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1,000+ words match “BROW”

OMNIETY n.
all-comprehensive; hence, the Deity. [R.] Omniety formed nullity into an essence. Sir T. Browne.
OORIAL; OOERIAL n.
A wild, bearded sheep inhabiting the Ladakh mountains. It is reddish brown, with a dark beard from the chin to the chest.
OPTATION n.
The act of optating; a wish. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
ORCEIN n.
A reddish brown amorphous dyestuff,
ORIENTAL a. 3 definitions
o occidental; as, Oriental countries. The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. Sir T. Browne.
ORIENTALITY n.
The quality or state of being oriental or eastern. Sir T. Browne.
ORNAMENTAL a.
st ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne.
OSMIOUS a.
id derived from osmium, analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming unstable salts. It is a brown amorphous substance.
OSSUARY n.
A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
OSTIARY n. 2 definitions
The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
OUBLIETTE n.
re thrust, or lured to fall. Sudden in the sun An oubliette winks. Where is he Gone. Mrs. Browning.
OUTBRAZEN v.
To bear down with a brazen face; to surpass in impudence. T. Brown.
OUTDARE v.
To surpass in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave. Shak. R. Browning.
OUTMEASURE v.
To exceed in measure or extent; to measure more than. Sir T. Browne.
OVERARCH v.
To make or place an arch over; to hang over like an arch. "Brown with o'erarching shades." Pope.
OVERBROW v.
To hang over like a brow; to impend over. [Poetic] Longfellow. Did with a huge projection overbrow Large space beneath. Wordsworth.
OVERDROWN v.
To wet or drench to excess. [Obs.] W. Browne.
OVERLIVE v. 2 definitions
ng, too luxuriously, or too actively. Milton. "Overlived in this close London life." Mrs. Browning.
OVERPASS v. 4 definitions
To surpass; to excel. [R.] R. Browning.
OVERPOISE v. 2 definitions
To outweigh; to overbalance. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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