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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Ol'la-po-dri'da, n. p. 911A favorite Spanish dish, consisting of a mixture of all kinds of meat chopped fine, and stewed with vegetables. 2. Hence, any incongruous mixture or miscellaneous collection; an olio.Hō'o-grāph, n. p. 911See HOLOGRAPH.ōl'o-gy, n. p. 911A science the name of which ends in ology; hence, any science or branch of knowledge. He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology, geology, mineralogy, and all other ologies whatsoever. De…O-lym'pi-ăd, n. p. 911A period of four years, reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, and constituting an important epoch in history and chronology. The olympiads were reckoned from the victory of…Ŏ-lȳm′pi-an or Ŏ-lȳm′pie, a. p. 911Pertaining to Olympus, or to Olympia, a town in Greece. Olympic games, or Olympics (Antiq.), solemn games among the ancient Greeks, dedicated to Olympian Jupiter, celebrated once in four years at…Ŏ-lým'pi-ōn'ic, n. p. 911An ode in honor of a victor in the Olympic games. [Rare.] Johnson.Ōm'a-grā, n. p. 911(Med.) Gout in the shoulder.O-mā'sum, n. p. 911(Anat.) The third stomach of ruminant animals. Dunglison.Ŏm'ber or Ŏm'bre, n. p. 911A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons. When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free. And joined to two, he fails not to make three. Young.Om-brōm'e-ter, n. p. 911An instrument to measure the quantity of rain that falls; a rain-gauge.O-mē'gā or O-mēg'ā, n. p. 911The last letter of the Greek alphabet, as Alpha, A, is the first. Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the ending. Rev. i. 8.ŏm'e-let, n. p. 911A kind of pancake or fritter made chiefly of eggs.Ō'men, n. p. 911An occurrence supposed to signify or portend some future event; a sign or indication; a prognostic; a presage; an augury. Bid go with evil omen, and the brand Of infamy upon my name. Milton.Ō'men, v. t. p. 911To indicate as likely to occur; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise. 2. Hence, to predict, as by omens; to divine; to foretell. “The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened the…Ō'mened, a. p. 911Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens. “Hints deep omened with unwieldy schemes.” Akenside.Ō'men-ing, n. p. 911An augury; a prognostication. These evil omenings do but point out conclusions which are most unlikely to come to pass. W. Scott.O-mĕn’tum, n. p. 911(Anat.) The caul or epiplōon; a membranaceous covering of the bowels, attached to the stomach, and lying on the anterior surface of the intestines.Ō'mer, n. p. 911A Hebrew measure, the tenth of an ephah. Now, an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. Ex. xvi. 36.Ŏm'i-lĕt'ic-al, a. p. 911Affable; polite; gifted in conversation. [Obs.] Farindon.Ŏm'i-nāte, v. t. p. 911To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken. [Obs.]Ŏm'i-nāte, v. i. p. 911To foretoken. [Obs.] This ominates sadly as to our divisions with the Romanists. Decay of Piety.Ŏm'i-nā'tion, n. p. 911The act of ominating; a presaging; prognostic. [Obs.] “Detestable omination toward the priests of God.” Fuller.Ŏm'i-noŭs, a. p. 911Pertaining to an omen. 2. Containing an omen; as, (a.) Foreshowing good; auspicious. Though he had a good ominous name to have made peace, nothing followed. Bacon. (b.) Foreboding evil; inauspicious.…Ŏm'i-noŭs-ly, adv. p. 911In an ominous manner.Ŏm'i-noŭs-ness, n. p. 911The quality of being ominous.O-mĭs'si-ble, a. p. 911Capable of being omitted.O-mis'sion, n. p. 911The act of leaving out; the neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty. The most natural division of all offenses is into those of omission and those of commission. Addison. 2.…O-mĭs'sĭve, a. p. 911Leaving out; omitting. [Rare.] Stackhouse.O-mĭs'sĭve-ly, adv. p. 911By leaving out.O-mĭt', v. t. p. 911To let fall; to leave out; not to insert or name; to drop. These personal comparisons I omit. Bacon. 2. Hence, to pass by; to forbear to perform or to make use of; to neglect. Her father omitted…O-mĭt'tançe, n. p. 911Act of omitting, or state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect. [Obs.] Shak.O-mit'ter, n. p. 911One who omits; a neglecter. The omitters thereof should not mutually censure each other. Fuller.