This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit, butterflies,
after the common origination of all caterpillars.
Ray.
O*rig"i*na*tive (?), a. Having power, or tending, to originate, or
bring into existence; originating. H. Bushnell. -- O*rig"i*na*tive*ly,
adv.
O*rig"i*na`tor (?), n. One who originates.
O*ril"lon (?), n. [F., lit., a little ear, from oreille an ear, fr. L.
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.
O"ri*ol (?), n. See Oriel.
O"ri*ole (?), n. [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for l'oriol),
fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr. aurum gold. Cf.
Aureole, Oriel, Loriot.] (Zoöl.) (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. (Zoöl.) See Cassican.
O*ri"on (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, 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.
O*ris"ka*ny (?), a. [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.
O*ris`mo*log"ic*al (?), a. (Nat. Hist.) Of or pertaining to orismology.
O`ris*mol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; a marking out by boundaries, the
definition of a word + -logy. See Horizon.] That departament of natural
history which treats of technical terms.
Or"i*son (?), n. [OF. orison, oreson, oreison, F. oraison, fr. L.
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.
Or"i*sont (?), n. Horizon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ork (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Orc.
Ork"ney*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Orkney islands. "Orkneyan
skerries." Longfellow.
Orle (?), n. [F. orle an orle, a fillet, fr. LL. orla border, dim. of
L. 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.
Or"le*ans (?), n. [So called from the city of Orléans, in France.] 1. A
cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel.