Webster's Dictionary 1913

1378

Orchestian

Or‐ches″tian (?), n. [From Gr. � a dancer. See Orchestra.] (Zoöl.) Any species of amphipod crustacean of the genus Orchestia, or family Orchestidæ. See Beach flea, under Beach.

1379

Orchestra

Or″ches‐tra (?), n. [L. orchestra, Gr. �, orig., the place for the chorus of dancers, from � to dance: cf. F. orchestre.] 1. The space in a theater between the stage and the aud...

1380

Orchestral

Or″ches‐tral (?), a. Of or pertaining to an orchestra; suitable for, or performed in or by, an orchestra.

1381

Orchestration

Or′ches‐tra″tion (?), n.(Mus.) The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; — called also instrumentation.

1382

Orchestre

Or″ches‐tre (?), n. See Orchestra.

1383

Orchestric

Or‐ches″tric (?), a. Orchestral.

1384

Orchestrion

Or‐ches″tri‐on (?), n. A large music box imitating a variety of orchestral instruments.

1385

Orchid

Or″chid (?), n. [See Orchis.] (Bot.) Any plant of the order Orchidaceæ. See Orchidaceous.

1386

Orchidaceous

Or′chi‐da″ceous (?), a.(Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidaceæ) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial he...

1387

Orchidean

Or‐chid″e‐an (?), a.(Bot.) Orchidaceous.

1388

Orchideous

Or‐chid″e‐ous (?), a.(Bot.) Same as Orchidaceous.

1389

Orchidologist

Or′chid‐ol″o‐gist (?), n. One versed in orchidology.

1390

Orchidology

Or′chid‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � the orchis + -logy.] The branch of botany which treats of orchids.

1391

Orchil

Or″chil (?), n. See Archil.

1392

Orchilla weed

Or‐chil″la weed′ (?). (Bot.) The lichen from which archil is obtained. See Archil.

1393

Orchis

Or″chis (?), n.; pl.Orchises (#).1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They are perennial herbs gro...

1394

Orchitis

‖Or‐chi″tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � a testicle + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the testicles.

1395

Orchotomy

Or‐chot″o‐my (?), n. [Gr. � a testicle + τέμνειν to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration.

1396

Orcin

Or″cin (?), n. [Etymology uncertain: cf. F. orcine.] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.)...

1397

Ord

Ord (ôrd), n. [AS. ord point.] An edge or point; also, a beginning. Chaucer.Ord and end, the beginning and end. Cf. Odds and ends, under Odds. Chaucer.Halliwell.

1398

Ordain

Or‐dain″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ordained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ordaining.] [OE. ordeinen, OF. ordener, F. ordonner, fr. L. ordinare, from ordo, ordinis, order. See Order, and cf....

1399

Ordainable

Or‐dain″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being ordained; worthy to be ordained or appointed. Bp. Hall.

1400

Ordainer

Or‐dain″er (?), n. One who ordains.

1401

Ordainment

Or‐dain″ment (?), n. Ordination. Burke.

1402

Ordal

Or″dal (?), n. Ordeal. Chaucer.

1403

Ordalian

Or‐da″li‐an (?), a. [LL. ordalium.] Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal. Bp. Hall.

1404

Ordeal

Or″de‐al (ôr″dē̍‐al), n. [AS. ordāl, ordǣl, a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or- being akin to ā- compounded with verbs, ...