ointment 
gtecher's ointment, one to three parts of yellow oxid of 
mercury and sixty of vast 1 in. -Petroleum ointment, 
petn.latum. -Red-lodide-of-mercury ointment <un- 
guentun>hydrarnyni'"li<liriilMi),redio<lidcof mercury and 
simple ointment Red-oxld-of-mercury ointment 
(uiigiiuntiini hydrarKyrl oxidi rubi-i), red oxid of mercury 
and simple ointment. Red-precipitate ointment. 
Saint- as rett-ojcid-of.tnercHri/ uint mi at. - Resin ointment 
(unguentum resinm), resin cerate. Rose- water oint- 
ment (unguentum aqua) roar), an ointment of oil of al- 
monds, spermacetl,white wax, and rose-water. Also ealleil 
cold-cmiin. Sahine ointment (unguentum sabiiio), sa- 
l.ine curate. -Simple Ointment (uii(?nentum, or unguen- 
tum simplex), a mixture of lard and yellow wax In the pn>- 
portion (.f four to one. or with less lard and the addition of 
almond-oil. Simple ointment forms the base of various 
medicinal ointments. Spanish-fly ointment. Same as 
cantharidex ointment. Spermaceti ointment (unguen- 
tum cetacei), spermm-i ti. \vtiitewax, and oil of almonds. 
Storax ointment, liquid su>rax and olive-oil. Stramo- 
nium ointment (unguentum stramonii), extract of stra- 
monium wit h lard or benzoin ointment BnbChlOtid-Of- 
mercury ointment (unguent urn hydrargyri subchloridi), 
ealomehiml lard. A No ( -alb < I '' >""' ninlinfnl. SlllphU- 
rated-potasli ointment (unguentum potasses suiphu- 
rattcX sulphurated potash and prepared lard. Sulphur 
Ointment (unguuntiim sulphurls), sublimed sulphur with 
Blmpleorbenzoinated lard. Tannate-of-lead ointment 
(unguentum plumbi tannici), tannic acid, subacetate of 
lead, and lard. Tannlc-acld ointment (unguentum aci- 
di tannici), one part of tannic acid with nine parts of ben- 
zoin ointment Tar ointment (unguentum picis II- 
quidaj), tar with suet or yellow wax. Tartarated-anti- 
mony ointment, tartar-emetic ointment. Same as 
antimanial ointment. Tobacco ointment (unguentum 
tabaci). powdered tobacco and lard. Turpentine oint- 
ment (unguentum terubinthina!), oil of turpentine, resin, 
yellow wax, and prepared lard.-Tutty Ointment (un- 
guentum t uti;e i, impure oxid of zinc, or tutty, and simple 
ointment Veratrlne Ointment (unguentum veratri- 
me), veratrine and simple or benzoinated lard. Yellow- 
oxld-of-mercury ointment(unguentum hydrargyri oxi- 
di flavi), yellow oxid of mercury and simple ointment 
Zinc Ointment. S&mQ&szinc-oxid ointment. Zinc-oxid 
Ointment (unguentum zluci oxidi), oxid of zinc and ben- 
zoin ointment 
oiset, v. and H. A Middle English form of use. 
oistt, " A Middle English form of hosfl. 
Oistert, . An obsolete spelling of oyster. 
okt, . A Middle English variant of oak. Chau- 
cer. 
0. K. [Origin obscure: usually said to have 
been orig. used by Andrew Jackson, seventh 
President of the United States, as an abbr. of All 
Correct, spelled (whether through ignorance or 
humorously) oil korrect ; but this is doubtless an 
invention. Another statement refers the use to 
"Old Keokuk," an Indian chief, who is said to 
have signed treaties with the initials "O. K."] 
All right; correct: now commonly used as an 
indorsement, as on a bill. [Colloq.] 
oke't, n. A Middle English form of oak. 
oke- (6k), . [= Bulg. Serv. Wall. Hung, oka 
= Pol. oko, < Turk, oka, a certain weight.] 1. 
A Turkish unit of weight, used also in Greece, 
equal to about 2J pounds avoirdupois. 
It [mastic gum | continues running all the month of 
August, and drops also in September, but then it is not 
good ; the finest and best is called Fliscari, and sells for 
two dollars an oke. 
Pococke, Description of the East, II. II. 4. 
oke 3 t (6k), w. A variant of auk 1 . 
okent. a. A Middle English form of oaken. 
Okenian (6-ke'ni-an), a. [< Oken (see def.) 
+ -ton.] Of or pertaining to Lorenz Oken, a 
German naturalist (1779-1851) Okenian body, 
In mint., a Wolfflan body, primitive kidney, or protone- 
phron. 
okenite (6'keu-it), n. [< Oken (see Okenian) + 
-tte 2 .] In mineral., same as dysclasite. 
oker 1 ! (6'ker), n. [ME., also okur, okir, okyr, 
ocker, < Icel. okr = Sw. ocker = Dan. aager = 
AS. wocor, increase, growth, fruit, = OFries. 
iriikcr = D. woeker = MLG. tcoker = OHG. wuo- 
char,wuolilini', ii-inn-ltur. iritoeher, MHG. wuocher, 
G. wucher = Goth, tcokrs, increase, gain; akin 
to AS. ircaxait, wax, and ult. to L. augere, in- 
crease: soo iniipiKiit, etc.] Usury. 
Oker, lieying, ife wantonesse raickel serwe make. 
Political Poems, etc. (ed. Furnivall), p. 236. 
r'^t, An obsolete form of oclier. 
okerert (6'kor-er), . [ME., also okerar (= D. 
woekeraar=OHGc. tcuoc/iarn,MHG. wuocherer, 
wtiocliertere, G. touclierer = Sw. ockrare), < oker, 
usury: see otcr 1 .] A usurer. 
"An okerer, or elles a lechoure," sayd Robyn. 
"With wronge haste thou lede thy fyle." 
Lytrtt Qcnti of Robyn Bode (Child's Ballads, V. 53). 
okeringt (6'ker-iug), n. [ME., < oteri + -iw;/ 1 . ] 
Usury. 
okonite (6'ko-nit), . A vulcanized mixture 
of ozocerite or mineral wax and resin with 
caoutchouc and sulphur, used as an insulating 
material for covering electrical conductors. 
okra (ok'ra), n. [Formerly also ot-lira, nkro, 
ocliro; W. Ind. (?).] A plant, Hibisctitt rsritl/-/t- 
tus, an esteemed vegetable, cultivated in the 
4099 
East and West Indies, the southern United 
States, etc. See gumbo 1 . Its seeds yield a fine food- 
oil, not, however, extracted on a commercially remunera- 
tive scale, and It produces a liber apparently suitable for 
coarse bagging, etc. See Hibiscut and AbelmoKku*. 
MuBk-okra. //. AMmonchiu. See amber-teed. Wild 
okra. See Malachra. 
01. An abbreviation of Oli/iii/iiml. 
-ol. [An arbitrary abbr. of L. ol(eum), or of E. 
(nlriiii)tii.] In clii'm., a termination somewhat 
loosely used for various compounds, denoting 
'oil' or 'alcohol.' It should be applied strictly only 
to alcohols, hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons, as gly- 
criol, niiuinftol, quinol, etc. 
Olacineae (ol-a-sin'e-e), n.pl. [NL. (Endlicher, 
l::i>). ( tiliu (Ola'c-) + ->.] An order of 
dicotyledonous polypetalous trees and shrubs, 
type of the cohort Olacales in the series Disci- 
flor<r, typified by the genus Olax, and charac- 
terized by the dorsal raphe, partially or com- 
pletely one-celled ovary, usually one-seeded 
fruit, and valvate petals. It includes about 276 spe- 
cies, of 4 tribes and 61 genera, widely dispersed through- 
out the tropics, with a few in South Africa and southern 
Australia. They are erect, climbing or twining, usually 
with alternate undivided feather-veined leaves, Bexuous 
petioles, and small greenish, yellowish, or white flowers. 
olamic (6-lam'ik), a. [< Heb. 'Slam, eternity, 
eon, < 'dlam, hide, conceal.] Pertaining to or 
enduring throughout an eon or eons ; lasting or 
continuing for ages ; constituting or measured 
by a period or periods much exceeding in length 
any historical measurement of time ; eonian. 
But man fell, and lost the perpetual or olamic sabhatism. 
BMMheca Saara, X I.III. 778. 
olanin (6'la-nin), n. [< L. ol(eum), oil, + aw- 
(imal), animal, + -in2.] One of the ingredi- 
ents of the fetid empyreumatic oil obtained by 
distilling bone and some other animal matters. 
Brande. 
Olax (6'laks), . [NL. (Linnsens, 1749), so called 
in allusion to the unpleasant odor of the wood ; 
< LL. olax, smelling, odorous, < L. olere, smell : 
see olid.'] A genus of shrubs and trees, type 
of the order Olacinew and tribe Olacece, known 
by the three anther-bearing stamens and the 
drupe almost included within the calyx. There 
are about 30 species, natives of Australia and tropical Asia 
and Africa. They are smooth evergreens, often climbing 
or thorny, usually with short spikes or racemes of small 
flowers in the axils of two-ranked leaves. 0. Zeylanica is 
the malla-tree of Ceylon. Its leaves are eaten in curries 
and its fetid, salty wood is used as a remedy in putrid 
fevers. 
old (old), a. [Also dial, aid, auld, oud, and; 
< ME. old, aid, eld, < AS. eald, ONorth. aid = 
OS. aid = OFries. old, aid = D. oud = MLG. 
LG. aid, old = OHG. MHG. G. alt = Icel. ald- 
(in comp.) (also aldinn) = Goth, altheis, old; 
orig. pp., 'grown, increased ' (= L. altus, high, 
deep), with suffix -d (see -rf 2 , -etP), of the verb 
represented by Goth, alan, nourish, = L. alere, 
nourish, > ult. E. aliment: see aliment, alt, etc. 
For the pp. suffix, cf. cold, of similar forma- 
tion.] 1. Having lived or existed a long time ; 
full of years; far advanced in years or life: 
applied to human beings, lower animals, and 
plants : as, an old man ; an old horse ; an old 
tree. 
The aide auncian wyf hegest ho syttez ; 
The lorde lufly her by lent, as I trowe. 
Sir Qawayne and the Qreen Knigl^t (E. E. T. 8.), L 1001. 
For we are old, and on our qulck'st decrees 
The Inaudible and noiseless foot of time 
Steals ere we can effect them. 
Shot., All's Well, v. 3. 40. 
2. Of (a specified) age; noting the length of 
time or number of years that one has lived, 
or during which a thing or particular state of 
things has existed or continued; of the age of; 
aged: as, a child three months old; a house a 
century old. 
And Fharoah said unto Jacob, How old art thou? 
Oen. xlvli. 8. 
There Is a papyrus In the Imperial Library at Paris which 
M. Chabas considers the oldest book in the world. 
J. F. Clarke, Ten Great Religions, vl. 6. 
3. Of or pertaining to the latter part of life; 
peculiar to or characteristic of those who are, 
or that which is, well advanced in years. 
And therfore lete us praie among 
That god send us paciens in oure olde age. 
Uymnt to Virgin, etc. (E. E. T. S.), p. 81. 
Ill rack thee with old cramps. 
Shot., Tempest, L 2. 369. 
4. Having the judgment or good sense of a per- 
son who has lived long and has gained experi- 
ence; thoughtful; sober; sensible; wise: as, 
an old head on young shoulders. 
I never knew so young a body with so old a head. 
Shot., M. of V., IT. 1. 164. 
old 
Theo, who has always been so composed, and so clever, 
and so old for her age. Thackeray, Virginians, xxxv. 
5. Of long standing or continuance, (a) Begun 
long ago and still continued ; of long continuance or pro- 
longed existence; well-established: as, old customs; an 
i:I:l friendship. 
Thou hast fastid longe, I wene, 
I wolde now som mete wer sene 
For olde acqueyntaunce vs by-tweno. 
York Playt, p. 180. 
An old leprosy in the skin of his flesh. Lev. xlli 11. 
Remove not the old landmark. Prov. xxlU. 10. 
The great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called 
the Devil and Satan. Rev. xiL . 
(b) Experienced ; habituated : as, an old offender ; old In 
vice or crime. 
The King shall sit without an old disturber, a dayly In- 
croacher, and intruder. Maton, Reformation In Eng., ii. 
6. Of (some specified) standing as regards con- 
tinuance or lapse of time. 
In Ephesus I am but two hours old. 
Shot., C. of E., II. 2. 160. 
7. Not new, fresh, or recent; having been long 
made; having existed long: as, an old honae; 
an old cabinet. 
Ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old trait 
until the ninth year. Lev. xxv. 22. 
Old Northumberland House, too, was all ablaze and a 
centre of attraction. Firit Year of a, Silken Reign, p. 70. 
Hence (a) That has long existed or been in use, and Is 
near, or has passed, the limit of its usefulness ; enfeebled 
or deteriorated by age ; worn out : as, old clothes. 
Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee. Dent. viii. 4. 
When I kept sUence, my bones waxed old through my 
roaring all the day long. Ps. xxxiL 8. 
(6) Well-worn ; effete ; worthless ; trite ; stale : express- 
Ing valuelessness, disrespect, or contempt : as, an old Joke ; 
sold for an old song. 
Now you see, sir, how your f ooling grows old, and peo- 
ple dislike it. Shak., T. N., i. 6. 118. 
8. Dating or reaching back to antiquity or to 
former ages; subsisting or known for a long 
time ; long known to history. 
His elders war of the aide state, 
And of thaire werkes sumdel he wate. 
Holy Rood (E. E. T. S.\ p. 93. 
It was said by them of old time, Thou shall not kill 
Mat T. 21. 
In the ulil times a man, whether lay or cleric, might 
purge himself of a crime, or charge laid against him, by 
his own oath and the oaths of others of equal station wbo 
might be willing to become his compurgators. 
R. W. Dixon, Hist. Church of Eng., xix. 
9. Ancient; antique; not modern; former: as, 
the old inhabitants of Britain ; the old Romans. 
10. Early; pertaining to or characteristic of 
the earlier or earliest of two or more periods of 
time or stages of development: as, Old Eng- 
lish ; the Old Ked Sandstone. 
Ophidla are not known in the fossil state before the 
older tertiaries. Huxley, Anat. Vert., p. 208. 
11. Former; past; passed away; disused; con- 
trasted with or replaced by something new as 
a substitute ; subsisting before something else : 
as, he built a new house on the site of the old 
one; the old regime; a gentleman of the old 
school ; he is at his old tricks again. 
Old things are passed away ; behold, all things are be- 
come new. 2 Cor. T. 17. 
Seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds ; 
and have put on the new man. Col. 111. 9, 10. 
Why, woman, your husband Is In his old lunes again. 
Shak., M. W. ofW.,lv. 2. 22. 
12. Long known; familiar; hence, an epithet 
of affection or cordiality: as, an old friend; 
dear old fellow ; old boy. 
Gto thy ways, old lad. Shak., T. of the 8., v. 2. 181. 
13. Old-fashioned; of a former time; hence, 
antiquated: as, an old fogy. 
He is a very honest and worthy man, but of the old 
stamp. Sv(ft, Mem. of Capt. Creichton. 
14. Great; high: an intensive now used only 
when preceded by another adjective also of in- 
tensive force: as, & fine old row; a high old 
time. [Colloq.] 
Madam, you must come to your uncle. Yonder 's old 
coll at home. Shak., Much Ado, v. 2. 98. 
We shall bane old breaking of neckes. 
DeUer. If It be not good the Devil Is in it 
Jfaft. It has been stubborn weather. 
See. Oent. Strange work at sea; I fear me there 's oW 
tumbling. Fletcher, Pilgrim, ill 7. 
I imagine there is old moving amongst them. 
A. Bmctr, Lingua, IL 6. 
Mass, here will be M flrking ! 
Middteton, Game at Chen, ill. 1. 
Here 's old cheating. 
Xiddleton and Dekker, Roaring Girl. 
New for Old. See nnc. Of Old, from early times; In 
ancient days; long ago. [In this phrase old is used as a 
substantive. See eld.} Old Bogy, boss*, boy, Catho- 
lics, Colony, country. See the nouns. Old continent. 
(a) The continent of Europe. (6) The mass of land com- 
