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Oes

name, noun, verb

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Old East Slavic. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Order of the Eastern Star. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of oe form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Small circle-shaped sequins of precious metal sewn to clothing for decorative effect, popular in the 17th century. obsolete, plural, plural-only

    "The Colours, that shew best by Candlelight, are; White, Carnation, and a Kinde of Sea-Water-Greene; And Oes, or Spangs, as they are of no great Cost, so they are of most Glory."

  3. 3
    plural of O (instances of the vocative O). form-of, plural

    "The Fifteen Oes and Other Prayers […] The Oes constitute about a third of the book."

  4. 4
    plural of o, the name of the letter O. form-of, plural, rare

    "A, aes; Bee, Bees; Cee, Cees; Dee, Dees; E, Ees; Eff, Effs; Gee, Gees; Aitch, Aitches; I, Ies; Jay, Jays; [...] En, Ens; O, Oes; Pee, Pees; Kue, Kues; Ar, Ars; […] Wy, Wies; Zed, Zeds."

  5. 5
    Alternative letter-case form of oes. alt-of
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of OE form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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