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at his blessed feet. Milton. Ode factor, one who makes, or who traffics in, odes; -- used contemptuously.

er, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances.

e odium of the fact on me. Dryden. Odium theologicum ( Etym: [L.], the enmity peculiar to contending theologians.

The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure. He was content to give them just cause of offense, when they had power to make just revenge. Sir P. Sidney.

ill of an enterprise. The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened the tragical contents. Sir W. Scott.

Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc.

To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress.

Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive language. Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he found himself heir to a twofold opprobrium. De Quincey.

left to the United States of America, whether they will be respectable and prosperous, or contemptible and miserable, as a nation. Washington.

A quarrel; a contention. [Scot.] Jamieson.

A gibe; a contemptuous remark.

Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding; as, he triumphed over difficulties; the bill was passed over the veto.

To boil over or unduly. Nor is discontent to keep the mind Deep in its fountain, lest it overboil In the hot throng. Byron.

One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched. Milton. D. Webster.

To extend the contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page.

aintain one's possessions; to yield nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or disadvantage in a contest. Shak.

A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.

An exclamation expressing disgust or contempt. See Bah. Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination. Shak.

Satisfied; contented. [Obs.] "Paid of his poverty." Chaucer.

Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. Cowper. The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. Byron.