2. Soft flow; spring. Prior.
3. The liquor of a tan vat.
OOZE
Ooze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oozed; p.pr. & vb.n. Oozing.] Etym: [Prov.
Eng. weeze, wooz. See Ooze, n.]
1. To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance or through small openings. The latent rill, scare oozing through the grass. Thomson.
2. Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed out; his courage oozed out.
OOZE
Ooze, v. t.
Defn: To cause to ooze. Alex. Smith.
OOZE LEATHER
Ooze leather.
Defn: Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically forcing ooze through them; esp., such leather with a soft, finely granulated finish (called sometimes velvet finish) put on the flesh side for special purposes. Ordinary ooze leather is used for shoe uppers, in bookbinding, etc. Hence Ooze calf, Ooze finish, etc.
OOZOA; OOEZOA
O`ö*zo"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)