ocreate

ocreate
/ok"ree it, -ayt', oh"kree-/, adj.
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
[1820-30; < L ocreatus greaved, equiv. to ocre(a) greave (see OCREA) + -atus -ATE1]

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  • Ocreate — O cre*ate, Ocreated O cre*a ted, a. [See {Ochrea}.] Same as {Ochreate}, {Ochreated}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ocreate — oc·re·ate …   English syllables

  • ocreate — /ˈɒkriət/ (say okreeuht), / eɪt/ (say ayt) adjective having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed. {Latin ocreātus having a greave} …  

  • ocreate — ēə̇t, ēˌāt adjective Etymology: New Latin ocreatus, from Latin, wearing greaves or leggings, from ocrea + atus ate : provided with ocreae …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ocreated — Ocreate O cre*ate, Ocreated O cre*a ted, a. [See {Ochrea}.] Same as {Ochreate}, {Ochreated}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ocrea — [äk′rē ə, ō′krē ə] n. pl. ocreae [äk′rēē΄, ō′krērē ē΄] [ModL < L, a legging, greave < Gr okris, a projection, peak, edge < IE * okri < base * ak̑ , *ok̑ , sharp > ACID] Bot. a tubelike covering around some stems, formed of the… …   English World dictionary

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