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Webster 1913 Edition


Opacous

O-pa′cous

,
Adj.
[L.
opacus
. See
Opaque
.]
Opaque.
[R.]
Milton.
O-pa′cous-ness
,
Noun.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Opacous

OPA'COUS

,
Adj.
[L. opacus.]
1.
Not pervious to the rays of light; not transparent.
2.
Dark; obscure. [See Opake.]

Definition 2024


opacous

opacous

English

Adjective

opacous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Opaque.
    • Grew
      The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a fly.