ostent (third-person singular simple present ostents, present participle ostenting, simple past and past participle ostented)
(ambitransitive, obsolete) To make an ambitious display of; to exhibit or show boastingly; to ostentate.
ostent (plural ostents or ostenta)
(archaic, rare) A portent, a token.
ostent (plural ostents)
(archaic, rare) A display, an exhibition; an appearance, a manifestation.
A boastful, ostentatious display or exhibition.
ostent (plural ostents)
(obsolete) A minute (60 seconds).
• Distinguished in medieval times from the "minute" that was one tenth of an hour, or six modern minutes.
• Teston, Tetons, Totnes, notest, teston
Source: Wiktionary
Os"tent, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
