n. [ F., fr. L. ode, oda, Gr. 'w, dh` a song, especially a lyric song, contr. fr. 'aoidh`, fr. 'aei`dein to sing; cf. Skr. vad to speak, sing. Cf. Comedy, Melody, Monody. ] A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hangs odes upon hawthorns and elegies on brambles. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

O! run; prevent them with thy humble ode,
And lay it lowly at his blessed feet. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ode factor, one who makes, or who traffics in, odes; -- used contemptuously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A little or short ode. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Norw. odel odal + ting parliament. ] The lower house of the Norwegian Storthing. See Legislature. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. odéon. See Ode. ] A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] See Odeon. [ 1913 Webster ]