Ostent
Pronunciation : Os"tent
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. ostentus, ostentum, fr. ostendere (p. p. ostensus and ostentus) to show. See Ostensible.]
Definition : 1. Appearance; air; mien. Shak.
2. Manifestation; token; portent. Dryden. We asked of God that some ostent might clear Our cloudy business, who gave us sign. Chapman.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913