Ovaten.¹

Brit.

/ˈɒvət/,

/ˈəʊveɪt/, U.S.

/ˈoʊˌveɪt/

Forms: 1700s Euvate, 1700s Ouvate, 1700s Ovade, 1700s– Ovate.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Οὐατεῖς.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek Οὐατεῖς soothsayers, prophets, mentioned by Strabo, along with Δρυίδαι ‘Druids’ and Βάρδοι ‘Bards’, as a third order in the Gaulish hierarchy < a Gaulish word cognate with Early Irish fáith seer, prophet (Irish fáidh ; compare also Early Irish fáth prophecy, reason, cause (Irish fáth reason, cause), Old Welsh guaut panegyric (Welsh gwawd )), probably further cognate with classical Latin vātēs vates n., unless this represents a Celtic loanword. Compare French ovate (1858). Compare earlier euhages n.The association of Strabo's Οὐατεῖς with the etymologically distinct Welsh ofydd (love) poet (14th cent. < the name of the poet Ovid) originates in the writings of Henry Rowlands (see quots. 1723¹). From him it was taken up by Edward Williams (Iolo Morgannwg) and W. Owen (Pughe) who also established Ovate as the English equivalent (see quots. 1792 and 1794). Rowlands cites Ammianus as using post-classical Latin Euvates, but in fact the text has the form Euhages. N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (ǫ·vĕt) /ˈɒvət/.

Originally: an ancient Celtic priest or natural philosopher. Later also: a member of one of the bardic orders of the Welsh Gorsedd, distinguished by a green robe; (in extended use) a member of an equivalent order in other Druidic organizations.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > poet by period > [noun] > bard > Eisteddfodic graduate

Ovate1723

1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata 65 Different Classes and Fraternities, which, as Strabo (lib. iv) reckons, were three, that is Δρυίδαι, Drudau or Drudion; Ουατεῖς, Offwyr or Offyddion; and Βαρδοὶ Beirdd. Ammianus Marcellinus (lib. xv) gives the same reckoning..‘inchoata per Bardos, Euvates, & Druidas’, i.e...begun and set by Bards, Euvates, and Druids.

1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata 65 Of these, says Strabo, the Bardi were Singers; the Ouvates, Priests and Physiologers; and the Druids to Physiology added Ethicks and Moral Learning.

1792 W. Owen (Pughe) Eleg. Llywarc Hen Introd. xlii Bardd, Ovydd, a Derwydd = Bard, Ovate, and Druid.

1794 E. Williams Poems II. 230 There are three orders of the Primitive Bards.—The Ruling Bard, or Primitive Bard positive..: the Ovate (or Euvate..) whose avocation it is to act on the principles of inventive genius: and the Druid [etc.].

1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 11 The Priesthood..was divided into three orders. The Druids, the Bards, and the Ovates... The Ovate or Ovydd, professing astronomy, medicine, &c., wore green, the symbol of learning.

1876 B. Bucknall tr. E. Viollet-le-Duc Ann. Fortress iii. 27 The Ovates, the wisest among the Druids, had been consulted.

1877 J. Rhŷs Lect. Welsh Philol. vi. 314 Ofydd..is defined to be an Eisteddfodic graduate who is neither bard nor druid, and translated into ovate.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 10 June 7/3 The reception of the Bards, Druid Bards, and Ovate Bards.., the singing of the national music, and the presentation of plants emblematic of the seasons, are features in a ceremony full of symbolic interest.

1946 Times 7 Aug. 7/4 A great hush descended upon the crowd as she was solemnly led to the Logan stone dressed in the green of a bardic ovate.

1986 Oxf. Compan. Lit. Wales 220/2 Membership of the Gorsedd has increased from 460 in 1927 to about thirteen hundred at the present time. This number includes those who belong to the Order of Ovate (for which entry is by examination or special acknowledgement).

1989 Times (Nexis) 11 June Mr Ross Nichols..formed the breakaway Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids [in 1964] to continue with outdoor worship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ovaten.²

Brit.

/ˈəʊveɪt/, U.S.

/ˈoʊˌveɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ovate adj.

Etymology: < ovate adj.

An oval or egg-shaped object; (esp. in Archaeology) an oval implement; spec. a type of oval hand-axe with a continuous cutting edge, of the Lower Palaeolithic period.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > other tools and equipment

pollhache1324

poleaxe1356

muckrake1366

pestlea1382

botea1450

staff1459

press-board1558

reel1593

water crane1658

lathekin1659

tower1662

dressing hook1683

liner1683

hovel1686

flax-brake1688

nipper1688

horse1728

tap1797

feather-stick1824

bow1839

safety belt1840

economizer1841

throttle damper1849

cleat1854

leg brace1857

bark-peeler1862

pugging screw1862

nail driver1863

spool1864

turntable1865

ovate1872

tension bar1879

icebreaker1881

spreader1881

toucher1881

window pole1888

mushroom head1890

rat1894

slackline1896

auger1897

latch hook1900

thimble1901

horse1904

pipe jack1909

mulcher1910

hand plate1911

splashguard1917

cheese-cutter1927

airbrasive1945

impactor1945

fogger1946

the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > artefacts

scyphus1722

ceraunite1814

skyphos1847

shaft-hole1852

ostracon1853

scramasax1862

shard1865

ovate1872

omphalos1884

stop-ridge1894

tsung1904

pygmy flint1907

spacer1907

dotaku1908

yuan1912

roughout1913

rostro-carinate1919

shawabti1922

racloir1923

shoe-last1927

sleeve1929

ard1931

proto-biface1967

1872 ‘M. Harland’ Common Sense in Househ. (new ed.) 71 Make into ovates, or pointed balls, with two tablespoonfuls of melted butter.

1916 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 46 218 If, as seems probable, the ovates were evolved from the pointed implements.., the occurrence of a lateral platform upon such specimens is easily explained.

1946 F. E. Zeuner Dating Past ix. 283 It is clear, however, that by the end of this interglacial the Acheulian had acquired all its characteristic attributes, like ovates and the S-twist.

1990 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 328 446 At least three Acheulian ovates have been discovered in this immediate area.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ovateadj.

Brit.

/ˈəʊveɪt/, U.S.

/ˈoʊˌveɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ōvātus.

Etymology: < classical Latin ōvātus egg-shaped < ōvum ovum n. + -ātus -ate suffix². Compare Italian ovato (a1519), French ové (1798 in botany). With Compounds 1 compare ovato- comb. form and discussion at that entry. Compare ovated adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (ō^u·vĕt) /ˈəʊvət/.

Chiefly Biology (esp. Botany).

Egg-shaped, i.e. rounded and somewhat elongated, and broader towards one end, esp. towards the base (cf. obovate adj.).

a. Of a flat object, esp. a leaf of a plant: having the outline of an egg as projected on a surface, esp. with the broader part towards the base; designating such an outline. Also (in names of plants): having leaves of this shape.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > oval or elliptical

avelong1440

wrongc1440

oval1561

ellipsical1571

elliptical1656

round-long1663

elliptic1715

ovated1752

ovate1760

ovoid1776

ellipsoidal1831

dromic1850

oliviform1857

ellipsoid1861

vesical1865

dromical1875

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. xvi. 41 Ovate, Egg-shaped. Note, Ovate is used to express an elliptical Figure when it is broader at one End than the other; and..Oval for the same Figure, when the Ends are alike.

1796 P. Russell Acct. Indian Serpents Coromandel I. 8 Two rows on each side of the belly, consist of larger scales, ovate, and imbricate.

1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 65 Long ovate leaves.

1859 A. Pratt Brit. Grasses & Sedges VI. 34 Russet Sedge. Fertile spikelets ovate, obtuse, the lower one stalked.

1872 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 1 317 The present specimen can be advantageously compared with the modern Syrian girl's skull (No, 4)... It is less ovate in its contour.

1906 Man 6 11 This pit..has produced palæolithic implements, both ovate and pointed.

1975 J. McPhee Survival of Bark Canoe 49 The headboards are ovate slabs of cedar that are wedged vertically into the bow and the stern to contribute both support and form.

1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 4 A rare, small, shrubby tree with fresh green, toothed, ovate leaves up to 4 ins. long.

b. Of a solid body or three-dimensional surface: having the shape of an egg; ovoid.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal > oval, ovoid, or ellipsoidal

oval1585

egg-like1599

ovalish1684

oviform1684

subovate1752

egg-shaped1767

almond-shapeda1771

subovated1773

ovicular1774

ovate1775

ovoid1776

egg-oblong1796

subovoid1819

ovaliform1826

ovoidal1828

ellipsoidal1831

amygdaloid1835

ooidal1836

oliviform1857

ovoid-shaped1860

ellipsoid1861

ovaloid1890

1775 J. Jenkinson Linnæus' Generic & Specific Descr. Brit. Plants 113 The fruit is a hard, ovate [L. ovata], fleshy berry.

1807 J. E. Smith Introd. Physiol. & Systematical Bot. 114 Root..growing with an ovate juicy bulb on the top of a dry wall.

1816 W. Smith Strata Identified 8 Ovate Echini..may be found anywhere on the surface of Upper Chalk.

1858 A. Irvine Illustr. Handbk. Brit. Plants 316 Pyramidal Orchis... Flowers in a very dense, short, ovate spike, of a beautiful rose colour.

1907 Discovery Oct. 122 On the upper jaw..there is a larger ovate bulb supported on a tentacle.

1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 7 July 53 The ovate little auto already accounts for 28 per cent of the firm's total sales this year.

2002 Crop Sci. (Nexis) 42 661 It has..medium length, white glumed spikes with midlong to long kernels that are white, soft, and ovate.

Compounds

C1. Chiefly Botany. With another adjective, describing a form which is intermediate between, or a blend of, ovate and another form. A representative selection of formations is provided. Cf. ovato- comb. form.

ovate-acuminate adj.

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1829 J. Lindley Synopsis Brit. Flora 226 Leaves ovate-acuminate, very oblique at the base.

1934 W. C. Coker & H. R. Totten Trees Southeastern States 62 The variety P[opulus] grandidentata meridionalis Tidestrom, with broadly ovate-acuminate leaves.., has been reported from Virginia and North Carolina.

1996 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 33 1368/1 Leaves of the dominant H. ferrea are ovate-acuminate notophylls.

ovate-conic adj.

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a1834 T. Say in Boston Jrnl. Nat. Hist. (1836) 1 268 Antennae..; terminal joint ovate conic.

1921 Bot. Gaz. 72 229 Capsules ovate-conic, 5.5–7 long, roughened, thinkly to desnely pilose.., becoming glabrous at maturity.

2002 Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 115 189 Tepalcatia is distinguished from other members of this group by its ovate-conic to turriform shell.

ovate-conical adj.

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1854 Amer. Farmer's New & Universal Hand-bk. v. 215 Swainson's Seedling [sc. a variety of strawberry]... Large size; ovate-conical; color light, shiny scarlet.

1872 Amer. Naturalist 6 598 The antennæ are eight-jointed, thinly haired; the first joint long, enlarged at the apex; the last three joints forming an ovate-conical club.

1970 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 57 46 Epiphytic climbing shrub..; corolla ovate-conical, ca. 6 mm long, ca. 3–4 mm. in diameter.

ovate-cordate adj.

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1829 J. Lindley Synopsis Brit. Flora 158 Bracteolæ broad, ovate-cordate, somewhat spiny.

1992 S. Kunze tr. D. Aichele & H.-W. Schwegler Guide Wild Flowers Brit. & Europe 73/2 Vincetoxicum... Leaves opposite, ovate-cordate, shortly petiolate.

ovate-cuneate adj.

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1839 J. Lindley School Bot. v. 86 Lower leaflets ovate-cuneate.

1991 Brittonia 43 168 The banner recurved through ± 40°, clasping the wings only at base, its blade broadly ovate-cuneate 15–17.5 x 10–13.5 mm.

ovate-cylindrical adj.

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1829 J. Lindley Synopsis Brit. Flora 292 Fertile spikes ovate-cylindrical, remote.

1912 N.E.D. at Tiara A high ovate-cylindrical or dome-shaped diadem worn by the pope.

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) I. 211/1 A[ster] fruticosus... Involucre ovate-cylindrical, bracts several, narrow, overlapping.

ovate-deltoid adj.

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1851 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. (ed. 23) 507 Water Poplar... Lvs. [= leaves] ovate-deltoid, subcordate.

1989 Systematic Bot. 14 461/2 Leaves with petioles 0.5–1.5 cm long, the blades 3–6 cm long and ovate-deltoid in outline.

ovate-elliptic adj.

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1851 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. (ed. 23) 592 Perig[ynium] ovate-elliptic, contracted into a short, bifurcate beak.

1935 H. McMinn et al. Illustr. Man. Pacific Coast Trees 334 Kaki Persimmon... Leaf-blades ovate-elliptic or oblong-ovate to obovate.

1996 Brittonia 4 547/2 Sepals..hyaline, tinged green, the upper sepal ovate to ovate-elliptic.

ovate-lanceolate adj.

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1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. N3^v Ovato-lanceolatum folium, an ovate-lanceolate leaf. Between these two forms, but inclining to the latter.

1824 D. Douglas Jrnl. 10–11 Aug. (1914) 84 Leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrate, flowers small, purplish-blue.

1997 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Soc. 124 153/1 Sepals unequal,..the outer pair ovate-lanceolate.

ovate-oblong adj.

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1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. N4 Ovato-oblongum folium—semen.., an ovate-oblong leaf, or seed. Ovate lengthened out.

1893 T. R. R. Stebbing Hist. Crustacea x. 139 The carapace is ovate-oblong, with the regions not defined.

1997 B. van Wyk & P. van Wyk Field Guide Trees S. Afr. 248 Leaves broadly ovate-oblong to almost circular, with or without rough hairs.

† ovate-quadrilateral adj. Obsolete rare

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1895 N.E.D. at Demijohn Demijohns of clear glass, of ovate-quadrilateral section in the body (14 × 16 inches diam.), are employed to export vinegar and spirits to the West Indies.

ovate-rotundate adj.

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1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 268 Leaves..sessile, ovate-rotundate or oblong.

1986 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 73 589/1 They differ in that P. scopulorum cones are ovate, whereas those of P. washoensis are ovate-rotundate (i.e., rounded or globate).

† ovate-serrated adj. Obsolete rare

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1830 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora 431 Leaves ovate serrated [1847 Steele's Field Bot. 156 ‘ovate-serrated’ in identical description] glabrous glaucous beneath and frequently folded so as to form a keel.

ovate-subulate adj.

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1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. N4 Ovato-subulata capsula, an ovate-subulate capsule. Between ovate and awl-shaped, but most tending to the latter.

1875 E. M. Hale Materia Medica (ed. 4) 480 It [sc. the prickly pear] is prostrate, spreading..; the minute leaves ovate-subulate and oppressed.

1996 Brittonia 48 243 (table) Bracteole shape. Ovate-subulate.

ovate-triangular adj.

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1842 Z. Thompson Hist. Vermont i. 166/2 Unio gracilis... Shell ovate-triangular, rather thin.

1928 F. S. Earle Sugar Cane iv. 63 Buds narrowly ovate-triangular, about 8–10 mm., exceeding the growth ring.

1991 C. Stace New Flora Brit. Isles 242 R[umex] palustris..tepals 3–4 mm, narrowly ovate-triangular.

C2. Parasynthetic.

ovate-leaved adj.

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1894 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21 434 There cannot be much doubt..that the ovata of Elliott is an ovate-leaved form of S. Beyrichii Kunth.

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1313/2 Two forms have been distinguished, the roundish-leaved M. uniflora proper..and an ovate-leaved form M. reticulata.

1992 Nat. Hist. Jan. 76/1 The understory also includes foamflower, ovate-leaved trillium, [etc.].

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ovatev.¹

Brit.

/ˌəʊˈveɪt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊˈveɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ovāt-, ovāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin ovāt-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of ovāre to celebrate an ovation (see ovant adj.), after ovation n.¹

colloquial.

1. transitive. To give (a person) an ovation; (of the public, an assembly, or other large group of people) to applaud or receive (a person) enthusiastically.

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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > applaud [verb (transitive)] > publicly

ovate1638

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 65 At the same time Zebbar-cawn (late President of Kabul and ovated for his victory that yeere against..rebells in Bengala) is made Viceroy of that Province.

1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 24 May As to the manner in which Garibaldi might be ‘ovated’ here [i.e. in America].

1878 Harper's Mag. Feb. 477/2 During Mr. Gladstone's recent visit to Ireland,..he was ‘ovated’ to the largest extent.

1890 Sat. Rev. 3 May 521/1 Mr. Stanley returned to England, and was ‘ovated’ at Dover.

1985 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Oct. They had come with ovations in mind, and ovate him at the end they riotously and stampingly did.

2000 Times (Nexis) 13 Oct. The mystic hero-makers ovated him as overnight future Prime Minister.

2. intransitive. To applaud enthusiastically.

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1977 Sunday Times 1 May (Mag.) 54/2 ‘Audience goes mad’..‘they stand and ovate’.

1993 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 22 May f7/2 Neither writer mentioned how many ticket-holders walked out in disgust..and therefore were not there to ovate or boo at the final curtain.

2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 27 Nov. 49 The packed house stood to ovate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† ovatev.²

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ovate adj.

Etymology: < ovate adj. Compare earlier ovated adj. N.E.D. (1904) indicates the stress as ˈovate.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To make ovate in shape.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > make into curved three-dimensional shape [verb (transitive)] > make spherical or globular > make ovate

ovate1878

1878 Fraser's Mag. 17 128 A sphere flattened by gravity and other resistance, and ovated by the forward movement.

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n.¹1723

n.²1872

adj.1760

v.¹1638

v.²1878

单词	ovate
释义	Ovaten.¹ Brit. /ˈɒvət/, /ˈəʊveɪt/, U.S. /ˈoʊˌveɪt/ Forms: 1700s Euvate, 1700s Ouvate, 1700s Ovade, 1700s– Ovate. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Οὐατεῖς. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek Οὐατεῖς soothsayers, prophets, mentioned by Strabo, along with Δρυίδαι ‘Druids’ and Βάρδοι ‘Bards’, as a third order in the Gaulish hierarchy < a Gaulish word cognate with Early Irish fáith seer, prophet (Irish fáidh ; compare also Early Irish fáth prophecy, reason, cause (Irish fáth reason, cause), Old Welsh guaut panegyric (Welsh gwawd )), probably further cognate with classical Latin vātēs vates n., unless this represents a Celtic loanword. Compare French ovate (1858). Compare earlier euhages n.The association of Strabo's Οὐατεῖς with the etymologically distinct Welsh ofydd (love) poet (14th cent. < the name of the poet Ovid) originates in the writings of Henry Rowlands (see quots. 1723¹). From him it was taken up by Edward Williams (Iolo Morgannwg) and W. Owen (Pughe) who also established Ovate as the English equivalent (see quots. 1792 and 1794). Rowlands cites Ammianus as using post-classical Latin Euvates, but in fact the text has the form Euhages. N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (ǫ·vĕt) /ˈɒvət/. Originally: an ancient Celtic priest or natural philosopher. Later also: a member of one of the bardic orders of the Welsh Gorsedd, distinguished by a green robe; (in extended use) a member of an equivalent order in other Druidic organizations. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > poet by period > [noun] > bard > Eisteddfodic graduate Ovate1723 1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata 65 Different Classes and Fraternities, which, as Strabo (lib. iv) reckons, were three, that is Δρυίδαι, Drudau or Drudion; Ουατεῖς, Offwyr or Offyddion; and Βαρδοὶ Beirdd. Ammianus Marcellinus (lib. xv) gives the same reckoning..‘inchoata per Bardos, Euvates, & Druidas’, i.e...begun and set by Bards, Euvates, and Druids. 1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata 65 Of these, says Strabo, the Bardi were Singers; the Ouvates, Priests and Physiologers; and the Druids to Physiology added Ethicks and Moral Learning. 1792 W. Owen (Pughe) Eleg. Llywarc Hen Introd. xlii Bardd, Ovydd, a Derwydd = Bard, Ovate, and Druid. 1794 E. Williams Poems II. 230 There are three orders of the Primitive Bards.—The Ruling Bard, or Primitive Bard positive..: the Ovate (or Euvate..) whose avocation it is to act on the principles of inventive genius: and the Druid [etc.]. 1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 11 The Priesthood..was divided into three orders. The Druids, the Bards, and the Ovates... The Ovate or Ovydd, professing astronomy, medicine, &c., wore green, the symbol of learning. 1876 B. Bucknall tr. E. Viollet-le-Duc Ann. Fortress iii. 27 The Ovates, the wisest among the Druids, had been consulted. 1877 J. Rhŷs Lect. Welsh Philol. vi. 314 Ofydd..is defined to be an Eisteddfodic graduate who is neither bard nor druid, and translated into ovate. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 10 June 7/3 The reception of the Bards, Druid Bards, and Ovate Bards.., the singing of the national music, and the presentation of plants emblematic of the seasons, are features in a ceremony full of symbolic interest. 1946 Times 7 Aug. 7/4 A great hush descended upon the crowd as she was solemnly led to the Logan stone dressed in the green of a bardic ovate. 1986 Oxf. Compan. Lit. Wales 220/2 Membership of the Gorsedd has increased from 460 in 1927 to about thirteen hundred at the present time. This number includes those who belong to the Order of Ovate (for which entry is by examination or special acknowledgement). 1989 Times (Nexis) 11 June Mr Ross Nichols..formed the breakaway Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids [in 1964] to continue with outdoor worship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ovaten.² Brit. /ˈəʊveɪt/, U.S. /ˈoʊˌveɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ovate adj. Etymology: < ovate adj. An oval or egg-shaped object; (esp. in Archaeology) an oval implement; spec. a type of oval hand-axe with a continuous cutting edge, of the Lower Palaeolithic period. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > other tools and equipment pollhache1324 poleaxe1356 muckrake1366 pestlea1382 botea1450 staff1459 press-board1558 reel1593 water crane1658 lathekin1659 tower1662 dressing hook1683 liner1683 hovel1686 flax-brake1688 nipper1688 horse1728 tap1797 feather-stick1824 bow1839 safety belt1840 economizer1841 throttle damper1849 cleat1854 leg brace1857 bark-peeler1862 pugging screw1862 nail driver1863 spool1864 turntable1865 ovate1872 tension bar1879 icebreaker1881 spreader1881 toucher1881 window pole1888 mushroom head1890 rat1894 slackline1896 auger1897 latch hook1900 thimble1901 horse1904 pipe jack1909 mulcher1910 hand plate1911 splashguard1917 cheese-cutter1927 airbrasive1945 impactor1945 fogger1946 the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > artefacts scyphus1722 ceraunite1814 skyphos1847 shaft-hole1852 ostracon1853 scramasax1862 shard1865 ovate1872 omphalos1884 stop-ridge1894 tsung1904 pygmy flint1907 spacer1907 dotaku1908 yuan1912 roughout1913 rostro-carinate1919 shawabti1922 racloir1923 shoe-last1927 sleeve1929 ard1931 proto-biface1967 1872 ‘M. Harland’ Common Sense in Househ. (new ed.) 71 Make into ovates, or pointed balls, with two tablespoonfuls of melted butter. 1916 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 46 218 If, as seems probable, the ovates were evolved from the pointed implements.., the occurrence of a lateral platform upon such specimens is easily explained. 1946 F. E. Zeuner Dating Past ix. 283 It is clear, however, that by the end of this interglacial the Acheulian had acquired all its characteristic attributes, like ovates and the S-twist. 1990 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 328 446 At least three Acheulian ovates have been discovered in this immediate area. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ovateadj. Brit. /ˈəʊveɪt/, U.S. /ˈoʊˌveɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ōvātus. Etymology: < classical Latin ōvātus egg-shaped < ōvum ovum n. + -ātus -ate suffix². Compare Italian ovato (a1519), French ové (1798 in botany). With Compounds 1 compare ovato- comb. form and discussion at that entry. Compare ovated adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (ō^u·vĕt) /ˈəʊvət/. Chiefly Biology (esp. Botany). Egg-shaped, i.e. rounded and somewhat elongated, and broader towards one end, esp. towards the base (cf. obovate adj.). a. Of a flat object, esp. a leaf of a plant: having the outline of an egg as projected on a surface, esp. with the broader part towards the base; designating such an outline. Also (in names of plants): having leaves of this shape. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > oval or elliptical avelong1440 wrongc1440 oval1561 ellipsical1571 elliptical1656 round-long1663 elliptic1715 ovated1752 ovate1760 ovoid1776 ellipsoidal1831 dromic1850 oliviform1857 ellipsoid1861 vesical1865 dromical1875 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. xvi. 41 Ovate, Egg-shaped. Note, Ovate is used to express an elliptical Figure when it is broader at one End than the other; and..Oval for the same Figure, when the Ends are alike. 1796 P. Russell Acct. Indian Serpents Coromandel I. 8 Two rows on each side of the belly, consist of larger scales, ovate, and imbricate. 1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 65 Long ovate leaves. 1859 A. Pratt Brit. Grasses & Sedges VI. 34 Russet Sedge. Fertile spikelets ovate, obtuse, the lower one stalked. 1872 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 1 317 The present specimen can be advantageously compared with the modern Syrian girl's skull (No, 4)... It is less ovate in its contour. 1906 Man 6 11 This pit..has produced palæolithic implements, both ovate and pointed. 1975 J. McPhee Survival of Bark Canoe 49 The headboards are ovate slabs of cedar that are wedged vertically into the bow and the stern to contribute both support and form. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 4 A rare, small, shrubby tree with fresh green, toothed, ovate leaves up to 4 ins. long. b. Of a solid body or three-dimensional surface: having the shape of an egg; ovoid. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal > oval, ovoid, or ellipsoidal oval1585 egg-like1599 ovalish1684 oviform1684 subovate1752 egg-shaped1767 almond-shapeda1771 subovated1773 ovicular1774 ovate1775 ovoid1776 egg-oblong1796 subovoid1819 ovaliform1826 ovoidal1828 ellipsoidal1831 amygdaloid1835 ooidal1836 oliviform1857 ovoid-shaped1860 ellipsoid1861 ovaloid1890 1775 J. Jenkinson Linnæus' Generic & Specific Descr. Brit. Plants 113 The fruit is a hard, ovate [L. ovata], fleshy berry. 1807 J. E. Smith Introd. Physiol. & Systematical Bot. 114 Root..growing with an ovate juicy bulb on the top of a dry wall. 1816 W. Smith Strata Identified 8 Ovate Echini..may be found anywhere on the surface of Upper Chalk. 1858 A. Irvine Illustr. Handbk. Brit. Plants 316 Pyramidal Orchis... Flowers in a very dense, short, ovate spike, of a beautiful rose colour. 1907 Discovery Oct. 122 On the upper jaw..there is a larger ovate bulb supported on a tentacle. 1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 7 July 53 The ovate little auto already accounts for 28 per cent of the firm's total sales this year. 2002 Crop Sci. (Nexis) 42 661 It has..medium length, white glumed spikes with midlong to long kernels that are white, soft, and ovate. Compounds C1. Chiefly Botany. With another adjective, describing a form which is intermediate between, or a blend of, ovate and another form. A representative selection of formations is provided. Cf. ovato- comb. form. ovate-acuminate adj. ΚΠ 1829 J. Lindley Synopsis Brit. Flora 226 Leaves ovate-acuminate, very oblique at the base. 1934 W. C. Coker & H. R. Totten Trees Southeastern States 62 The variety P[opulus] grandidentata meridionalis Tidestrom, with broadly ovate-acuminate leaves.., has been reported from Virginia and North Carolina. 1996 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 33 1368/1 Leaves of the dominant H. ferrea are ovate-acuminate notophylls. ovate-conic adj. ΚΠ a1834 T. Say in Boston Jrnl. Nat. Hist. (1836) 1 268 Antennae..; terminal joint ovate conic. 1921 Bot. Gaz. 72 229 Capsules ovate-conic, 5.5–7 long, roughened, thinkly to desnely pilose.., becoming glabrous at maturity. 2002 Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 115 189 Tepalcatia is distinguished from other members of this group by its ovate-conic to turriform shell. ovate-conical adj. ΚΠ 1854 Amer. Farmer's New & Universal Hand-bk. v. 215 Swainson's Seedling [sc. a variety of strawberry]... Large size; ovate-conical; color light, shiny scarlet. 1872 Amer. Naturalist 6 598 The antennæ are eight-jointed, thinly haired; the first joint long, enlarged at the apex; the last three joints forming an ovate-conical club. 1970 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 57 46 Epiphytic climbing shrub..; corolla ovate-conical, ca. 6 mm long, ca. 3–4 mm. in diameter. ovate-cordate adj. ΚΠ 1829 J. Lindley Synopsis Brit. Flora 158 Bracteolæ broad, ovate-cordate, somewhat spiny. 1992 S. Kunze tr. D. Aichele & H.-W. Schwegler Guide Wild Flowers Brit. & Europe 73/2 Vincetoxicum... Leaves opposite, ovate-cordate, shortly petiolate. ovate-cuneate adj. ΚΠ 1839 J. Lindley School Bot. v. 86 Lower leaflets ovate-cuneate. 1991 Brittonia 43 168 The banner recurved through ± 40°, clasping the wings only at base, its blade broadly ovate-cuneate 15–17.5 x 10–13.5 mm. ovate-cylindrical adj. ΚΠ 1829 J. Lindley Synopsis Brit. Flora 292 Fertile spikes ovate-cylindrical, remote. 1912 N.E.D. at Tiara A high ovate-cylindrical or dome-shaped diadem worn by the pope. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) I. 211/1 A[ster] fruticosus... Involucre ovate-cylindrical, bracts several, narrow, overlapping. ovate-deltoid adj. ΚΠ 1851 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. (ed. 23) 507 Water Poplar... Lvs. [= leaves] ovate-deltoid, subcordate. 1989 Systematic Bot. 14 461/2 Leaves with petioles 0.5–1.5 cm long, the blades 3–6 cm long and ovate-deltoid in outline. ovate-elliptic adj. ΚΠ 1851 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. (ed. 23) 592 Perig[ynium] ovate-elliptic, contracted into a short, bifurcate beak. 1935 H. McMinn et al. Illustr. Man. Pacific Coast Trees 334 Kaki Persimmon... Leaf-blades ovate-elliptic or oblong-ovate to obovate. 1996 Brittonia 4 547/2 Sepals..hyaline, tinged green, the upper sepal ovate to ovate-elliptic. ovate-lanceolate adj. ΚΠ 1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. N3^v Ovato-lanceolatum folium, an ovate-lanceolate leaf. Between these two forms, but inclining to the latter. 1824 D. Douglas Jrnl. 10–11 Aug. (1914) 84 Leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrate, flowers small, purplish-blue. 1997 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Soc. 124 153/1 Sepals unequal,..the outer pair ovate-lanceolate. ovate-oblong adj. ΚΠ 1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. N4 Ovato-oblongum folium—semen.., an ovate-oblong leaf, or seed. Ovate lengthened out. 1893 T. R. R. Stebbing Hist. Crustacea x. 139 The carapace is ovate-oblong, with the regions not defined. 1997 B. van Wyk & P. van Wyk Field Guide Trees S. Afr. 248 Leaves broadly ovate-oblong to almost circular, with or without rough hairs. † ovate-quadrilateral adj. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1895 N.E.D. at Demijohn Demijohns of clear glass, of ovate-quadrilateral section in the body (14 × 16 inches diam.), are employed to export vinegar and spirits to the West Indies. ovate-rotundate adj. ΚΠ 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 268 Leaves..sessile, ovate-rotundate or oblong. 1986 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 73 589/1 They differ in that P. scopulorum cones are ovate, whereas those of P. washoensis are ovate-rotundate (i.e., rounded or globate). † ovate-serrated adj. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1830 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora 431 Leaves ovate serrated [1847 Steele's Field Bot. 156 ‘ovate-serrated’ in identical description] glabrous glaucous beneath and frequently folded so as to form a keel. ovate-subulate adj. ΚΠ 1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. N4 Ovato-subulata capsula, an ovate-subulate capsule. Between ovate and awl-shaped, but most tending to the latter. 1875 E. M. Hale Materia Medica (ed. 4) 480 It [sc. the prickly pear] is prostrate, spreading..; the minute leaves ovate-subulate and oppressed. 1996 Brittonia 48 243 (table) Bracteole shape. Ovate-subulate. ovate-triangular adj. ΚΠ 1842 Z. Thompson Hist. Vermont i. 166/2 Unio gracilis... Shell ovate-triangular, rather thin. 1928 F. S. Earle Sugar Cane iv. 63 Buds narrowly ovate-triangular, about 8–10 mm., exceeding the growth ring. 1991 C. Stace New Flora Brit. Isles 242 R[umex] palustris..tepals 3–4 mm, narrowly ovate-triangular. C2. Parasynthetic. ovate-leaved adj. ΚΠ 1894 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21 434 There cannot be much doubt..that the ovata of Elliott is an ovate-leaved form of S. Beyrichii Kunth. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1313/2 Two forms have been distinguished, the roundish-leaved M. uniflora proper..and an ovate-leaved form M. reticulata. 1992 Nat. Hist. Jan. 76/1 The understory also includes foamflower, ovate-leaved trillium, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ovatev.¹ Brit. /ˌəʊˈveɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊˈveɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ovāt-, ovāre. Etymology: < classical Latin ovāt-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of ovāre to celebrate an ovation (see ovant adj.), after ovation n.¹ colloquial. 1. transitive. To give (a person) an ovation; (of the public, an assembly, or other large group of people) to applaud or receive (a person) enthusiastically. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > applaud [verb (transitive)] > publicly ovate1638 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 65 At the same time Zebbar-cawn (late President of Kabul and ovated for his victory that yeere against..rebells in Bengala) is made Viceroy of that Province. 1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 24 May As to the manner in which Garibaldi might be ‘ovated’ here [i.e. in America]. 1878 Harper's Mag. Feb. 477/2 During Mr. Gladstone's recent visit to Ireland,..he was ‘ovated’ to the largest extent. 1890 Sat. Rev. 3 May 521/1 Mr. Stanley returned to England, and was ‘ovated’ at Dover. 1985 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Oct. They had come with ovations in mind, and ovate him at the end they riotously and stampingly did. 2000 Times (Nexis) 13 Oct. The mystic hero-makers ovated him as overnight future Prime Minister. 2. intransitive. To applaud enthusiastically. ΚΠ 1977 Sunday Times 1 May (Mag.) 54/2 ‘Audience goes mad’..‘they stand and ovate’. 1993 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 22 May f7/2 Neither writer mentioned how many ticket-holders walked out in disgust..and therefore were not there to ovate or boo at the final curtain. 2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 27 Nov. 49 The packed house stood to ovate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † ovatev.² Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ovate adj. Etymology: < ovate adj. Compare earlier ovated adj. N.E.D. (1904) indicates the stress as ˈovate. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To make ovate in shape. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > make into curved three-dimensional shape [verb (transitive)] > make spherical or globular > make ovate ovate1878 1878 Fraser's Mag. 17 128 A sphere flattened by gravity and other resistance, and ovated by the forward movement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.¹1723n.²1872adj.1760v.¹1638v.²1878
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