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Olio (ōlĭ� or ōly�), n. [Sp. olla a round earthen pot, a dish of boiled or stewed meat, fr. L. olla a pot, dish. Cf. , .] 1. A dish of stewed meat of different kinds. [Obs.]
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Besides a good olio, the dishes were trifling. Evelyn.
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2. A mixture; a medley. Dryden.
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3. (Mus.) A collection of miscellaneous pieces.
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Olitory (?), a. [L. olitorius belonging to a kitchen gardener, or to vegetables, fr. olitor a kitchen gardener, fr. olus, oleris, vegetables.] Of or pertaining to, or produced in, a kitchen garden; used for kitchen purposes; as, olitory seeds.
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At convenient distance towards the olitory garden. Evelyn.
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Oliva (?), n. [L. an olive.] (Zoöl.) A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully colored.
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Olivaceous (?), a. [L. oliva olive.] Resembling the olive; of the color of the olive; olive-green.
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Olivary (?), a. [L. olivarius belonging to olives, fr. oliva an olive: cf. F. olivaire.] (Anat.) Like an olive.
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Coloq. Olivary body (Anat.), an oval prominence on each side of the medulla oblongata; -- called also olive.
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Olivaster (?), a. [L. oliva olive: cf. F. olivâtre.] Of the color of the olive; tawny. Sir T. Herbert.
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Olive (?), n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. �. See .] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree (Olea Europæa) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh.
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See . (b) The oyster catcher. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
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4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under .
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5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
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☞ Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc.
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Coloq. Bohemian olive (Bot.), a species of Elæagnus (Elæagnus angustifolia), the flowers of which are sometimes used in Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers. -- Coloq. Olive branch . (a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of peace. (b) (Fig.): A child. -- Coloq. to hold out an olive branch , to offer to make peace (with a rival or enemy). -- Coloq. Olive brown , brown with a tinge of green. -- Coloq. Olive green , a dark brownish green, like the color of the olive. -- Coloq. Olive oil , an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and the arts. -- Coloq. Olive ore (Min.), olivenite. -- Coloq. Wild olive (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more or less resembling the olive.
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Olive, a. Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
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Olived (?), a. Decorated or furnished with olive trees. [R.] T. Warton.
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Olivenite (?), n. (Min.) An olive-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of copper (Cu2(AsO4)(OH)); olive ore.
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Oliver (?), n. 1. [OF. oliviere.] An olive grove. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. [F. olivier.] An olive tree. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Oliver, n. A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.
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Oliverian (?), n. (Eng. Hist.) An adherent of Oliver Cromwell. Macaulay.
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Olivewood (?), n. (Bot.) (a) The wood of the olive. (b) An Australian name given to the hard white wood of certain trees of the genus Elæodendron, and also to the trees themselves.
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Olivil (?), n. [Cf. F. olivile.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties. [Written also olivile.] Gregory.
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Olivin (?), n. (Chem.) A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; -- called also olivite.
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Olivine (?), n. [Cf. F. olivine.] (Min.) A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks. It is a silicate of magnesium and iron ((Mg,Fe)SiO4).
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Olivite (?), n. (Chem.) See .
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Olla (?), n. [See .] 1. A pot or jar having a wide mouth; a cinerary urn, especially one of baked clay.
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2. A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla-podrida.
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Olla-podrida (?), n. [Sp., lit., a rotten pot. See .] 1. A favorite Spanish dish, consisting of a mixture of several kinds of meat chopped fine, and stewed with vegetables.
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2. Any incongruous mixture or miscellaneous collection; an olio. B. Jonson.
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olm n. A European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander (Proteus anguinus) with permanent external gills.
Syn. -- Proteus anguinus.
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Ology (?), n. [See .] A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.
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He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology, geology, mineralogy, and all other ologies whatsoever. De Quincey.
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Olpe (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �.] Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.
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Olusatrum (?), n. [L. holusatrum, olusatrum; olus garden herb + ater black.] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant, the common Alexanders of Western Europe (Smyrnium Olusatrum).
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Olympiad (�lĭmpĭăd), n. [L. olympias, -adis, Gr. 'olympias, 'olympiados, fr. 'Olympos Olympus, a mountain in Macedonia: cf. F. olympiade.] 1. (Greek Antiq.) A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Corœbus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b. c.; as, the era of the olympiads.
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2. The quadrennial celebration of the modern Olympic games; as, the first Olympiad (1906). See .
Syn. -- Olympic games, Olympics.
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{ Olympian (�lĭmpĭ�n), Olympic (�lĭmpĭk), } a. [L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. 'Olympios, 'Olympikos, fr. 'Olympos: cf. F. olympique. See .] Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.
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Olympian (�lĭmpĭ�n), prop. n. [L. See 1st , a.] A god who dwells on Olympus.
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2. An inhabitant of Olympia.
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3. An athlete who competes in the Olympics.
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Olympian (�lĭmpĭ�n), a. [L. See 1st , n.] Pertaining to, characteristic of, or fitting for one of the gods on Olympus; grand, majestic, or aloof.
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Olympianism (?), n. Worship of the Olympian gods, esp. as a dominant cult or religion.
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{ Olympic games, or Olympian games }. (Greek Antiq.), The greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks, consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to Olympian Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and continuing five days.
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{ Olympic games, or Olympics} A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting of international athletic games, races, etc., now held once in four years, the first having been at Athens in 1896. There are now two sets of modern Olympic games, the summer games and the winter games. Both had been held every four years, in the same year, but in 1998 for the first time the winter games began to be held two years after the summer games, though each series is still held only once every four years. The number and types of sports contests held at the olympics has greatly expanded from the original number.
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Olympionic (?), n. [Gr. � a conqueror in the Olympic games.] An ode in honor of a victor in the Olympic games. [R.] Johnson.
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Olympus prop. n. A mountain in Northeastern Greece; -- it was believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods.
Syn. -- Mount Olympus, Mt. Olympus, Olimbos.
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Om (?), interj. & n. [Also Aum, Um.] [Skr. ōm.] A mystic syllable or ejaculation used by Hindus and Buddhists in religious rites, -- orig. among the Hindus an exclamation of assent, like Amen, then an invocation, and later a symbol of the trinity formed by Vishnu, Siva, and Brahma. -- Coloq. Om mani padme hun , a sacred formula of buddhism (esp. of the Lamaists) translated “O, the Jewel in the Lotus, Amen,” and referring to Amitabha, who is commonly represented as standing or sitting within a lotus.
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-oma (?) suff. [Gr. �, �.] A suffix used in medical terms to denote a morbid condition of some part, usually some kind of tumor; as in fibroma, glaucoma.
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Omagra (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � shoulder + � seizure.] (Med.) Gout in the shoulder.
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Omahas (?), prop. n. pl.; sing. Omaha (�). (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who inhabited the south side of the Missouri River. They are now partly civilized and occupy a reservation in Nebraska.
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Omander wood (?). [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The wood of Diospyros ebenaster, a kind of ebony found in Ceylon.
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Omani prop. adj. Of or relating to Oman or its people; as, Omani oil producers; Omani ports.
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Omani prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Oman.
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Omasum (?), n. [L.] (Anat.) The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See , and Illust. under .
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{ Omber, Ombre} (?), n. [F. hombre, fr. Sp. hombre, lit., a man, fr. L. homo. See .] A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons. Pope.
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When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free,
And, joined to two, he fails not to make three. Young.
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Ombre, n. [F., of uncertain origin.] (Zoöl.) A large Mediterranean food fish (Umbrina cirrhosa): -- called also umbra, and umbrine.
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Ombrometer (?), n. [Gr. � rain + -meter: cf. F. ombrométre.] (Meteorol.) An instrument for measuring the rain that falls; a rain gauge.
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Omdurman prop. n. A battle (1898) in which an Anglo-Egyptian army under Lord Kitchener defeated the Sudanese.
Syn. -- battle of Omdurman.
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omega (ōmēgȧ or ōmāgȧ or ōm�gȧ; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'w^ mega, i.e., the great or long o. Cf. .] 1. The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See .
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2. The last; the end; hence, death.
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“Omega! thou art Lord,” they said. Tennyson.
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Coloq. Alpha and Omega , the beginning and the ending; hence, the chief, the whole. Rev. i. 8.
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The alpha and omega of science. Sir J. Herschel.
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Omegoid (?), a. [Omega + -oid.] Having the form of the Greek capital letter Omega (Ω).
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omelet, omelette (?), n. [F. omelette, OF. amelette, alumete, alumelle, perh. fr. L. lamella. Cf. .] (Cookery) A dish consisting of eggs beaten up with a little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan until just set into a semisolid consistency; it may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly; as, a plain omelet. When additional ingredients are mixed in, the names of the ingredients may be mentioned in the name of the omelet; as, a ham and cheese omelet; a bacon and cheese omelet
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Coloq. western omelet an omelet containing chopped pieces of ham, onion, and green peppers.
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Omen (?), n. [L. omen, the original form being osmen, according to Varro.] An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.
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Bid go with evil omen, and the brand
Of infamy upon my name. Milton.
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Omen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Omened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Omening.] To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise.
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The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened the tragical contents. Sir W. Scott.
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Omened (?), a. Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens; as, happy-omened day; an ill-omened venture.
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Omental (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.
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Omentum (?), n.; pl. Omenta (#). [L.] (Anat.) A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiploön.
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☞ The great, or gastrocolic, omentum forms, in most mammals, a great sac, which is attached to the stomach and transverse colon, is loaded with fat, and covers more or less of the intestines; the caul. The lesser, or gastrohepatic, omentum connects the stomach and liver and contains the hepatic vessels. The gastrosplenic omentum, or ligament, connects the stomach and spleen.
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Omer (?), n. [Cf. .] A Hebrew measure, the tenth of an ephah. See . Ex. xvi. 36.
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Omicron (?), n. [Written also omikron.] [NL., fr. Gr. Ο ο. See .] Lit., the little, or short, O, o; the fifteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
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Omiletical (?), a. Homiletical. [Obs.]
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Ominate (?), v. t. & i. [L. ominatus, p. p. of ominari to presage, fr. omen.] To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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Omination (?), n. [L. ominatio.] The act of ominating; presaging. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Ominous (?), a. [L. ominosus, fr. omen. See .] Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread.
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He had a good ominous name to have made a peace. Bacon.
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In the heathen worship of God, a sacrifice without a heart was accounted ominous. South.
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-- Ominously, adv. -- Ominousness, n.
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Omissible (?), a. Capable of being omitted; that may be omitted.
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Omission (?), n. [L. omissio: cf. F. omission. See .] 1. The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty.
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The most natural division of all offenses is into those of omission and those of commission. Addison.
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2. That which is omitted or is left undone.
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Omissive (?), a. [See .] Leaving out; omitting. Bp. Hall. -- Omissively, adv.
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Omit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Omitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Omitting.] [L. omittere, omissum; ob (see + mittere to cause to go, let go, send. See .] 1. To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop.
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These personal comparisons I omit. Bacon.
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2. To forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect; to pass over.
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Her father omitted nothing in her education that might make her the most accomplished woman of her age. Addison.
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Omittance (?), n. The act of omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect. Shak.
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Omitter (?), n. One who omits. Fuller.
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Ommateal (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to an ommateum.
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Ommateum (?), n.; pl. Ommatea (#). [NL., fr. Gr. �, �, the eye.] (Zoöl.) A compound eye, as of insects and crustaceans.
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Ommatidium (?), n.; pl. Ommatidia (#). [NL., dim. of Gr. �, �, the eye.] (Zoöl.) One of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates; one of the eyes of an ommateum.
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Omni- (?). [L. omnis all.] A combining form denoting all, every, everywhere; as in omnipotent, all-powerful; omnipresent; omnivorous.
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Omnibus (?), n. [L., for all, dat. pl. from omnis all. Cf. .] 1. A long vehicle, having seats for many people; a bus.
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In the Webster the term omnibus was especially applied to, a vehicle with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distances.
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2. (Glass Making) A sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts.
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3. (Printing) A volume containing collected and reprinted works of a single author or on a single theme.
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omnibus (?), a. Pertaining to or dealing with a variety of topics at one time; as, omnibus legislation; an omnibus budget bill.
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Coloq. Omnibus bill , a legislative bill which provides for a number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations. [Parliamentary Cant, U.S.] -- Coloq. Omnibus box , a large box in a theater, on a level with the stage and having communication with it. [Eng.] Thackeray.
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Omnicorporeal (?), a. [Omni- + corporeal.] Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance. [R.] Cudworth.
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Omniety (?), n. That which is all-pervading or all-comprehensive; hence, the Deity. [R.]
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Omniety formed nullity into an essence. Sir T. Browne.
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Omnifarious (?), a. [L. omnifarius; omnis all + -farius. Cf. .] Of all varieties, forms, or kinds. “Omnifarious learning.” Coleridge.
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Omniferous (?), a. [L. omnifer; omnis all + ferre to bear.] All-bearing; producing all kinds.
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Omnific (?), a. [Omni- + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make.] All-creating. “The omnific word.” Milton.
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Omniform (?), a. [L. omniformis; omnis all + forma form: cf. F. omniforme.] Having every form or shape. Berkeley.
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Omniformity (?), n. The condition or quality of having every form. Dr. H. More.
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Omnify (?), v. t. [Omni- + -fy.] To render universal; to enlarge. [R.]
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Omnify the disputed point into a transcendent, and you may defy the opponent to lay hold of it. Coleridge.
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Omnigenous (?), a. [L. omniqenus; omnis all + genus kind.] Consisting of all kinds. [R.]
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Omnigraph (?), n. [Omni- + -graph.] A pantograph. [R.]
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Omniparient (?), a. [L. omniparens all-producing; omnis all + parere to bring forth.] Producing or bringing forth all things; all-producing. [R.]
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Omniparity (?), n. [Omni- + -parity.] Equality in every part; general equality.
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Omniparous (?), a. [See .] Producing all things; omniparient.
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Omnipatient (?), a. [Omni- + patient.] Capable of enduring all things. [R.] Carlyle.
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{ Omnipercipience (?), Omnipercipiency (?), } n. Perception of everything.
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Omnipercipient (?), a. [Omni- + percipient.] Perceiving everything. Dr. H. More.
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{ Omnipotence (?), Omnipotency (?), } n. [L. omnipotentia: cf. F. omnipotence.] 1. The state of being omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one who is omnipotent; the Deity.
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Will Omnipotence neglect to save
The suffering virtue of the wise and brave? Pope.
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2. Unlimited power of a particular kind; as, love's omnipotence. Denham.
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Omnipotent (?), a. [F., fr.L. omnipotens, -entis; omnis all + potens powerful, potent. See .] 1. Able in every respect and for every work; unlimited in ability; all-powerful; almighty; as, the Being that can create worlds must be omnipotent.
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God's will and pleasure and his omnipotent power. Sir T. More.
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2. Having unlimited power of a particular kind; as, omnipotent love. Shak.
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Coloq. The Omnipotent , The Almighty; God. Milton.
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Omnipotently, adv. In an omnipotent manner.
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