Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for O'LI-O
OL'I-GIST, or OL-I-GIST'ICOL'I-TO-RY
O'LI-O, n. [It. from Sp. olla; Port. olha, a dish of meat boiled or stewed; L. olla; a pot.]
- A mixture; a medley. Dryden.
- A miscellany; a collection of various pieces; applied to musical collections.
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