Ore hearth, a low furnace in which rich lead ore is reduced; -- also
called Scotch hearth. Raymond.
O"re*ad (?), n. [L. Oreas, - adis, Gr. 'Oreia`s, -a`dos, fr. 'o`ros
mountain: cf. F. oréade.] (Class. Myth.) One of the nymphs of mountains
and grottoes.
Like a wood nymph light, Oread or Dryad.
Milton.
||O*re"a*des (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A group of butterflies which
||includes the satyrs. See Satyr, 2.
O*rec"tic (?), a. [Gr. 'orektiko`s, fr. 'o`rexis, yearning after, from
'ore`gein to reach after.] (Philos.) Of or pertaining to the desires;
hence, impelling to gratification; appetitive.
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Or"e*gon grape` (r"*gn grp`). (Bot.) An evergreen species of barberry
(Berberis Aquifolium), of Oregon and California; also, its roundish,
blue- black berries.
O"re*ide (?), n. See Oroide.
O"re*o*don (?), n. [Gr. 'o`ros, -eos, mountain + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos,
tooth.] (Paleon) A genus of extinct herbivorous mammals, abundant in
the Tertiary formation of the Rocky Mountains. It is more or less
related to the camel, hog, and deer.
O"re*o*dont (?), a. (Paleon.) Resembling, or allied to, the genus
Oreodon.
O`re*o*graph"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to oreography.
O`re*og"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. 'o`ros, -eos, mountain + -graphy.] The
science of mountains; orography.
O`re*os"e*lin (?), n. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance which is
obtained indirectly from the root of an umbelliferous plant
(Imperatoria Oreoselinum), and yields resorcin on decomposition.
||O`re*o*so"ma (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'o`ros, -eos, mountain + &?;
||body.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small oceanic fishes, remarkable for the
||large conical tubercles which cover the under surface.
Ore"weed` (?), n. Same as Oarweed.
Ore"wood` (?), n. Same as Oarweed.
{ Orf (?), Or"fe (?), } n. (Zoöl.) A bright-colored domesticated
variety of the id. See Id.
Orf"gild` (?), n. [AS. orf, yrfe, cattle, property + gild, gield,
money, fine.] (O. Eng. Law) Restitution for cattle; a penalty for
taking away cattle. Cowell.
Or"fray (?), n. [F. orfraie. Cf. Osprey, Ossifrage.] (Zoöl.) The
osprey. [Obs.] Holland.
Or"frays (?), n. [OF. orfrais, F. orfroi; F. or gold + fraise, frise,
fringe, ruff. See Fraise, and cf. Auriphrygiate.] See Orphrey. [Obs.]
Rom. of R.