ottrelite

[After Ottre(z), Belgium, where found; suff. -lite ( Min. ).] Min.: A variety of Phyllite (q. v.), occurring in small scales in a clay slate. ou-bạt, ôu'-bit. s. [Etym. doubtful; prob. from A. S. wibba =a worm; cf. Ger. weben =to weave.l 1. Lit .: A popular name in Scotland and the north of England for any hairy caterpillar, and specially for that of the Tiger-moth (q. v.). 2. Fig .: Applied in contempt to any shabby hir sute person. ôu'-bit, s. [OUBAT.] zamites.] Palæobot .: A genus of Jura ic Cycads.