$H = Oscen.

Oscen, = plur. Oscines, R. (os, mouth, and c= ano, to predict). A bird or birds from whose singing it was possible to draw auguries.(1883m1)

$H Oschophoria.

Gr. (= ÏFP@‑N`D4"[=3Doscho‑phoria], i.e. vine‑branch‑bearing). Athenian vintage festivals, instituted = in honour of Bacchus and Ariadne<= /span> by Theseus, or according to other authorities= , in honour of Dionysus and Athena, in which those who t= ook part carried vine‑boughs loaded with grapes. The festival was concl= uded by a race on the seashore from the temple of Bacchus to tha= t of Minerva. The victor's prize was a cup called PENTAPLOA, because it contai= ned five ingredients: wine, honey, c= heese, meal, and oil.(1883m1)

$H Oscilla.

R. (dimin. of os, mouth or face). Small images or masks, generally of Bacchus, hung up in vineyards to ensure a good crop, and practically usef= ul to scare off birds from the grapes.(1883m1)

$H Oscillatio.

R. A swing. The Roman swings are represented having legs like a chair.(1883m= 1)

$H Oscines (See Oscen)

$H Osculare, Osculatorium, Chr.= (See PAX.) (1883m1)

$H Oshe. Egypt

Oshe. Or Ushe. An Egyp= tian officer, whose monument is in the Leyden Museum. (1876c1)

$H Osirei-menepthah. Egypt

The name given by some Egyptologists to Seti-Menepthah I. (1876c1)

$H Osir-hapi. Egypt

The soul of the deceased animal deity Apis assimilated into the nature and deity of Osiris, a very late Egyptian mythos, from whence in Ptolemaic times the god Serapis was educed. (= 1876c1)

$H Osirian. Egypt

A term applied to the blessed dead. As Osiris d= ied and came to life again, so they hoped to live again; and in that faith the epithet Osirian was applied by the Egyptians = to their dead. "The Osirian" M. or N. = is the formula invariably used in funerary inscriptions.(1902b1)

$H Osiris. Egypt

Osiris. Ausar. "Highest of all the Powers," and the divine king of Egypt, who civilized mankin= d, taught them agriculture, gave them laws, and instructed them in religion.= He was the son of Seb and Nut, the offspring of heaven and earth and the husband= and brother of Isis. He was treacherously murdered by his brother Set - the power of darkness and evil - and his de= ath was avenged by his son, the young Horus, who is called "the avenger = of his father." After his death and resurrection, Osiris became lord of= the underworld and judge of the dead; which fact accounts for the immense num= ber of prayers that are addressed to him. As the whole hope of immortality am= ong the Egyptians was bound up in Osiris, so in order to be as closely allied with him as possible they called their deceased by the title of "the Osirian" M. or N. Among nature gods, Osiris represents the sun, who = is overcome by the night, and rises again the next morning.

The mythical legend of Osiris is told = by Plutarch in "De Iside et Osiride," XII.-XX., wherein it is set forth that after his murder by Set, Isis endeavoured to recover the body, which she found washed up by the sea at = Byblos. For greater safety she removed it, which Set discovering, tore open the coffin, and divided the body into fourteen parts, which he scattered throughout Egypt. For these Isis searched, and wherever = she found a piece she erected a temple over the spot. This accounts for the numerous localities which claim to be the burying-place of Osiris. ILLUS. Os= iris.(1902b1)

Osiris. Or Asi. The deit= y Ra in his attribute of judge of the deceased, the Rho-t-amenti. He was one o= f the principal as well as the oldest of the Egyptian deities, and the deceased when justified was by some mysterious inspiration believed to partake of = his divine nature, and was henceforth called the Osirian. On the monuments an= d in the statuettes Osiris was represented as a man clothed in a very light ro= be, which descends to his feet, and in which his arms up to the hands are covered. On his head was the Atef= crown, peculiar to himself, and in his hands he held the cucufa staff, th= e flabellum, the pedum or crook, and the crux ansata. The head of the divinity was cov= ered with a closely fitting skull cap, and he wore his beard long and closely plaited into the form of the letter J. This shape of beard was characteri= stic of Osiris alone, and of the statues of kings and defunct persons who were assimilated to him. In the genealogy of the gods Osiris was the brother of Typhon, and of Isis and Nephthys, and the father of the deity Horus by his sister wife Isis. He was considered to have reigned as one of the divine kings in Egypt in the prehistoric period, and to have been dethroned and slain by Typhon, who cut him to pieces, scattering portions of his body throughout the cou= ntry. Ultimately, however, his son Horus Teti ("The Conqueror"), aide= d by his mother Isis, raised an army, and defeating Typhon, dismembered him in= the like manner as Osiris was mutilated. In the mean time the goddesses Isis = and Nephthys had gone over the land seeking the remains of the god, and raisi= ng a temple tomb over every portion of his body wherever it was found; the chi= ef members and consequently the principal tombs of Osiris being at This or <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Abydos, and on the Island of Philae<= /st1:PlaceName>. As the deity Ra in the lower world Osiris was regarded as the judge of the dead, or the Rho-t-amenti, in the hall of the two truths, where were the openings respectively of heaven (Aalu), hell (Karr), and purgatory (Ker-neter), and where a court composed of forty-two assessors adjudicated with him on the life and actions of the deceased. As the author of all li= fe, animal and vegetable, Osiris was also regarded as the god of agriculture, probably on account also of the resurrection being pictorially represente= d by the growth of a plant. The offices and characteristics of Osiris were man= y, and were very complicated, as is the case with the characteristics of all= the Egyptian deities. His worship dated back to the earliest times of the emp= ire, and continued almost without interruption till the Roman conquest, when t= he cultus of Osiris-Apis, or the god Serapis, was introduced. He had a varie= ty of names, many of them mystical, and to which Herodotus refers when he declares that the name of the deity was not to be uttered. The chief titl= es of Osiris were Unnefer, "The Good Being," par excellence; Neb-er-jer, "The Lord over All;" Neb-ua, "The One;" Rho-t-amenti, "Judge in Amenti," e= tc. See also Horus, Isis, Nephthys. = (1876c1)

$H Osiris-aah. "Osi= ris the Moon." Egypt

A very rare form of the deity Osiris. It is an instance of the interfusion of characters and attributes of the Egyptian divinities. (1876c1)=

$H Osiris-pethempamentes= . Egypt

A title given to Osir= is as the Egyptian Pluto. (Wilkinson.) (1876c1)

$H Osirtesen. Egypt

Osirtesen. An Egyptian official, the son of Hathorse, chief of the country, etc., in the reign of Amenemha II. of the XIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

Osirtesen. A private Eg= yptian, the son of Tata and the lady Hathorse. He lived probably in the XIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

Osirtesen. A "Frie= nd of the King," "Keeper of the Treasure," and "High Office= r of the Court" of an unnamed monarch of the XIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

Osirtesen. An Egyptian = officer in the XIIth dynasty. He was named after a king of that name. His wife's = name was Ta-hut-senu, and he had a large family, most of whose names are lost. (1876c1)

Osirtesen. An Egyptian = officer, the son of Antef-aker and the lady Hotep. His wife's name was Setap. His period is unknown. (1876c1)

Osirtesen. An Egyptian official, the son of the lady Hotep, and father of two sons who were named Khati and Hotepui respectively. His period and position are unknown, exce= pt that they were anterior to the XVIIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

Osirtesen. An Egyptian gentleman of importance, although not a state officer, in the reign of Osirtesen II. of the XIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Osirtesen I. Egypt

The second king of the XIIth dynasty, and the son of Amenemha I. He conque= red a great part of the land of Kush or Ethiopia proper, and erected fortresses = to repel the incursions of the Negroes into Egypt. A great inundation o= f the Nile, followed by a famine, took place in his rei= gn, the terrors of which were alleviated by the wisdom of his chief officer <= span class=3DSpellE>Ameni. After reigning thirty-eight years he associa= ted Amenemha II. with himsel= f, and then reigned jointly four years longer. The name Osi= rtesen is also written Sesertesen, and Usertesen by the Continental Egyptologists. Osirt= esen I. was the original founder of the temple of Karnak, and the obelisk bearing hi= s name at Heli= opolis is the only monument of the Ancient Empire which remains in situ. (1876c1= )

$H Osirtesen II. Egypt

A king of the XIIth dynasty, of whose reign nothing has been recorded. (1876c1)

$H Osirtesen III. Egypt

A king of the XIIth dynasty. He carried on wars against the Negroes whom he forbad to enter <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Egypt except as traders. He reigned thirty-eight years, and was subsequently deified by Thothmes III. = of the XVIIIth dynasty. His divine or sacerdotal= name was Ra-sha-ken. (1876c1)

$H Osirtesen-ankh. "= ;The Living Osirtesen." &= nbsp; Egypt

The son of a priest named Shotephet, who probably lived in the time of the XIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H = Osirtesen-pepa.

The son of the lady Ankh-atefs. He was a Top= arch or governor of a town under one of the kings of the = XIIth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Osoces.

A Persian officer, and the father of Ardomanes, an officer and f= riend of Darius Hystaspes. (1876c1)

$H Osochor.

According to the Greek lists a king of Tanis. He has not yet been certainly identified.(1876c1)

$H Osorchen. [See Osorkon - Editor]

$H Osorhe. Egypt

Another son of the Egyptian Pneihor. (1876c1)

$H Osorkon. Egypt

Osorkon. Three kings of the XXIInd Dynasty bore = this name. Monuments bearing their names are to be found not infrequently, but= of their definite history but little is at present known.(1902b1)=

Osorkon. Or Osorchen. The Greek form of the Egyptian royal name Uaserk= en, which see. (1876c1)

Osorkon. The son of Prince Sheshonk, son of Osorkon I. of the XXIInd dynasty. (1876c1)

Osorkon. The son of Takelot II. of the XXIInd dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Osorkon I. Egypt

A king of the XXIInd<= /span> dynasty, of whom little is known. (1876c1)

$H Osorkon II. Egypt

A king of the XXIInd<= /span> dynasty, of whom little is known. (1876c1)

$H Osorkon III. Egypt

The second king of the XXIIIrd dynasty. He succeeded Pettubast, and was hims= elf succeeded by King Psimut. (1876c1)=

$H Osorsen. Egypt

An early unarranged Egyptian king. (Leemans.) (1876c1)

$H Ossarium.

Ossarium and Ossuarium.= R. (os, a bone). A sarcophagus of earthenware, stone, or marble, in which the vessel containing the cremated ashes of the dead was placed.(1883m1)

$H Ossature.

Arch. (from the Italian ossatura, skeleton). The skeleton or framework of a Gothic roof or a window. In the roof, the ossature comprises the nerves, the transverse or longitudinal arches, the diagonal rib, &c.; in a window, the iron framing.(1883m1)

$H Ostara.=

Among the Germans the goddess of the dawn.= Her analogue was the Ushas of Vedic mythology. (1= 876c1)

$H Osteau.

Arch. An old term used to denote the rose placed in the upper part of a mullion= ed window; it was also applied to a rosace and a medallion.(1883m1)

$H Ostensoir.

A transparent vase or pyx (q.v.), in which the = host is placed, and so exposed to the sight of the worshippers. Many of the ostensoirs made by goldsmiths in Catholic countries during the last century were of great beauty. They are generally in the form of a gloria and are sometimes = enriched with heads of cherubims, ears of corn, and bunches of grapes. One of the finest in existence is= that in Notre Dame, at Paris. It is in the form of a sun and is of solid silver. It was presented to the church by the Canon of La Porte and was executed by = Ballin, goldsmith to the king, after the design of the architect de Cotte. It measures no less than five feet in height= , and is supported by the figure of an angel holding the book of Revelations in= his hand. ILLUS. ostensoi(1891a1)

$H Osteology.

The import= ant branch of anatomy which includes the study of bones, the osseous system, = and the skeleton. It is a study of the utmost importance to artists.(1891a1)<= o:p>

$H Ostinati.

An Italian literary academy, whose device was a pyramid blown from all quart= ers by the winds, with the obstinate<= /i> motto, "Frustra" (in vain).(1883m1)

$H Ostium.

R. A lobby inside the entrance door of a Roman house, deep enough to contain= a small porter's lodge on one side, and leading to an inner door which open= ed on the ATRIUM. The street door was called JANUA. (See DOMUS.)(1883m1)

$H Ostraca or Ostraka<= /span> (pl.). Egypt

Ostraca or Ostraka (pl.= ). The name given to the nume= rous fragments of pottery having Egyptian, Coptic, or Greek texts traced on th= em. Even fragments of stone have been used in this way, an evidence of the scarceness or costliness of papyrus. The writing usually consists of rough drafts made by scribes.(1902b1)

$H Ostracon or Ostrakon (sin= g.). (pl. ostraka or ostraca)

ostrakon: potsherd or flak= e of stone used as a vehicle for writing or drawing.(1894e1)=

$H Ostracena. Egypt

An Egyptian city on the Arabian frontier, = near to Palestine. (1876c1)

$H Ostraka (pl.)= . [See Ostraca - Editor]

$H Ostrakon (sing.). [See Ostracon<= /span> – Editor]

$H Ostrich. Egypt

The bird was well known in ancient times, and highly prized for its plumes and its eggs. The former were used in some of the royal head-dresses and as decorations for the royal chariot horses. The eggs sometimes form part of royal tribute. The ostrich is represented on tomb walls at Thebes.(1902b1)

$H Ostrich Eggs. Christian

Chr. The practice of suspending eggs of ostriches in churches was probably introdu= ced from the East by Crusaders.

"In some churches two eggs of ostriches, a= nd other things which cause admiration, and which are rarely seen, are accustomed to be suspended: that by their means the people may be drawn to church, and have their minds the more affected." (Durandus on Symbolism.)(1883m1)

$H Ostrum.

R. A purple colour used by the ancients, produce= d from the juice of the murex fish.(1883m1)

$H Ossuarium.

Ossarium and Ossuarium.= R. (os, a bone). A sarcophagus of earthenware, stone, or marble, in which the vessel containing the cremated ashes of the dead was placed.(1883m1)

$H Osymundyas. Egypt

According to the Greek historians the name= of an Egyptian king of the XIXth dynasty, of who= m many wonderful things are related. He has been identified with Seti-Menepthah I. (1876c1)

$H Othoes. Egypt

The Greek form of the r= oyal name Teta, or Ati, which see. (1876c1)

According to the Greek = lists, the successor of Thampsis, king of Memphis. He has not yet been certainly identified. (1876c1)

$H Othone, Chr. (See STOLE.) (1883m1)

$H Otiara.

A district of Armenia, where the army of = Dadarses the rebel for a fifth time was defeated by= Vomises, the general of Darius Hystaspes. See Atch= idu. (1876c1)

$H Otiartes.

Possibly a Greek form of the Chaldean name Ubaru-tut= u, which see. (1876c1)

$H Otiartes of Larsam.

According to Berosus<= /span> the ninth antediluvian king of Babylon. (1876c1)

$H Otoug.

Otoug. Or Outoug. In Accadian mythology a class of wicked spirits wh= ich afflict mankind. (1876c1)

$H Ottone.

It. Brass.(1883m1)

$H Ouahabra. Egypt

Ouahabra. Or= Hophra. The surname of Psameti= k I., which see. (1876c1)

$H Ouaphres. Egypt

Ouaphres<= /span>. Or Oubhara, or Hophra. An early unarranged mo= narch of the Ancient Empire. (1876c1)

Ouaphres<= /span>. A devotee of <= span class=3DSpellE>Apis, in the XXVth dyna= sty. He was the son of Hap-mu. (1876c1)

$H Oubhara. Egypt [See Ouaphres - Editor]

$H Oubliettes.

Fr. Subterranean dungeons, into which prisoners were thrown to be oubliés= (forgotten). The side walls were in some cases armed with strong sharp blades, which cut the victims to pieces as they fell. It should be mentio= ned that in many cases cesspools have been mistaken for oubliettes.(1883m1)

$H Ouch. Old English

Ouch or Nouche. O.E. An ornament of the brooch kind; a jewel. (= Mod.) The setting of a precious stone.(1883m1)

$H Oudenardes.

Tapestry landscapes first made at that place; called also "tapisseries de verdure."(1883m1)

$H Oudjat. Egypt

oudjat<= /span>: the Eye of Horus, a powerful amulet. (1894e1)

$H Oudyana. "The Garden." Hindu

In Hindu mythology a district near Cashmere, by some writers considered to have been= the site of the Garden of Eden. (1876c1)

$H Ouei. Egypt

An Egyptian lady, the sister of the scribe= Thoth who was an overseer of the bulls of Amen Ra. (1876c1)

$H Oultara-kourou. Hindu

In Hindu mythology the name of the Garden of Paradise. (1876c1)

$H Oum-el-awamid.

The modern name of the Phenician town Caicna, which see. (1876c1)

$H Ounephes. Egypt

The fourth king of = Egypt. He built for his tom= b the pyramid of Sekkarah, the oldest Egyptian monu= ment extant. During his reign Egypt was visited by a famine. He reigned twenty-three years. (1876c1)

$H Ounnefer. Egypt

Ounnefer. The chancello= r of King Ouaphres, an early Egyptian monarch. (1876c1)

Ounnefer. Or Unnefer. "The= Good Being." In Egyptian mythology a title applied to Osiris, and by= incarnation to the soul of the deceased as an Osirian. (1876c1)

$H Ouonsou. Egypt

A priest of Anubis and scribe of the South country. His monument is in the Leyden Museum, and the period when he l= ived is uncertain; it may have been the XVIth dyna= sty. (1876c1)

$H Ourania.

Gr. (= @ÛD"<4"[=3Dourania], i.e. = in the air). A game at catch‑ball.(1883m1)

$H Ous. Phoenicia

A Phenician ci= ty near the town of Melkarth, of which it was a dependency. It was the Alexandrosc= hoene of the Greeks. (1876c1)

$H Oushebti. Egypt

oushebti or shaw= abti: lit. 'answerer'; a figurine placed In the tomb as a substitute labourer. (1894e1)

$H Ousor.

The Egyptian name of an uncertain Syrian mountain. (1876c1)

$H Outoug. Akkad

Otoug. Or Outoug. In Accadian mythology a class of wicked spirits wh= ich afflict mankind. (1876c1)

$H Outhor. Egypt

An Egyptian gentleman, the father of the functionary Hor-irem and the husband of the l= ady Tahart. (1876c1)

$H Outline. <= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Painting

Outline, which has no real existence in nature, is defined by Aristotle as = BXD"H FJ,D,@Ø[=3Dperas stereou], "the boundary of solid form." The only light at shade used in outlines is the greater lightness or darkness of the lines.(1883m1)<= /o:p>

Outline. (Paint.) The imaginary line which surrounds an object, when represented in drawing or painting, is termed an outline. How much can be achieved by a single outline is proved by the exquisite drawings of Holbein. In painting, an emphatic definition of outline should be avoided, as it is not essential to good <= span class=3DSpellE>draughtmanship, and it produces an effect of harshn= ess, which is not seen in nature.(1891a1)

$H Outré.

Fr. Exaggerated, fantastic, absurd.(1883m1)

$H Outremer. [See Ultramarin= e.] (1891a1)

$H Ouza. Egypt

Ouza. Or Uza. The Egy= ptian name of the symbolical eye of Horus. It is supposed originally to have ha= d an astronomical import. (1876c1)

$H Ouzahor. Egypt

Ouzahor. A priest of Apis, of the XXVIth dynasty. (1= 876c1)

Ouzahor. T= he father of Doun-se-pa-nefer, which see. (1876c1)

Ouzahor. "Eye of Horus." A priest of Apis,= in the XXIVth dynasty. (1876c1)

$H Oval.

Oval (Lat. ovum, an egg). The oval, formed of a continuous curve, differs from the ELLIPSE, which is equally broad at both ends, in having one end narrower than the other, and is sometimes called a false ellipse. Ovals in windows, arches, and other parts of architecture exist, but are rare.(1883m1)

Oval. An oblong curve. In principle the oval is a curve which in form approaches as nearly as possible to half an egg cut lengthwise. But the term has a wider application. Thus an ellipse is call= ed an oval. Oblong curves are often formed by several arcs of circles meeting one another, and having their several centres placed symmetrically. The human face seen in front may be inscribed in an oblong curve of this kind. The ov= al of a face is a common expression. ILLUS. oval1, ova= l2(1891a1)

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

$H Ovatio.

A lesser triumph distinguished from TRIUMPHUS. The general entered the city= on foot, and dressed in the toga= praetexta of a magistrate, attended only by musicia= ns, and knights and plebeians; and the sacrifice by which the ceremony conclu= ded was a sheep (ovis) instead of a bull; hence the word ovation.(1883m1)

$H Over‑all. Heraldry

(Her.) When a figure is borne over another figure, so as to hide part of it, it = is said to be over‑all. ILLUS. overall(1891a1)

$H Overstory, Arch. The CLER= ESTORY. (1883m1)

$H Overture.

(Fr. ouverture, an opening; It. sinfonia). Instrumental music preceding an opera, &c.(1883m1)<= /p>

$H Ovile.

R. Literally, a sheep‑fold= , and thence an enclosure in the Campus Martius in = which each century assembled before proceeding to place its votes (tabellae) in the urn (cis= ta). It was divided into compartments approached through narrow passages calle= d pontes or ponticuli. On entering, t= he citizens received their voting‑tablets (tabellae), and when they = had consulted within the enclosure, they passed out by another pons, a= t which they threw their votes into the chest (cista).(1883m1)

$H Ovolo. Architecture

Ovolo. (Arch.) A continuous ornament in the form of an egg, which generally decorates the moulding called a quarter‑round. The eggs are generally separated from one another by pointed darts. The ovolo i= s very widely employed to decorate the mouldings of = the ancient Greek orders as well as Roman and Renaissance mouldings. Some writers on architecture have fallen into the error of using the term= ovolo t= o denote the quarter‑round mould, instead of the ornament which decorates it= . ILLUS. ovolo(1891a1)

Ovolo, Arch. (from the Latin ovum). =

(1) A convex moulding showing the quarter of a ci= rcle, and thence called quarter‑round.

(2) The echinus of the Doric capital.

(3) An ornament composed of eggs, separated either by tongues (Fig. 277) or by darts (Fig. 514). (See ECHINUS.) Fig. 513. Ovolo or Quarter‑round. Fig. 514. Egg and dar= t moulding.(18= 83m1)

$H Ovum, Egg.

R. Conical egg‑shaped balls which were placed upon the spina of a circus, on a s= tone table supported by four columns. (Fig. 515.) There was a second table at = the other end of the spina, on which were placed small marble dolphins. Ovum Orphicum, or Orphic egg, was= the mysterious symbol employed by Orpheus to denote the procreative principle with which the whole earth is pervaded. Ovum anguinum was an oval ball of glass worn b= y the Druids round their neck; so named because, as was asserted, it was produc= ed from the mingled saliva of two serpents (angues). Fig. 515. Ovum. Egg‑shaped balls.(1883m1)

$H Owl.

With the Athenians the owl was the emblem of prudence and wisdom; the bird of = Athenê. In Christian art it symbolizes darkne= ss and solitude, and hence unbelief.(1883m1)

In ancient times the owl was the bird sacred to Athene<= /span>, and Athenian coins bore an owl as their type. From this circumstance arose the famous proverb, "Owls of Athens," of which the modern form = is "Coals to Newcastle."(1891a1)

$H Owl-Headed Minerva.

Owl-Headed Minerva. The idea of this goddess is du= e to the imaginative enthusiasm of Dr. Schliemann, who believed that he saw an Owl-headed Athena in the rude attempts at the imitation of the human face= on vases and other objects discovered by him at Hissarlik. The faces of cert= ain images of Apollo found on the coasts of Asia Minor, and now in the British Museum, are ruder than those of = the Hissarlik antiquities. Similar faces are also found on the Etruscan black-ware from Chiusi, where the spout of the vase serves for a nose; an= d it is probable that the ornamentation originated in two eyes being set on ea= ch side of a vessel's spout, or mouth, to ward off the evil eye. Two large e= yes are sometimes introduced on Greek vases in the midst of a group of figure= s. (Sayce.) See also Uza. (1876c= 1)

$H Ox.

In Christian art the attribute of St. Luke; the emblem of the priesthood and= of sacrifice. In representations of the Nativity an ox and an ass are common= ly introduced.(1883m1)

$H Oxgall or Ox‑g= all.

Oxgall. [See Gall.](1891a1)

Ox‑gall. The bile or bitter fluid secreted by the liver = of the ox; when refined it is used in oil and water‑c= olour painting to fix and thicken the colours. (See= GALL.)(1883m1)

$H Oxf= ord Ochre.

An oxide of iron used as a pigment of a brownish yellow in oil and water colours. (See OCHRE.)(1883m1)

$H Oxide of Zinc.

A white pigment which is more permanent in resisting gases than the white lead.(1883m1)

$H Oxides of Copper.

The pigments derived from these were well known to the ancients. Modern pigme= nts are Blue Ver= diter, Brunswick Green, Verdigris, and Emerald or = Scheele's Green (q.v.)(1883m1)

$H Oxybaphoi.

Gr. Small cymbals in the shape of vinegar‑saucers.(1883m1)

$H Oxybaphon.

Oxybaphon (= Ï>L$VN@<[=3Doxubaphon]). A = Greek term applied to a bell‑shaped vase with a plain foot and a moulded rim, synonymous with the Latin ACETABULUM (q.v.).(1883m1)

Oxybaphon. An ancient vase of considerable dimensions and of the shape shown in our cut. It somewhat resembled the crater both in shape and use, and was sometimes provided with lateral handles placed not far below its rim. ILLUS. oxybapho(1891a1)

$H Oxyrhynchus. = Egypt

The Greek name for Pa-mazet, the capital of the nineteenth nome of Upper Egypt, the modern Behn= eseh. Chief deity, Set. In the fifth century it was a stronghold of Christianit= y. Many papyri have been found on the site.(1902b1)

The Greek name for the city and nome in Upper Egypt which was called by the Egyptians Seb. It was sacred to the goddess Hathor. (1876c1)=

$H Oyelets. (See OILLETTES.= )

$H Oyer and Terminer.

Oyer and Terminer. Ancient law ‑ French. The words mea= n to hear and to determine, and ex= press the authority or commission given to an appointed court of justice.(1883m= 1)

$H = Oylets (see Oilettes)

$H = Ozier.

The Arabic form which sometimes represents= the Hebrew name Ezra. (1876c1)