Emily Dickinson Lexicon

O-LE-AN'DER, n.

A plant of the genus Nerium, the rosebay or South sea rose; a beautiful shrub with flowers in clusters, of a fine color, but of an indifferent smell. The plant, especially the bark of the root, is medicinal, and of course poisonous. Encyc.

O-LE-AS'TER, n. [L. from oleo, the olive-tree.]

A plant of the genus Eleagnus; the wild olive. Miller.

O'LE-ATE, n.

A compound of oleic acid with a salifiable base.

O-LE-FI'ANT, a. [L. oleo, olfacio.]

Olefiant gas is a compound of two equivalents of carbon, and two of hydrogen. It was discovered in 1796. It is colorless, tasteless, and combustible. Olefiant gas, is so called from its property of forming with chlorin a compound resembling oil.

O'LE-IC, a. [front oil.]

The oleic acid is obtained from a soap made by digesting hog's lard in potash lye. Chevreul.

O'LE-IN, n.

The thin oily part of fate.

O-LE-OME-TER, n. [oleum and {foreign}.]

An instrument to ascertain the weight and purity of oil. This term should have been Eleometer, from Gr. {foreign}, oil, &c.

OLE-ON, n.

A peculiar liquid obtained by the distillation of a mixture of oleic acid and lime.

O-LE-O-RES'IN, n.

A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.

O-LE-O-SAC'CHA-RUM, n.

A mixture of oil and sugar. More properly, Eleosacchurum. Ure.

OL-E-RA'CEOUS,

a, [L. oleraceus, from olus, oleris, potherbs.] Pertaining to pot-herbs; of the nature or qualities of herbs for cookery. Lee. Brown.

OL-FACT', v.t. [L. Wacto, Wads]

; oleo, to smell, facio to make.] To smell; used in burlesque, but not otherwise authorized. Hudibras.

OL-FACT'O-RY, a. [L. olfacio, supra.]

Pertaining to smelling; having the sense of smelling; as, olfactory nerves. Locke.

OL'IB-AN, n. [Ar. {foreign} lubanon; with the adjective al, the, corrupted into ol. The word signifies then frankincense, and it is so named from its whiteness.]

An inspissated sap obtained from Boswellia serrate. It is in semi-transparent globules of a pink color, brittle, and adhesive when warm, its taste is bitterish, somewhat pungent, and aromatic. It burns for a long time, with an agreeable odor, and a steady clear light. It is not easily extinguished. It is brought from Central India. In Arabia, luban it applied to benzoin, which is generally used for incense and oliban is called condor, whence Gr. {foreign}. In medicine, it is used in fumigations as a resolvent. Fourcroy. Encyc.

OL'I-GARCH-Y, n. [Gr. {foreign}; {foreign}, few, and {foreign} rule.]

A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in a few bands; a species of aristocracy. Swift.

O'LI-O, n. [It. from Sp. olla; Port. olha, a dish of meat boiled or stewed; L. olla; a pot.]

1. A mixture; a medley. Dryden.
2. A miscellany; a collection of various pieces; applied to musical collections.

OL'I-TO-RY, a. [L. olitor, a gardener, from olus, pot-herbs.]

Belonging to a kitchen-garden; as, olitory seeds. Evelyn. It may perhaps be used as a noun.

O-LI-VA'CEOUS, a. [from L. oliva, olive.]

Of the color of the olive. Pennant.

OL-I-VAS'TER, a. [Fr. olivatre, from L. oliva, olive.]

Of the color of the olive; tawny. Bacon.

OL'IVE, n. [L. oliva, from olea, an olive-tree; Fr. olive; Gr. {foreign}. See Oil.]

A plant or tree of the genus Olea. The common olive-tree grows in warm climates and rises to the highth of twenty or thirty feet, having an upright stem with numerous branches. This tree is much cultivated in the south of Europe for its fruit, from which is expressed the olive oil, and which is used also for pickles. Encyc.

OL'IV-ED, a.

Decorated with olive-trees. Warton.

OL'I-VEN-ITE, n.

An ore of copper. Ure.

OL'IVE-YARD, n.

An inclosure or piece of ground in which olives are cultivated. Exod. xxiii.

OL'I-VILE, n.

A peculiar amylaceous or crystaline substance obtained from the gum of the olive tree.

OL'LA, n.

An olio.