Enanthe (enanthe)

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O Segramour, keep the boat afloat, And let her na the land o'er near. Kempion (Child's Ballads, I. 140). o'ercome (our'kum), n. [Contr. of overcome .] 1. Overplus.-2. The burden of a song or dis- [Scotch in both senses.] And aye the o'ercome o' his sang Was "Wae's me for Prince Charlie!" enanthylic (e-nan-thil'ik), a. [ overlay .] A cra- œnochoë, n. See oinochoë . enological (e-no-loj'i-kal), a. [ œnolog -y + -ic-al.] Of or pertaining to the science or study of wines and their qualities. œnology (e-nol'ō-ji), n. [ οἶνος , wine, + -λογία, λέγειν , speak: see -ology . Cf. Gr. oivo- λογεῖν , speak of wine.] The study or science of the nature, qualities, and varieties of wine; the science of wines. œnomel (ēnō-mel), n. [ olvos , wine, + μέλι , honey.] A drink made of wine mixed with honey. Com- pare mead1 , metheglin , and hydromel . Like some pa ive broken lump of salt, Dropt in, by chance, to a bowl of ænomel , To spoil the drink a little. He falds his owrelay down his breast with care. Ramsay, Gentle Shepherd, i. 2. (ōr-rât'), pret . and pp . [Contr. of o'er-raught over - raught .] Overreached. Shak . , Hamlet, iii. 1.17. o'er-strawedt (ōr-strâd'), pp . [Contr. of over- strawed.] Over-strewn. Shak ., Venus and Adonis, 1. 1143. Oertel's method. [So called from one Oertel of Munich.] A method of reducing obesity and of strengthening the heart. While recognizing the need of limiting the diet somewhat, especially as regards amyloids and fats, this method lays special stre on the perspiration, and also upon cardiac exercise; the last two limitation of liquid taken and on its free elimination by desiderata are secured by carefully regulated mountain- climbing. œsophagalgia (e-sof-a-gal'ji-ä), n. [NL., οἰσοφάγος , the gullet, + άλγος, pain.] Pain, es- pecially neuralgia, in the esophagus. œsophageal, esophagean. See esophageal , etc. esophagectomy ( οἰσοφάγος, the gullet, + εκτομή, & c a cutting out.] Excision of a portion of the esophagus. esophagismus (e-sof (ē-sof-a-jiz'mus), n. [NL., οἰσοφάγος , the gullet: see esophagus .] In pa- thol.: (a) Esophageal spasm. (b) Globus hys- tericus. œsoph a git is (e-sof-a-ji'tis), n. [NL., οισοφάγος , the the g gullet, + -it is .] In pathol ., in- flamm at i on of the esophagus. œsophagocele (e-so-fag'ō-sel), n. [ ὀδύνη , pain.] In gullet , + pathol ., pain in the esophagus. œsophagopathy (e-sof-a-gop'a-thi), n . οἰσοφάγος, the gullet, + πάθος , suffering.] Dis- IMG:content-1642.png:[blocks in formation] of from a source or cause. Finally it transforms the idea of derivation or origin through several intermediate gradations of meaning into that of po e ing or being po e ed by, pertaining to or being connected with, in almost any relation of thought. Its partitive, po e ive, and attributive uses are those which occur most frequently in modern English, especially when it connects two nouns. Generally speaking, it expre es the same relations which are expre ed in Greek, Latin, German, Anglo-Saxon, and other languages by the genitive case, including many uses besides those of the English po e ive. 1t. From; off; from off; out of; away or away from: expre ing departure from or out of a position or location: the older English of off, now differentiated from of. His swerd fel of his hond to grunde, Ne mizte he hit holde thulke stunde. King Horn (E. E. T. S.), p. 72. To be him trewe & holde the while he of lande were. Rob. of Gloucester, 1. 418. Men est a us, the mighty maistur of Athenes, Presit Polidamas & put hym of horse. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 10683. Generydes (E. E. T. S.), 1. 694. He toke it of her hand full curtesly. He and his squyer rode forth till the i com to Cameloth on the day of the as sum pci on, and a-light down of his horse. Merlin (E. E. T. 8.), iii. 619. 2. In distance or direction from; away from; measuring from: noting relative position in space or time: as, the current carried the brig just clear of the island; Switzerland is north of Italy; within an hour of his death; upward of a year. No woman shall come within a mile of my court. Shak ., L. L. L., i. 1. 120. "Twas within a mile of Edinburgh town, In the rosy time of the year. D'Urfey, Song. 3. From, by intervention, severance, removal, or riddance, as by restraining, debarring, depriving, divesting, defrauding, delivering, acquitting, or healing: as, to rob a man of his money; to cure one of a fever; to break one of a habit. Of al wickidnes he me defende! Hymns to Virgin , etc. (E. E. T. S.), p. 98. 4087 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. Lam. iii. 22. Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever. Mark i. 30. Their chiefe God they worship is the Devill. Him they call Okee, and serue him more of feare then loue. Capt. John Smith , Works, I. 138. David resolved to buy it (the threshing-floor of Araunah], because it must, of nece ity, be aliened from common uses, to which it could never return any more. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 155. Thyrsis of his own will went away. M. Arnold , Thyrsis. (d) With verbs of sense, noting the presence of some quality, characteristic, or condition: as, the fields smell of newmown hay; the sauce tastes of wine. You savour too much of your youth. Shak ., Hen. V., i. 2. 250. Why do you smell of amber-grise? B. Jonson, Fortunate Isles. Strange was the sight and smacking of the time. Tennyson, Prince , Prol. 5. From among: a partitive use. (a) Noting the whole of which a part is taken: as, to give of one's substance; to partake of wine. And seis him that Tholomer has taken of his londes. Joseph of Arimathie (E. E. T. S.), p. 14. And the foolish [virgins] said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. Mat. xxv. 8. B. Jonson, Volpone, ii. 1. She was far better informed, better read, a deeper thinker than Mi Ainley, but of administrative energy, of executive activity, she had none. Charlotte Bronte , Shirley, xiv. (b) Out of: noting subtraction, separation, or selection from an aggregate; also, having reference to the whole of an aggregate taken distributively: as, one of many; five of them were captured; of all days in the year the most unlucky; there were ten of us. Make no more coil, but buy of this oil. Thus, of eleuen, seuen of the chiefest were drowned. Quoted in Capt. John Smith's Works, I. 103. 6t. From being (something else); instead of: noting change or pa age from one state to another. men. of norant of mathematics; what of that? to talk of peace; I know not what to think of him; beware of the dog! Allas, why pleynen folk so in commune Of purveiaunce of God, or of Fortune? Chaucer, Knight's Tale, 1. 394. Putte it to the fier of flaw me rizt strong, and the reed watir schal ascende. Book of Quinte E ence (ed. Furnivall), p. 13. And whan the tother party hadde discounfited this bataile, the i encresed moc he of peple, and wexed right stronge. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 92. Menelay the mighty was of meane shap, Noght so large of his lymes as his lefe brother. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. 8.), 1. 3750. I beshrew his fooles head, quoth the king; why had he not sued vnto vs and made vs priuie of his want? Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 233. I thought it was whimsically said of a gentleman that if Varilas had wit, it would be the best wit in the world. Steele , Spectator, No. 100. Here Hector rages like the force of fire, Vaunts of his gods, and calls high Jove his sire. Pope , Iliad, xiii. 82. Lord Balmerino said that one of his reasons for pleading not guilty was that so many ladies might not be disappointed of their show. Walpole, Letters, II. 41. Sure, sir, this is not very reasonable, to summon my affections for a lady I know nothing of ! Sheridan, The Rivals, ii. 1. Would be but another mode of speaking of commercial ruin, of abandoned wharves, of vacated houses, of diminished and dispersing population, of bankrupt merchants, of mechanics without employment, and laborers with. Daniel Webster , Speech at New York, March 10, 1831. Harriet was all youthful freshne ,... light of foot, and graceful in her movements. E. Dowden, Shelley, I. 142. 13. Belonging to; pertaining to; po e ed by: as, the prerogative of the king; the thickne of the wall; the blue of the sky. The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man. Shak., 2 Hen. IV., i. 2. 8. The voices of the mountains and the pines Repeat thy song. Long fellow , tr. of Dante's Divina Com media, v. 14. Belonging to as a part or an appurtenance: as, the leg of a chair; the top of a mountain; I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord. You'd have done as much, sir, To curb her of her humour. Middle ton , Chaste Maid, v. 2. If I can rid your town of rats, Will you give me a you sand guilders? Browning , Pied Piper of Hamelin. 4. From. ( a ) Noting origin, source, author, or that from which something i ues, proceeds, is derived, or comes to be or to pa . Hu he was of Spaygne a kinges sone. King Horn (E. E. T. S.), p. 72. But grace of thi graue grew; Thou roos up quik coumfort to us. Hymns to Virgin , etc. (E. E. T. S.), p. 13. Two serpentes, where-of eche of hem hadde two heedes, foule and hidouse, and of eche of hem com a grete flaw me Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 632. of fire. That Cytee was destroyed by hem of Grece, and lytylle app ere the there of, be cause it so longe sithe it was destroyed. Mandeville , Travels, p. 15. Of God and kynde (nature] procedyth alle feaulte. Political Poems , etc. (ed. Furnivall), p. 45. It [the noise of the feasting) was right high and clere, and plesaunt to heren, and it semed to be of moc he peple. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 310. Their chiefe ruler is called Powhatan, and taketh his name of his principall place of dwelling called Powhatan. Capt. John Smith , Works, I. 142. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Mat. vii. 16. That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Luke i. 35. Of whom now shall we learn to live like men? From whom draw out our actions just and worthy? Fletcher, Val ent in i an, iv. 4. Of good still good proceeds, Direct, or by occasion. Milton , P. L., ix. 973. You can have of him no more than his word. Lamb , Imperfect Sympathies. There was no motion in the dumb, dead air, Not any song of bird or sound of rill. Tennyson, Dream of Fair Women. (b) Noting substance or material: as, a crown of gold; a rod of iron. Valance of Venice gold in needlework. Shak ., T. of the S., ii. 1. 356. When I recollect of what various materials our late amba adors have been composed, I can only say "ex quovis lig no fit Mercurius." Walpole, Letters, II. 45. Three silent pinnacles of aged snow Stood sunset-flush'd. Tennyson, Lotos-Eaters. (c) Noting cause, reason, motive, or occasion. Whan the childeren were alle come to logres, the Citee made of hem grete ioye whan the i hem knewe. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 201. Some do it, say they, of a simplicity; some do it of a pride; and some of other causes. Latimer , Sermon bef. Edw. VI., 1550. As well Poets as Poesie are despised, and the name be come of honourable infamous, subject to scorne and derision. Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, i. 8. Offer up two tears apiece thereon, That it may change the name, as you must change, And of a stone be called Weeping-cro . B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, v. 3. Trust me, madam, On the tip of his subduing tongue All kinds of arguments and questions deep. Shak., Lover's Complaint, 1. 120. Forest and meadow and hill, and the steel-blue rim of the ocean. Long fellow , Courtship of Miles Standish, i. 15. Belonging to or a ociated with as regards locality: as, the Tower of London; the Pope Of a vild fellow I hold him a true subject. Middle ton, More Di emblers besides Women, iii. 2. of Rome; Drummond of Hawthorn den; Mr. 7. From: noting an initial point of time. I took him of a child up at my door, And christened him. B. Jonson, Every Man in his Humour, ii. 1. 8. On; in; in the course of: noting time: as, of an evening; of a holiday; of old; of late. Why, sometimes of a morning I have a dozen people call on me at breakfast-time, whose faces I never saw before, nor ever desire to see again. Sheridan , The Critic, i. 1. I've known a clog-dancer... to earn as much as 10s. of a night at the various concert rooms. Mayhew , London Labour and London Poor, III. 158. Peter used to go around of Sun days, and during the week by night, preaching from cabin to cabin the gospel of his heavenly Master. The Century , XXXV. 948. 9. During; throughout; for: noting a period of time. [Archaic.] Sir, I moste go, and of longe tyme ye shull not se me a-geyn. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 61. To sleep but three hours in the night, And not be seen to wink of all the day. Shak ., L. L. L., 1. 1. 43. I ventur'd to go to White-hall, where of many yeares I had not ben. Evelyn , Diary, Feb. 11, 1656. It had not rain'd, as is said, of three years before in that Milton , Hist. Eng., iv. Country. Vain was thy dream of many a year. Jones of Boston.-16. Having or po e ing as a quality, characteristic attribute, or function: as, a man of ability; a woman of tact; news of importance; a wall of unusual thickne ; a sky of blue. Don Pedro Venegas.. was a man mature in years, and of an active, ambitious spirit. Irving, Alhambra, p. 158. 17. Connected with in some personal relation of charge or trust: as, the Queen of England; the president of the United States; the secre- tary of a society; the driver of an engine.-18. Among; included or comprised in. Compare def. 5 (b). There be of us, as be of all other nations, Villains and knaves. Fletcher (and another ), False One, ii. 3. Mr. Wing field was chosen President, and an Oration made, why Captaine Smith was not admitted of the Councell as the rest. Quoted in Capt . John Smith's Works, I. 151. It is a great ease to have one in our own shape a species below us, and who, without being listed in our service, is by nature of our retinue. Steele, Tatler, No. 208. Let a musician be admitted of the party. Cowper . Shakespeare was of us, Milton was for us, Burns, Shelley, were with us. Browning , Lost Leader. Browning , Boy and the Angel. 19. Connected with; concerned in; employed 10. In: noting position, condition, or state. Hee gooth downe by the dyche that deepe was of grounde. A lisa under of Macedoine (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1074. Antonye and Poule despised alle riche e, Lyuyd in desert of wilfulle pouert. Political Poems , etc. (ed. Furnivall), p. 28. It is of me, whyls I here lyfe, Or more or le e ilke day to synne. Political Poems , etc. (ed. Furnivall), p. 104. 11. On; in; at: noting an object of thought. Of my labour the i lauhe. Piers Plowman (C), xvi. 200. They beleeue, as doe the Virgin i ans, of many diuine pow- ers, yet of one aboue all the rest. Capt. John Smith , Works, II. 237. for. He fore to that folke with a fell chere, With a company clene, kyde men of armys. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), l. 12796. I should tell you too, that Lord Bath's being of the enterprise contributed hugely to poison the succe of it. Walpole, Letters, II. 7. If below the milky steep Some ship of battle slowly creep. Tennyson, To Rev. F. D. Maurice. 20. Constituting; which is, or is called: as, the city of New York; the continent of Europe; by the name of John. I am going a long way,... To the island-valley of Avilion. Tennyson, Pa ing of Arthur. 12. Concerning; in regard to; relating to; 21. On; upon. [Now archaic.] about: as, short of money; in fear of their lives; barren of results; swift of foot; innocent of the crime; regardle of his health; ig If of me age for the thou be sente, Take hede to the same, Geue eare diligente. Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 348. of Also, the maistres and bretheren to-fore said, euery zer schul foure tymes come to-geder, at som certein place, to speke touchyng the profit and ruyl of the forsaid bretherhede, of peyne of a pond wax to the bretherhede. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 4. In May and Iune they plant their fields, and liue most of Acornes, Walnuts, and fish. Capt . John Smith , Works, I. 131. The deputy sent for Captain Stagg, and took his word for his appearance at the next court, which was called of purpose. Winthrop, Hist. New England, II. 228. 22+. For. .. And he bi-souzte him of grace as he was Godes foorme. Joseph of Arimathie (E. E. T. 8.), p. 19. Thanne ich knelede on my knees and cryede to hure of Piers Plowman (C), iii. 1. grace. This man deserues to be endited of pety larceny for pilfring other mens deuises from them & conuerting them to his owne vse. Putten ham, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 212. I humbly do desire your grace of pardon. Shak., M. of V., iv. 1. 402. He toke leffe of the screffys wyffe, And thankyd her of all thyng. Robin Hood and the Potter (Child's Ballads, V. 29). We had ranged vp and downe more then an houre in digging in the earth, looking of stones, herbs, and springs. Quoted in Capt. John Smith's Works, I. 186. I ble e thee in his ble ed name, Whome I of ble e beseech. 23. With. Warner, Albion's England, iv. 22. A faire felde ful of folke fonde I there bytwene. Piers Plowman (B), Prol., 1. 17. Closit hom full clanly in a clere ve ell, All gly ononde of gold & of gay stonys. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 13794. Whan the i come to the pa age of the forde ther sholde ye haue seyn speres perce thourgh sheldes, and many knyghtes liggynge in the water, so that the water was all reade of blode. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 155. Full richely were these lordes serued at soper of wyne and vitaile. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 229. Besides, for solace of our people, and allurement of the Sauages, we were prouided of Musike in good variety. Booke of Precedence (E. E. T. S., extra ser.), Forewords, p. iv. The number I left were about two hundred, the most in health, and prouided of at least ten moneths victuall. Quoted in Capt. John Smith's Works, II. 9. Ye streets at Grav send runge of their extreame quarrel. ings, crying out one of another, Thou has brought me to this! Cushman, quoted in Bradford's Plymouth Plantation, p. 38. A peace that was full of wrongs and shames. Tennyson, Maud, xxviii. 4088 28. With verbal nouns, or nouns derived from verbs, forming an objective (rarely a subjective) genitive phrase: as, "The Taming of the Shrew"; the hunting of the hare. This comes too near the praising of myself. Shak., M. of V., iii. 4. 22. [ Of before a po e ive, usually pronoun (but also noun- case), forms a peculiar idiomatic phrase, in which the pos- se ive has virtually the value of an objective case: e . g ., a friend of mine (literally, of or among my friends) = a friend of me, one of my friends; a cousin of my wife's ; etc. Ye shull go take youre horse and ride to the ende of this launde in a valey where ye shull finde a place of myn. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 684. Dear to Arthur was that hall of ours . Tennyson, Holy Grail.] Of itself. See itself . off (ov), adv . [ME. of , of and off not being distinguished in ME.] Off. Clement the coblere cast of his cloke, And atte new faire he nempned it to selle. Piers Plowman (B), v. 328. This fierse Arcite hath of his helm ydon. Chaucer, Knight's Tale, 1. 1818. He hadde grete feer, and douted le e she pa ed er he myght hir sale we [salute], and dide of [doffed] his helme of his heed for to se hir more clerly. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 694. And be-gonne a-gein the stour so grete, that half a myle of men myght heere the noyse. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 216. Powhatan being 30 myles of , was presently sent for. Quoted in Capt . John Smith's Works, I. 194. 0. F. An abbreviation of Old French . of-1. [ME. of- , of- = OS. of- , etc., being the prep. and adv. of in comp., noting either literal separation, 'off,' etc. (now off- ), or as an inseparable prefix, an intensive, now obsolete.] A prefix, being of , off , in composition. See ety- mology. of-2. An a imilated form of the prefix ob- before f-. See ob-. of bit (of'bit), n. [Prop. offbit (so called from the form of the root), But we have purchased this convenient word [ income ] by the sacrifice of another, equally expre ive, though more restricted in use, and belonging to the Scand in avian side of English. I refer to of come, employed by old English writers in the sense of produce rather than product, though sometimes synonymously with the more modern income. G. P. Marsh, Lects. on Eng. Lang., xii. 24. By: noting, after pa ive verbs, the agent or person by whom anything is done: as, he was mocked of the wise man (Mat. ii. 16); beloved of the Lord; seen of men. [Archaic.] ofdradt, a. A Middle English form of adread2. They were disconfited of the hethen peple. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 24. To be worshipfully received of the wardeyns and brethern of the same. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 422. Stody alwaies to be loved of good men, and seeke nat to be hated of the Evell. The stones beoth of suche grace That thu ne schalt in none place Of none duntes be on ofdrad Ne on bataille be on amad. Booke of Precedence (E. E. T. S., extra ser.), i. 76. ofert, prep . and adv . Ye haue also this worde Conduict, a French word, but well allowed of vs, and long since vsuall. Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 122. O, that a lady, of one man refused, Should of another therefore be abused! IMG:content-1643.png:[blocks in formation] 25. Containing; filled with: as, a pail of milk; a basket of flowers. I'll give you a pottle of burnt sack to give me recourse to him. Shak ., M. W. of W., ii. 1. 223. Fixed to the opposite wall was a shelf of books. Long fellow , Courtship of Miles Standish, i. 26. Over: used after words indicating superiority or advantage: as, to have the start of a rival; to get the best of an opponent. form of over. ofer2t, oferret, adv. afar. King Horn (E. E. T. S.), 1. 573. An early Middle English Middle English forms of To all the prouyns thai apperit and pert is ofer With mekyll solas to se in mony syde londis. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), l. 1642. Beholde also how his modire and alle his frendes stand alle o-ferre. MS. Lincoln A. i. 17, f. 181. ( Hall i well.) off (of), adv. and prep. [ The publican, standing afar off , would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven. Luke xviii. 13. West of this forest, scarcely of a mile, In goodly form comes on the enemy. Shak., 2 Hen. IV., iv. 1. 19. He [the King of Denmark) was at Reinsburg, some two days Journey off , at a Richsadgh, an A embly that corresponds to our Parliament. Howell , Letters, I. vi. 1. 2. Naut .: ( a ) Away; clear (as from the land, a danger, etc.): opposed to on, on to , or toward . Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off . Acts xxvii. 32. I would I had A convoy too, to bring me safe off . Beau , and Fl ., Thierry and Theodoret, iv. 2. The Wind is commonly off from the Land, except in the Night, when the Land-Wind comes more from the West. Dampier , Voyages, I. 109. (b) Away (as from the wind): opposed to clo close , 27. With verbal forms, a redundant use, benear, or up : as, to keep a ship off a point or "It is I who have brought you into this strait," he (Edward I.] said to his thirsty fellow-soldiers, "and I will have no advantage of you in meat or in drink." J. R. Green, Short Hist. Eng., p. 202. tween transitive verbs and their objects. That any freike vpon feld of so fele yeres, So mightely with mayn shuld marre of his fos. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 9009. When Christ in person was preaching, and working of miracles. Donne, Sermons, v. Prophesying their fall in a year or two, and making and executing of severe laws to bring it to pa . Penn, Rise and Progre of Quakers, ii. two. Set her two courses: off to sea again; lay her of. Shak., Tempest, i. 1. 54. John. called out to the mate to keep the ve el off, and haul down the staysail. R. H. Dana, Jr., Before the Mast, p. 32. 3. Away; quite away (expre ing motion, or the act of departure or removal); to a distance; in such a manner as to drive or keep away; in off another direction (opposed to toward ): as, he ran off; to beat off an enemy; to stave off bankruptcy; to wave off an intruder; to put off the evil day; to head off a danger; to choke off inquiry; to laugh off an accusation; to look off. Let's off ; it is unsafe to be near Jove When he begins to thunder. Fletcher, Double Marriage, i. 2. If you get but once handsomely off , you are made ever after. Howell , Letters, ii. 14. His wounded men he first sends off to shore, Never till now unwilling to obey. Dryden, Annus Mirabilis, st. 74. The hero or patron in a libel is but a scavenger to carry off the dirt. Steele , Tatler, No. 92. We laugh it off , and do not weigh this subjection to women with that seriousne which so important a circumstance deserves. Steele , Spectator, No. 510. All men should look towards God, but the priest should never look off from God; and at the sacrament every man is a priest. Donne, Sermons, iv. Look off , let not thy optics be Abus'd: thou see'st not what thou should'st. Quarles, Emblems, ii. 6. 4. Away from a certain position, connection, attachment, or relation; away by physical removal or separation: as, to cut, pare, clip, peel, pull, strip, or tear off; to take off one's hat; to mark off the distance; to shake off a drowsy feeling. Of goes his bonnet. Shak., Rich. II., i. 4. 31. Just as Christian came up with the Cro , his Burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back. Bunyan , Pilgrim's Progre , p. 109. The world that time and sense have known Falls off and leaves us God alone. Whittier, The Meeting. IMG:content-1644.png:[blocks in formation] 5. In such a way as to interrupt continuity or progre ; so as to stop or cause a discontinuance: as, to break off negotiations; to leave off work; to turn off the gas. Hence, after a substantive verb, with some such verb as break, declare, etc., understood, discontinued; interrupted; postponed: as, the match is off for the present; the bargain is off. Man. But have you faith That he will hold his bargain? Wit. O dear sir! He will not off on 't; fear him not: I know him. B. Jonson, Devil is an A , i. 3. We have been making peace lately, but I think it is off again. Walpole , Letters, II. 26. Oh, Maria! child-what! is the whole affair off between you and Charles? Sheridan , School for Scandal, i. 1. It is hardly probable that my knowledge as to when the current was on or off would suffice to explain his succe . Proc. Soc. Psych. Research, II. 56. Young men beginning life try to start where their fathers left off . Sci. Amer., N. S., LIX. 213. 6. Away; in such a manner as to be or become abated or diminished: as, the fever began to pa off ; the demand has fallen off .-7. Quite to the end; so as to finish; utterly; to exhaustion or extermination: an intensive: as, to kill off vermin; to drain off a swamp. IMG:content-1645.png:[blocks in formation] or on. The questions no ways touch upon puritanism, either off Bp . Sanders on . Off and on, sometimes on and off. (a) With interruptions and resumption; at intervals; now and then; occasionally; irregularly: as, I have resided in this neighborhood off and on for ten years. For my part, the sea cannot drown me; I swam, ere I could recover the shore, five and thirty leagues off and on. Shak., Tempest, iii. 2. 17. I worked for four or five years, off and on , at this place. Mayhew , London Labour and London Poor, II. 171. (b) Naut ., on alternate tacks, now toward and now away from the land; to and fro. - Neither off nor on. See onl. -To back, bear, beat, break, come, fly, get, give, go, hang, pa , set, swear, take, etc., off. See the verbs. II. prep . 1. From; distant from. Within a mile o' th' town, forsooth, And two mile off this place. Middle ton, The Widow, iii. 2. A. C. Swinburne , Laus Veneris. 2. Not on (a street or highway); leading from or out of. I rode alone, a great way off my men. Watling street, Bow Lane, Old Change, and other thoroughfares off Cheap side and Corn hill. Mayhew, London Labour and London Poor, II. 201. IMG:content-1646.png:[blocks in formation] Marriage is at present so much out of fashion that a lady is very well off who can get any husband at all. Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, lxxxviii. The poor-that is to say, the working-cla es - have grown distinctly better off . W. Besant, Fifty Years Ago, p. 260. Poorly, very poorly of are our peasants! Harper's Mag., LXXVIII. 377. And no we the kinge, with all his barons, Rose uppe from offe his seate. The waters returned from off the earth. Others cut down branches off the trees. Mark xi. 8. The pears began to fall William Morris , Earthly Paradise, I. 375. A raw, chilly wind, laden with moisture, was blowing off the water. The Century , XXXVII. 645. 5. Deviating from, especially from what is normal or regular: as, off the mark; off the square; off the pitch (in music).-6. In a state of not being engaged in or occupied with: as, he is off duty to-day.-7. From: indicating source: as, I bought this book off him. [Colloq. or vulgar.]-8. Of: indicating material: as, to make a meal off fish: also pleonastically off of . What they consider good living is a dinner daily off "good block ornaments" (small pieces of meat, discoloured and dirty, but not tainted, usually set for sale on the butcher's block). Mayhew , London Labour and London Poor, I. 462. II. n. 11. Same as offing . The shippe lay thwart to wende a flood, in the off , at a South southeast moone. Hakluyt's Voyages , I. 291. off (of), v. i. [ off , adv .] Naut ., to move off shore; steer from the land: said of a ship, and used only in the present participle: as, the ves- sel was offing at the time the accident happened. off a (of'ä), n . Same as aff a . offal (of'al), n. and a. [Formerly also off - fall ; offal , fallen remnants, chips of wood, etc. (D. afval = G. abfall = Icel. Sw. affall = Dan. affald , offal); of , off , + fall1 , n .] I. n. 1. That 2t. To injure; harm; hurt. which falls off, as a chip or chips in dre ing wood or stone; that which is suffered to fall off as of little value or use. On the floores of the lower [oven] they lay the offals of flax, over those mats, and upon them their egges, at least sixe you sand in an oven. Of gold the very smallest filings are precious, and our Ble ed Saviour, when there was no want of provision, yet gave it in charge to his disciples the off - fall should not be lost. Sanders on, quoted in Trench's Select Glo ary, [ed. 1887. That which the world offers in her best pleasures is but shells, offals , and parings. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 386. Especially-2. Waste meat; the parts of a butchered animal which are rejected as unfit To have right to deal in things sacred was accounted an argument of a noble and illustrious descent; God would not accept the offals of other profe ions. South . His part of the harbor is the receptacle of all the offal of the town. B. Taylor , Lands of the Saracen, p. 47. 4. In the fisheries : ( a ) Small fish of various kinds taken in seines among larger or more val- uable kinds, and thrown away or used for ma- nure, etc. [Chesapeake Bay and tributaries.] (b) Low-priced and inferior fish: distinguished from prime . Fish caught with the trawl aver- age one fourth prime and three fourths offal. II. a. Waste; refuse: as, offal wood. Glean not in barren soil these offal ears, Sith reap thou may'st whole harvests of delight. South well , Lewd Love is Lo . Who hath yow misboden or offended ? Chaucer , Knight's Tale, 1. 51. Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond, Thou but offend'st thy lungs to speak so loud. Shak ., M. of V., iv. 1. 140. 3. To displease; give offense or displeasure to; shock; annoy; pain; molest. The rankest compound of villanous smell that ever of- fended nostril. Shak ., M. W. of W., iii. 5. 93. A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city. Prov. xviii. 19. I acquaint you Aforehand, if you offend me, I must beat you. B. Jonson, Devil is an A , i. 2. 4. To disobey or sin against (a person); trans- gre or violate (a law or right). Marry, Sir, he hath offended the law. She found she had offended God no doubt, So much was plain from what had happened since, Misfortune on misfortune. In the morning and euening the cold doth offend more then it doth about noone tide. Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 254. 2. To disobey, violate, or transgre law, whether human or divine; commit a fault or crime; sin: sometimes with against . Nor yet against Cæsar have I offended anything at all. Acts xxv. 8. If meat make my brother to offend , I will eat no flesh 1 Cor. viii. 13. IMG:content-1647.png:[blocks in formation] off-bear (of bar), v . t . In brickmaking , to carry off from the molding-table and place on the ground to dry. Others still [in pictures on tombs in Thebes) are off - bear- ing the bricks and laying them out on the ground to dry. C. T. Davis , Bricks and Tiles, p. 18. off-bearer (of bar" er), n . In brickmaking , a workman employed to carry the bricks from the molding-table and lay them on the ground Each gang is composed of one moulder, one wheeler, and one boy called an off - bearer . C. T. Davis, Bricks and Tiles, p. 108. IMG:content-1648.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1649.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1650.png:[blocks in formation] 5. Away from the mark or right direction; mistaken; wrong: as, you are quite off in that matter. [Colloq.] -6. Conditioned; circum- stanced. In this sense of is peculiarly idiomatic, well off-come (of'kum), n. Apology; excuse; an off , for example, meaning literally 'fully out,' namely, of hindering conditions; hence, 'well-conditioned': as, he is escape in the way of subterfuge or pretext. well of ; they found themselves worse off than before. [Scotch.] My lords, let pale offenders pardon craue: If we offend, laws rigour let us haue. She hugged the offender , and forgave the offence. Dryden, Cym. and Iph., 1. 367. IMG:content-1651.png:[blocks in formation] 4090 pons.-2. Consisting in or proceeding by at tack; a ailant; invading; aggre ive: opposed to defensive . There is no offensive War yet made by Spain against K. John. Howell , Letters, I. vi. 42. 3t. Serving to injure; injurious. It is an excellent opener for the liver, but offensive to the stomach. Bacon , Nat. Hist. = would not be persuaded to offer any of Courtesy. fense, but only to stand up on the best defensive guard. Sir P. Sidney. For offence they [the Belgians] wore a ponderous sabre, and carried a Gaulish pike, with flame-like and undulating edges. C. Elton , Origins of Eng. Hist., p. 116. 21. Harm; hurt; injury. giving offense; fitted or intended to offend or give displeasure; provocative of displeasure; insulting; annoying; displeasing: as, an offensive remark; offensive behavior. An offensive wife Shak., 2 Hen. IV., iv. 1. 210. That hath enraged him. Litel witen folk what is to yerne; That they ne fynde in hire desire offence , For cloud of errour ne lat hem discerne What best is. So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers, Doing himself offence . Shak ., J. C., iv. 3. 201. 3. Transgre ion; sin; fault; wrong. This young Squyer suerly dede non offence , And thou hast smetyn hym here in my presence. Generydes (E. É. T. S.)552. He... offer'd himself to die For man's offence . Milton , P. L., iii. 410. Specifically, in law: ( a ) A crime or misdemeanor; a transgre ion of law. It implies a violation of law for which the public authorities may prosecute, not merely one which gives rise to a private cause of action only. More specifically-( b ) A misdemeanor or transgre ion of the law which is not indictable, but is punishable summarily or by the forfeiture of a penalty. 4. Åffront; insult; injustice; wrong; that which wounds the feelings and causes displeasure or resentment. Many a bard without offence Has link'd our names together in his lay. Tennyson , Lance lot and Elaine. 5. Displeasure; annoyance; mortification; umbrage; anger. Content to give them just cause of offence when they Sir P. Sidney. And you, good uncle, banish all offence . Shak., 1 Hen. VI., v. 5. 96. had power to make just revenge. impertinent, rude, insolent, abusive, scurrilous.-5. Nauseating, sickening, loathsome. II. n. With the definite article: An aggre ive attitude or course of operations; a posture of attack: as, to act on or a ume the offensive . offensively (o-fen's iv-li), adv . 1. By way of invasion or unprovoked attack; aggre ively. -2. In an offensive or displeasing manner; displeasingly; unpleasantly; disagreeably. 3t. Injuriously; mischievously. offensivene (o-fen's iv-nes), n. The quality or condition of being offensive; injuriousne ; unpleasantne . offer (of'er), v. [ fense. See the adjectives. - To give offense, to cause displeasure. To decline the acceptance of a present generally gives offence. E. W. Lane, Modern Egyptians, I. 259. To take offense, to feel displeasure or resentment; be offended. Syn. 3. Misdeed, fault, delinquency, indignity, trespa . Referring to the comparison under crime , it may be added that offense is a very indefinite word, covering the whole range of the others, while misdemeanor is a specific word, applying to an act which is cognizable by civil, school, family, or other authority, and does not appear in the aspect of an offense against anything but law or rules.-5. Indignation, resentment.