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   oral
         adj 1: using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition";
                  "an oral agreement" [syn: {oral}, {unwritten}]
         2: of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral
            hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
         3: of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on
            which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral
            mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish" [ant:
            {aboral}]
         4: a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest
            is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said
            to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression [ant:
            {anal}, {anal retentive}]
         n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn:
               {oral}, {oral exam}, {oral examination}, {viva voce},
               {viva}]

English Dictionary: oral by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orally
adv
  1. (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by_mouth; "he was administered the drug orally"
  2. by spoken rather than written means; "these stories were transmitted by word of mouth"
    Synonym(s): orally, by word of mouth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oriel
n
  1. a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
    Synonym(s): oriel, oriel window
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oriole
n
  1. mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
    Synonym(s): Old World oriole, oriole
  2. American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
    Synonym(s): New World oriole, American oriole, oriole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Orly
n
  1. a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Orwell
n
  1. imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950)
    Synonym(s): Orwell, George Orwell, Eric Blair, Eric Arthur Blair
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   O94rial \O*[94]"ri*al\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A wild, bearded sheep inhabiting the Ladakh mountains. It is
      reddish brown, with a dark beard from the chin to the chest.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, n.; pl. {Lapidaries}. [L. lapidarius,
      fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.]
      1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious
            stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
  
      2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a
            connoisseur of lapidary work.
  
      {Lapidary's lathe}, {mill}, {or wheel}, a machine consisting
            essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used
            by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oral \O"ral\, a. [L. os, oris, the mouth, akin to Skr. [be]s.
      Cf. {Adore}, {Orison}, {Usher}.]
      1. Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written;
            verbal; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or lining the
            mouth; as, oral cilia or cirri.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Orally \O"ral*ly\, adv.
      1. In an oral manner. --Tillotson.
  
      2. By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive the sacrament
            orally. [Obs.] --Usher.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oriel \O"ri*el\, n. [OF. oriol gallery, corridor, LL. oriolum
      portico, hall, prob. fr. L. aureolus gilded, applied to an
      apartment decorated with gilding. See {Oriole}.] [Formerly
      written also {oriol}, {oryal}, {oryall}.]
      1. A gallery for minstrels. [Obs.] --W. Hamper.
  
      2. A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were
            accustomed to dine; a sort of recess. [Obs.] --Cowell.
  
      3. (Arch.) A bay window. See {Bay window}.
  
                     The beams that thro' the oriel shine Make prisms in
                     every carven glass.                           --Tennyson.
  
      Note: There is no generally admitted difference between a bay
               window and an oriel. In the United States the latter
               name is often applied to bay windows which are small,
               and either polygonal or round; also, to such as are
               corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the
               ground.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oriel \O"ri*el\, n. [OF. oriol gallery, corridor, LL. oriolum
      portico, hall, prob. fr. L. aureolus gilded, applied to an
      apartment decorated with gilding. See {Oriole}.] [Formerly
      written also {oriol}, {oryal}, {oryall}.]
      1. A gallery for minstrels. [Obs.] --W. Hamper.
  
      2. A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were
            accustomed to dine; a sort of recess. [Obs.] --Cowell.
  
      3. (Arch.) A bay window. See {Bay window}.
  
                     The beams that thro' the oriel shine Make prisms in
                     every carven glass.                           --Tennyson.
  
      Note: There is no generally admitted difference between a bay
               window and an oriel. In the United States the latter
               name is often applied to bay windows which are small,
               and either polygonal or round; also, to such as are
               corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the
               ground.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oriol \O"ri*ol\, n.
      See {Oriel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oriel \O"ri*el\, n. [OF. oriol gallery, corridor, LL. oriolum
      portico, hall, prob. fr. L. aureolus gilded, applied to an
      apartment decorated with gilding. See {Oriole}.] [Formerly
      written also {oriol}, {oryal}, {oryall}.]
      1. A gallery for minstrels. [Obs.] --W. Hamper.
  
      2. A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were
            accustomed to dine; a sort of recess. [Obs.] --Cowell.
  
      3. (Arch.) A bay window. See {Bay window}.
  
                     The beams that thro' the oriel shine Make prisms in
                     every carven glass.                           --Tennyson.
  
      Note: There is no generally admitted difference between a bay
               window and an oriel. In the United States the latter
               name is often applied to bay windows which are small,
               and either polygonal or round; also, to such as are
               corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the
               ground.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oriol \O"ri*ol\, n.
      See {Oriel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oriole \O"ri*ole\, n. [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for
      l'oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr.
      aurum gold. Cf. {Aureole}, {Oriel}, {Loriot}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of
            the family {Oriolid[91]}. They are usually conspicuously
            colored with yellow and black. The European or golden
            oriole ({Oriolus galbula}, or {O. oriolus}) has a very
            musical flutelike note.
      (b) In America, any one of several species of the genus
            {Icterus}, belonging to the family {Icterid[91]}. See
            {Baltimore oriole}, and {Orchard oriole}, under
            {Orchard}.
  
      {Crested oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cassican}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Orle \Orle\, n. [F. orle an orle, a fillet, fr. LL. orla border,
      dim. of L. ora border, margin.]
      1. (Her.) A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the
            shield, within, but at some distance from, the border.
  
      2. (Her.) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling
            the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest.
  
      {In orle}, round the escutcheon, leaving the middle of the
            field vacant, or occupied by something else; -- said of
            bearings arranged on the shield in the form of an orle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oriel \O"ri*el\, n. [OF. oriol gallery, corridor, LL. oriolum
      portico, hall, prob. fr. L. aureolus gilded, applied to an
      apartment decorated with gilding. See {Oriole}.] [Formerly
      written also {oriol}, {oryal}, {oryall}.]
      1. A gallery for minstrels. [Obs.] --W. Hamper.
  
      2. A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were
            accustomed to dine; a sort of recess. [Obs.] --Cowell.
  
      3. (Arch.) A bay window. See {Bay window}.
  
                     The beams that thro' the oriel shine Make prisms in
                     every carven glass.                           --Tennyson.
  
      Note: There is no generally admitted difference between a bay
               window and an oriel. In the United States the latter
               name is often applied to bay windows which are small,
               and either polygonal or round; also, to such as are
               corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the
               ground.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oryal \O"ry*al\, Oryall \O"ry*all\, n.
      See {Oriel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oriel \O"ri*el\, n. [OF. oriol gallery, corridor, LL. oriolum
      portico, hall, prob. fr. L. aureolus gilded, applied to an
      apartment decorated with gilding. See {Oriole}.] [Formerly
      written also {oriol}, {oryal}, {oryall}.]
      1. A gallery for minstrels. [Obs.] --W. Hamper.
  
      2. A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were
            accustomed to dine; a sort of recess. [Obs.] --Cowell.
  
      3. (Arch.) A bay window. See {Bay window}.
  
                     The beams that thro' the oriel shine Make prisms in
                     every carven glass.                           --Tennyson.
  
      Note: There is no generally admitted difference between a bay
               window and an oriel. In the United States the latter
               name is often applied to bay windows which are small,
               and either polygonal or round; also, to such as are
               corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the
               ground.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oryal \O"ry*al\, Oryall \O"ry*all\, n.
      See {Oriel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oriel \O"ri*el\, n. [OF. oriol gallery, corridor, LL. oriolum
      portico, hall, prob. fr. L. aureolus gilded, applied to an
      apartment decorated with gilding. See {Oriole}.] [Formerly
      written also {oriol}, {oryal}, {oryall}.]
      1. A gallery for minstrels. [Obs.] --W. Hamper.
  
      2. A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were
            accustomed to dine; a sort of recess. [Obs.] --Cowell.
  
      3. (Arch.) A bay window. See {Bay window}.
  
                     The beams that thro' the oriel shine Make prisms in
                     every carven glass.                           --Tennyson.
  
      Note: There is no generally admitted difference between a bay
               window and an oriel. In the United States the latter
               name is often applied to bay windows which are small,
               and either polygonal or round; also, to such as are
               corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the
               ground.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oryal \O"ry*al\, Oryall \O"ry*all\, n.
      See {Oriel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oriel \O"ri*el\, n. [OF. oriol gallery, corridor, LL. oriolum
      portico, hall, prob. fr. L. aureolus gilded, applied to an
      apartment decorated with gilding. See {Oriole}.] [Formerly
      written also {oriol}, {oryal}, {oryall}.]
      1. A gallery for minstrels. [Obs.] --W. Hamper.
  
      2. A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were
            accustomed to dine; a sort of recess. [Obs.] --Cowell.
  
      3. (Arch.) A bay window. See {Bay window}.
  
                     The beams that thro' the oriel shine Make prisms in
                     every carven glass.                           --Tennyson.
  
      Note: There is no generally admitted difference between a bay
               window and an oriel. In the United States the latter
               name is often applied to bay windows which are small,
               and either polygonal or round; also, to such as are
               corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the
               ground.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oryal \O"ry*al\, Oryall \O"ry*all\, n.
      See {Oriel}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Oral, SD
      Zip code(s): 57766

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Orwell, OH (village, FIPS 58856)
      Location: 41.53608 N, 80.85850 W
      Population (1990): 1258 (506 housing units)
      Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Orwell, VT
      Zip code(s): 05760

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Orwell
  
      Lazy functional language, Miranda-like.   List comprehensions
      and pattern matching.   "Introduction to Orwell 5.00",
      P.L. Wadler et al, Programming Research Group, Oxford U, 1988.
  
  
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