Defn: Act of darkening or obscuring. [R.] Sir T. More.
OBUNCOUS
Ob*un"cous, a. Etym: [L. obuncus; ob (see Ob-) + uncus hooked.]
Defn: Hooked or crooked in an extreme degree. Maunder.
OBVENTION Ob*ven"tion, n. Etym: [L. obvention, fr. obvenire to come before or in the way of, to befall; ob (see Ob-) + venire to come: cf.F. obvention.]
Defn: The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering. [Obs.] "Tithes and other obventions." Spenser. Legacies bequeathed by the deaths of princes and great persons, and other casualities and obventions. Fuller.
OBVERSANT Ob*vers"ant, a. Etym: [L. obversans, p.pr. of obversari to hover before; ob (see Ob-) + versare to move about.]
Defn: Conversant; familiar. [Obs.] Bacon.
OBVERSE
Ob*verse", a. Etym: [L. obversus, p.p. of obvertere. See Obvert.]
Defn: Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf.
OBVERSE
Ob"verse, n. Etym: [Cf.F. obverse, obvers. See Obverse, a.]