English Dictionary: Ornithogalum pyrenaicum | by the DICT Development Group |
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Geography \Ge*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Geographies}. [F. g[82]ographie, l. geographia, fr. Gr. [?]; ge`a, gh^, the earth + [?] description, fr. [?] to write, describe. See {Graphic}.] 1. The science which treats of the world and its inhabitants; a description of the earth, or a portion of the earth, including its structure, fetures, products, political divisions, and the people by whom it is inhabited. 2. A treatise on this science. {Astronomical}, {or Mathematical}, geography treats of the earth as a planet, of its shape, its size, its lines of latitude and longitude, its zones, and the phenomena due to to the earth's diurnal and annual motions. {Physical geography} treats of the conformation of the earth's surface, of the distribution of land and water, of minerals, plants, animals, etc., and applies the principles of physics to the explanation of the diversities of climate, productions, etc. {Political geography} treats of the different countries into which earth is divided with regard to political and social and institutions and conditions. | |
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Orang-outang \O*rang"-ou*tang`\, n. [Malayan [?]rang [?]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [?]rang man + [?]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo[94]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Simia satyrus}), which inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. Often called simply {orang}. [Written also {orang-outan}, {orang-utan}, {ourang-utang}, and {oran-utan}.] Note: It is over four feet high, when full grown, and has very long arms, which reach nearly or quite to the ground when the body is erect. Its color is reddish brown. In structure, it closely resembles man in many respects. | |
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Orient \O"ri*ent\, v. t. 1. Same as {Orientate}, 2. 2. To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon; specif. (Surv.), to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature. | |
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Orient \O"ri*ent\, n. 1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold. --Tennyson. 2. The countries of Asia or the East. --Chaucer. Best built city throughout the Orient. --Sir T. Herbert. 3. A pearl of great luster. [R.] --Carlyle. | |
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Orient \O"ri*ent\, v. t. [F. orienter. Cf. {Orientate}.] 1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of. 2. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate. | |
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Orient \O"ri*ent\, a. [F., fr. L. oriens, -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See {Origin}.] 1. Rising, as the sun. Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. --Milton. 2. Eastern; oriental. [bd]The orient part.[b8] --Hakluyt. 3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East. [bd]Pearls round and orient.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. [bd]Orient gems.[b8] --Wordsworth. [bd]Orient liquor in a crystal glass.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Oriental \O`ri*en"tal\, a. [L. orientalis: cf. F. oriental.] Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to {occidental}; as, Oriental countries. The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Oriental \O`ri*en"tal\, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic. 2. pl. (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite. | |
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Amethyst \Am"e*thyst\, [F. ametiste, amatiste, F. am[82]thyste, L. amethystus, fr. Gr. [?] without drunkenness; as a noun, a remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this power; 'a priv. + [?] to be drunken, [?] strong drink, wine. See {Mead}.] 1. (Min.) A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone. {Oriental amethyst}, the violet-blue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire. 2. (Her.) A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms. | |
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Canton crape \Can"ton crape"\ (kr[amac]p"). A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also {Oriental crape}. --De Colange. | |
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Crape \Crape\ (kr[amac]p), n. [F. cr[ecir]pe, fr. L. crispus curled, crisped. See {Crisp}.] A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some clergymen. A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. --Pope. {Crape myrtle} (Bot.), a very ornamental shrub ({Lagerstr[94]mia Indica}) from the East Indies, often planted in the Southern United States. Its foliage is like that of the myrtle, and the flower has wavy crisped petals. {Oriental crape}. See {Canton crape}. | |
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Aleppo boil \A*lep"po boil\, button \button\, [or] evil \evil\ . (Med.) A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also {Aleppo ulcer}, {Biskara boil}, {Delhi boil}, {Oriental sore}, etc. | |
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Verd antique \Verd` an*tique"\ [F. vert antique a kind of marble; verd, vert, green + antique ancient: cf. It. verde antico.] (Min.) (a) A mottled-green serpentine marble. (b) A green porphyry called {oriental verd antique}. | |
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Orientalism \O`ri*en"tal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. orientalisme.] 1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people. 2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc. --London Quart. Rev. | |
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Orientalist \O`ri*en"tal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. orientaliste.] 1. An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental. 2. One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of Orientalists. --Sir J. Shore. | |
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Orientality \O`ri*en*tal"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being oriental or eastern. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Orientalize \O`ri*en"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Orientalizing}.] to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions. | |
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Orientalize \O`ri*en"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Orientalizing}.] to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions. | |
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Orientalize \O`ri*en"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Orientalizing}.] to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions. | |
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Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [From {Orient}.] 1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward. 2. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves. A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S. Dana. | |
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Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. i. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east. | |
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Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [From {Orient}.] 1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward. 2. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves. A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S. Dana. | |
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Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [From {Orient}.] 1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward. 2. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves. A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S. Dana. | |
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Orientation \O`ri*en*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. orientation.] 1. The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings. 2. The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis. 3. An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end. 4. Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement. The task of orientation undertaken in this chapter. --L. F. Ward. | |
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Orientness \O"ri*ent*ness\, n. The quality or state of being orient or bright; splendor. [Obs.] --Fuller. | |
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Ornate \Or*nate"\, a. [L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn.] 1. Adorned; decorated; beautiful. [bd]So bedecked, ornate, and gay.[b8] --Milton. 2. Finely finished, as a style of composition. A graceful and ornate rhetoric. --Milton. | |
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Ornate \Or*nate"\, v. t. To adorn; to honor. [R.] They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. --Latimer. | |
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Ornately \Or*nate"ly\, adv. In an ornate manner. --Sir T. More. | |
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Ornateness \Or*nate"ness\, n. The quality of being ornate. | |
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Ornature \Or"na*ture\, n. [L. ornatura.] Decoration; ornamentation. [R.] --Holinshed. | |
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Ornithic \Or*nith"ic\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], a bird.] Of or pertaining to birds; as, ornithic fossils. --Owen. | |
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Ornithichnite \Or`nith*ich"nite\, n. [Ornitho- + Gr. [?] track.] (Paleon.) The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone. --Hitchcock. | |
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Ornithichnology \Or`nith*ich*nol"o*gy\, n. [Ornitho- + ichnology.] (Paleon.) The branch of science which treats of ornithichnites. --Hitchcock. | |
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Ornitho- \Ornitho-\ [Cf. {Ern}.] A combining form fr. Gr. [?], [?], a bird. | |
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d8Ornithodelphia \[d8]Or*ni`tho*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + [?] the womb.] Same as {Monotremata}. -- {Or`ni*tho*del"phid}, a. | |
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{Blazing star}, {Double star}, {Multiple star}, {Shooting star}, etc. See under {Blazing}, {Double}, etc. {Nebulous star} (Astron.), a small well-defined circular nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star. {Star anise} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so called from its star-shaped capsules. {Star apple} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of about sixty species, and the natural order ({Sapotace[91]}) to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family. {Star conner}, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne. {Star coral} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of stony corals belonging to {Astr[91]a}, {Orbicella}, and allied genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and contain conspicuous radiating septa. {Star cucumber}. (Bot.) See under {Cucumber}. {Star flower}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Ornithogalum}; star-of-Bethlehem. (b) See {Starwort} (b) . (c) An American plant of the genus {Trientalis} ({Trientalis Americana}). --Gray. {Star fort} (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles; -- whence the name. {Star gauge} (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of different parts of the bore of a gun. {Star grass}. (Bot.) (a) A small grasslike plant ({Hypoxis erecta}) having star-shaped yellow flowers. (b) The colicroot. See {Colicroot}. {Star hyacinth} (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla} ({S. autumnalis}); -- called also {star-headed hyacinth}. {Star jelly} (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants ({Nostoc commune}, {N. edule}, etc.). See {Nostoc}. {Star lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Stellion}. {Star-of-Bethlehem} (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant ({Ornithogalum umbellatum}) having a small white starlike flower. {Star-of-the-earth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Plantago} ({P. coronopus}), growing upon the seashore. {Star polygon} (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other so as to form a star-shaped figure. {Stars and Stripes}, a popular name for the flag of the United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in a blue field, white stars to represent the several States, one for each. With the old flag, the true American flag, the Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster. {Star showers}. See {Shooting star}, under {Shooting}. {Star thistle} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with radiating spines. {Star wheel} (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines. {Star worm} (Zo[94]l.), a gephyrean. {Temporary star} (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly, shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears. These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be variable stars of long and undetermined periods. {Variable star} (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes irregularly; -- called {periodical star} when its changes occur at fixed periods. {Water star grass} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms. | |
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Ornithoidichnite \Or`ni*thoid*ich"nite\, n. [Ornitho- + -oid + Gr. [?] footstep, track.] (Paleon.) A fossil track resembling that of a bird. --Hitchcock. | |
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Ornitholite \Or*nith"o*lite\, n. [Ornitho- + -lite.] (Paleon.) (a) The fossil remains of a bird. (b) A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds. | |
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Ornithologic \Or`ni*tho*log"ic\, Ornithological \Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ornithologique.] Of or pertaining to ornithology. | |
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Ornithologic \Or`ni*tho*log"ic\, Ornithological \Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ornithologique.] Of or pertaining to ornithology. | |
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Ornithologist \Or`ni*thol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. ornithologiste.] One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who describes birds. | |
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Ornithology \Or`ni*thol"o*gy\, n. [Ornitho- + -logy: cf. F. ornithologie.] 1. That branch of zo[94]logy which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification. 2. A treatise or book on this science. | |
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Ornithomancy \Or*nith"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?], [?], a bird + [?] divination: cf. F. ornithomancie.] Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc. Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. --De Quincey. | |
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Bird's-foot \Bird's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.) A papilionaceous plant, the {Ornithopus}, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point. {Bird's-foot trefoil}. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants ({Lotus}) with clawlike pods. {L. corniculatas}, with yellow flowers, is very common in Great Britain. (b) the related plant, {Trigonella ornithopodioides}, is also European. | |
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Scorpionwort \Scor"pi*on*wort`\, n. (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Ornithopus scorpioides}) of Southern Europe, having slender curved pods. | |
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Duck \Duck\, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[91]}, family {Anatid[91]}. Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the former are the common domestic duck ({Anas boschas}); the wood duck ({Aix sponsa}); the beautiful mandarin duck of China ({Dendronessa galeriliculata}); the Muscovy duck, originally of South America ({Cairina moschata}). Among the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc. 2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water. Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be trod. --Milton. {Bombay duck} (Zo[94]l.), a fish. See {Bummalo}. {Buffel duck}, [or] {Spirit duck}. See {Buffel duck}. {Duck ant} (Zo[94]l.), a species of white ant in Jamaica which builds large nests in trees. {Duck barnacle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Goose barnacle}. {Duck hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon. (b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard. {Duck mole} (Zo[94]l.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia, having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck ({Ornithorhynchus anatinus}). It belongs the subclass Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird or reptile; -- called also {duckbill}, {platypus}, {mallangong}, {mullingong}, {tambreet}, and {water mole}. {To make ducks and drakes}, to throw a flat stone obliquely, so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of the water, raising a succession of jets | |
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d8Pterosauria \[d8]Pter`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the pterodactyls; -- called also {{Pterodactyli}}, and {{Ornithosauria}}. Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported by the greatly enlarged outer or [bd] little[b8] fingers of the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no teeth. See {Pteranodontia}, and {Pterodactyl}. | |
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d8Ornithoscelida \[d8]Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], a bird + [?] a leg.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure (especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and birds. -- {Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan}, a. | |
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Ornithoscopy \Or`ni*thos"co*py\, n. [Ornitho- + -scopy: cf. Gr. [?] divination from birds.] Observation of birds and their habits. [R.] --De Quincey. | |
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Ornithotomical \Or`ni*tho*tom"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to ornithotomy. | |
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Ornithotomist \Or`ni*thot"o*mist\, n. One who is skilled in ornithotomy. | |
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Ornithotomy \Or`ni*thot"o*my\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a bird + [?] to cut.] The anatomy or dissection of birds. | |
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Orometer \O*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] mountain + -meter.] (Meteor.) An aneroid barometer having a second scale that gives the approximate elevation above sea level of the place where the observation is made. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden, from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.] 1. Made of gold; consisting of gold. 2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. 3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions. {Golden age}. (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of manners in rural employments, followed by the silver, bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden. (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D. 14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence: (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been considered the golden age of English literature. {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in London having been Lombards. {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict. {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named from its long clusters of yellow blossoms. {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow flowers. {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup. {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year is the {ring-tailed eagle}. {Golden fleece}. (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the Argonautic expedition. (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also {Toison d'Or}. {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang] {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}. {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th century. {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8]) written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus entitled. {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.] {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes; sufficiency without excess; moderation. Angels guard him in the golden mean. --Pope. {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green, purple, and gold. {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and is so called from having formerly been written in the calendar in gold. {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}. {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}. {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color. {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C. apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow, black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called {frostbird}, and {bullhead}. {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab. {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some church or person in recognition of special services rendered to the Holy See. {Golden rule}. (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us. Cf. --Luke vi. 31. (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three. {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe. {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet places in early spring. {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock and large rounded leaves. {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow powder. {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}. {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are golden, blue, and green. {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oyer \O"yer\, n. [Anglo F., a hearing, from OF. o[8b]r, F. ou[8b]r, to hear, L. audire. See {Audible}.] (Law) A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in court prays oyer of a writing. --Blackstone. {Oyer and terminer} (Law), a term used in England in commissions directed to judges of assize about to hold court, directing them to hear and determine cases brought before them. In the U.S. the phrase is used to designate certain criminal courts. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Orient, IA (city, FIPS 59565) Location: 41.20283 N, 94.41788 W Population (1990): 376 (173 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50858 Orient, IL (city, FIPS 56536) Location: 37.91641 N, 88.97536 W Population (1990): 428 (201 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Orient, NY Zip code(s): 11957 Orient, OH (village, FIPS 58800) Location: 39.80562 N, 83.15149 W Population (1990): 273 (101 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43146 Orient, SD (town, FIPS 47460) Location: 44.90286 N, 99.08833 W Population (1990): 59 (45 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57467 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Orienta, OK Zip code(s): 73737 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Oriental, NC (town, FIPS 49380) Location: 35.03471 N, 76.68458 W Population (1990): 786 (487 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28571 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Orinda, CA (city, FIPS 54232) Location: 37.88092 N, 122.17734 W Population (1990): 16642 (6475 housing units) Area: 32.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94563 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Orondo, WA Zip code(s): 98843 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
oriental food n. Hackers display an intense tropism towards oriental cuisine, especially Chinese, and especially of the spicier varieties such as Szechuan and Hunan. This phenomenon (which has also been observed in subcultures that overlap heavily with hackerdom, most notably science-fiction fandom) has never been satisfactorily explained, but is sufficiently intense that one can assume the target of a hackish dinner expedition to be the best local Chinese place and be right at least three times out of four. See also {ravs}, {great-wall}, {stir-fried random}, {laser chicken}, {Yu-Shiang Whole Fish}. Thai, Indian, Korean, and Vietnamese cuisines are also quite popular. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Orient84/K ["A Concurrent Object-Oriented Knowledge Representation Language Orient84/K", Y. Ishikawa, Keio U, Yokohama, SIGPLAN Notices 21(11):232-241 OOPSLA '86, Nov 1986]. (1996-05-29) |