Webster's Dictionary 1913

784

Oliva

‖O‐li″va (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully colored.

785

Olivaceous

Ol′i‐va″ceous (?), a. [L. oliva olive.] Resembling the olive; of the color of the olive; olive-green.

786

Olivary

Ol″i‐va‐ry (?), a. [L. olivarius belonging to olives, fr. oliva an olive: cf. F. olivaire.] (Anat.) Like an olive.Olivary body(Anat.), an oval prominence on each side of the med...

787

Olivaster

Ol′i‐vas″ter (?), a. [L. oliva olive: cf. F. olivâtre.] Of the color of the olive; tawny. Sir T. Herbert.

788

Olive

Ol″ive (?), n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. �. See Oil.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree (Olea Europæa) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, on...

789

Olive (2)

Ol″ive, a. Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.

790

Olived

Ol″ived (?), a. Decorated or furnished with olive trees. T. Warton.

791

Olivenite

O‐liv″en‐ite (?), n.(Min.) An olive-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of copper; olive ore.

792

Oliver

Ol″i‐ver (?), n. 1. [OF. oliviere.] An olive grove. Chaucer.2. [F. olivier.] An olive tree. Chaucer.

793

Oliver (2)

Ol″i‐ver, n. A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.

794

Oliverian

Ol′i‐ve″ri‐an (?), n.(Eng. Hist.) An adherent of Oliver Cromwell. Macaulay.

795

Olivewood

Ol′ive‐wood″ (?), n.(Bot.) (a) The wood of the olive. (b) An Australian name given to the hard white wood of certain trees of the genus Elæodendron, and also to the trees themse...

796

Olivil

Ol′i‐vil (?), n. [Cf. F. olivile.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties. [Writte...

797

Olivin

Ol″i‐vin (?), n.(Chem.) A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; — called also olivite.

798

Olivine

Ol″i‐vine (?), n. [Cf. F. olivine.] (Min.) A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks.

799

Olivite

Ol″i‐vite (?), n.(Chem.) See Olivin.

800

Olla

Ol″la (?), n. [See Olio.] 1. A pot or jar having a wide mouth; a cinerary urn, especially one of baked clay.2. A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla-podrida.

801

Olla-podrida

‖Ol′la–po‐dri″da (?), n. [Sp., lit., a rotten pot. See Olio.] 1. A favorite Spanish dish, consisting of a mixture of several kinds of meat chopped fine, and stewed with vegetabl...

802

Ology

Ol″o‐gy (?), n. [See -logy.] A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology, geology, mineralogy, and all o...

803

Olpe

‖Ol″pe (?), n. Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.

804

Olusatrum

‖O‐lu″sa‐trum (?), n. [L. holusatrum, olusatrum; olus garden herb + ater black.] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant, the common Alexanders of Western Europe (Smyrnium Olusatrum).

805

Olympiad

O‐lym″pi‐ad (ō̍‐lĭm″pĭ‐ăd), n. [L. olympias, -adis, Gr. ολυμπιἄσ, -άδοσ, fr. Ὄλυμποσ Olympus, a mountain in Macedonia: cf. F. olympiade.] (Greek Antiq.) A period of four years, ...

806

Olympiad (2)

O‐lym″pi‐ad (?), n. The quadrennial celebration of the modern Olympic games; as, the first Olympiad (1906).

807

Olympian

{ O‐lym″pi‐an (–an), O‐lym″pic (–pĭk), } a. [L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. Ολὔμπιοσ, Ολυμπικὄσ, fr. Ὄλυμποσ: cf. F. olympique. See Olympiad.] Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mounta...

808

Olympianism

O‐lym″pi‐an‐ism (?), n. Worship of the Olympian gods, esp. as a dominant cult or religion.

809

Olympic (2)

{ O‐lym″pic, orO‐lym″pi‐an, games }. A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting of international athletic games, races, etc., now held once in four years, the ...

810

Olympionic

O‐lym′pi‐on″ic (?), n. An ode in honor of a victor in the Olympic games. Johnson.