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Definition of Oxtant
1. Noun. A unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxtant
Literary usage of Oxtant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"The letters still oxtant from the princes of the East to Sapor are manifest
forgeries ;1M nor is it natural to suppose that a jealous monarch should, ..."
2. Journal by Royal Institution of Great Britain (1891)
"In fine, art then showed an ingenuous and artistic sense, to be found with
difficulty at other periods, as can be best seen from the examples oxtant. ..."
3. The English Historical Review by Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Reginald Lane Poole, John Goronwy Edwards (1903)
"... he adds, ' It does not seem to occur in Tabari' oxtant account,' but if he
will turn to the Leyden text he will find it ii series 1, vol. vp 2588. ..."
4. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"... not to ba found described in all physick books oxtant; for ^hich they may not
have one proper receipt in all their store, or, if there be any ..."
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