Webster's Dictionary 1913

1540

Original

O‐rig″i‐nal (?), a. [F. original, L. originalis.]1. Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original s...

1541

Original (2)

O‐rig″i‐nal, n. [Cf. F. original.]1. Origin; commencement; source.It hath it original from much grief. Shak.And spangled heavens, a shining frame,Their great Original proclaim. ...

1542

Originalist

O‐rig″i‐nal‐ist, n. One who is original.

1543

Originality

O‐rig′i‐nal″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. originalité.] The quality or state of being original. Macaulay.

1544

Originally

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 hi...

1545

Originalness

O‐rig″i‐nal‐ness (?), n. The quality of being original; originality. Johnson.

1546

Originant

O‐rig″i‐nant (?), a. Originating; original.An absolutely originant act of self will. Prof. Shedd.

1547

Originary

O‐rig″i‐na‐ry (?), a. [L. originarius: cf. F. originaire.] 1. Causing existence; productive.The production of animals, in the originary way, requires a certain degree of warmth....

1548

Originate

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 p...

1549

Originate (2)

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.

1550

Origination

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 sp...

1551

Originative

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.

1552

Originator

O‐rig″i‐na′tor (?), n. One who originates.

1553

Orillon

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 ...

1554

Oriol

O″ri‐ol (?), n. See Oriel.

1555

Oriole

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.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any...

1556

Orion

O‐ri″on (ō̍‐rī″ŏn), n. [L., fr. Gr. Ωρἴων, orig., a celebrated hunter in the oldest Greek mythology, after whom this constellation was named.] (Astron.) A large and bright const...

1557

Oriskany

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...

1558

Orismological

O‐ris′mo‐log″ic‐al (ō̍‐rĭs′mŏ‐lō̍j″ĭ‐kal), a.(Nat. Hist.) Of or pertaining to orismology.

1559

Orismology

O′ris‐mol″o‐gy (ō′rĭs‐mŏl″ō̍‐jy̆), n. [Gr. ορισμὅσ a marking out by boundaries, the definition of a word + -logy. See Horizon.] That department of natural history which treats o...

1560

Orison

Or″i‐son (?), n. [OF. orison, oreson, oreison, F. oraison, fr. L. oratio speech, prayer. See Oration.] A prayer; a supplication. Chaucer. Shak.Lowly they bowed, adoring, and beg...

1561

Orisont

Or″i‐sont (?), n. Horizon. Chaucer.

1562

Ork

Ork (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Orc.

1563

Orkneyan

Ork″ney‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Orkney islands. “Orkneyan skerries.” Longfellow.

1564

Orle

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 ...

1565

Orleans

Or″le‐ans (?), n. [So called from the city of Orléans, in France.] 1. A cloth made of worsted and cotton, — used for wearing apparel.2. A variety of the plum. See under Plum.

1566

Orlo

‖Or″lo (?), n.(Mus.) A wind instrument of music in use among the Spaniards.