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obligee (ŏblĭjē), n. [F. obligé, p. p. of obliger. See .] The person to whom another is bound, or the person to whom a bond is given. Blackstone.
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obligement (�blījm�nt), n. Obligation. [R.]
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I will not resist, therefore, whatever it is, either of divine or human obligement, that you lay upon me. Milton.
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obliger (�blījẽr), n. One who, or that which, obliges. Sir H. Wotton.
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obliging (�blījĭng), a. Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind.
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Mons. Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very obliging to a stranger who desires the sight of them. Addison.
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Syn. -- Civil; complaisant; courteous; kind, -- , , . One is kind who desires to see others happy; one is complaisant who endeavors to make them so in social intercourse by attentions calculated to please; one who is obliging performs some actual service, or has the disposition to do so.
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-- Obligingly. adv. -- Obligingness, n.
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Obligor (?), n. The person who binds himself, or gives his bond to another. Blackstone.
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Obliquation (?), n. [L. obliquatio, fr. obliquare to turn obliquely. See .] 1. The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the obliquation of the eyes. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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2. Deviation from moral rectitude. [R.]
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Oblique (?), a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see ) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. lechrios slanting.] [Written also oblike.]
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1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
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It has a direction oblique to that of the former motion. Cheyne.
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2. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
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The love we bear our friends . . .
Hath in it certain oblique ends. Drayton.
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This mode of oblique research, when a more direct one is denied, we find to be the only one in our power. De Quincey.
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Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye.
That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy. Wordworth.
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3. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
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His natural affection in a direct line was strong, in an oblique but weak. Baker.
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Coloq. Oblique angle , Coloq. Oblique ascension , etc. See under , , etc. -- Coloq. Oblique arch (Arch.), an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face, and whose intrados is in consequence askew. -- Coloq. Oblique bridge , a skew bridge. See under , n. -- Coloq. Oblique case (Gram.), any case except the nominative. See , n. -- Coloq. Oblique circle (Projection), a circle whose plane is oblique to the axis of the primitive plane. -- Coloq. Oblique fire (Mil.), a fire the direction of which is not perpendicular to the line fired at. -- Coloq. Oblique flank (Fort.), that part of the curtain whence the fire of the opposite bastion may be discovered. Wilhelm. -- Coloq. Oblique leaf . (Bot.) (a) A leaf twisted or inclined from the normal position. (b) A leaf having one half different from the other. -- Coloq. Oblique line (Geom.), a line that, meeting or tending to meet another, makes oblique angles with it. -- Coloq. Oblique motion (Mus.), a kind of motion or progression in which one part ascends or descends, while the other prolongs or repeats the same tone, as in the accompanying example. -- Coloq. Oblique muscle (Anat.), a muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles; -- applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball. -- Coloq. Oblique narration . See Oblique speech. -- Coloq. Oblique planes (Dialing), planes which decline from the zenith, or incline toward the horizon. -- Coloq. Oblique sailing (Naut.), the movement of a ship when she sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points, making an oblique angle with the meridian. -- Coloq. Oblique speech (Rhet.), speech which is quoted indirectly, or in a different person from that employed by the original speaker. -- Coloq. Oblique sphere (Astron. & Geog.), the celestial or terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the horizon of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point on the earth except the poles and the equator. -- Coloq. Oblique step (Mil.), a step in marching, by which the soldier, while advancing, gradually takes ground to the right or left at an angle of about 25°. It is not now practiced. Wilhelm. -- Coloq. Oblique system of coördinates (Anal. Geom.), a system in which the coördinate axes are oblique to each other.
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Oblique, n. (Geom.) An oblique line.
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Oblique, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Obliqued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Obliquing.] 1. To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
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Projecting his person towards it in a line which obliqued from the bottom of his spine. Sir. W. Scott.
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2. (Mil.) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
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Oblique-angled (?), a. Having oblique angles; as, an oblique-angled triangle.
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Obliquely, adv. In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly. “Truth obliquely leveled.” Bp. Fell.
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Declining from the noon of day,
The sun obliquely shoots his burning ray. Pope
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His discourse tends obliquely to the detracting from others. Addison.
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Obliqueness, n. Quality or state of being oblique.
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Obliquity, n.; pl. Obliquities (#). [L. obliquitas: cf. F. obliquité.] 1. The condition of being oblique; deviation from a right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of such deviation; divergence; as, the obliquity of the ecliptic to the equator.
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2. Deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity; deviation from moral rectitude.
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To disobey [God] . . . imports a moral obliquity. South.
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Oblite (?), a. [L. oblitus, p. p. pf oblinere to besmear.] Indistinct; slurred over. [Obs.] “Obscure and oblite mention.” Fuller.
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Obliterate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obliterated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Obliterating.] [L. obliteratus, p. p. of obliterare to obliterate; ob (see ) + litera, littera, letter. See .] 1. To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing.
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2. To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as, to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity.
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The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly obliterated. W. Black.
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Obliterate (?), a. (Zoöl.) Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.
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obliterated adj. 1. destroyed so thoroughly as to be unrecognizable or imperceptible.
Syn. -- wiped out, obliterate.
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2. made illegible or imperceptible by erasing or abrading away; -- of writing or surface designs on objects.
Syn. -- blotted out, obliterated.
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obliterating adj. making undecipherable or imperceptible; as, obliterating mists.
Syn. -- obscurant.
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Obliteration (?), n. [L. obliteratio: cf. F. oblitération.] The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction. Sir. M. Hale.
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Obliterative (?), a. Tending or serving to obliterate.
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Oblivion (?), n. [L. oblivio, akin to oblivisci to forget: cf. OF. oblivion.] 1. The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.
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Second childishness and mere oblivion. Shak.
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Among our crimes oblivion may be set. Dryden
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The origin of our city will be buried in eternal oblivion. W. Irving.
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2. Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon; as, an act of oblivion. Sir J. Davies.
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Syn. -- See .
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Oblivious (?), a. [L. obliviosus: cf. F. oblivieux.]
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1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. “The oblivious pool.” Milton.
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She lay in deep, oblivious slumber. Longfellow.
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2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful.
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Through are both weak in body and oblivious. Latimer.
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-- Obliviously, adv. -- Obliviousness, n. Foxe.
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obliviousness n. total forgetfulness.
Syn. -- oblivion.
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Oblocutor (?), n. [L. oblocutor, obloquutor, fr. obloqui, oblocutus, to speak against; ob (see ) + loqui to speak. See .] A disputer; a gainsayer. [Obs.] Bale.
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Oblong (?), a. [L. oblongus; ob (see ) + longus long: cf. F. oblong.] Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.
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Oblong, n. A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad.
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The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a descent. Sir W. Temple.
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Oblongata (?), n. [NL.] (Anat.) The medulla oblongata. B. G. Wilder.
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Oblongatal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the medulla oblongata; medullar.
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Oblongish (?), a. Somewhat oblong.
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Oblongly, adv. In an oblong form.
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Oblongness, n. State or quality of being oblong.
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Oblong-ovate (?), a. Between oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter.
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Oblongum (?), n.; pl. Oblonga (#). [NL. See .] (Geom.) A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. , and see Ellipsoid of revolution, under .
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Obloquious (?), a. Containing obloquy; reproachful [R.] Naunton.
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Obloquy (ŏbl�kw�), n. [L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See .] 1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
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Shall names that made your city the glory of the earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction? Addison.
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2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] Shak.
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Syn. -- Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.
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Obluctation (?), n. [L. oblictutio, fr. obluctari to struggle against.] A struggle against; resistance; opposition. [Obs.] Fotherby.
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Obmutescence (ŏbm�tĕss�ns), n. [L. obmutescens, p. pr of obmutescere to become dumb; ob (see ) + mutescere to grow dumb, fr. mutus dumb.] 1. A becoming dumb; loss of speech. Sir T. Browne.
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2. A keeping silent or mute. Paley.
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Obnoxious (ŏbnŏkshŭs), a. [L. obnoxius; ob (see ) + noxius hurtful. See .] 1. Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with to.
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The writings of lawyers, which are tied obnoxious to their particular laws. Bacon.
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Esteeming it more honorable to live on the public than to be obnoxious to any private purse. Milton.
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Obnoxious, first or last,
To basest things Milton.
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2. Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy. “The contrived and interested schemes of . . . obnoxious authors.” Bp. Fell.
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All are obnoxious, and this faulty land,
Like fainting Hester, does before you stand
Watching your scepter. Waller.
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3. Very offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs. Burke.
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-- Obnoxiously, adv. -- Obnoxiousness, n. South.
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Obnubilate (?), v. t. [L. obnubilatus, p. p. of obnubilare to obscure. See , and .] To cloud; to obscure. [Obs.] Burton. -- Obnubilation (#), n. [Obs.] Beddoes.
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Oboe (?), n. [It., fr. F. hautbois. See .] (Mus.) One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat like the clarinet in form, but more slender, and sounded by means of a double reed; a hautboy.
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Coloq. Oboe d'amore [It., lit., oboe of love], and Coloq. Oboe di caccia [It., lit., oboe of the chase], are names of obsolete modifications of the oboe, often found in the scores of Bach and Handel.
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Oboist (?), n. A performer on the oboe.
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Obolary (?), a. [See .] Possessing only small coins; impoverished. [R.] Lamb.
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Obole (?), n. [Cf. F. obole. See .] (Old Pharm.) A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple. [Written also obol.]
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Obolize (?), v. t. See .
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Obolo (?), n. [Cf. .] A copper coin, used in the Ionian Islands, about one cent in value.
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Obolus (?), n.;pl. Oboli (#). [L., fr. Gr. (�)] (Gr.Antiq.) (a) A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value. (b) An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm.
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Obomegoid (?), a. [Pref. ob- + omegoid.] (Zoöl.) Obversely omegoid.
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Oboval (?), a. [Pref. ob- + oval.] Obovate.
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Obovate (?). a. [Pref. ob- + ovate.] (Bot.) Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf.
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Obreption (?), n. [L. obreptio, fr. obrepere, obreptum, to creep up to; ob (see ) + repere to creep.] 1. The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise. [Obs.] Cudworth.
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2. (Scots Law) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise. Bell.
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Obreptitious (?), a. [L. obreptitus. See .] Done or obtained by surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth. [R.] Cotgrave.
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Obrogate (?), v. t. [L. obrogatus, p. p. of obrogare to obrogate.] To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Obrok (?), n. [Russ. obrok'.] (a) A rent. (b) A poll tax paid by peasants absent from their lord's estate. [Russia] Brande & C.
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Obscene (?), a. [L. obscenus, obscaenus, obscoenus, ill looking, filthy, obscene: cf. F. obscéne.]
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1. Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing or presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, obscene language; obscene pictures.
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Words that were once chaste, by frequent use grew obscene and uncleanly. I. Watts.
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2. Foul; fifthy; disgusting.
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A girdle foul with grease binds his obscene attire. Dryden (Aeneid, vi. 417).
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3. Inauspicious; ill-omened. [R.] [A Latinism]
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At the cheerful light,
The groaning ghosts and birds obscene take flight. Dryden.
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Syn. -- Impure; immodest; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
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-- Obscenely, adv. -- Obsceneness, n.
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Obscenity (?), n.; pl. Obscenities (#). [L. obscentias: cf. F. obscénité.] That quality in words or things which presents what is offensive to chastity or purity of mind; obscene or impure lanquage or acts; moral impurity; lewdness; obsceneness; as, the obscenity of a speech, or a picture.
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Mr. Cowley asserts plainly, that obscenity has no place in wit. Dryden.
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No pardon vile obscenity should find. Pope.
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Obscurant (?), n. [L. obscurans, p. pr. of obscurare to obscure.] One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom. Coleridge.
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Obscurantism (?), n. The system or the principles of the obscurants. C. Kingsley.
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Obscurantist, n. Same as . Ed. Rev.
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Obscuration (?), n. [L. obscurativ: cf. F. obscuration. See , v. t. ] The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being obscured; as, the obscuration of the moon in an eclipse. Sir J. Herschel.
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Obscure (ŏbskūr), a. [Compar. Obscurer (ŏbskūrẽr); superl. Obscurest.] [L. obscurus, orig., covered; ob- (see ) + a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L. scutum shield, Skr. sku to cover: cf. F. obscur. Cf. .]
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1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
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His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Prov. xx. 20.
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2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
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The obscure bird
Clamored the livelong night. Shak.
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The obscure corners of the earth. Sir J. Davies.
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3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. “O base and obscure vulgar.” Shak. “An obscure person.” Atterbury.
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4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
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5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects.
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Coloq. Obscure rays (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits of the visible portion.
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Syn. -- Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse; intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed; unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
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Obscure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obscured (ŏbskūrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Obscuring.] [L. obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF. obscurer. See , a.] To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
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They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with obscured lights. Shak.
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Why, 't is an office of discovery, love,
And I should be obscured. Shak.
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There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by the writings of learned men as this. Wake.
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And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame? Dryden.
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