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The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty. Yuo are not for obscurity designed. Dryden. They were now brought forth from obscurity, to be contemplated by artists with admiration and despair. Macaulay.

Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance. [Obs.] We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances. Jer. Taylor.

Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.

r means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness. I have known great cures done by obstinate resolution of drinking no wine. Sir W. Temple. No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate. Pope. Of sense and outward things. Wordsworth.

To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way. Some pray for riches; riches they obtain. Dryden. By guileful fair words peace may be obtained. Shak. It may be that I may obtain children by her. Gen. xvi. 2.

A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision. Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new. I. Watts.

ing of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity.

Obscure; not clear; unintelligible. [Colloq.]

To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order a carriage; to order groceries.

nged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.

Pertaining to, or employed in, orthopedy; relating to the prevention or cure of deformities of children, or, in general, of the human body at any age; as, orthopedic surgery; an orthopedic hospital.

One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp. in children.

To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7.

of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. Becon.

Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times. [Written also oyes.]

To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as to pack goods in a box; to pack fish. Strange materials packed up with wonderful art. Addison. Where . . . the bones Of all my buried ancestors are packed. Sh…

A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction.

A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer. Thou art the pander to her dishonor. Shak.

ircuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein. Cowell.

e genus Scarus. One species (S. Cretensis), found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.