or Aost, a town of Italy, in Piedmont, and capital of the duchy of the same name, a bishop's see, and subject to the king of Sardinia. It is remarkable for several monuments of the Romans, and for the birth of Anselm archbishop of Canterbury. It is seated at the foot of the Alps, on the river Doria. E. Long. 7° 33'. N. Lat. 47° 38'.

territory of Piedmont, with the title of a duchy. It is a valley 30 miles in length, and extends from the pass of St Martin's, near the frontiers of Yvre, to St Bernard. It abounds in pastures, and all sorts of fruits. The capital is of the same name.

OUTA, the name of the paper mulberry tree at Otaheite, in the South sea, from which a cloth is manufactured that is worn by the principal inhabitants. See the article BARK.