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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OSTIARY

n.[L. ostium, mouth. ] The mouth or opening by which a river discharges its waters into the sea, or into a lake.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OSTIARY

Os "ti *a *ry, n.; pl. -ries. Etym: [L. ostium door, entrance. See Usher. ]

 

1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

 

2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter. N. Bacon.