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Webster 1913 Edition

Ostent

Os′tent

,
Noun.
[L.
ostentus
,
ostentum
, fr.
ostendere
(p. p.
ostensus
and
ostentus
) to show. See
Ostensible
.]
1.
Appearance; air; mien.
Shak.
2.
Manifestation; token; portent.
Dryden.
We asked of God that some
ostent
might clear
Our cloudy business, who gave us sign.
Chapman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ostent

OS'TENT

,
Noun.
[L. ostentum, from ostendo.]
1.
Appearance; air; manner; mien. [Little used.]
2.
Show; manifestation; token. [Little used.]
3.
A prodigy; a portent; any thing ominous. [Little used.]

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