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OstentateOstentate Os"ten*tate, v. t. [L. ostentatus, p. p. of
ostentare, v. intens. fr. ostendere. See Ostent.]
To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit
boastingly. [R.] --Jer. Taylor. OstentationOstentation Os`ten*ta"tion, n. [L. ostentatio: cf. F.
ostentation.]
1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display;
unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a
detractive sense. ``Much ostentation vain of fleshly
arm.' --Milton.
He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes
inclined to ostentation. --Atterbury.
2. A show or spectacle. [Obs.] --Shak.
Syn: Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; vaunting;
boasting. See Parade. OstentatiousOstentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.
Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.
The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n. OstentatiouslyOstentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.
Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.
The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n. OstentatiousnessOstentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.
Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.
The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n. Ostentator
Ostentator Os"ten*ta`tor, n. [L.]
One fond of display; a boaster. --Sherwood.
SustentacleSustentacle Sus*ten"ta*cle, n. [L. sustentaculum. See
Sustentation.]
Sustenance. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. SustentacularSustentacular Sus`ten*tac"u*lar, a. [See Sustenance.]
(Anat.)
Supporting; sustaining; as, a sustentacular tissue. Sustentate
Sustentate Sus"ten*tate, v. t.
To sustain. [R.] --C. Reade.
SustentationSustentation Sus`ten*ta"tion, n. [L. sustentatio sustenance,
maintenance, fr. sustentare to support, maintain, v. intens.
fr. sustinere to sustain: cf. F. sustentation. See
Sustain.]
1. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained;
preservation from falling; support; sustenance;
maintenance.
2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a
living organism is maintained in a normal condition of
weight and growth.
Sustentation fund (Eccl.), a fund of a religious body for
support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the
sustentation fund of the Free Church of Scotland. Sustentation fundSustentation Sus`ten*ta"tion, n. [L. sustentatio sustenance,
maintenance, fr. sustentare to support, maintain, v. intens.
fr. sustinere to sustain: cf. F. sustentation. See
Sustain.]
1. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained;
preservation from falling; support; sustenance;
maintenance.
2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a
living organism is maintained in a normal condition of
weight and growth.
Sustentation fund (Eccl.), a fund of a religious body for
support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the
sustentation fund of the Free Church of Scotland. SustentativeSustentative Sus"ten*ta*tive, a.
Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate; as,
sustentative citations or quotations.
Sustentative functions (Physiol.), those functions of the
body which affect its material composition and thus
determine its mass. Sustentative functionsSustentative Sus"ten*ta*tive, a.
Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate; as,
sustentative citations or quotations.
Sustentative functions (Physiol.), those functions of the
body which affect its material composition and thus
determine its mass.
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