cards, called also all fours, and high, low, Jack, and the game. — Old squaw (Zoöl.), a duck (Clangula
hyemalis) inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is varied with black
and white and is remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also longtailed duck, south southerly, callow,
hareld, and old wife. — Old style. (Chron.) See the Note under Style. — Old Testament. See
under Testament. — Old wife. [In the senses b and cwritten also oldwife.] (a) A prating old woman; a
gossip.
Refuse profane and old wives' fables.
1 Tim. iv. 7. (b) (Zoöl.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus), the
American alewife, etc. (c) (Zoöl.) A duck; the old squaw. — Old World, the Eastern Hemisphere.
Syn. — Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. See Ancient.
Olden
(Old"en) a. Old; ancient; as, the olden time. "A minstrel of the olden stamp." J. C. Shairp.
Olden
(Old"en), v. i. To grow old; to age. [R.]
She had oldened in that time.
Thackeray. Old-fashioned
(Old`-fash"ioned) a. Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to
old customs or ideas; as, an old-fashioned dress, girl. "Old-fashioned men of wit." Addison.
This old-fashioned, quaint abode.
Longfellow. Old-gentlemanly
(Old`-gen"tle*man*ly) a. Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one. Byron.
Oldish
(Old"ish), a. Somewhat old.
Old lang syne
(Old` lang syne") See Auld lang syne.
Old-maidish
(Old`-maid"ish) a. Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
Old-maidism
(Old`-maid"ism) n. The condition or characteristics of an old maid. G. Eliot.
Oldness
(Old"ness), n. The state or quality of being old; old age.
Oldster
(Old"ster) n. [Cf. Youngster.] An old person. [Jocular] H. Kingsley.
Old-womanish
(Old`-wom`an*ish) a. Like an old woman; anile. — Old`-wom"an*ish*ness, n.
Olea
(||O"le*a) n. [L. olive. See Olive.] (Bot.) A genus of trees including the olive.
The Chinese Olea fragrans, noted for its fragrance, and the American devilwood (Olea Americana) are
now usually referred to another genus
Oleaceous
(O`le*a"ceous) a. [L. oléaceus of the olive tree.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a
natural order of plants mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive is the type. It includes also the ash,
the lilac, the true jasmine, and fringe tree.
Oleaginous
(O`le*ag`i*nous) a. [L. oleaginus, oleagineus, belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F.
oléagineux. See Olive, Oil.] Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.
Oleaginousness
(O`le*ag`i*nous*ness), n. Oiliness. Boyle.
Oleamen
(||O`le*a"men) n. [L.] (Med.) A soft ointment prepared from oil. Dunglison.
