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One of the essential cells or elements of an organ. See Sense organule, under Sense. Huxley.

See Origan.

A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength.

Eager or immoderate excitement or action; the state of turgescence of any organ; erethism; esp., the height of venereal excitement in sexual intercourse.

A sirup in which, formerly, a decoction of barley entered, but which is now prepared with an emulsion of almonds, -- used to flavor beverages or edibles.

See Organling.

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, orgies. Elton.

A sacrifice accompanied by certain ceremonies in honor of some pagan deity; especially, the ceremonies observed by the Greeks and Romans in the worship of Dionysus, or Bacchus, which were characterized by wild and dissolute revelry. As when, with crowned cups, unto the Elian god, Those priests high orgies held. Drayton…

Proud; haughty. [Obs.] Shak.

A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.

See Orgillous. [Obs.]

A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See Orgies

A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of Orgyia leucostigma) are often very injurious to fruit trees and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also vaporer moth.

See Orichalch. Costly oricalche from strange Phoenice. Spenser.

Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a color or luster like that of brass. Maunder.

A metallic substance, resembling gold in color, but inferior in value; a mixed metal of the ancients, resembling brass; -- called also aurichalcum, orichalcum, etc.

A gallery for minstrels. [Obs.] W. Hamper.

Brightness or strength of color. [R.] E. Waterhouse.

Rising, as the sun. Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. Milton.

Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries. The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. Sir T. Browne.