obtusiont (obtuzhon)

[ Obtusion of the senses, internal and external. Harvey. obtusity (ob-tu'si-ti), n . [ obtusite = It. ottusita , obtusita (t-)s, obtusene , stupidity, obtusus , obtuse: see obtuse .] Obtusene ; dullne : as, obtusity of the ear. [Rare.] The dodo,... it would seem, was given its name, probably by the Dutch, on account of its well-known obtusity . A. S. Palmer , Word-Hunter's Note-Book, v.