Orobanchaceae 
lliiwrrs in ;i ill-use spikr "f sr;illinil in the axils of dry 
Hcaliv, ; in , while and solitary. They are small plants, 
thirkuicd or lleshy at the bane, and parasitic on roots. 
Orobanche (or-o-bang'ku), . [NL. (Tourne- 
t'ort, 1700), < L. nriiliii iii-lii; ir. /j,y<i; \ //, broom- 
rape, chokcwecd. or dodder, < ii/ni >; L. 
I'l-riiiii, vetch, + ayxew, throttle, choke.] A 
genus of parasitic 
plants, type of the or- 
der Hriiliiiiii-liin-1-ii; dis- 
tinguished by its two- 
lipped (lowers and 
unequally four-cleft 
calyx; the broom- 
rape. There are nearly 1M 
species, widely scattered 
throughout the Old World, 
chiefly in north temperate 
regions. Their stems are 
tri'iici'iilly unbranched and 
clad with acute scales, the 
Hi m ITS In a terminal spike, 
the parasitic roots often 
traceable into those of the 
foster-plant, and the whole 
of a tawny, reddish, violet, 
or bluish color. 0. ma- 
jor, the great broom-rape, 
growing 1} or 2 feet high, 
lives chiefly on broom, 
whence the name. 0. ca- 
ryuphyllacca is the clove- 
scented broom-rape, grow- 
ing on species of Galimn. 
0. minor, found on clover, 
is sparingly introduced in 
the Atlantic I'nited States. See brooin-rape and herb-bane. 
Orobanchese (or-o-bang'ke-e), n.pl. [NL.(L.C. 
Richard, 1807), <' Orobanche + -ea:.] Same as 
4150 
limn, I iv some treated as an order, by others as 
a tribe, and varying in scope according to dif- 
ferent authors. See Aninn .-mil Ofnnliinii. 
orontiad (o-ron'li-ad), n. A plant of the group 
llriniliiiffir. l.tinl/i i/. 
Orontium (o-ron'shium), n. [NL. (Linnaeus, 
1753), said 'to be < Gr. *6p6Vnov (Wittstein; 
not found in (ir. dictionaries), gome plant so 
called, appar. < 'Qp&vrris, L. Orontes, a river in 
Syria.] A genus of monocptyledonous plants 
of I ho order Araceai, belonging to the suborder 
I'lilhiiiiltw and the tribe Synijilnrarpf<r, allied to 
the skunk-cabbage. It is chiefly distinguished by 
the remote sheathing spathe and one-celleU ovary. There 
Flowering Plant of OrobancHt 
mittor, parasitic on the rout of white 
clover, a, a flower. 
Orobates, n. See Oribates. 
Orobus (or'o-bus), n. [NL. (Tournefort, 1700), 
< Gr. o/m/iof = L. ernim, vetch: see Errum.] A 
former gemis of perennial herbs, mostly Eu- 
ropean, of the natural order Leguminosce, now 
mostly united with Lathyrus, a few species be- 
longing to Vicla. See bitter-vetch and heath-pea. 
orographic (or-o-graf'ik), a. [< orograph-y + 
-1C.] Of or pertaining to orography. The oro- 
graphic features of a country are those which connect 
themselves with the range, extent, and structure of its 
mountain chains and of its larger topographical features. 
Also oreoyraphic. 
orographical (or-o-graf 'i-kal), a. [< orographic 
+ -al.] Same as orographic. 
orographically (or-o-graf'i-kal-i), adv. With 
regard to orography.' 
orography (o-rog'ra-fi), n. [Also oretHiraphy ; 
= F. orographie = Pj*. oreopraphia, < Gr. opof, 
a raoiintain, + -ypafia, < y/xujxtv, write.] That 
division of physical geography or physiography 
which has to do with the relations and develop- 
ment of the mountain-chains of the regions de- 
scribed. It is topography in its broadest and most gen- 
eral sense, the mountain-ranges not being separable In a 
general discussion from the valleys and table-lands. 
Orohippus (or-o-hip'us), n. [NL., < Gr. 6po(, 
mountain, + ITT'TTOC, horse.] 1. A genus of fos- 
sil horses, of the family Equida;, based upon re- 
mains from the Eocene of North America, hav- 
ing four toes on the fore feet and three on the 
hind feet. There are several species, all of very 
small size, only about as large as a fox. 2. 
[Z. c.] A species of the above genus. 
oroide (6'ro-Id), n. [< F. or (< L. auriim), gold, 
+ (ir. fitSof, form.] An alloy of copper, tin, and 
other metals resembling gold in appearance, 
and used in the manufacture of cheap watch- 
cases, jewelry, etc. The term is also used ad- 
jectively: as, oroide jewelry . Also called oreide. 
orolingual (6-ro-ling'gwal), a. [Irreg. < L. os 
(or-), mouth, + lingua, tongue: see linyiuil.] 
Pertaining to the mouth and the tongue. 
orologet, n- An obsolete form of horologe. 
orological (or-o-loj'i-kal), a. [< orolog-;/ + 
-ic-al.] Pertaining to orology or a description 
of mountains. 
orologist 1 t (o-rol'o-jist), n. [< orologe + -int.] 
An obsolete form of lun-olni/ixt. S. Dowell, Taxes 
in England, III. 305. 
Orologist- (o-rol'o-jist), n. [< oroliig-y + -ist,] 
A describerbf mountains; one versed in orology. 
orology (o-rol'p-ji), n. [= F. orologie,<. Gr. 6pof, 
mountain, + -hoyia, < teyeiv, speak: see -ology.~\ 
The scientific description of mountains. 
Oromasdes, Oromazdes, . Same as Ormu;d. 
oronasal (6-ro-na'zal), a. [Irreg. < L. os (or-), 
mouth, + nasun. nose : see nasal.] Pertaining 
to the mouth and the nose. 
oronget, >' A Middle English form of ontni/f 1 . 
Orontiacese (o-ron-ti-a'se-e), n. pi. [NL. (R. 
Brown, 1810), < Orontiuni + -acea;.'] A group 
of araceous plants, typified by the genus Oroii- 
Flowering Plant of Coldenclub (Orontium aquatic*** 1 ), 
a, the spadix. 
Is but one species, 0. aquaticum, the goldenclub, which 
grows on the margins of ponda and rivers of the United 
States near the Atlantic. It bears velvety dark-green 
elliptical leaves, floating or raised on stout stalks from a 
rootstock descending into the mud. Its small flowers arc 
crowded on a long curving spadlx, rising C to 12 inches 
from the water, colored successively yellow, white, and 
green. 
oropharyngeal (6'ro-fa-rin'je-al), a. [< oro- 
pharynx (-iilitiri/ng-) + -e-al.] Of or pertaining 
to the oropharynx. 
oropharynx (6-ro-far'ingks), n. ; pi. oropha- 
ryiigcs (-fa-rin'jez). [NL., < L. os (or-), the 
mouth, + Gr. (papvyt-, the throat.] The pharynx 
proper, directly continuous with the cavity of 
the mouth: distinguished from nasopharynx. 
See cut under mouth. 
Orortyx (o-r6r'tiks), n. Same as Oreortyx. 
Oroscoptes (o-ro-skop'tez), n. See Oreoscoptes. 
orotund (6'ro-tund), a. [IiTeg. < L. ore rotunda, 
with a round mouth: ore, abl. of os, mouth; ro- 
tundus, round: see rotund.] In elocution, char- 
acterized by strength, fullness, richness, and 
clearness; open, mellow, rich, and musical: 
applied to the voice or manner of utterance. 
orpedt, a. [Also (Sc.) orpit; < ME. orped, orpud, 
bold, < AS. orped, fpown up, stout, active, bold.] 
Bold; brave; valiant. 
The gnode knijt and orped. 
Ayenbite of Inicyt (E. E. T. S.), p. 183. 
An orped knight in many a stede. 
Oower, Coat. Amant., lii. 
So was he greved with the werre that his peple was hut 
small ; but tho were orped knyghtes, and the beste of all 
the hoste for to endure and suttre traueile of armes. 
Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 439. 
He was reasonable of speche and well lettered, and 
orped, and also noble in knyght hod, wyse in counsayll, & 
dredde to moch destenyse. Fabyan, Chron., I. \ \ \\ . 
orpedlyt, adv. [< ME. orpedly, < AS. ornedlice, 
boldly, < orped, bold: see orped.] Boldly; 
bravely; stoutly. 
He hypped ouer on hys ax, & orpedly strydez, 
Bremly hrothe on a bent. 
Sir Gawayue and the Green Knight (E. E. T. a), 1. 2232. 
orphalinet (6r'fa-lin), n. and a. See orpheline. 
orphan (6r'fan),'a. and n. [<OF. orphane, or- 
jenf, orfine, orphe, orfe = Sp. huerfano = Pg. 
orftto, orphffo = It. orfano, < ML. orphanus, < 
Gr. op<j>av6(:, without parents, fatherless, bereft, 
deprived, destitute ; later bpjdf = L. orbus, be- 
reft: see or& 2 .] I. a. 1. Bereft of parents; fa- 
therless, motherless, or without either father 
or mother ; bereaved : said of a child or a young 
and dependent person. 
This king, left orphan both of father and mother. 
Sir P. Sidney. 
Enoch Arden, a rough sailor's lad, 
Made orphan by a winter shipwreck. 
Tennyson, Enoch Arden. 
2. Not under control or protection analogous 
to that of a parent; unprotected; unassisted. 
A virgin tragedy, an orphan Muse. 
Pope, Prol. to Satires, 1. 58. 
3. Of or belonging to a child bereft of either 
parent or of both parents. 
The tender orphan hands 
Felt at my heart and seem'd to charm from thence 
The wrath I nursed against the world. 
Tennyton, Princess, v. 
Orphic 
II. ii. A child bereaved of one parent or of 
both parents, generally tho latter. 
Arid Kaiih he will notleaue them orphantt, as fatherles*e 
children, but wil runic again to them hirnelf. 
Kir T. Mure, Works, p. 173. 
A wi c pint; ouintry joins a widow's tear; 
The helpless poor mix with the orphan's cry. 
Huron, Death of Sir James Hunter Blair. 
Orphans' Court, the name given to courts of general pro- 
bat* jurisdiction in Delaware, Maryland, .New Jersey, and 
Pennsylvania. 
orphan (6r'fan), c. (. [< orphan, a.] To reduce 
to the state of being an orphan; bereave of pa- 
rents. 
Kor this orphaned world the Holy Spirit made the like 
charitable provision. Harburtun, Sermons. 
orphanage (6r'fan-aj),n. [< orphan + -age.] 1. 
Tne state of being an orphan. 2. An inHtitu- 
tion or home for orphans. 3. Orphans collec- 
tively. 
In London the share of the children (or orphanage part) 
is not fully vested In them till the age of twenty-one, be- 
fore which they cannot dispose of it by testament. 
Blackttonc, Com., II. rxxii. 
orphan-asylum (6r'fan-a-si'lum), n. An asy- 
lum or home for destitute orphan children. 
orphancyt (fir'fan-si), n. [< orphan + -cy.] 
The state of being an orphan; orphanhood. 
Yet did not thy Orphancte nor my Widowhood deprfue 
vs of the delightful! prospect which the hill of honour 
doth yeeld. Sir P. Sidney, Arcadia, lit 
orphanet (6r'fan-et), n. [< 'orphanet, orfenet 
(found only as a surname), dim. of orphane, or- 
phan : see orphan and -efl.] A young or little 
orphan. 
Calling her maids this orphanet to see. 
Draytim, Moses, L 
orphanhood (or' fan -hud), n. [< orphan + 
-hood.] The state 'of being an orphan. 
orphanism (6r'fan-izm), n. [< orphan + -ism.] 
The state or condition of being an orphan. E. 
Phillips, 1706. 
orphanotrophism (6r-fa-not'ro-fizm), n. [< or- 
phanotroph-y + -ism.] " The care and support 
of orphans. C. Mather. [Rare.] 
orphanotrophy (6r-fa-not'ro-fi), n. [< LL. or- 
phanotrophium, an orphan-asylum, < Gr. bptyavo- 
Tpo^riov, an orphan-asylum, < bptyavoTpofyof, bring- 
ing up orphans, < bp<j>av6f, orphan, + rpttyetv, 
nourish, bring up.] 1 . A supporting or the sup- 
port of orphans. 2. A hospital for orphans. 
liailey. [Rare in both uses.] 
orphanry (&r'fan-ri), n. [< orphan + -ry.] An 
orphan-house; an orphanage or home for or- 
phans. [Rare.] 
orphantt (or'fant), n. [A corrupt form of or- 
phan, with excrescent t, as in tyrant for tyran, 
etc., peasant, etc.] An orphan. 
He in-'r provok'd the silly orphante cryes, 
Nor till 'il with teares the woefnll widdowes eyes. 
John Taylor, Works (1630). (Xaret.) 
orpharion (6r-fa'ri-on), n. [< Gr. 'Op^et'f, Or- 
pheus: see Orphic.] A large variety of lute, 
used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centu- 
ries, having six to nine pairs of metal strings. 
It was played by means of a plectrum. Also 
orpheoreon. 
Set the cornet with the flute, 
The orpharion to the lute, 
Tuning the tabor and the pipe to the sweet violins. 
Drayton, Eclogues, 111 
Orphean (6r'fe-an), a. [< L. Orpheus,< Gr. 'Op- 
0of , < 'Op^erf , Orpheus : see Orphic.] 1. Of or 
pertaining to Orpheus, a legendary poet and 
musician of ancient Greece; nence, melodious: 
as, Orphean strains. 
With other notes than to the Orphean lyre, 
I sung of Chaos and eternal Night. 
Milti,,i. P. L, lit 17. 
2. In ornith., singing sweetly ; melodious: spe- 
cifically applied to a warbler, Sylvia orphea. 
orphelinet (dr'fe-lin), n. and a. [Also orpha- 
line; < ME. orphclin, < OF. orphelin, orfelin, or- 
phenin, orfenin, F. orphelin, dim. of orphane, < 
ML. orphanus, orphan: see orphan.] I. n. An 
orphan. 
The ladyes souned for the deathes of theyr husebandes, 
and orphalinet wepte and rent their heares for the losse 
of their parentes. Hall, Hen. V., an. 3. 
II. a. Orphaned; bereaved. . 
When thou were orphelyn of father and mother. 
Chaucer, Bocthius, ii. prooe 3. 
orpheoreon (6r-fe-6're-on), n. See orpharion. 
Orphic (dr'fik), a'. [<' L. Orphicus, < Gr. 'Op^ocof , 
of Orpheus, < 'Opjeif, Orpheus : see def.] Of or 
pertaining or relating to Orpheus, a legendary 
poet and musician of ancient Greece, who had 
the power of charming all animate and inani- 
mate objects with his sweet lyre, descended 
