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2. That which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation, etc.

The Scriptures may be now read in their own original . Milton.

3. An original thinker or writer; an originator. [R.]

Men who are bad at copying, yet are good originals . C. G. Leland.

4. A person of marked eccentricity. [Colloq.]

5. (Zo\'94l. & Bot.) The natural or wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the original of the dog, the blackthorn the original of the plum .

Originalist <Xpage=1012>

O*rig"i*nal*ist , n. One who is original. [R.]

Originality <Xpage=1012>

O*rig`i*nal"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. originalit\'82 .] The quality or state of being original.

Macaulay.

Originally <Xpage=1012>

O*rig"i*nal*ly (?) , adv. 1. In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or imitation.

God is originally holy in himself. Bp. Pearson.

2. At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or costruction; as, a book originally written by another hand . " Originally a half length [portrait]."

Walpole.

Originalness <Xpage=1012>

O*rig"i*nal*ness (?) , n. The quality of being original; originality. [R.]

Johnson.

Originant <Xpage=1012>

O*rig"i*nant (?) , a. Originating; original. [R.]

An absolutely originant act of self will. Prof. Shedd.

Originary <Xpage=1012>

O*rig"i*na*ry (?) , a. [L. originarius : cf. F. originaire .] 1. Causing existence; productive. [R.]

The production of animals, in the originary way, requires a certain degree of warmth. Cheyne.

2. Primitive; primary; original. [R.]

The grand originary right of all rights. Hickok.

Originate <Xpage=1012>

O*rig"i*nate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Originated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Originating .] [From Origin .] To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new.

A decomposition of the whole civill and political mass, for the purpose of originating a new civil order. Burke.

Originate <Xpage=1012>

O*rig"i*nate , v. i. To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council .

Origination <Xpage=1012>

O*rig`i*na"tion (?) , n. [L. originatio .]

1. The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production. "The origination of the universe."

Keill.

What comes from spirit is a spontaneous origination . Hickok.

2. Mode of production, or bringing into being.

This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit, butterflies, after the common origination of all caterpillars. Ray.

Originative <Xpage=1012>

O*rig"i*na*tive (?) , a. Having power, or tending, to originate, or bring into existence; originating. H. Bushnell . -- O*rig"i*na*tive*ly , adv.

Originator <Xpage=1012>

O*rig"i*na`tor (?) , n. One who originates.

Orillon <Xpage=1012>

O*ril"lon (?) , n. [F., lit., a little ear, from oreille an ear, fr. L. oricula , auricula , dim. of auris an ear. See Ear .] (Fort.) A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses.

Oriol <Xpage=1012>

O"ri*ol (?) , n. See Oriel .

Oriole <Xpage=1012>

O"ri*ole (?) , n. [OF. oriol , oriouz , orieus , F. loriot (for l'oriol ), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr. aurum gold. Cf. Aureole , Oriel , Loriot .] (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolid\'91 . They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole ( Oriolus galbula , or O. oriolus ) has a very musical flutelike note. (b) In America, any one of several species of the genus Icterus , belonging to the family Icterid\'91 . See Baltimore oriole , and Orchard oriole , under Orchard .

Crested oriole . (Zo\'94l.) See Cassican .

Orion <Xpage=1012>

O*ri"on (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/, orig., a celebrated hunter in the oldest Greek mythology, after whom this constellation was named.] (Astron.) A large and bright constellation on the equator, between the stars Aldebaran and Sirius. It contains a remarkable nebula visible to the naked eye.

The flaming glories of Orion's belt. E. Everett.

Oriskany <Xpage=1012>

O*ris"ka*ny (?) , a. [From Oriskany , in New York.] (Geol.) Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the Silurian age.

Oriskany period , a subdivision of the American Paleozoic system intermediate or translational in character between the Silurian and Devonian ages. See Chart of Geology .

Orismological <Xpage=1012>

O*ris`mo*log"ic*al (?) , a. (Nat. Hist.) Of or pertaining to orismology.

Orismology <Xpage=1012>

O`ris*mol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a marking out by boundaries, the definition of a word + -logy . See Horizon .] That departament of natural history which treats of technical terms.

Orison <Xpage=1012>

Or"i*son (?) , n. [OF. orison , oreson , oreison , F. oraison , fr. L. oratio speech, prayer. See Oration .] A prayer; a supplication. [Poetic]

Chaucer. Shak.

Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began Their orisons , each morning duly paid. Milton.

Orisont <Xpage=1012>

Or"i*sont (?) , n. Horizon. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Ork <Xpage=1012>

Ork (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Orc .

Orkneyan <Xpage=1012>

Ork"ney*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the Orkney islands. " Orkneyan skerries."

Longfellow.

Orle <Xpage=1012>

Orle (?) , n. [F. orle an orle, a fillet, fr. LL. orla border, dim. of L. ora border, margin.]

1. (Her.) A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border.

2. (Her.) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest.

In orle , round the escutcheon, leaving the middle of the field vacant, or occupied by something else; -- said of bearings arranged on the shield in the form of an orle.

Orleans <Xpage=1012>

Or"le*ans (?) , n. [So called from the city of Orl\'82ans , in France.] 1. A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel.

2. A variety of the plum. See under Plum . [Eng.]

Orlo <Xpage=1012>

Or"lo (?) , n. [Sp.] (Mus.) A wind instrument of music in use among the Spaniards.

Orlop <Xpage=1012>

Or"lop (?) , n. [D. overloop the upper deck, lit., a running over or overflowing, fr. overloopen to run over. See Over , and Leap , and cf. Overloop .] (Naut.) The lowest deck of a vessel, esp. of a ship of war, consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on which the cables are coiled.

Ormer <Xpage=1012>

Or"mer (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An abalone.

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Ormolu <Xpage=1013>

Or`mo*lu" (?) , n. [F. or moulu ; or gold (L. aurum ) + moulu , p. p. of moudre to grind, to mill, L. molere . See Aureate , and Mill .] A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its composition than ordinary brass contains. Its golden color is often heightened by means of lacquer of some sort, or by use of acids. Called also mosaic gold .

Ormolu varnish , a varnish applied to metals, as brass, to give the appearance of gold.

Ormuzd <Xpage=1013>

Or"muzd (?) , n. [Zend Ahuramazda .] The good principle, or being, of the ancient Persian religion. See Ahriman .

Orn <Xpage=1013>

Orn (?) , v. t. To ornament; to adorn. [Obs.]

Joye.

Ornament <Xpage=1013>

Or"na*ment (?) , n. [OE. ornement , F. ornement , fr. L. ornamentum , fr. ornare to adorn.] That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.

The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 4.

Like that long-buried body of the king Found lying with his urns and ornaments . Tennyson.

Ornament <Xpage=1013>

Or"na*ment (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ornamented ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ornamenting .] To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament a room, or a city .

Syn. -- See Adorn .

Ornamental <Xpage=1013>

Or`na*men"tal (?) , a. [Cf. F. ornemental .] Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.

Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne.

Ornamentally <Xpage=1013>

Or`na*men"tal*ly , adv. By way of ornament.

Ornamentation <Xpage=1013>

Or`na*men*ta"tion (?) , n. 1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.

2. That which ornaments; ornament.

C. Kingsley.

Ornamenter <Xpage=1013>

Or"na*ment*er (?) , n. One who ornaments; a decorator.

Ornate <Xpage=1013>

Or*nate" (?) , a. [L. ornatus , p. p. of ornare to adorn.] 1. Adorned; decorated; beautiful. "So bedecked, ornate , and gay."

Milton.

2. Finely finished, as a style of composition.

A graceful and ornate rhetoric. Milton.

Ornate <Xpage=1013>

Or*nate" , v. t. To adorn; to honor. [R.]

They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. Latimer.

Ornately <Xpage=1013>

Or*nate"ly , adv. In an ornate manner.

Sir T. More.

Ornateness <Xpage=1013>

Or*nate"ness , n. The quality of being ornate.

Ornature <Xpage=1013>

Or"na*ture (?) , n. [L. ornatura .] Decoration; ornamentation. [R.]

Holinshed.

Ornithic <Xpage=1013>

Or*nith"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a bird.] Of or pertaining to birds; as, ornithic fossils .

Owen.

Ornithichnite <Xpage=1013>

Or`nith*ich"nite (?) , n. [ Ornitho- + Gr. <?/ track.] (Paleon.) The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone.

Hitchcock.

Ornithichnology <Xpage=1013>

Or`nith*ich*nol"o*gy (?) , n. [ Ornitho- + ichnology .] (Paleon.) The branch of science which treats of ornithichnites.

Hitchcock.

Ornitho- <Xpage=1013>

Ornitho- . [Cf. Ern .] A combining form fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a bird.

Ornithodelphia <Xpage=1013>

Or*ni`tho*del"phi*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/ the womb.] Same as Monotremata . -- Or`ni*tho*del"phid (#) , a.

Ornithoidichnite <Xpage=1013>

Or`ni*thoid*ich"nite (?) , n. [ Ornitho- + -oid + Gr. <?/ footstep, track.] (Paleon.) A fossil track resembling that of a bird.

Hitchcock.

Ornitholite <Xpage=1013>

Or*nith"o*lite (?) , n. [ Ornitho- + -lite .] (Paleon.) (a) The fossil remains of a bird. (b) A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds.

Ornithologic, Ornithological <Xpage=1013>

Or`ni*tho*log"ic (?) , Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. ornithologique .] Of or pertaining to ornithology.

Ornithologist <Xpage=1013>

Or`ni*thol"o*gist (?) , n. [Cf. F. ornithologiste .] One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who describes birds.

Ornithology <Xpage=1013>

Or`ni*thol"o*gy (?) , n. [ Ornitho- + -logy : cf. F. ornithologie .] 1. That branch of zo\'94logy which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification.

2. A treatise or book on this science.

Ornithomancy <Xpage=1013>

Or*nith"o*man`cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, a bird + <?/ divination: cf. F. ornithomancie .] Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.

Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. De Quincey.

Ornithon <Xpage=1013>

Or*ni"thon (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, <?/, a bird.] An aviary; a poultry house.

Weale.

Ornithopappi <Xpage=1013>

Or*ni`tho*pap"pi (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. <?/ a bird + <?/ an ancestor.] (Zo\'94l.) An extinct order of birds. It includes only the Arch\'91opteryx.

Ornithopoda <Xpage=1013>

Or`ni*thop"o*da (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Ornitho- , and -poda .] (Paleon.) An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes, and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See Illust . in Appendix.

Ornithorhynchus <Xpage=1013>

Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a bird + <?/ snout, beak.] (Zo\'94l.) See Duck mole , under Duck .

Ornithosauria <Xpage=1013>

Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Ornitho- , and Sauria .] (Paleon.) An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also Pterosauria .

Ornithoscelida <Xpage=1013>

Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a bird + <?/ a leg.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure (especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and birds. -- Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan (#) , a.

Ornithoscopy <Xpage=1013>

Or`ni*thos"co*py (?) , n. [ Ornitho- + -scopy : cf. Gr. <?/ divination from birds.] Observation of birds and their habits. [R.]

De Quincey.

Ornithotomical <Xpage=1013>

Or`ni*tho*tom"ic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to ornithotomy.

Ornithotomist <Xpage=1013>

Or`ni*thot"o*mist (?) , n. One who is skilled in ornithotomy.

Ornithotomy <Xpage=1013>

Or`ni*thot"o*my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a bird + <?/ to cut.] The anatomy or dissection of birds.

Orographic, Orographical <Xpage=1013>

Or`o*graph"ic (?) , Or`o*graph"ic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to orography.

Orography <Xpage=1013>

O*rog"ra*phy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a mountain + -graphy .] That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe .

Orohippus <Xpage=1013>

Or`o*hip"pus (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ mountain (referring to the Rocky Mountain region) + <?/ horse.] (Paleon.) A genus of American Eocene mammals allied to the horse, but having four toes in front and three behind.

Oroide <Xpage=1013>

O"roide (?) , n. [F. or gold (L. aurum ) + Gr. <?/ form.] An alloy, chiefly of copper and zinc or tin, resembling gold in color and brilliancy. [Written also oreide .]

Orological <Xpage=1013>

Or`o*log"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. orologique .] Of or pertaining to orology.

Orologist <Xpage=1013>

O*rol"o*gist (?) , n. One versed in orology.

Orology <Xpage=1013>

O*rol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ mountain + -logy : cf. F. orologie .] The science or description of mountains.

Orotund <Xpage=1013>

O"ro*tund` (?) , a. [L. os , oris , the mouth + rotundus round, smooth.] Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or manner of utterance. -- n. The orotund voice or utterance

Rush.

Orotundity <Xpage=1013>

O`ro*tun"di*ty (?) , n. The orotund mode of intonation.

Orphaline <Xpage=1013>

Or"pha*line (?) , n. See Orpheline . [Obs.]

Orphan <Xpage=1013>

Or"phan (?) , n. [L. orphanus , Gr. <?/, akin to L. orbus . Cf. Orb a blank window.] A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.

Orphans' court (Law) , a court in some of the States of the Union, having jurisdiction over the estates and persons of orphans or other wards.

Bouvier.

Orphan <Xpage=1013>

Or"phan , a. Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.

Orphan <Xpage=1013>

Or"phan , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Orphaned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Orphaning .] To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.

Young.

Orphanage <Xpage=1013>

Or"phan*age (?) , n. 1. The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively.

2. An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.

Orphancy <Xpage=1013>

Or"phan*cy (?) , n. Orphanhood.

Sir P. Sidney.

Orphanet <Xpage=1013>

Or"phan*et (?) , n. A little orphan.

Drayton.

Orphanhood <Xpage=1013>

Or"phan*hood (?) , n. The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanage.

Orphanism <Xpage=1013>

Or"phan*ism (?) , n. Orphanhood. [R.]

Orphanotrophism <Xpage=1013>

Or`phan*ot"ro*phism (?) , n. The care and support of orphans. [R.]

Cotton Mather (1711).

Orphanotrophy <Xpage=1013>

Or`phan*ot"ro*phy (?) , n. [L. orphanotrophium , Gr. <?/; <?/ an orphan + <?/ to feed, bring up.]

1. A hospital for orphans. [R.]

A. Chalmers.

2. The act of supporting orphans. [R.]

Orpharion <Xpage=1013>

Or*pha"ri*on (?) , n. (Mus.) An old instrument of the lute or cittern kind. [Spelt also orpheoreon .]

Orphean <Xpage=1013>

Or*phe"an (?) , a. [L. Orph <?/ us , Gr. <?/.] Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician; as, Orphean strains .

Cowper.