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ostiary
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Ostiary
(gcide) | Ostiary \Os"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [L. ostium door,
entrance. See Usher.]
1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a
porter. --N. Bacon.
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ostiary
(wn) | ostiary
n 1: the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed
Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic
Church [syn: doorkeeper, ostiary, ostiarius]
2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman,
door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper,
ostiary] |
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Ostiary
(gcide) | Ostiary \Os"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [L. ostium door,
entrance. See Usher.]
1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a
porter. --N. Bacon.
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