ostent

  • 1Ostent — Os tent, n. [L. ostentus, ostentum, fr. ostendere (p. p. ostensus and ostentus) to show. See {Ostensible}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Appearance; air; mien. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Manifestation; token; portent. Dryden. [1913 Webster] We asked of God… …

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  • 2ostent — index presence (poise) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3Ostent — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Ostent (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on ostent instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/ostent …

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  • 4ostent — äˌstent noun ( s) Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin ostentum, from neuter of ostentus, past participle of ostendere to show; in other senses, from Latin ostentus, n., from ostentus, past participle of ostendere to show …

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  • 5ostent —    a medieval name for the time unit now called the minute. (In medieval times a minute was equal to 1/10 hour, or 6 modern minutes). The ostent was equal to 8 ounces4 (see below) …

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  • 6ostent — n. appearance, impression; portent, omen …

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  • 7ostent — os·tent …

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  • 9Saint Austinde — (° vers 1000 † 25 septembre 1068) ou saint Ostent, né à Bordeaux et mort à Auch, est un évêque d Auch. Il a eu un rôle important dans la réforme grégorienne en Gascogne. C est un saint catholique fêté le 26 juillet[1] ou localement le… …

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  • 10Ostentate — Os ten*tate, v. t. [L. ostentatus, p. p. of ostentare, v. intens. fr. ostendere. See {Ostent}.] To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly. [R.] Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …

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