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   oil heater
         n 1: heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking
               [syn: {oil heater}, {oilstove}, {kerosene heater},
               {kerosine heater}]

English Dictionary: older by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oil-water interface
n
  1. an interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible liquids oil and water
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Irish
n
  1. Irish Gaelic up to about 1100
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Ironsides
n
  1. a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
    Synonym(s): Constitution, Old Ironsides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old rose
n
  1. a greyish-pink color
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World
n
  1. the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World beaver
n
  1. a European variety of beaver [syn: Old World beaver, Castor fiber]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World buffalo
n
  1. any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
    Synonym(s): Old World buffalo, buffalo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World chat
n
  1. songbirds having a chattering call [syn: Old World chat, chat]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World coot
n
  1. a coot found in Eurasia [syn: Old World coot, {Fulica atra}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World coral snake
n
  1. any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia
    Synonym(s): coral snake, Old World coral snake
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World crayfish
n
  1. small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America
    Synonym(s): Old World crayfish, ecrevisse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World flycatcher
n
  1. any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
    Synonym(s): Old World flycatcher, true flycatcher, flycatcher
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World hop hornbeam
n
  1. medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor
    Synonym(s): Old World hop hornbeam, Ostrya carpinifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World jay
n
  1. a European jay
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World least weasel
n
  1. of Europe [syn: Old World least weasel, {Mustela nivalis}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World leishmaniasis
n
  1. leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
    Synonym(s): cutaneous leishmaniasis, Old World leishmaniasis, oriental sore, tropical sore, Delhi boil, Aleppo boil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World mistletoe
n
  1. Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
    Synonym(s): mistletoe, Viscum album, Old World mistletoe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World monkey
n
  1. of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
    Synonym(s): Old World monkey, catarrhine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World oriole
n
  1. mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
    Synonym(s): Old World oriole, oriole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World porcupine
n
  1. terrestrial porcupine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World quail
n
  1. small game bird with a rounded body and small tail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World rabbit
n
  1. common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless
    Synonym(s): European rabbit, Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World robin
n
  1. small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn: robin, redbreast, robin redbreast, Old World robin, Erithacus rubecola]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World scops owl
n
  1. European scops owl [syn: Old World scops owl, {Otus scops}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World vulture
n
  1. any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World warbler
n
  1. small active brownish or greyish Old World birds [syn: {Old World warbler}, true warbler]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old world white pelican
n
  1. similar to American white pelican [syn: {Old world white pelican}, Pelecanus onocrotalus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old World yew
n
  1. predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world
    Synonym(s): Old World yew, English yew, Taxus baccata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old-world
adj
  1. characteristic of former times especially in Europe; "an old-world cottage"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
olde worlde
adj
  1. attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"
    Synonym(s): old-time, quaint, olde worlde
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
older
adj
  1. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
    Synonym(s): aged, elderly, older, senior
  2. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."
    Synonym(s): elder, older, sr.
  3. skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"
    Synonym(s): old, older
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Oil gas}, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for
            lighting streets, houses, etc.
  
      {Oil gland}.
      (a) (Zo[94]l.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in
            birds, the large gland at the base of the tail.
      (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil.
  
      {Oil green}, a pale yellowish green, like oil.
  
      {Oil of brick}, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a
            brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature,
            -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which
            stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C.
  
      {Oil of talc}, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in
            the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Oil of vitriol} (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called
            from its oily consistency and from its forming the
            vitriols or sulphates.
  
      {Oil of wine}, [OE]nanthic ether. See under {[OE]nanthic}.
  
      {Oil painting}.
      (a) The art of painting in oil colors.
      (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally
            ground in oil.
  
      {Oil palm} (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil,
            esp. {El[91]is Guineensis}. See {El[91]is}.
  
      {Oil sardine} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian herring ({Clupea
            scombrina}), valued for its oil.
  
      {Oil shark} (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The liver shark.
      (b) The tope.
  
      {Oil still}, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum.
  
      {Oil test}, a test for determining the temperature at which
            petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode.
           
  
      {Oil tree}. (Bot.)
      (a) A plant of the genus {Ricinus} ({R. communis}), from the
            seeds of which castor oil is obtained.
      (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See {Mahwa}.
      (c) The oil palm.
  
      {To burn the midnight oil}, to study or work late at night.
           
  
      {Volatle oils}. See {Essential oils}, under {Essential}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Strong \Strong\, a. [Compar. {Stronger}; superl. {Strongest}.]
      [AS. strang, strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous,
      OHG. strengi strong, brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong,
      severe, Dan. streng, Sw. str[84]ng strict, severe. Cf.
      {Strength}, {Stretch}, {String}.]
      1. Having active physical power, or great physical power to
            act; having a power of exerting great bodily force;
            vigorous.
  
                     That our oxen may be strong to labor. --Ps. cxliv.
                                                                              14.
  
                     Orses the strong to greater strength must yield.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      2. Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or
            endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong
            constitution; strong health.
  
      3. Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to
            withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily
            subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a
            strong fortress or town.
  
      4. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a
            strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.
  
      5. Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong
            house, or company of merchants.
  
      6. Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength
            or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.
  
      7. Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible;
            impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind
            was strong from the northeast; a strong tide.
  
      8. Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind
            or imagination; striking or superior of the kind;
            powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong
            reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong
            language.
  
      9. Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong
            partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.
  
                     Her mother, ever strong against that match. --Shak.
  
      10. Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular
            quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or
            tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee.
  
      11. Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol;
            intoxicating; as, strong liquors.
  
      12. Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors,
            etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.
  
      13. Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. --Heb. v. 12.
  
      14. Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered;
            as, a strong custom; a strong belief.
  
      15. Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.
  
                     He had offered up prayers and supplications with
                     strong crying and tears.                  --Heb. v. 7.
  
      16. Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the
            mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong
            mind, memory, judgment, or imagination.
  
                     I was stronger in prophecy than in criticism.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      17. Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.
  
                     Like her sweet voice is thy harmonious song, As
                     high, as sweet, as easy, and as strong. --E. Smith.
  
      18. (Stock Exchange) Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a
            strong market.
  
      19. (Gram.)
            (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its
                  preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root
                  vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the
                  addition of -en (with or without a change of the root
                  vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven;
                  break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to
                  weak, or regular. See {Weak}.
            (b) Applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain
                  the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic
                  languages the vowel stems have held the original
                  endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems
                  in -n are called weak other constant stems conform,
                  or are irregular. --F. A. March.
  
      {Strong conjugation} (Gram.), the conjugation of a strong
            verb; -- called also {old, [or] irregular, conjugation},
            and distinguished from the {weak, [or] regular,
            conjugation}.
  
      Note: Strong is often used in the formation of
               self-explaining compounds; as, strong-backed,
               strong-based, strong-bodied, strong-colored,
               strong-fisted, strong-handed, strong-ribbed,
               strong-smelling, strong-voiced, etc.
  
      Syn: Vigorous; powerful; stout; solid; firm; hardy; muscular;
               forcible; cogent; valid. See {Robust}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fog \Fog\ (f[ocr]g), n. [Cf. Scot. fog, fouge, moss, foggage
      rank grass, LL. fogagium, W. ffwg dry grass.] (Agric.)
      (a) A second growth of grass; aftergrass.
      (b) Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the
            winter; -- called also {foggage}. [Prov.Eng.]
            --Halliwell.
  
      Note: Sometimes called, in New England, {old tore}. In
               Scotland, fog is a general name for moss.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pitta \Pit"ta\ (p[icr]t"t[adot]), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds
      belonging to {Pitta}, and allied genera of the family
      {Pittid[91]}. Most of the species are varied with three or
      more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple,
      and black. They are called also {ground thrushes}, and {Old
      World ant thrushes}; but they are not related to the true
      thrushes.
  
      Note: The pittas are most abundant in the East Indies, but
               some inhabit Southern Asia, Africa, and Australia. They
               live mostly upon the ground, and feed upon insects of
               various kinds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Olitory \Ol"i*to*ry\, a. [L. olitorius belonging to a kitchen
      gardener, or to vegetables, fr. olitor a kitchen gardener,
      fr. olus, oleris, vegetables.]
      Of or pertaining to, or produced in, a kitchen garden; used
      for kitchen purposes; as, olitory seeds.
  
               At convenient distance towards the olitory garden.
                                                                              --Evelyn.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Owl \Owl\, n. [AS. [umac]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [umac]wila, G.
      eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family
            {Strigid[91]}. They have large eyes and ears, and a
            conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are
            mostly nocturnal in their habits.
  
      Note: Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the
               head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The
               species are numerous. See {Barn owl}, {Burrowing owl},
               {Eared owl}, {Hawk owl}, {Horned owl}, {Screech owl},
               {Snowy owl}, under {Barn}, {Burrowing}, etc.
  
      Note: In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with
               desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a
               bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it
               the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, -- and
               indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of
               wisdom. --Am. Cyc.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
  
      {Owl monkey} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South
            American nocturnal monkeys of the genus {Nyctipithecus}.
            They have very large eyes. Called also {durukuli}.
  
      {Owl moth} (Zo[94]l.), a very large moth ({Erebus strix}).
            The expanse of its wings is over ten inches.
  
      {Owl parrot} (Zo[94]l.), the kakapo.
  
      {Sea owl} (Zo[94]l.), the lumpfish.
  
      {Owl train}, a cant name for certain railway trains whose run
            is in the nighttime.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Oil Trough, AR (city, FIPS 51410)
      Location: 35.62949 N, 91.46123 W
      Population (1990): 208 (92 housing units)
      Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 72564

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Harbor, AK (city, FIPS 57340)
      Location: 57.24503 N, 153.37359 W
      Population (1990): 284 (112 housing units)
      Area: 52.9 sq km (land), 15.6 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Orchard, PA (CDP, FIPS 56624)
      Location: 40.65779 N, 75.26260 W
      Population (1990): 2598 (935 housing units)
      Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Orchard Beac, ME
      Zip code(s): 04064

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Orchard Beach, ME (CDP, FIPS 55120)
      Location: 43.52428 N, 70.38422 W
      Population (1990): 7789 (5668 housing units)
      Area: 19.3 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Ripley, IL (village, FIPS 55717)
      Location: 38.89235 N, 89.57295 W
      Population (1990): 95 (42 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old River-Winfree, TX (town, FIPS 53824)
      Location: 29.87826 N, 94.82428 W
      Population (1990): 1233 (370 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Oil-tree
      (Isa. 41:19; R.V. marg., "oleaster"), Heb. 'etz shemen, rendered
      "olive tree" in 1 Kings 6:23, 31, 32, 33 (R.V., "olive wood")
      and "pine branches" in Neh. 8:15 (R.V., "branches of wild
      olive"), was some tree distinct from the olive. It was probably
      the oleaster (Eleagnus angustifolius), which grows abundantly in
      almost all parts of Palestine, especially about Hebron and
      Samaria. "It has a fine hard wood," says Tristram, "and yields
      an inferior oil, but it has no relationship to the olive, which,
      however, it resembles in general appearance."
     
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