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Of or pertaining to orthoëpy, or correct pronunciation. -- Or`tho*ëp"ic*al*ly, adv.

The art of uttering words corectly; a correct pronunciation of words; also, mode of pronunciation.

One versed in orthography; one who spells words correctly.

Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also, correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter was orthographic.

One who spells words correctly; an orthographer.

To spell correctly or according to usage; to correct in regard to spelling. In the coalesced into ith, which modern reaction has orthographized to i' th'. Earle.

ice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his orthography is vicious. When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation, but is hardened into orthography. Earle.

The art or practice of constructing verses correctly; the laws of correct versification.

The art of correct articulation; voice training.

Giving an image in correct or normal proportions; giving a flat field of view; as, an orthoscopic eyepiece.

The operation of breaking a bone in order to correct deformity.

Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation. "Lancelot and I are out." Shak. Wicked men are strangely out in the calculating of their own interest…

er; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.

A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.

sometimes oversee. Fuller. Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me fit to correct your Latin. Walpole.

ng of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable. [Written also, less correctly, pæan.]

ings, on the same, or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale. [Written also pantagraph, and incorrectly pentagraph.] Skew pantograph, a kind of pantograph for drawing a copy which is inclined with respect to the original figure; -- also called plagiograph.

A horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel.

A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written pastil.] "Charming heads in pastel." W. Black.

A house of correction, in which offenders are confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they are generally compelled to labor.