Oidium () A genus of minute fungi which form a floccose mass of filaments on decaying fruit, etc. Many forms once referred to this genus are now believed to be temporary conditions of fungi of other genera, among them the vine mildew (Oidium Tuckeri), which has caused much injury to grapes.

Oil () Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol.

Oiled () of Oil

Oiling () of Oil

Oil () To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.

Oilbird () See Guacharo.

Oilcloth () Cloth treated with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering floors, etc.

Oiled () Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil.

Oiler () One who deals in oils.

Oiler () One who, or that which, oils.

Oilery () The business, the place of business, or the goods, of a maker of, or dealer in, oils.

Oiliness () The quality of being oily.

Oillet () A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediaeval fortifications.

Oillet () A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture.

Oilmen () of Oilman

Oilman () One who deals in oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and pickles.

Oilnut () The buffalo nut. See Buffalo nut, under Buffalo.

Oilseed () Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See Castor bean.

Oilseed () A cruciferous herb (Camelina sativa).

Oilseed () The sesame.

Oilskin () Cloth made waterproof by oil.

Oilstone () A variety of hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting tools when lubricated with oil.

Oily () Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.

Oily () Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an oily appearance.

Oily () Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating.

Oinement () Ointment.

Oinomania () See oenomania.

Ointed () of Oint

Ointing () of Oint

Oint () To anoint.

Ointment () That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.

Ojibways () Same as Chippeways.

Ojo () A spring, surrounded by rushes or rank grass; an oasis.

Oke () A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 2/ pounds.

Oke () An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 2/ pints.

Okenite () A massive and fibrous mineral of a whitish color, chiefly hydrous silicate of lime.

Oker () See Ocher.

Okra () An annual plant (Abelmoschus, / Hibiscus, esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo.

Olay () Palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a style pointed with steel.

Old () Open country.

Old () 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.

Old () Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.

Old () Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.

Old () 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.

Old () Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.

Old () Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.

Old () Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.

Old () More than enough; abundant.

Old () Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of reproach.

Old () Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.

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