is Jacintha was at one
time contracted to Don Henrique, but Violante (4 _syl._), passed for Don
Henrique's wife.--Beaumont and Fletcher, _The Spanish Curate_ (1622).

_Octavio_, the betrothed of Donna Clara.--Jephson, _Two Strings to your
Bow_ (1792).

=Octer=, a sea-captain in the reign of King Alfred, who traversed the
Norwegian mountains, and sailed to the Dwina in the north of Russia.

The Saxon swaying all, in Alfred's powerful reign,
Our English Octer put a fleet to sea again.

Drayton, _Polyolbion_, xix. (1622).

=O'Cutter= (_Captain_), a ridiculous Irish captain, befriended by Lady
Freelove and Lord Trinket. He speaks with a great brogue, and interlards
his speech with sea terms.--George Colman, _The Jealous Wife_ (1761).

=Oc'ypus=, son of Podalirius and Astasia, noted for his strength, agility
and beauty. Ocypus used to jeer at the gout, and the goddess of that
disease caused him to suffer from it for ever.--Lucian.

=Odalisque=, in Turkey, one of the female slaves in the sultan's harem
(_odalik_, Arabic, "a chamber companion," _oda_, "a chamber").

He went forth with the lovely odalisques.

Byron, _Don Juan_, vi. 29 (1824).

=Ode= (_Prince of the_), Pierre de Ronsard (1534-1585).

=Odoar=, the venerable abbot of St. Felix, who sheltered King Roderick
after his dethronement.--Southey, _Roderick, Last of the Goths_, iv.
(1814).

[Asterism] Southey sometimes makes the word Odoar' [_O'.dor_], and
sometimes O'doar (3 _syl._), _e.g._:

Odoar', the venerable abbot sat (2 _syl._)....
Odoar' and Urban eyed him while he spake....
The Lady Adosinda O'doar cried (3 _syl._)....
Tell him in O'doar's name the hour has come!

=O'Doh'erty= (_Sir Morgan_), a pseudonym of W. Maginn, LL.D., in
_Blackwood's Magazine_ (1819-1842).

=O'Donohue's White Horses.= The boatmen of Killarney, so call those waves
which, on a windy day, come crested with foam. The spirit of O'Donohue
is supposed to glide over the lake of Killarney every May-day on his
favorite white horse, to the sound of unearthly music.

=Odori'co=, a Biscayan, to whom Zerbi'no commits Isabella. He proves a
traitor, and tries to defile her, but is interrupted in his base
endeavor. Almonio defies him to single combat, and he is delivered bound
to Zerbino, who condemns him, in punishment, to attend on Gabrina for
twelve months, as her squire. He accepts the charge, but hangs Gabrina
on an elm, and is