O"ri*ent*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being orient or bright;
splendor. [Obs.] Fuller.
Or"i*fice (?), n. [F., from L. orificium; os, oris, a mouth + facere to
make. See Oral, and Fact.] A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe,
etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of
a wound. Shak.
Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous orifice.
Addison.
{ Or"i*flamb, Or"i*flamme } (?), n. [F. oriflamme, OF. oriflambe, LL.
auriflamma; L. aurum gold + flamma flame; cf. L. flammula a little
banner. So called because it was a flag of red silk, split into many
points, and borne on a gilded lance.] 1. The ancient royal standard of
France.
2. A standard or ensign, in battle. "A handkerchief like an oriflamb."
Longfellow.
And be your oriflamme to-day the helmet of Navarre.
Macaulay.
{ Or"i*gan (?), ||O*rig"a*num (?), } n. [L. origanum, Gr. &?;, &?;,
prob. fr. 'o`ros, mountain + &?; brightness, beauty. Cf. Organy.]
(Bot.) A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram
(O. Marjorana) and the wild marjoram (O. vulgare). Spenser.
Or"i*gen*ism (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) The opinions of Origen of
Alexandria, who lived in the 3d century, one of the most learned of the
Greek Fathers. Prominent in his teaching was the doctrine that all
created beings, including Satan, will ultimately be saved.
Or"i*gen*ist, n. A follower of Origen of Alexandria.
Or"i*gin (?), n. [F. origine, L. origo, -iginis, fr. oriri to rise,
become visible; akin to Gr. 'orny`nai to stir up, rouse, Skr. , and
perh. to E. run.]