Webster's Dictionary 1913

1459

Orf

{ Orf (?), Or″fe (?), } n.(Zoöl.) A bright-colored domesticated variety of the id. See Id.

1460

Orfgild

Orf″gild′ (?), n. [AS. orf, yrfe, cattle, property + gild, gield, money, fine.] (O. Eng. Law) Restitution for cattle; a penalty for taking away cattle. Cowell.

1461

Orfray

Or″fray (?), n. [F. orfraie. Cf. Osprey, Ossifrage.] (Zoöl.) The osprey. Holland.

1462

Orfrays

Or″frays (?), n. [OF. orfrais, F. orfroi; F. or gold + fraise, frise, fringe, ruff. See Fraise, and cf. Auriphrygiate.] See Orphrey. Rom. of R.

1463

Orgal

Or″gal (?), n.(Chem.) See Argol.

1464

Organ

Or″gan (?), n. [L. organum, Gr. �; akin to � work, and E. work: cf. F. organe. See Work, and cf. Orgue, Orgy.]1. An instrument or medium by which some important action is perfor...

1465

Organ (2)

Or″gan, v. t. To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize.Thou art elemented and organed for other apprehensions. Bp. Mannyngham.

1466

Organdie

{ Or″gan‐die, Or″gan‐dy } (?), n. [F. organdi.] A kind of transparent light muslin.

1467

Organic

Or‐gan″ic (?), a. [L. organicus, Gr. �: cf. F. organique.] 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or c...

1468

Organical

Or‐gan″ic‐al (?), a. Organic.The organical structure of human bodies, whereby they live and move. Bentley.

1469

Organically

Or‐gan″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In an organic manner; by means of organs or with reference to organic functions; hence, fundamentally. Gladstone.

1470

Organicalness

Or‐gan″ic‐al‐ness, n. The quality or state of being organic.

1471

Organicism

Or‐gan″i‐cism (?), n.(Med.) The doctrine of the localization of disease, or which refers it always to a material lesion of an organ. Dunglison.

1472

Organific

Or′gan‐if″ic (?), a. [Organ + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See fy.] Making an organic or organized structure; producing an organism; acting through, or resulting from, organs....

1473

Organism

Or″gan‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. organisme.]1. Organic structure; organization. “The advantageous organism of the eye.” Grew.2. (Biol.) An organized being; a living body, either veget...

1474

Organist

Or″gan‐ist, n. [Cf. F. organiste.] 1. (Mus.) One who plays on the organ.2. (R. C. Ch.) One of the priests who organized or sung in parts.

1475

Organista

‖Or′ga‐nis″ta (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of several South American wrens, noted for the sweetness of their song.

1476

Organity

Or‐gan″i‐ty (?), n. Organism.

1477

Organizability

Or′gan‐i′za‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. Quality of being organizable; capability of being organized.

1478

Organizable

Or″gan‐i′za‐ble (?), a. Capable of being organized; esp. (Biol.), capable of being formed into living tissue; as, organizable matter.

1479

Organization

Or′gan‐i‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. organisation.]1. The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a del...

1480

Organize

Or″gan‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Organized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Organizing (?).] [Cf. F. organiser, Gr. �. See Organ.] 1. (Biol.) To furnish with organs; to give an organic str...

1481

Organizer

Or″gan‐i′zer (?), n. One who organizes.

1482

Organling

Or″gan‐ling (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large kind of sea fish; the orgeis.

1483

Organo-

Or″ga‐no– (?). [See Organ.] A combining form denoting relation to, or connection with, an organ or organs.

1484

Organogen

Or‐gan″o‐gen (?), n. [Organo- + -gen.] (Chem.) A name given to any one of the four elements, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, which are especially characteristic ingredie...

1485

Organogenesis

Or′ga‐no‐gen″e‐sis (?), n. [Organo- + genesis.]1. (Biol.) The origin and development of organs in animals and plants.2. (Biol.) The germ history of the organs and systems of org...