2. (Gram.)
Defn: The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
OPTATIVELY
Op"ta*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In an optative manner; with the expression of desire. [R.]
God blesseth man imperatively, and man blesseth God optatively. Bp.
Hall.
OPTIC
Op"tic, n. Etym: [From Optic, a.]
1. The organ of sight; an eye. The difference is as great between The optics seeing, as the object seen. Pope.
2. An eyeglass. [Obs.] Herbert.
OPTIC; OPTICAL
Op"tic, Op"tic*al, a. Etym: [F. optique, Gr. oculus eye. See Ocular,
Eye, and cf. Canopy, Ophthalmia.]
1. Of or pertaining to vision or sight. The moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views. Milton.
2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina. See Illust. of Brain, and Eye.