Vocabulary : Opertaneous to Ophiolatry
Opertaneous : Concealed; private.Opetide : Open time; -- applied to different things ;; The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening. ;; The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were formerly solemnized publicly in churches. [Eng.] ;; The time after harvest when the common fields are open to all kinds of stock.
Ophelic : Of, pertaining to, or designating, a substance (called ophelic acid) extracted from a plant (Ophelia) of the Gentian family as a bitter yellowish sirup, used in India as a febrifuge and tonic.
Ophicleide : A large brass wind instrument, formerly used in the orchestra and in military bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a compass of three octaves; -- now generally supplanted by bass and contrabass tubas.
Ophidia : The order of reptiles which includes the serpents. ;; of Ophidion