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A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution. -- O`le*o*res"in*ous, a.

inished. Knight. -- Opera girl (Bot.), an East Indian plant (Mantisia saltatoria) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also dancing girls. -- Opera glass, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of l…

A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as ginger, hops, cowries, etc.

intoxicating beverage which expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc. Hood.

A root. "A race or two of ginger." Shak. Race ginger, ginger in the root, or not pulverized.

a. & n. from Rage, v. i. -- Ra"*ging*ly, adv.

or factitious; often opposed to ostensible; as, the real reason; real Madeira wine; real ginger. Whose perfection far excelled Hers in all real dignity. Milton.

Executing revenge; revengeful. -- Re*ven"ging*ly, adv. Shak.

Same as Ginglymodi.

ertaining to a natural order of plants (Scitamimeæ), mostly tropical herbs, including the ginger, Indian shot, banana, and the plants producing turmeric and arrowroot.

. alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See Illust. under Millepore.

A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer. [Eng.]

A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural.

agrant or aromatic and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc. Hast thou aught in thy purse [bag] any hot spices Piers Plowman.

A beverage of molasses and water, seasoned with vinegar and ginger. [U. S.]

An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger family.

An East Indian plant (Kæmpferia Galanga) of the Ginger family. See Galanga.

Of or pertaining to ginger, or to a tribe (Zingibereæ) of endogenous plants of the order Scitamineæ. See Scitamineous.