Ōrt, n.

n. : pl. ŌRTS. [L. Ger. ort, ortels, remnants of food, refuse; Dan. & Fries. orte, probably allied to Fr. orda, a piece, fragment. See ŌRTS.] A fragment; refuse;—commonly used in the plural. “A buzzard idol, fit to be worshiped . . . with the orts and refuse of Arcadias and romances.” Milton.