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   oblivion
         n 1: the state of being disregarded or forgotten [syn:
               {oblivion}, {limbo}]
         2: total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"
            [syn: {obliviousness}, {oblivion}]

English Dictionary: ovalbumin by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oblivious
adj
  1. (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of; "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility"
    Synonym(s): oblivious(p), unmindful(p)
  2. failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"
    Synonym(s): forgetful, oblivious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obliviousness
n
  1. total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"
    Synonym(s): obliviousness, oblivion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oval Office
n
  1. the office of the President of the United States in the White House
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oval-bodied
adj
  1. having an oval body
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oval-fruited
adj
  1. bearing oval fruit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ovalbumin
n
  1. the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
    Synonym(s): egg white, white, albumen, ovalbumin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ovalipes
n
  1. a genus of Portunidae
    Synonym(s): Ovalipes, genus Ovalipes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ovalipes ocellatus
n
  1. brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
    Synonym(s): American lady crab, lady crab, calico crab, Ovalipes ocellatus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblivion \Ob*liv"i*on\, n. [L. oblivio, akin to oblivisci to
      forget: cf. OF. oblivion.]
      1. The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten;
            cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.
  
                     Second childishness and mere oblivion. --Shak.
  
                     Among our crimes oblivion may be set. --Dryden
  
                     The origin of our city will be buried in eternal
                     oblivion.                                          --W. Irving.
  
      2. Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon;
            as, an act of oblivion. --Sir J. Davies.
  
      Syn: See {Forgetfulness}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblivious \Ob*liv"i*ous\, a. [L. obliviosus: cf.F. oblivieux.]
      1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. [bd]The
            oblivious pool.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     She lay in deep, oblivious slumber.   --Longfellow.
  
      2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful.
  
                     Through are both weak in body and oblivious.
                                                                              --Latimer.
            -- {Obliv"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*liv"i*ous*ness}, n.
            --Foxe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblivious \Ob*liv"i*ous\, a. [L. obliviosus: cf.F. oblivieux.]
      1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. [bd]The
            oblivious pool.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     She lay in deep, oblivious slumber.   --Longfellow.
  
      2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful.
  
                     Through are both weak in body and oblivious.
                                                                              --Latimer.
            -- {Obliv"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*liv"i*ous*ness}, n.
            --Foxe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblivious \Ob*liv"i*ous\, a. [L. obliviosus: cf.F. oblivieux.]
      1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. [bd]The
            oblivious pool.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     She lay in deep, oblivious slumber.   --Longfellow.
  
      2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful.
  
                     Through are both weak in body and oblivious.
                                                                              --Latimer.
            -- {Obliv"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*liv"i*ous*ness}, n.
            --Foxe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Love \Love\, n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E.
      lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be
      lustful. See {Lief}.]
      1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which
            delights or commands admiration; pre[89]minent kindness or
            devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love
            of brothers and sisters.
  
                     Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest
                     sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own.
                                                                              --Keble.
  
      2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate
            affection for, one of the opposite sex.
  
                     He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of
                     cordial love Hung over her enamored.   --Milton.
  
      3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e.,
            to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.
  
                     Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter,
                     Helena, And won her soul.                  --Shak.
  
      4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or
            desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to {hate}; often
            with of and an object.
  
                     Love, and health to all.                     --Shak.
  
                     Smit with the love of sacred song.      --Milton.
  
                     The love of science faintly warmed his breast.
                                                                              --Fenton.
  
      5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.
  
                     Keep yourselves in the love of God.   --Jude 21.
  
      6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing
            address. [bd]Trust me, love.[b8] --Dryden.
  
                     Open the temple gates unto my love.   --Spenser.
  
      7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.
  
                     Such was his form as painters, when they show Their
                     utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.      --Dryden.
  
                     Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle.
  
      9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis ({C. Vitalba}).
  
      10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in
            counting score at tennis, etc.
  
                     He won the match by three sets to love. --The
                                                                              Field.
  
      Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in
               most of which the meaning is very obvious; as,
               love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked,
               love-taught, etc.
  
      {A labor of love}, a labor undertaken on account of regard
            for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself,
            without expectation of reward.
  
      {Free love}, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one
            of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See
            {Free love}.
  
      {Free lover}, one who avows or practices free love.
  
      {In love}, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of
            the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love.
  
      {Love apple} (Bot.), the tomato.
  
      {Love bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small,
            short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus
            {Agapornis}, and allied genera. They are mostly from
            Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are
            celebrated for the affection which they show for their
            mates.
  
      {Love broker}, a person who for pay acts as agent between
            lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak.
  
      {Love charm}, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton.
  
      {Love child}. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen.
  
      {Love day}, a day formerly appointed for an amicable
            adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
            --Chaucer.
  
      {Love drink}, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer.
  
      {Love favor}, something given to be worn in token of love.
  
      {Love feast}, a religious festival, held quarterly by some
            religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists,
            in imitation of the agap[91] of the early Christians.
  
      {Love feat}, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak.
  
      {Love game}, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished
            person or party does not score a point.
  
      {Love grass}. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus
            {Eragrostis}.
  
      {Love-in-a-mist}. (Bot.)
            (a) An herb of the Buttercup family ({Nigella Damascena})
                  having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut
                  bracts.
            (b) The West Indian {Passiflora f[d2]tida}, which has
                  similar bracts.
  
      {Love-in-idleness} (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.
  
                     A little western flower, Before milk-white, now
                     purple with love's wound; And maidens call it
                     love-in-idleness.                              --Shak.
  
      {Love juice}, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.
            --Shak.
  
      {Love knot}, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from
            being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual
            affection. --Milman.
  
      {Love lass}, a sweetheart.
  
      {Love letter}, a letter of courtship. --Shak.
  
      {Love-lies-bleeding} (Bot.), a species of amaranth
            ({Amarantus melancholicus}).
  
      {Love match}, a marriage brought about by love alone.
  
      {Love potion}, a compounded draught intended to excite love,
            or venereal desire.
  
      {Love rites}, sexual intercourse. --Pope
  
      {Love scene}, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the
            stage.
  
      {Love suit}, courtship. --Shak.
  
      {Of all loves}, for the sake of all love; by all means.
            [Obs.] [bd]Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come
            back again.[b8] --Holinshed.
  
      {The god of love}, [or] {Love god}, Cupid.
  
      {To make love to}, to express affection for; to woo. [bd]If
            you will marry, make your loves to me.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To play for love}, to play a game, as at cards, without
            stakes. [bd]A game at piquet for love.[b8] --Lamb.
  
      Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness;
               delight.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ovalbumin \O`val*bu"min\, Ovalbumen \O`val*bu"men\, n. [Ovum +
      albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
      The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in
      distinction from serum albumin. See {Albumin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ovalbumin \O`val*bu"min\, Ovalbumen \O`val*bu"men\, n. [Ovum +
      albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
      The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in
      distinction from serum albumin. See {Albumin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ovaliform \O*val"i*form\, a. [Oval + -form.]
      Having the form of an egg; having a figure such that any
      section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be
      circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter
      will be oval.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ovuliferous \O`vu*lif"er*ous\, a. [Ovule + -ferous.] (biol.)
      Producing ovules.
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