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US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(oi′stərd)

oys•tered (oi′stərd),USA pronunciation adj. [Furniture.]

Furnitureveneered with matched flitches having a figure of concentric rings.

oyster + -ed³ 1910–15

oys•ter /ˈɔɪstɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Invertebratesa sea animal that may be eaten, having two shells that enclose it.

oys•ter (oi′stər),USA pronunciation n.

Invertebratesany of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
the oyster-shaped bit of dark meat in the front hollow of the side bone of a fowl.
Slang Termsa closemouthed or uncommunicative person, esp. one who keeps secrets well.
something from which a person may extract or derive advantage:The world is my oyster.
Fine ArtSee oyster white.

v.i.

to dredge for or otherwise take oysters.

Greek óstreon; see ostracize
Latin ostrea
Middle French
Middle English oistre 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

oyster /ˈɔɪstə/ n

- any edible marine bivalve mollusc of the genus Ostrea, having a rough irregularly shaped shell and occurring on the sea bed, mostly in coastal waters
- (as modifier): oyster farm, oyster knife
any of various similar and related molluscs, such as the pearl oyster and the saddle oyster (Anomia ephippium)
the oyster-shaped piece of dark meat in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl
something from which advantage, delight, profit, etc, may be derived: the world is his oyster
informal a very uncommunicative person

(intransitive) to dredge for, gather, or raise oysters

Etymology: 14th Century oistre, from Old French uistre, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; related to Greek osteon bone, ostrakon shell

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