Chapter 1060

O"gress (?) , n. [F. ogresse . See Ogre .] A female ogre.

Tennyson.

Ogreism, Ogrism <Xpage=999>

O"gre*ism (?) , O"grism (?) , n. The character or manners of an ogre.

Ogygian <Xpage=999>

O*gyg"i*an (?) , a. [L. Ogygius , Gr. <?/.] Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity.

Oh <Xpage=999>

Oh (?) , interj. [See O, interj .] An exclamation expressing various emotions, according to the tone and manner, especially surprise, pain, sorrow, anxiety, or a wish. See the Note under O.

Ohm <Xpage=999>

Ohm (?) , n. [So called from the German electrician, G.S. Ohm .] (Elec.) The standard unit in the measure of electrical resistance, being the resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one amp\'82re. As defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893, and by United States Statute, it is a resistance substantially equal to 10 9 units of resistance of the C.G.S. system of electro-magnetic units, and is represented by the resistance offered to an unvarying electric current by a column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice 14.4521 grams in mass, of a constant cross-sectional area, and of the length of 106.3 centimeters. As thus defined it is called the international ohm .

Ohm's law (Elec.) , the statement of the fact that the strength or intensity of an electrical current is directly proportional to the electro-motive force, and inversely proportional to the resistance of the circuit.

Oho <Xpage=999>

O*ho" (?) , interj. An exclamation of surprise, etc.

-oid <Xpage=999>

-oid (?) . [Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ form, akin to <?/ to see, and E. wit : cf.F. -o\'8bde , L. -o\'8bdes .] A suffix or combining form meaning like , resembling , in the form of ; as in anthrop oid , aster oid , spher oid .

O\'8bdium <Xpage=999>

O*\'8bd"i*um (?) , n. [NL., dim. fr. Gr. <?/ egg.] (Bot.) A genus of minute fungi which form a floccose mass of filaments on decaying fruit, etc. Many forms once referred to this genus are now believed to be temporary conditions of fungi of other genera, among them the vine mildew ( O\'8bdium Tuckeri ), which has caused much injury to grapes.

Oil <Xpage=999>

Oil (?) , n. [OE. oile , OF. oile , F. huile , fr. L. oleum ; akin to Gr. <?/. Cf. Olive .] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil , whale oil , rock oil , etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol .

&hand; The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See Petroleum . The vegetable oils are of two classes, essential oils (see under Essential ), and natural oils which in general resemble the animal oils and fats. Most of the natural oils and the animal oils and fats consist of ethereal salts of glycerin, with a large number of organic acids, principally stearic, oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin, olein, and palmitin. Stearin and palmitin prevail in the solid oils and fats, and olein in the liquid oils. Mutton tallow, beef tallow, and lard are rich in stearin, human fat and palm oil in palmitin, and sperm and cod-liver oils in olein. In making soaps, the acids leave the glycerin and unite with the soda or potash.

Animal oil , Bone oil , Dipple's oil , etc. (Old Chem.) , a complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal substances, as bones. See Bone oil , under Bone . -- Drying oils , Essential oils . (Chem.) See under Drying , and Essential . -- Ethereal oil of wine , Heavy oil of wine . (Chem.) See under Ethereal . -- Fixed oil . (Chem.) See under Fixed . -- Oil bag (Zo\'94l.) , a bag, cyst, or gland in animals, containing oil. -- Oil beetle (Zo\'94l.) , any beetle of the genus Meloe and allied genera. When disturbed they emit from the joints of the legs a yellowish oily liquor. Some species possess vesicating properties, and are used instead of cantharides. -- Oil box , &or; Oil cellar (Mach.) , a fixed box or reservoir, for lubricating a bearing; esp., the box for oil beneath the journal of a railway-car axle. -- Oil cake . See under Cake . -- Oil cock , a stopcock connected with an oil cup. See Oil cup . -- Oil color . (a) A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil . (b) Such paints, taken in a general sense. <-- (c)a painting made from such a paint --> -- Oil cup , a cup, or small receptacle, connected with a bearing as a lubricator, and usually provided with a wick, wire, or adjustable valve for regulating the delivery of oil. -- Oil engine , a gas engine worked with the explosive vapor of petroleum. <-- = gasoline engine? --> -- Oil gas , inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting streets, houses, etc. -- Oil gland . (a) (Zo\'94l.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds, the large gland at the base of the tail . (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil. -- Oil green , a pale yellowish green, like oil. -- Oil of brick , empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are sawn or cut. Brande & C. -- Oil of talc , a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] B. Jonson . -- Oil of vitriol (Chem.) , strong sulphuric acid; -- so called from its oily consistency and from its forming the vitriols or sulphates. -- Oil of wine , <OE/nanthic ether. See under <OE/nanthic . -- Oil painting . (a) The art of painting in oil colors . (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally ground in oil. -- Oil palm (Bot.) , a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil, esp. El\'91is Guineensis . See El\'91is . -- Oil sardine (Zo\'94l.) , an East Indian herring ( Clupea scombrina ), valued for its oil. -- Oil shark (Zo\'94l.) (a) The liver shark . (b) The tope. -- Oil still , a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum. -- Oil test , a test for determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode. -- Oil tree . (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Ricinus ( R. communis), from the seeds of which castor oil is obtained. (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See Mahwa . (c) The oil palm. -- To burn the midnight oil , to study or work late at night. -- Volatle oils . See Essential oils , under Essential .

Oil <Xpage=999>

Oil (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Oiled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Oiling .] To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.

Oilbird <Xpage=999>

Oil"bird` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Guacharo .

Oilcloth <Xpage=999>

Oil"cloth" (?) , n. Cloth treated with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering flooors, etc.

Oiled <Xpage=999>

Oiled (?) , a. Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil.

Oiled silk , silk rendered waterproof by saturation with boiled oil.

Oiler <Xpage=999>

Oil"er (?) , n. 1. One who deals in oils.

2. One who, or that which, oils.

Oilery <Xpage=999>

Oil"er*y (?) , n. [Cf.F. huilerie .] The business, the place of business, or the goods, of a maker of, or dealer in, oils.

Oiliness <Xpage=999>

Oil"i*ness (?) , n. The quality of being oily.

Bacon.

Oillet <Xpage=999>

Oil"let (?) , n. [See Eyelet .] (Arch.) (a) A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in medi\'91val fortifications. (b) A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture. [Written also oylet .]

Oilman <Xpage=999>

Oil"man (?) , n. ; pl. Oilmen (<?/) . One who deals in oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and pickles. <-- 2. one working in the petroleum industry, esp. an oil company executive. -->

Oilnut <Xpage=999>

Oil"nut` (?) , n. (Bot.) The buffalo nut. See Buffalo nut , under Buffalo .

&hand; The name is also applied to various nuts and seeds yielding oil, as the butternut, cocoanut, oil-palm nut.

Oilseed <Xpage=999>

Oil"seed` (?) , n. (Bot.) (a) Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See Castor bean . (b) A cruciferous herb ( Camelina sativa ). (c) The sesame.

Oilskin <Xpage=999>

Oil"skin` (?) , n. Cloth made waterproof by oil.

Oilstone <Xpage=999>

Oil"stone` (?) , n. A variety of hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting tools when lubricated with oil.

Oily <Xpage=999>

Oil"y (?) , a. [ Compar. Oilier (?) ; superl. Oiliest .] 1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance .

Bacon.

2. Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an oily appearance .

3. Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating. "This oily rascal."

Shak.

His oily compliance in all alterations. Fuller.

Oily grain (Bot.) , the sesame. -- Oily palm , the oil palm.

Oinement <Xpage=999>

Oi"ne*ment (?) , n. Ointment. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Oinomania <Xpage=999>

Oi`no*ma"ni*a (?) , n. See \'d2nomania .

Oint <Xpage=999>

Oint (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ointed ; p. pr & vb. n. Ointing .] [F. oint , p.p. of oindre , L. ungere . See Anoint , Ointment .] To anoint. [Obs.]

Dryden.

Ointment <Xpage=999>

Oint"ment (?) , n. [OE. oinement , OF. oignement , fr.F. oindre to anoint, L. ungere , unguere ; akin to Skr. a<?/j , and to G. anke (in Switzerland) butter. The first t in the E. word is due to the influence of anoint . Cf. Anoint , Unguent .] That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.

Ojibways <Xpage=999>

O*jib"ways (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Ojibway . (Ethnol.) Same as Chippeways .

Ojo <Xpage=999>

O"jo (?) , n. [Sp., prop., an eye.] A spring, surrounded by rushes or rank grass; an oasis. [Southwestern U.S.]

Bartlett.

Oke <Xpage=999>

Oke (?) , n. [Turk. okkah , fr. Ar. &umac;k&imac;yah , wak&imac;yah , prob. fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, an ounce, fr. L. uncia. Cf. Ounce a weight.]

1. A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 2<frac34/ pounds.

2. An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 2<frac12/ pints.

Okenite <Xpage=999>

O"ken*ite (?) , n. [Prob. from Lorenz Oken , a German naturalist.] (Min.) A massive and fibrous mineral of a whitish color, chiefly hydrous silicate of lime.

Oker <Xpage=999>

O"ker (?) , n. (Min.) See Ocher .

Okra <Xpage=999>

O"kra (?) , n. (Bot.) An annual plant ( Abelmoschus, &or; Hibiscus, esculentus ), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo. [Written also ocra and ochra .]

-ol <Xpage=999>

-ol (?) . [From alcoh ol .] (Chem.) A suffix denoting that the substance in the name of which it appears belongs to the series of alcohols or hydroxyl derivatives , as carbin ol , glycer ol , etc.

<page="1000"> Page 1000

<page="1000"> Page 1000

Olay <Xpage=1000>

O"lay (?) , n. pl. [Tamil \'d3lai .] Palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a style pointed with steel. [Written also ola .]

Balfour (Cyc. of India).

Old <Xpage=1000>

Old (?) , n. Open country. [Obs.] See World .

Shak.

Old <Xpage=1000>

Old , a. [ Compar. Older (?) ; superl. Oldest .] [OE. old , ald , AS. ald , eald ; akin to D. oud , OS. ald , OFries. ald , old , G. alt , Goth. alpeis , and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf. Adult , Alderman , Aliment , Auld , Elder .]

1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree .

Let not old age disgrace my high desire. Sir P. Sidney.

The melancholy news that we grow old . Young.

2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship. "An old acquaintance."

Camden.

3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise. "The old schools of Greece." Milton . "The character of the old Ligurians." Addison .

4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old ; a cathedral centuries old .

And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? Cen. xlvii. 8.

&hand; In this use old regularly follows the noun that designates the age; as, she was eight years old .

5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.

Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old . Milton.

6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land , as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.

7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.

8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]

If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have old turning the key. Shak.

9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of reproach.

10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old ; as, the good old times ; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.

11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity. "Go thy ways, old lad."

Shak.

Old age , advanced years; the latter period of life. -- Old bachelor . See Bachelor , 1. -- Old Catholics . See under Catholic . -- Old English . See under English . n. , 2. -- Old Nick , Old Scratch , the devil. -- Old lady (Zo\'94l.) , a large European noctuid moth ( Mormo maura ). -- Old maid . (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never been married; a spinster . (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered periwinkle ( Vinca rosea ). (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The person with whom the odd card is left is the old maid . -- Old man's beard . (Bot.) (a) The traveler's joy ( Clematis Vitalba ). So named from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit. (b) The Tillandsia usneoides . See Tillandsia . -- Old man's head (Bot.) , a columnar cactus ( Pilocereus senilis ), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with long white hairs. -- Old red sandstone (Geol.) , a series of red sandstone rocks situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and conglomerates. See Sandstone , and the Chart of Geology . -- Old school , a school or party belonging to a former time, or preserving the character, manner, or opinious of a former time; as, a gentleman of the old school ; -- used also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians . -- Old sledge , an old and well-known game of cards, called also all fours , and high, low, Jack, and the game . -- Old squaw (Zo\'94l.) , a duck ( Clangula hyemalis ) inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is varied with black and white and is remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also longtailed duck , south southerly , callow , hareld , and old wife . -- Old style . (Chron.) See the Note under Style . -- Old Testament . See under Testament . -- Old wife . [In the senses b and c written also oldwife .] (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.

Refuse profane and old wives' fables. 1 Tim. iv. 7.

(b) (Zo\'94l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ( Cantharus lineatus ), the American alewife, etc. (c) (Zo\'94l.) A duck; the old squaw. -- Old World , the Eastern Hemisphere.

Syn. -- Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. See Ancient .

Olden <Xpage=1000>

Old"en (?) , a. Old; ancient; as, the olden time . "A minstrel of the olden stamp."

J. C. Shairp.

Olden <Xpage=1000>

Old"en , v. i. To grow old; to age. [R.]

She had oldened in that time. Thackeray.

Old-fashioned <Xpage=1000>

Old`-fash"ioned (?) , a. Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to old customs or ideas; as, an old-fashioned dress, girl . " Old-fashioned men of wit."

Addison.

This old-fashioned , quaint abode. Longfellow.

Old-gentlemanly <Xpage=1000>

Old`-gen"tle*man*ly (?) , a. Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one.

Byron.

Oldish <Xpage=1000>

Old"ish , a. Somewhat old.

Old lang syne <Xpage=1000>

Old` lang syne" (?) . See Auld lang syne .

Old-maidish <Xpage=1000>

Old`-maid"ish (?) , a. Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.

Old-maidism <Xpage=1000>

Old`-maid"ism (?) , n. The condition or characteristics of an old maid.

G. Eliot.

Oldness <Xpage=1000>

Old"ness , n. The state or quality of being old; old age.

Oldster <Xpage=1000>

Old"ster (?) , n. [Cf. Youngster .] An old person. [Jocular]

H. Kingsley.