Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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ŏ'kro p. 910An annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used in the West Indies, &c., for soups or pickles; gumbo.Old, a. p. 910Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived beyond the middle period, or toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree. The…Ōld’en, a. p. 910Old; ancient.Ōld-/făsh’ioned, a. p. 910Formed according to obsolete fashion or custom; as, an old-fashioned dress. “Old-fashioned men of wit.” Addison.Ōld-gĕn’tle-man-ly, a. p. 910Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one.Old'ish, a. p. 910Somewhat old.Ōld'-lăng-sȳne', n. p. 910The same as AULD-LANG-SYNE, q. v.Ōld'ness, n. p. 910The state of being old, or of a long continuance; antiquity; as, the oldness of a building or a garment. 2. An advanced state of life or existence; old age; as, the oldness of a man, of an elephant…Ōld'-oil, n. p. 910Olive-oil purified and rendered limpid; — so called by watch-makers.Old′-said, a. p. 910Said of old. [Obs.] “An old-said saw.” Spenser.Ōld’wife, n. p. 910A prating old woman. 1 Tim. iv. 7. 2. (Ichth.) A fish of the wrasse kind, of the genus Labrus, and another of the genus Balistes.Ō'le-ā, n. p. 910(Bot.) A genus of trees, comprising many species, and including the olive.Ō/le-ăg′ĭ-nōŭs, a. p. 910Having the qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.Ōl'e-āg'i-noūš-ness, n. p. 910Oiliness.Ōl'e-ā'men, n. p. 910(Med.) A soft ointment — prepared from oil. Dunglison.Ō/le-ān'der, n. p. 910(Bot.) A beautiful evergreen shrub, having clusters of fragrant red or white flowers. It is a native of the East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe;—called also…Ō/le-ăs'ter, n. p. 910(Bot.) A shrub or tree of the genus Elaeagnus, much resembling the olive.Ōl'e-ate, n. p. 910(Chem.) A compound of oleic acid with a salifiable base.Ol-e'cra-nal, a. p. 910Pertaining to the olecranon.O-lē'cra-nōn, n. p. 910(Anat.) The large process at the extremity of the ulna, or large bone of the fore-arm. Dunglison.Ōl'e-fi-ant, a. p. 910(Chem.) Forming or producing oil; — applied to a gas composed of four equivalents of carbon and four of hydrogen, generally present in coal-gas, oil-gas, and other gaseous mixtures produced by the…Ō'le-ic, a. p. 910(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, oil; as, oleic acid, an acid which occurs in almost all the animal and vegetable oils which are not drying oils, as their chief constituent, and in others in a…Ō/le-īf’er-oūs, a. p. 910Producing oil; as, oleiferous seeds.Ō'le-īne, n. p. 910(Chem.) The thin, oily part of fats.Ō'le-ōm'e-ter, n. p. 910An instrument to ascertain the weight and purity of oil; an elaiometer.Ō'le-on, n. p. 910(Chem.) A peculiar liquid obtained by the distillation of a mixture of oleic acid and lime.Ō'le-ōp'tēne, n. p. 910(Chem.) The liquid portion of a volatile oil; elæopten.Ō'le-o-phos-phōr'ic, a. p. 910(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, oleine and phosphoric; as, oleo-phosphoric acid.Ō'le-o-rē'sĭn, n. p. 910— A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.Ō'le-o-säc'cha-rūm, n. p. 910A mixture of oil and sugar. Ure.Ō'le-ōse or Ō'le-oŭs, a. p. 910Oily. [Rare.] Ray.ō/le-ōs'i-ty, n. p. 910The quality of being oily or fat; fatness. [Obs.] How knew you him? By his viscosity. His oleosity, and his suscitatility. B. Jonson.ŏl'e-rā'ceōŭs, a. p. 910Pertaining to pot-herbs; of the nature or qualities of herbs for cookery. Browne.Ol-fāct', v. t. p. 910To smell; — used in burlesque. Hudibras.Ol-făc'tion, n. p. 910The sense by which we perceive the impressions made on the olfactory nerves by the odorous particles suspended in the atmosphere. Dunglison.Ol-făc'tive or Ol-făc'to-ry, a. p. 910Pertaining to smelling; having the sense of smelling; as, olfactory nerves. Locke.Ol-făc'tor, n. p. 910An organ of smelling; a nose. If thy nose, Sir Spirit, were any thing more than the ghost of an olfactor, I would offer thee a pinch [of snuff]. Southey.Ol-făc'to-ry, n. p. 910An organ of smelling; also, the sense of smell.Ŏl'i-ban, n. p. 910The same as OLIBANUM.O-lĭb'a-nŭm, n. p. 910An inspissated sap obtained in semi-transparent globules, brittle, and adhesive when warm. Its taste is bitterish and aromatic. It burns for a long time, with an agreeable odor, and a steady, clear…Ōl'id, a. p. 910Ŏl'id-ōŭs p. 910Having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid. [Obs.] Doyle. Browne.Ŏl'i-gärch, n. p. 910One of those who constitute an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical government.Ōl'i-gärch'al or Ōl'i-gärch'ie, a. p. 910[Fr. oligarchique, Sp. oligarquico, It. oligarchico, Gr.Ol'i-gärch'ie-al p. 910ὀλιγαρχικός. See infra.] Pertaining to oligarchy, or government by a few.Ŏl'i-gärch'ist, n. p. 910An advocate or supporter of oligarchy.ŏl'i-gärch'/y, n. p. 910A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons. By the great body of the clergy he was regarded as the ablest and most intrepid tribune that had ever defended…ōl'i-gĭst, n. p. 910(Min.) Specular iron ore, presenting a steel-gray color and a brilliant luster when in crystals. Dana.Ōl'i-gīst or Ōl'i-gīst'ie, a. p. 910Of, or pertaining to, specular iron ore.O-lĭg’o-elāse, n. p. 910(Min.) A mineral of a white color, or white with a shade of yellow, gray, red, or green, consisting chiefly of the silicate of alumina, with a small proportion of the silicate of soda, or the…Ō'li-o or Ōl'io, n. p. 910A dish of stewed meat. Besides a good olio, the dishes were trifling, hashed and con- / dited after their way, not at all fit for an English stomach. Evelyn. 2. A mixture; a medley. Dryden. 3. (Mus.)…Ŏl'i-to-ry, a. p. 911Belonging or relating to a kitchen-garden; as, olitory seeds; used or cultivated as a kitchen-garden. “At convenient distance toward the olitory garden.” Evelyn.Ŏl/i-vā'ceous, a. p. 911Of the color of the olive; olive-green.Ōl'i-vās'ter, a. p. 911Of the color of the olive; tawny.Ŏl'ĭve, n. p. 911(Bot.) (a.) A plant or tree (the Olea Europæa), the emblem of peace. The common olive-tree grows in warm climates, and rises to the height of twenty or thirty feet, having an upright stem with…Ŏl'ĭved, a. p. 911Decorated or furnished with olive-trees.Ŏl'i-ve-nīte, n. p. 911(Min.) An olive-green ore of copper, containing arsenic acid. Dana.Ŏl'i-vīle, n. p. 911(Chem.) A crystallizable acrid substance obtained from the gum of the olive-tree. Gregory.ŏl'i-vīne, n. p. 911(Min.) An olive-green variety of chrysolite. 2. (Chem.) A bitter crystalline matter found on the leaves of the olive-plant. Gregory.ō'la, n. p. 911A palm-leaf prepared for writing on with a pointed piece of wood, metal, &c.