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A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing. "A terrible oath" Shak.

The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties. It is a custom More honored in the breach than the observance. Shak.…

To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army.

and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer. The observed of all observers. Shak. Careful observers may foretell the hour, By sure prognostic, when to dread a shower. Swift.

much odds." Milton. "The fearful odds of that unequal fray." Trench. The odds Is that we scare are men and you are gods. Shak. There appeared, at least, four to one odds against them. Swift. All the odds between them has been the different s "cope....given to their understandings to range in. Locke. Judging is balancin…

To set about; to begin. [Obs.] Carew.

as a liquid through the pores of a substance or through small openings. The latent rill, scare oozing through the grass. Thomson.

An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.

The care and support of orphans. [R.] Cotton Mather (1711).

Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless. He must not be oscitant, but intent on his charge. Barrow.

One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.

One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone. Collectively, the otoliths are called ear sand and otoconite.

Above in authority or station; -- implying government, direction, care, attention, guard, responsibility, etc.; -- opposed to Ant: under. Thou shalt be over my house. Gen. xli. 40. I will make thee rules over many things. Matt. xxv. 23. Dost thou not watch over my sin Job xiv. 16. His tender mercies are over all his wo…

To affect or care for unduly. [Obs.] Milton.

To load with too great weight or too much care, etc. Sir P. Sidney.

Too anxious; too full of care. [Archaic] Fuller.

To make too empty; to exhaust. [R.] Carew.

Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.

The quality or state of being overly; carelessness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly. "Overlook this pedigree." Shak. The time and care that are required To overlook and file and polish well. Roscommon.