1. The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
2. Ale or cider made in that month. The country gentlemen had a posset or drink they called October. Emerson.
OCTOCERA
Oc*toc"e*ra, n.pl. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: Octocerata.
OCTOCERATA
Oc`to*cer"a*ta, n.pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; — called also Octopoda.
OCTOCHORD
Oc"to*chord, n. (Mus.)
Defn: See Octachord.
OCTODECIMO Oc`todec"i*mo, a. Etym: [L. octodecim eighteen. See Octavo, Decimal, and -mo.]
Defn: Having eighteen leaves to a sheet; as, an octodecimo form, book, leaf, size, etc.