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oracle
"to work the ORACLE," to plan, manœuvre, to succeed by a wily stratagem.
orange blossom
The conventional decora- tion, for the bride at a wedding, introduced as a custom into England from France about 1820. The orange is said to indicate the hope of fruitfulness, as few trees are more prolific, while the -white blossoms are symbolical of innocence.
Orange Free State
This province of the Union of South Africa originated in 1824 when some Dutch fanners from Cape Colony settled across the Orange River.
Orange Lilies
The nickname of the old 35th Foot, now the Royal Sussex Regiment, raised at Belfast in 1701 by the Earl of Donegal. A firm supporter of William III he chose orange facings for the uniform; the lilies represent the white plumes given in recog- nition of their gallantry at Quebec in 1759, when they routed the Royal Roussillon French Grenadiers.
Orange Peel
A nickname given to Sir Robert Peel when Chief Secretary for Ireland (1812-18), on account of his strong anti- Catholic proclivities.
orange wine
a type of white wine with orange hue due to skin contact
oranges with oranges
comparing similar things
orate
An Americanism, which means, to speak in public, or make an oration.
Orator Hunt
Henry Hunt (1773-1835), a politician and radical reformer was so named. He presided at the famous "Peterloo" meeting (q.v) and as M.P. for Preston (1830-33) pre- sented the first petition to Parliament in favour of woman's rights.
Order of St
Michael. It was limited to 100 knights, and has not been revived since the revolution of 1830.
Order was founded by St
Benedict at Subiaco and Monte Cassino, Italy, about 530, and its members have from the earliest times been renowned for their learning. A similar order for nuns was founded by St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict.
ordinary people
Normal citizens, not famous or powerful
Oregon Trail
This was the old American trans- continental route from Independence, Mis- souri, to The Dalles, on Columbia River, Oregon, a distance of some 2,000 miles. The loute was principally used by immigrants to the North-west from the Southern states. It was originally blazed by trappers and the Lewis and Clarke Expedition, and crossed the Rockies at South Pass.
oreo cookie
A person with a mix of two different cultural backgrounds
Oreo Namaz
Arya Samaj
organ
A pipe. Will you cock your organ? will you smoke your pipe?
organ-grinder
An itinerant who is supposed to "GRIND" music out of a barrel-organ.
oriental origin
The word is sometimes used adjectivally of soft and gentle speech.
original sin
That corruption which is born with us, and is the inheritance of all the off- spring of Adam, Theology teaches that as Adam was founder of his race, when Adam fell the taint and penalty of his disobedience passed to all his posterity.
originator
An inventor of plans for the formation of joint-stock companies. The originator submits his schemes to the promoter, who accepts or rejects them.
orinoko
(pronounced ORINOKER), a poker.
orion's dogs
Arctophonos (bear-killer) , and Ptoophagos (the glutton of P toon, in Bceotia).
Orlando Furioso
Orlando's unrequited love for her drove him mad. The name was used also by Congreve for the principal character in Love for Love and by Farquhar m The Constant Couple and Sir Harry Wildair. Angelus, The (an' je lus). A Roman.
Orlop Deck
The lowest deck in an old sailing ship, and so called from the Dutch overloogen, or spread over, because it covered the snip's hold.
Orpheus and Eurydice
A romantic relationship where one partner is lost due to the other's mistake
orthodoxy and heterodoxy
Somebody explained these terms by saying, the first was a man who had a doxy of his own, the second a person who made use of the doxy of another man.
Os Sacrum
See Luz. A triangular bone situate at the lower part of the vertebral column, of which it is a continuation.
oschives
Bone-handled knives. CANT.
ossified
Drunk.
Ostend Manifesto
A declaration made in 1857 by the Ministers of the United States in England, France, and Spain, "that Cuba must belong to the United States.
ostrich policy
Avoiding problems by ignoring them
other end of the ball
completely wrong or opposite
other fish in the sea
There are many other suitable alternatives available.
other half
A person's spouse or romantic partner
other head
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
other man
A man who is having an affair with another's spouse
other side
an opposing or alternative point of view
other than
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
other times other manners
Circumstances change, so behavior and rules should adapt.
other times, other customs
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
other woman
A woman who is having an affair with a married man
others abide our question
Thou art free. We ask and ask — Thou smilest and art still, Out-topping knowledge — Shakespeare.
otherwise engaged
Busy or occupied with something else
otnit's ring
The ring of Otnit, King of Lombardy, according to the Heldenbuch, possessed a similar charm.
Ottava Riraa
A stanza of eight ten-syllabled lines, rhyming abababcc, used by Keats in Lis Isabella, Byron in Don Juan, etc. It was originally Italian and was employed by Tasso (the lines were eleven- syllabled), Ariosto, and many others.
otter
Eightpence. Italian, OTTO, eight.—Lingua Franca.
Ottoman Empire
The Turkish Empire, so called from Othman, or Osman, I, the founder, about 1300, of the dynasty. Our otto- man, a kind of sofa having some resemblance to an oriental couch, is, of course, the same word.
ottomised
To be ottomised; to be dissected. You'll be scragged, ottomised, and grin in a glass case: you'll be hanged, anatomised, and your skeleton kept in a glass case at Surgeons' Hall.
ottomy
The vulgar word for a skeleton.
ottomy
A thin man, a skeleton, a dwarf. Vulgar pronunciation of ANATOMY. Shakspeare has ATOMY.
ought to
should or is expected to
our asses
We.
Our country, right or wrongǃ (Stephen Decatur)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
our era
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
our friends are our mirrors and show us ourselves
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall
True greatness is shown by perseverance and learning from failures
Our Lady fcf the Rock
A miraculous image of the Virgin found by the wayside between Salamanca and Ciudad Rodrigo in 1409.
Our Lady of the Snows
A fanciful name, given by Kipling in The Five Nations (1903) to Canada.
Our Lord
The, location of his tomb under the high altar of St. Peter's, Rome, was verified in 1950.