Originally O·rig"i·nal·ly adverb 1. In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or imitation. God is originally holy in himself.
Bp. Pearson. 2. At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or costruction; as, a book originally written by another hand. "
Originally a half length [ portrait]."
Walpole.
Originalness O·rig"i·nal·ness noun The quality of being original; originality. [ R.]
Johnson.
Originant O·rig"i·nant adjective Originating; original. [ R.]
An absolutely originant act of self will.
Prof. Shedd.
Originary O·rig"i·na·ry adjective [ Latin
originarius : confer French
originaire .]
1. Causing existence; productive. [ R.]
The production of animals, in the originary way, requires a certain degree of warmth.
Cheyne. 2. Primitive; primary; original. [ R.]
The grand originary right of all rights.
Hickok.
Originate O·rig"i·nate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Originated ;
present participle & verbal noun Originating .] [ From
Origin .]
To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new. A decomposition of the whole civill and political mass, for the purpose of originating a new civil order.
Burke.
Originate O·rig"i·nate intransitive verb To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council.
Origination O·rig`i·na"tion noun [ Latin
originatio .]
1. The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production. "The
origination of the universe."
Keill. What comes from spirit is a spontaneous origination .
Hickok. 2. Mode of production, or bringing into being. This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit, butterflies, after the common origination of all caterpillars.
Ray.
Originative O·rig"i·na·tive adjective Having power, or tending, to originate, or bring into existence; originating. H. Bushnell. --
O*rig"i*na*tive*ly ,
adverb
Originator O·rig"i·na`tor noun One who originates.
Orillon O·ril"lon noun [ French, lit., a little ear, from
oreille an ear, from Latin
oricula ,
auricula , dim. of
auris an ear. See
Ear .]
(Fort.) A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses.
Oriol O"ri·ol noun See Oriel .
Oriole O"ri·ole noun [ Old French
oriol ,
oriouz ,
orieus , French
loriot (for
l'oriol ), from Latin
aureolus golden, dim. of
aureus golden, from
aurum gold. Confer
Aureole ,
Oriel ,
Loriot .]
(Zoology) (a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidæ . They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole ( Oriolus galbula , or O. oriolus ) has a very musical flutelike note. (b) In America, any one of several species of the genus Icterus , belonging to the family Icteridæ . See Baltimore oriole , and Orchard oriole , under Orchard . Crested oriole .
(Zoology) See Cassican .
Orion O·ri"on noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., orig., a celebrated hunter in the oldest Greek mythology, after whom this constellation was named.]
(Astron.) A large and bright constellation on the equator, between the stars Aldebaran and Sirius. It contains a remarkable nebula visible to the naked eye. The flaming glories of Orion's belt.
E. Everett.
Oriskany O·ris"ka·ny adjective [ From
Oriskany , in New York.]
(Geol.) Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the Silurian age. Oriskany period ,
a subdivision of the American Paleozoic system intermediate or translational in character between the Silurian and Devonian ages. See Chart of Geology .
Orismological O·ris`mo·log"ic·al adjective (Nat. Hist.) Of or pertaining to orismology.
Orismology O`ris·mol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... a marking out by boundaries, the definition of a word +
-logy . See
Horizon .]
That departament of natural history which treats of technical terms.
Orison Or"i·son noun [ Old French
orison ,
oreson ,
oreison , French
oraison , from Latin
oratio speech, prayer. See
Oration .]
A prayer; a supplication. [ Poetic]
Chaucer. Shak. Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began
Their orisons , each morning duly paid.
Milton.
Orisont Or"i·sont noun Horizon. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Ork Ork noun (Zoology) See Orc .
Orkneyan Ork"ney·an adjective Of or pertaining to the Orkney islands. "
Orkneyan skerries."
Longfellow.
Orle Orle noun [ French
orle an orle, a fillet, from Late Latin
orla border, dim. of Latin
ora border, margin.]
1. (Her.) A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border. 2. (Her.) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest. In orle ,
round the escutcheon, leaving the middle of the field vacant, or occupied by something else; -- said of bearings arranged on the shield in the form of an orle.
Orleans Or"le·ans noun [ So called from the city of
Orléans , in France.]
1. A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel. 2. A variety of the plum. See under Plum . [ Eng.]
Orlo Or"lo noun [ Spanish ]
(Mus.) A wind instrument of music in use among the Spaniards.
Orlop Or"lop noun [ Dutch
overloop the upper deck, lit., a running over or overflowing, from
overloopen to run over. See
Over , and
Leap , and confer
Overloop .]
(Nautical) The lowest deck of a vessel, esp. of a ship of war, consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on which the cables are coiled.
Ormazd, Ahura-Mazda Or"mazd, A`hu·ra-Maz"da noun [ Zend
Ahuramazda .]
(Zoroastrianism) The supreme deity, the principle of good, creator of the world, and guardian of mankind. He is the opponent of Ahriman, the spirit of evil, both being sprung from Eternity, or, according to another version, Ahriman being the offspring of a moment of doubt on the part of Ormazd. Ormazd is attended by angels and archangels. He is represented as a bearded man inclosed in a winged circle, a conception probably derived from the Assyrian representations of Ashur.
Ormer Or"mer noun (Zoology) An abalone.
Ormolu Or`mo·lu" noun [ French
or moulu ;
or gold (L.
aurum ) +
moulu , past participle of
moudre to grind, to mill, Latin
molere . See
Aureate , and
Mill .]
A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its composition than ordinary brass contains. Its golden color is often heightened by means of lacquer of some sort, or by use of acids. Called also mosaic gold . Ormolu varnish ,
a varnish applied to metals, as brass, to give the appearance of gold.
Ormuzd Or"muzd noun [ Zend
Ahuramazda .]
The good principle, or being, of the ancient Persian religion. See Ahriman .
Orn Orn transitive verb To ornament; to adorn. [ Obsolete]
Joye.
Ornament Or"na·ment noun [ Middle English
ornement , French
ornement , from Latin
ornamentum , from
ornare to adorn.]
That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit.
1 Pet. iii. 4. Like that long-buried body of the king
Found lying with his urns and ornaments .
Tennyson.
Ornament Or"na·ment transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Ornamented ;
present participle & verbal noun Ornamenting .]
To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament a room, or a city. Syn. -- See
Adorn .
Ornamental Or`na·men"tal adjective [ Confer French
ornemental .]
Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.
Sir T. Browne.
Ornamentally Or`na·men"tal·ly adverb By way of ornament.
Ornamentation Or`na·men·ta"tion noun 1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented. 2. That which ornaments; ornament. C. Kingsley.
Ornamenter Or"na·ment·er noun One who ornaments; a decorator.
Ornate Or·nate" adjective [ Latin
ornatus , past participle of
ornare to adorn.]
1. Adorned; decorated; beautiful. "So bedecked,
ornate , and gay."
Milton. 2. Finely finished, as a style of composition. A graceful and ornate rhetoric.
Milton.
Ornate Or·nate" transitive verb To adorn; to honor. [ R.]
They may ornate and sanctify the name of God.
Latimer.
Ornately Or·nate"ly adverb In an ornate manner. Sir T. More.
Ornateness Or·nate"ness noun The quality of being ornate.
Ornature Or"na·ture noun [ Latin
ornatura .]
Decoration; ornamentation. [ R.]
Holinshed.
Ornithic Or·nith"ic adjective [ Greek ..., ..., a bird.]
Of or pertaining to birds; as, ornithic fossils. Owen.
Ornithichnite Or`nith·ich"nite noun [
Ornitho- + Greek ... track.]
(Paleon.) The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone. Hitchcock.
Ornithichnology Or`nith·ich·nol"o·gy noun [
Ornitho- +
ichnology .]
(Paleon.) The branch of science which treats of ornithichnites. Hitchcock.
Ornitho- Ornitho- [ Confer Ern .] A combining form from Greek ..., ..., a bird.
Ornithodelphia Or·ni`tho·del"phi·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... + ... the womb.]
Same as Monotremata . - -
Or`ni*tho*del"phid adjective
Ornithoidichnite Or`ni·thoid·ich"nite noun [
Ornitho- +
-oid + Greek ... footstep, track.]
(Paleon.) A fossil track resembling that of a bird. Hitchcock.
Ornitholite Or·nith"o·lite noun [
Ornitho- +
-lite .]
(Paleon.) (a) The fossil remains of a bird. (b) A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds.
Ornithologic, Ornithological Or`ni·tho·log"ic, Or`ni·tho·log"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
ornithologique .]
Of or pertaining to ornithology.
Ornithologist Or`ni·thol"o·gist noun [ Confer French
ornithologiste .]
One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who describes birds.
Ornithology Or`ni·thol"o·gy noun [
Ornitho- +
-logy : confer French
ornithologie .]
1. That branch of zoölogy which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification. 2. A treatise or book on this science.
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