + 
mrofiof, seed, -r- ayyeiov, a vessel: see sporan- 
i/iinii.} In hot.: (n) The unilocular zoSsporan- 
gia of certain fucoid iilgm 
(I'ha'osporea;): a name origi- 
nally given by Thuret. recent- 
ly not much used. Compare 
trichosporangitim. (b) Same 
as ooplioridinin. 
oospore (6'6-spor), n. [< Gr. 
<i>ov, an egg, + crnopof, seed.] 
In bot., in cryptogamic plants, 
the immediate product of the 
fertilization of the oOsphere. 
The oospore differs from the oosphere 
structurally in having a hard cell- 
wall of cellulose, and physiologically 
in possessing the powerof germination and growth after a 
period of rest. Also oosperm. See cut under conceptacle. 
The product of the sexual process, thef ertilized oosphere, 
is termed the oospore. Vines, Physiol. of Plants, p. 009. 
06sporea(6-o-spp're-e),)i.p?. [NL.,asE.oosorc 
+ ->.] The third of the seven primary divi- 
sions of the vegetable kingdom as proposed by 
Bessey (Botany, p. 243), characterized by the 
production of oiispores. This division contains Vol- 
DOX and its allies, the (Edotjoniaceoe, the Codoblastece, and 
the Fucacea. Later systematists make varying disposition 
of the several orders. 
odsporic (6-o-spor'ik), a. [< oospore + -tc.] In 
hut., same MO&poroW. 
oosporiferous (6"o-spo-rif 'e-rus), a. [As oospore 
4- -i-feroiis.] In bot. , bear- 
ing oSspores. 
oosporous (6'o-spo-rus), 
a. [< oospore T -OM,.] In 
bot., having or producing 
oospores. Also oiisporic. 
oostt, A Middle English 
form of host 1 . 
oostet, ". A Middle Eng- 
lish form of honft. 
OOStegite (o-os'te-jit), n. 
[< Gr. $6v, an egg, + are- 
)<w, cover, + -'te 2 .] An 
egg-covering or case for 
ova, formed in certain 
crustaceans, as amphi- 
pods and isopods, by a 
laminar expansion of the 
limbs of certain somites 
of the body. See Anijilii- 
poda, [sopoda, and cuts 
under A mph ipoda and Am- 
pliitlin/ 1 . 
oostegitic (o-os-te-jit'ik), 
H. [< oiintrgite + -ic."\ Covering or incasing 
rfw; having the nature or office of an oCste- 
rfte, 
ootheca (6-o-the'kii), .; pi. oo'Wicc(-se). [XL., 
< (ir. uui', an eggj + Sr/icti, a case: see MMB.J 
1. An egg-case containing eggs arranged in 
one of several different ways, as that of the 
cockroach or rearhorse. 2f. In dot., a sporan- 
gium of ferns. 
259 
Oospore. 
Part of mycelium of 
grape-mildew, Perono- 
contains a dark-color- 
ed roughened oftspore. 
( After Farlow.) (Mag- 
nified ) 
OS 
A. Oflstegite (w) of elev- 
enth somite of AmpHithot, 
an ampritpoif ; -V, branchia ; 
1-7, the seven joints of the 
leg. B. OosteRite (AT) of Cy~ 
mothof, an isopod, on ninth 
somite ; i - 7. the seven joints 
of the leg. 
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OOthecal (o-o-the'kal), ii. [< niitlirra + -of.] 
Sheathing eggs; having the nature or office of 
Mil (liilln-i-a. 
OOtOCia (0-o-to'Hi-ji), H. [< (ir. iprroKia, alaying 
of eggs, < yoroKOf, laying eggs: see a:>ti>i-:>ns.\ 
The discharge of an ovum from the ovary ; 
ovulation. 
ootocoid (o-ct'o-koiil), a. and . I. a. Of or 
pertaining to the Ontnmitlr/i. |The word has been 
used by Dana as synonymous with semionparow; but 
part of his supposed ootocoid mammals have since been 
ascertained to oe ootocouH or truly oviparous.] 
II. n. A member of the oiitomidru, as a mar- 
supial or monotreme. 
Also oiitoroiilraii. 
Ootocoidea (o-ot-o-koi'de-a), H. pi. [NI^., < Gr. 
tfiriTiimf, laying eggs (see" niitnrmix), + tlfof, 
fonn.] In Dana's system of classification, a 
division of the Mammalia, including the mono- 
tremes and marsupials, or implacental as dis- 
tinguished from placental mammals: so called 
from the resemblance or relation of these mam- 
mals to oviparous vertebrates. The monotremes 
have since been ascertained to be oo'tocous. 
ootocoidean (o-ot-o-koi'de-an), a. and n. Same 
as ootocoid. 
ootocous (o-ot'o-kus), a. [< Gr. or<i>f, laying 
eggs,< <jtov, an egg, + riicrtiv, reneiv, produce, lay.] 
Oviparous. 
OOtrum (o'trum), n. [E. Ind.] A white, silky, 
and strong fiber, from the stem of Da-mia, ei- 
tensa, a climbing plant of the natural order As- 
clepiadacea>, common in Hindustan. It has 
been recommended as a substitute for flax. 
ooze (oz), . [Formerly also oose, ouse, ousc, 
oase, oaze, oze, oes, etc.: with loss of orig. ini- 
tial w; (a) partly < ME. woose, wose, woos, < 
AS. icos, juice, liquor (= Icel. rag, wetness) ; 
(6) partly < ME. icose, wase, < AS. tease (not 
*icdxe, except perhaps by conformation with 
res, with ong. long vowel), mud, mire, slime, 
= OFries. wane = LG. wees, wet, ooze, mire, = 
OHG. waso, also tcasal, MHG. wase, moist earth, 
sod, turf, G. wasen, sod, turf. Cf. Icel. reisa, 
mire, bog. It is not certain that (a) and (6) are 
related ; but they have been confused. From 
Teut. are F. vase, Norm, gase = Pg. vasa, slime, 
ooze, F. gazon = Sp. It. dial, gason, sod, turf.] 
1. Soft mud or slime ; earth so wet as to flow 
gently or yield easily to pressure. 
Where these riuers mette, the wanes rose like surges of 
the sea, being full of mudde & oose. 
J. Brende, tr. of Qulntus Curtlus, fol. 263. 
To ye intent that she might haue gone vp to the mid leg 
in oes or mire. Webbe, Travels (ed. Arber), p. 32. 
Specifically 2. Fine calcareous mud found 
covering extensive areas of the floor of the 
ocean. This deposit is largely made up of the 
remains of Foraminifera. 
The fine muds and ooze deposited at considerable dis- 
tances from the shore form beds admirably adapted for 
the preservation of the most delicate pelagic or deep-sea 
types which may happen to become imbedded in them. 
.1 . Agassiz, Three Cruises of the Blake, 1. 170. 
Or nursed, like the Python, in the mud 
And ooze of the old Deucalion flood. 
WhitKer, The Double-Headed Snake. 
3. A soft flow; a slow spring; that which oozes. 
From his first Fountain and beginning Otae, 
Down to the Sea each Brook and Torrent flows. 
Prior, Solomon, HI. 
The only springs now flowing are small oozes of water 
issuing from the base of these slopes. Science, XIII. 181. 
4. In tanning, a solution of tannin obtained by 
infusing or boiling oak-bark, sumac, catechu, 
or other tannin-yielding vegetable ; the liquor 
of a tan-vat Globlgerina ooze. See globigerina- 
ooze. Green ooze, a name sometimes given to certain 
alga? which form greenish slimy masses upon various sub- 
merged objects. 
OOZe (oz), r. ; pret. and pp. oo;cd, ppr. oozing. 
[< ooze, .] I. intrans. 1. To flow as ooze; 
percolate, as a liquid, through the pores of a 
substance, or through small openings; flow in 
small quantities from the pores of a body: of- 
ten used figuratively. 
He the deadly wound 
Ere long diseover'd ; for it still ootd crimson, 
Like a rose springing midst a bed of lilies ! 
Brooke, Conrade, A Fragment. 
My valour is certainly going! it is sneaking off! I 
feel it ooziny out, as it were, at the palms of my hands ! 
Sheridan, The Rivals, v. 3. 
2. To drip; be wet, as with water leaking 
through. 
The little craft oozed as if its entire skin had grown leaky. 
M. H. Cathmcood, Romance of Dollard, xvfi. 
II. trann. To emit in the shape of moisture: 
drip. 
The hardest eyes oozed pitying dews. Alex. Smith. 
opal 
OOZing (o'zing), w. [Verbal n. of ooze, t'.] 1. 
That which oozes; ooze. Keats. 2. A slow 
spring. 
It may be noted that, whilr tin ..il deposits of America 
and Russia are several hiindifd milc-x inlainl, tinmen! New 
Zealand are actually on the coast; so close, Indeed, that 
the In ach at Now Plymouth 1 pitted with petroleum 002- 
,,;.. Science, XIN M 
Oozqa (6-o-xo'ii), M. j4. [NL., < Gr. ^ov, an egg, 
+ C^w, an animal.] Unicellular animals, as 
inf usorians : so called from their morphological 
resemblance to ova. Synonymous with /'/- 
zna and Acrita. 
OOZOan(6-o-zo'an), n. [<Oor + -/;.] A mem- 
ber of the Ooziia; a protozoan. 
OOZy (8'zi), a. [= OFries. wtwir, miry; as ooze 
+ -y 1 .] 1. Containing or resembling ooze; con- 
taining soft mud ; miry. 
Upon a thousand swans the naked Sea-Nymphs ride 
Within the oozy pools. Draytun, Polyolmon, ii. 88. 
Winding through 
The clayey mounds a brook there was, 
Oozy and foul, hal! choked with grass. 
W. Jforru, Earthly Paradise, I. 112. 
2. Oozing; trickling; dripping. 
What oozy cavern or what wandering cloud 
Contains thy waters. Shelley, Alastor. 
op-. An assimilated form of ob- before i>. 
op. In music, an abbreviation of the Latin word 
opus, a work: used in citing a composer's 
works by their numbers. 
opacate (o-pa'kat), r. t. ; pret. and pp. opacated, 
ppr. opacating. [< L. opacatus, pp. of opacare, 
shade, < opacus, shady : see opaque?] To render 
opaque, dark, orobscure; darken ; shade ; cloud. 
Boyle. 
opacite (o-pa'sit), n. [< L. opacus, opaque, + 
-<e a .] In lithol., minute dark-colored, opaque, 
and formless scales or grains, often associated 
with magnetite, and too minute or too imper- 
fectly developed to be referred to any distinct 
mineral species. Such minute objects are frequent 
alteration-products. Their composition is variable: they 
may be silicates or metallic oxlds, or even graphitic in 
character. 
opacity (o-pas'i-ti), n. ; pi. opacities (-tiz). [= 
F. opacite = Sp. opacidad = Pg. opacidade = 
It. opacita, < L. opaeita(t-)#, shadiness, shade, 
< opacus, shaded, , shady, dark : see opaque.] 1. 
The state of being opaque; opaqueness; the 
quality of a body whicli renders it impervious 
to the rays of light; want of transparency. 
2. That which is opaque ; an opaque body or 
object; an opaque part or spot. 
The spokes of a coach- wheel at speed are not separately 
visible, out only appear as a sort of opacity or film within 
the tire of the wheel. 
Hvxley, quoted in H. Spencer's Prin. of Psychol., | 44. 
3f. Darkness; obscurity. 
Abandoning that gloomy and base opacity of conceit, 
wherewith our earthly minds are commonly wont to be 
overclouded. Dp. Hull. Sermon, 1 John I. 5. 
opacous (o-pa'kus), a. [< L. opacus, shady: 
see opaque.] Same as opaque. 
What an opacous body had that moon 
That last chang'd on us ! 
Middleton, Changeling, v. 3. 
Upon the firm opacous globe 
Of this round world. Milton. T. L, 111. 418. 
Suddenly the sound of human voice 
Or footfall, like the drop a chemist pours, 
Doth in opacous cloud precipitate 
The consciousness that seemed but now dissolved 
Into an essence rarer than its own. 
ue, 
ris- 
I. Under the Willows. 
opacousnesst (o-pa'kus-nes), . Impervious- 
ness to light; opaqueness; opacity. 
The opacwmrxs of the sclerotis hinders the pictures 
that outward objects (unless they be lucid ones) make 
within the eye to be clearly discerned. 
Boyle.. Works, II. 52. 
opaculart (o-pak'u-lar), a. [< L. opacus, opaqu 
-t- -ule + -or3.] Same as opaque. Sterne, Tri 
tram Shandy, ii. 185. 
opah (o'pa), n. [Origin unknown.] A large and 
beautiful deep-sea fish of the family Lampri- 
didce, Lampris guttatus, conspicuous for its rich 
color, which is a brocade of silver and lilac, rosy 
on the belly and decorated with silvery spots. 
The flesh is red, and much esteemed. The opah attains a 
length of from 3 to 5 feet, and a weight of from 140 to 150 
pounds, and is occasionally stranded upon either coast of 
the Atlantic. 
opaket, a. and n. A former spelling of opaqtie. 
opal (6'pal), n. [= D. ojaal = G. Dan. Sw. 
iijiul. < F .'iff/wife = Sp. opalo = Pg. It. opalo (also, 
after the F. form, Pg. opala = It. opale), < L. 
iipulii*, < (ir. n-a'f'fuK, an opal; cf. Skt. w; nla, a 
precious stone.] A mineral consisting of piliea 
like quartz, but in a different condition, having 
a lower specific gravity and hardness and being 
