ORANG-OUTANG
ORANG-OU'TANG, noun The satyr or great ape (Simia satyrus,) an animal with a flat face and deformed resemblance of the human form. These animals walk erect like man, feed on fru...
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ORANGE
OR'ANGE, noun [Latin aurantium; so named from aurum, gold, which the orange resembles in color.]The fruit of a species of Citrus which grows in warm climates. The fruit is round...
ORANGE-MUSK
OR'ANGE-MUSK, noun A species of pear.
ORANGE-PEEL
OR'ANGE-PEEL, noun The rind of an orange separated from the fruit.
ORANGE-TAWNY
OR'ANGE-TAWNY, adjective Of the color of an orange.
ORANGE-WIFE
OR'ANGE-WIFE, noun A woman that sells oranges.
ORANGERY
OR'ANGERY, noun A plantation of orange trees.
ORATION
ORA'TION, noun [Latin oratio, from oro, to pray, to utter.]1. A speech or discourse composed according to the rules of oratory, and spoken in public. Orations may be reduced to ...
ORATOR
OR'ATOR, noun [Latin]1. A public speaker. In ancient Rome, orators were advocates for clients in the forum and before the senate and people. They were employed in causes of impo...
ORATORIAL
ORATO'RIAL,ORATO'RIALLY,ORATOR'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to an orator or to oratory; rhetorical; becoming an orator. We say, a man has many oratorical flourishes, or he speaks ...
ORATORIALLY
ORATO'RIALLY,
ORATORICAL
ORATOR'ICAL, a. Pertaining to an orator or to oratory; rhetorical; becoming an orator. We say, a man has many oratorical flourishes, or he speaks in an oratorical way.
ORATORICALLY
ORATOR'ICALLY, adverb In a rhetorical manner.
ORATORIO
ORATO'RIO, noun1. In Italian music, a sacred drama of dialogues, containing recitatives, duets, trios, ritornellos, choruses, etc. The subjects are mostly taken from the Scriptu...
ORATORY
OR'ATORY, noun [Low Latin oratoria, from orator.]1. The art of speaking well, or of speaking according to the rules of rhetoric, in order to persuade. To constitute oratory the ...
ORATRESS
OR'ATRESS,OR'ATRIX, noun A female orator.
ORATRIX
OR'ATRIX, n. A female orator.
ORB
ORB, noun [Latin orbis.]1. A spherical body; as the celestial orbs.2. In astronomy, a hollow globe or sphere.3. A wheel; a circular body that revolves or rolls; as the orbs of a...
ORBATE
ORB'ATE, adjective [Latin orbatus.] Bereaved; fatherless; childless.
ORBATION
ORBA'TION, noun [Latin orbatio, from orbo, to bereave.]Privation of parents or children, or privation in general. [Not used.]
ORBED
ORB'ED, adjective1. Round; circular; orbicular.2. Formed into a circle or round shape.3. Rounded or covered on the exterior.The wheels were orbed with gold.
ORBIC
ORB'IC, adjective Spherical.
ORBICULAR
ORBIC'ULAR, adjective [Latin orbiculus.] Spherical; circular; in the form of an orb.
ORBICULARLY
ORBIC'ULARLY, adverb Spherically.
ORBICULARNESS
ORBIC'ULARNESS, noun Sphericity; the state of being orbicular.
ORBICULATE
ORBIC'ULATE,ORBIC'ULATED, adjective [Latin orbiculatus.] Made or being in the form of an orb. In botany, an orbiculate or orbicular leaf is one that has the periphery of a circl...
ORBICULATED
ORBIC'ULATED, a. [L. orbiculatus.] Made or being in the form of an orb. In botany, an orbiculate or orbicular leaf is one that has the periphery of a circle, or both its longitu...