Opus \O"pus\, n.; pl. {Opera}. [L. See {Opera}.] A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition. [1913 Webster] Note: Each composition, or set of pieces, as the composer may choose, is called an opus, and they are numbered in the order of their issue. (Often abbrev. to op.) [1913 Webster] {Opus incertum}. [L.] (Arch.) See under {Incertum}. [1913 Webster] Opuscle
Incertum \In*cer"tum\, a. Doubtful; not of definite form. [1913 Webster] {Opus incertum} (Anc. Arch.), a kind of masonry employed in building walls, in which the stones were not squared nor laid in courses; rubblework. [1913 Webster]