Ostent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ostent \Os"tent\, n. [L. ostentus, ostentum, fr. ostendere (p.
     p. ostensus and ostentus) to show. See {Ostensible}.]
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     1. Appearance; air; mien. --Shak.
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     2. Manifestation; token; portent. --Dryden.
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              We asked of God that some ostent might clear
              Our cloudy business, who gave us sign. --Chapman.
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