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{ Oc`to*syl*lab"ic (?), Oc`to*syl*lab"ic*al (?),
} a. [L. octosyllabus. See Octo-, and
Syllable.] Consisting of or containing eight
syllables.

Oc"to*syl`la*ble (?), a.
Octosyllabic.

Oc"to*syl`la*ble, n. A word of
eight syllables.

Oc"to*yl (&?;), n. [Octoic +
-yl.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical
(C₈H₁₅O), regarded as the essential residue of
octoic acid.

||Oc`troi" (?), n. [F.]
1. A privilege granted by the sovereign
authority, as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or
society; a concession.

2. A tax levied in money or kind at the gate
of a French city on articles brought within the walls.

[Written also octroy.]

Oc"tu*or (?), n. [From L. octo
eight + -uor, as in L. quatuor.] (Mus.) See
Octet. [R.


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