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Open. [Poetic] Spenser. On Sunday heaven's gate stands ope. Herbert.

An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the…

A bright-colored European actinian (Anemonia, or Anthea, sulcata); -- so called because it does not retract its tentacles.

g or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead. Through the gat…

Open or free admission to all; hospitable welcome; free opportunity.

A sea open to all nations. See Mare clausum.

A verdict on a preliminary investigation, finding the fact of a crime but not stating the criminal, or finding the fact of a violent death without disclosing the cause.

Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game or meeting.

With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant. Shak.

Generous; liberal; munificent. -- O"pen-hand`ed*ness, n. J. S. Mill.

Bareheaded. [Obs.]

Candid; frank; generous. Dryden. -- O"pen-heart`ed*ly, adv. -- O"pen-heart`ed*ness, n. Walton.

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Having the mouth open; gaping; hence, greedy; clamorous. L'Estrange.

l touch only at the base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also open- beak. See Illust. (m), under Beak.

One who, or that which, opens. "True opener of my eyes." Milton.

The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech. The opening of your glory was like that of light. Dryden.

In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without secrecy. How grossly and openly do many of us contradict the precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness! Tillotson.

The quality or state of being open.

ng so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its substance; work that is perforated or pierced.