Definition of Ostent

1. n. Appearance; air; mien.

Definition of Ostent

1. Noun. appearance; air; mien ¹

2. Noun. manifestation; token; portent ¹

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Definition of Ostent

1. appearance [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ostent

1. 1. Appearance; air; mien. 2. Manifestation; token; portent. "We asked of God that some ostent might clear Our cloudy business, who gave us sign." (Chapman) Origin: L. Ostentus, ostentum, fr. Ostendere (p. P. Ostensus and ostentus) to show. See Ostensible. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ostent

ostending
ostends
ostensibility
ostensible
ostensibly
ostension
ostensions
ostensive
ostensive definition
ostensive definitions
ostensively
ostensoria
ostensories
ostensorium
ostensory
ostent (current term)
ostentate
ostentation
ostentations
ostentatious
ostentatiously
ostentatiousness
ostentator
ostentators
ostentious
ostentive
ostentous
ostents
osteo-
osteo-malacia

Literary usage of Ostent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Remarks on Mr. J. P. Collier's and Mr. C. Knight's Editions of Shakespeare by Alexander Dyce (1844)
"With hostile forces he'll o'erspread the land, And with the ostent of war will look so huge, Amazement shall drive courage from the state. ..."

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