Noel Jones Loyd Overstone
Overstone, &noel Jones Loyd, Lord, One Of The Most Skillful Political Econo Mists. And The Ablest Writer On Banking Andfinancial Subjects That This Country Has Pro Duced. He Was Born In 17do. Being The Only Son Of L,r. Lewis Loyd. Descended From A Respectable Welsh Family, And A Leading Partner ...
Obi Genes Origen
Obi :genes (origen), Called Adamantinos Or Chalchentezos—both Epithets Expressive Of His Firmness Of Purpose And Iron Assiduity—one Of The Most Eminent Of The Early Christian Writers, " The Father Of Biblical Criticism And Exegesis In Christendom," Was B. 185 A.d., At Alexandria, Where His Father, Leonidas, Seems To Have Held ...
Ocean
Ocean, The Largest Of The Five Great Oceans (see Ocean), Lies Between Amer Ica On The E., And Asia, Malaisia, And Australasia On The West.. The Name " Pacific," Given To It By Magellan, The First European Navigator Who Traversed Its Wide Expanse, Is Doubtless Very Appropriate To Certain Portions ...
Offenses Against Tite Public
Peace, Offenses Against Tite Public, Are Those Offenses Which Consist In Either Actually Breaking The Peace Or Constructively Doing So By Leading Directly To It Breach. These Offenses Are Now Usually Known Under The Heads Of Unlawful Assemblies, Sedi Tious Libels And Slanders, Riots, Affrays, Challenges To Tight, Forcible Entry ...
Oivangeman
Oivangeman, One Of The Unhappy Party Designations Which Contributed For Nearly A Century To Create And Keep Alive Religious And Political Divisions Of The Worst Character Throughout The British Empire, But Especially In Ireland. The Orange Organization Bad Its I Origin In The Animosities Which Had Subsisted Between Protestants And ...
Onabies
Onabies Are Organs Peculiar To The Feniale,•and Are Analogous To The Testes In The Male. They Are Two Oblong Flattened Bodies (about An Inch And A Half In Length. Three Quarters Of An Inch In Width, And Nearly Half An Inch Thick In The Human H1.11acco, C-.1 U Ated On ...
Ophthalmia
Ophthalmia (derived From The Greek Word Orhthalmos, The Eye) Was Originally And Still Is Sometimes Used To Denote Inflammation Of The Eye Generally, But It Is At The Present Time Usually Restricted To Designate Inflammatory Affections Of The Mucous Coat Of The Eye, Termed The Conjunctiva. There Are Several Important ...
Ophthalmic Ganglion
Ophthalmic Ganglion, One Of The Four Cephalic Ganglia Of The Great Sym Pathetic Nerve. It Is About The Size Of A Pin's Head, And Situated At The Back Part Of The Orbit, Between The Optic Nerve And The External Rectus Muscle. It Lies Iu A Quantity Of Loose Fat Which ...
Opoponax
Opop'onax, A Gum Resin Obtained By Puncturing The Roots Of A Species Of Parsnip (pastinaca 0 Poponax). The Chief Interest In This Material Is The Great Importance Which The Ancient Physicians Attached To It As An Antispasmodic Medicine. It Was Employed Bv Hippocrates. Thcophrastus, And Dioscoridcs. Who Have Each Left ...
Opossum
Opossum, Didelphis, A Genus Of Marsupiata, Having Ten Cutting Teeth In The Upper Jaw And Eight In The Lower, One Canine Tooth On Each Side In Each Jaw, Three Compressed Premolars. And Four Sharply Tuberculated Molars On Each Side-50 Teeth In All; The Tongue Bristly; The Tail Long, Prehensile, And ...
Optical Illusion
Optical Illusion. Of All The Senses None Is More Deceptive Than The Sense Of Sight; It Often Deceives Us As To The Distance, Size, Shape, And Color Of Objects; It Fre Makes Them Appear As It In &tuations Where Their Existence Is Impossible; And Often Makes Us Think Them Movable ...
Optics
Optics Is The Science Whose Object Is The Investigation Of The Laws That Regulate The Phenomena Of Light And Vision. The Nature Of Light Will Be Found Treated Of Under Licht, And Its Various Properties Under Chromatics, Diffraction, Interference, Lens, Polarization, Reflection, Refraction, Spectrum, Etc.; And We Shall Confine Ourselves ...
Optimism
Optimism (lat. Optimus, Best) The Name Given To The Doctrine Of Those Philosophers And Divines Who Hold That Dm Existing Order Of Things, Whatever May Be Its Seeming Imperfections Of Detail, Is Nevertheless, As A Whole, The Most Perfect Or The Best Which Could Have Been Created, Or Which It ...
Oracle
Oracle, The Response Delivered By A Deity Or Supernatural Being To A Worshiper Or Inquirer; Also The Place Where The Response Was Delivered. These Responses Were Sup. Posed To He Given By A Certain Divine Afflatus, Either Through Means Of Mankind, As In The Orgasms Of The Pythia, And The ...
Orange
Orange (the Ancient Arausio), An Ill-built, Decaying, And Dirty, But Also An Inter Esting Town Of France, In The Department Of Vaucluse, Stands In A Beautiful Plain On The Left Bank Of The Aigue, 16 M. By Railway N. Of Avignon. Its Chief Manufactures Are Silks, Muslins, Serges, Etc.; And ...
Orange
Orange, The Name Of One Or More Species Of Citrus (q.v.), Of Which The Fruit Is Much Prized. Botanists Generally Regard All The Oranges As Of One Species, Citrus Aurantiuni, But Some Follow Russo In The Sweet Orange, The Hitter Orange, The Bergamot Orange, Etc., Distinct Species. The Wild State ...
Orange River Free State
Orange River Free State. The Orange River Free State Is The Name Assumed By The Republic Of Dutch Boers. Who, After Retiring From Natal When Declared A British Colony, Established Themselves In The Country Lying Between The Two Great Branches Of The Orange River, The Ky Gariep And The Gariep, ...
Oratorio
Oratorio (ital. Oratorio, Chapel Or Oratory, The Place Where These Compositions Were First Performed), A Kind Of Sacred Musical Composition, Either 'purely Dramatic Or Partaking Both Of The Drama And The Epic, In Which The Text Is Illustrative Of Some Relig Ious Subject, Sometimes Taken Directly From Scripture; And The ...
Orbit
Orbit, In Astronomy, Is The Path Described !n Space By A Heavenlybody In Its Revolu Tion Round Its Primary.* The Path So Described Is Of Tin Elliptic Form, And Would Be Accurately An Ellipse Were It Not For The Disturbing Influence Of The Other Heavenly Bodies. )`..;ce Perturattons. The Conplete ...
Orchard
Orchard (gott]. Aurtigards, Middle High Ger.uurtgarte, Ang.-sax. Ryrtgeard, Ortgeard, A Yard Or Garden For Worts Or Vegetables), A Piece Of Ground Specially Devoted To The Growth Of Fruit Trees, And In Which These Are Planted As Near To Each Other As Their Profitable Cultivation Will Admit Of, No Space Being ...
Orchestra
Orchestra (gr. Orchestra., From Orcheomai, I Dance), In The Greek Theaters, The Place Allotted To The Chorus Of Dancers; In Modern Theaters, The Part Of The Building Assigned To The Instrumentalists; And In The Modern Concert-room, The Place Occupied By The Instrumental And Vocal Performers. The Word Orchestra Is Also ...
Ordeal
Ordeal (anglo-saxon, Ordaal ; From Or, Primitive, And Daal, Judgment; Ger. Wadi, Judgment), A Practice Which Has Prevailed Largely Among Various Widely Separated Nations, Of Referring Disputed Questions, Particularly Such As Relate To The Guilt Or Inno• Cence Of An Individual, To The Judgment Of God, Determined Either By Lot, ...
Order
Order. This Word Is Applied To An Aggregate Of Conventual Communities Compre Hended Under One Rule, Or To The Societies, Half Military Half Religions, Out Of Which The Institution Of Knighthood Sprang. Religious Orders Are Generally Classified As Monastic, Military, And Mendicant.. The Earliest Comprehension Of Monastic Societies Under One ...
Ordinal
Ordinal, The Service Used In Episcopal Churches For The Ordination Of Ministers. The English Ordinal Was Drawn Up By A Commission Appointed In The Third Year Of Edward Vi. (1550), And Added To The Boole Of Common Prayer. It Was Slightly Modified In The Reign Of Elizabeth, And Was Again ...
Ordinance Of 1787
Ordinance Of 1787, An Act Of Congress Under The Confederation In Respect To The Government Of The Territory Of The United States N.w. Of The Ohio River. The Large: States Which, By Their Original Charters From The English Crown, Included Within Their Boundaries Portions Of The N.w. Territory, Were Not ...
Ordination
Ordination, The Rite Or Ceremony By Which Ministers Of The Christian Church Are Dedicated To Their Sacred Office. The Use Of'a Ceremonial For Such Purposes Is Traceable Among The Jews (exod. Xxix. 24, Levit. Xxi. 10, Num. Iii. 3); And The New Testament Contains Frequent Reference To The Specitieceremonial Of ...
Ordination_2
Ordination (ante), The Roman Catholic Church, The Church Of England, And The Protestant Episcopal Church Of The United States Do Not Consider Valid Unless The Officiating Bishops Are In The Line Of Succession From The Apostles. The Former Rejects Ordination By The Greek And Other Eastern Not As Invalid, But ...
Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey. By This Term Is Understood The Various Operations Undertaken By The Ordnance Department Of The British Government For Preparing Maps And Plans Of The Whole Kingdom And Its Parts. The Idea Of A General Map Of The Country To Be Exe Cuted By The Government Was First Proposed ...
Of Valois Philippe Vi
Philippe Vi, Of Valois, King Of France, Was, Son Of Charles Of Valois, Younger Brother Of Philippe Iv., And Succeeded To The Regency Of France On The Death Of Charles Iv., The Proclamation Of A King Being Deferred On Account Of The Pregnancy Of Charles Iv.'s Widow; But On Her ...
Or After Birth Placenta
Placenta, Or After-birth, A Temporary Organ That Is Developed Within The Uterus During Pregnancy. And Is, As Its Popular Name Implies, Expelled From The Maternal Organism Shortly After The Birth Of The Child Or Young Animal. It Is A Spongy Vascu:ar Mass, Existing In Some Form Or Other In All ...
Or Ananas Pine Apple
Pine-apple, Or Ananas, Ananassa Satire., A Plant Of The Natural Order Bromeliacece, Highly Esteemed, And Much Cultivated For Its Fruit. The Fruit Is It Sorosis, Formed By The Calyces And Bracts Of A Close Spike Of Flowers, Becoming Succulent And Combined. This Is The Distinctive Character Of The Genus Ananassa. ...
Or Asteroids Planetoids
Planetoids, Or Asteroids, The Name Given To That Numerous Group Of Very Small Planets Which Are Situated In The Solar System Between Mara And Jupiter. Till The Present Century They Remained Undiscovered; But For Some Years Before, Their Existence Had Been Suspected, Mainly Owing To The Remarkable Hiatus In The ...
Or Becife Pernambitco
Pernambitco, Or Becif'e, The Most Eastern Sea-port Of Brazil, Stands At The Mouths Of The Biberibe And Capeberibe, In Lat. 8° S., Long. 34° 52' Nv., So M. S. Of Parahiba. It Is The Greatest Sugar-mart In Brazil, And Is The Third In Commercial Importance Of The Cities Of The ...
Or Beiem Para
Para', Or Bei.e'm, A Thriving City And Seaport Of Brazil, Capital Of The Province Of The Same Name, Stands On The It:bank Of The River Para, 80 In. From Its Mouth. Lat. 1° 28' S., Long. 48° 28' West. The -harbor Is Formed By An Abrupt Curve Or Inlet Of ...
Or Bible Perfectionists
Perfectionists, Or Bible Colsrmunrsts, Popularly Known As Free-lovers, Or Preachers Of Free Love, A Small American Sect Who Are Equally Remarkable For The Doc Trmes Which They Hold, And For The Unfaltering Way In Which They Carry Them Out In Practice. The Founder Of Tine Sect, John Llumphrey Noyes, Is ...
Or Decoration Ornamentation
Ornamentation, Or Decoration, In Architecture, Applies To Something Which Is Added To The Simple Constructive Features, Or To The Form Given To Those Features, For The Purpose Of Making Them Beautiful Or Elegant. Thus, The Doric Shaft, While Answering The Constructive Purposes Of A Simple Square Or Round Pier, Is ...
Or Demi Gaiiter Perclose
Perclose, Or Demi-gaiiter, In Heraldry, The Lower Half Of A Garter With The Buckle. Percolation, A Process Much Used In Pharmacy, And In Some Other Arts, For Extracting Certain Soluble Properties Of Various Bodies By Filtering A Liquid Through Them. In The New British Pharmacopeia 39 Tinctures And 9 Extracts ...
Or Fish Culture Pisciculture
Pisciculture, Or Fish-culture, The Breeding And Rearing Of Fishes, In Order To The Increase Of The Supply For Food. Hitherto It Has Been Almost Entirely Limited To Fresh. Water Fishes; Nothing Having Been Done As To Sea-fishes But By Legislation—chiefly In The Case Of The Herring—to Prevent The Destruction Of ...
Or Fitciiet Polecat
Polecat, Or Fitciiet, Musick Putorius, Or Putorius Feetidus, A Quadruped Of The Weasel Family (mustelida), And Commonly Referred To The Same Genus With The Weasel, Stoat, Or Ermine, Etc. It Is The Largest British Species Of That Genus, The Length Of The Head And Body Being About A Foot And ...
Or Glandula Pacchioni Pacchiontanbodies
Pacchiontanbodies, Or Glandula: Pacchioni, Numerous Small, Whitish Gran Ular Looking Bodies, Collected Together In Clusters Of Varying Size, Found Upon The Human Meninges, Or Cerebral Membranes, Principally In The Following Localities: 1. Upon The Aute7 Surface Of The Dura Mater, In The Superiorlongitudinal Sinus, Being Received Into Little Depret Sions, ...
Or Inflammation Of Tiie
Peritoni'tis, Or Inflammation Of Tiie Peritoneum, May Be Either An Acute Or A Chronic Disease. Acute Peritonitis Presents Well-marked Symptoms. It Sometimes Commences With A Chill, But Severe Pain In The Abdomen Is Usually The First Symptom. The Pain Is At First Sometimes Confined To Particular Spots (usually In The ...
Or Inflammation Of The
Phlebitis, Or Inflammation Of. The Veins (gr. Phlebs, A Vein), Although Seldom An Original Or Idiopathic Disease, Is A Frequent Sequence Of Wounds, In Which Ease It Is Termed Traumatic Phlebitis (from The Greek Trauma, A Wound), And Is Not Uncommon After Delivery. The Disease Is Indicated By Great Tenderness ...
Or Knee Cap Patella
Patella, Or Knee-cap, Is A Sesamoid Bone (q.v.), The Single Tendon Of The Reetus, Vastus Externus, And Rastus Interims Muscles—the Greater Extensor Muscles Of The Leg. It Is Hntrt-shaped In Form, The Broad End Being Directed Upwards And The Apex Downwards. The Anterior Or External Surface Is Convex, Perforated By ...
Or New Guinea Papua
Papua, Or New Guinea, Is, With The Exception Of Australia, The Largest Island On The Globe. It Lies In Lat. 0° 30' To 10° 40' S.oand Long. 131° To 150° 30' E., And Is About 1300 In . In Length. In Outline The Island Irregular, The Western Part Being Nearly ...
Or Orang Outang Orang
Orang, Or Orang-outang, Simia Satyrus, Or Pithecus Satyrus, Or P. Abdii, A Species Of Ape Found In The Forests Of Malacca, Cochin-china, And Some Of The Islands Of That Part Of The'world. The Name Is Sometimes Extended In Signification, So As 'to Include All The Species Of The Restricted Genus ...
Or Orcitidacer Orchide7e
Orchide7e, Or Orcitida'cer, Often Popularly Called Orciitds, A Natural Order Of Endogenous Plants, Remarkable For The Structure Of Their Flowers, Which Are Also Of Great Beauty And Exquisite Fragrance. The Perianth Somatimes Exhibits Much Variety Of Forms, Even In The Same Species; But Is Always Irregular, Its Segments Differing Much ...
Or Ossification
Ossification, Or The Formation Of Bone, Is A Process To Which Physiologists Have Paid Much Attention, But Regarding Which There Is Still Considerable Difference Of Ion. On One Point, However, There Is A General Agreement—viz., That The Bones Are Not In Any Instance A Primary Formation, But Always Result From ...
Or Otho I
Otho I., Or The Great, Sou Of The Emperor Henry I. Of Germany, Was B. In 912, And After Having Been Early Recognized As His Successor, Was, Ou The Death Of His Father In 936, Formally Crowned King Of The Germans. His Reign One Succession Of Eventful And Generally Ti ...
Or Otitis
Oti'tis, Or Inflammation Of The Tympanic Cavity Of The Ear, May Be Either Acute Or Chronic, And It May Come On Dining The Course Of Certain Febrile Affections, Especially Scarlatina, Or In Consequence Of A Scrofulous, Rheumatic, Or Gouty Constitution; Or It May Be Excited By Direct Causes, As Exposure ...
Or Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire, Or "empire Of The Osmanlis,• Comprehends All The Countries Which Are More Or Less Under The Authority Of The Turkish Sultan, And Includes, Besides Turkey In Asia. And That Part Of Turkey In Europe •adlieh Is Under His Iln111(11hto Ercignty, The Vassal Principalities Of Moldavia And Wallachm E., ...
Or Oxalitee
Oxalitee, Or A Natural Order Of Exogenous Plants, Allied To Gerani Ame; Including Herbaceous Plants, Shrubs, And Trees; With Generally Compound Alter Nate Laves; Calyx Of Live Equal Persistent Sepals; Corolla Of Five Equal Unguiculatc Petals, Spirally Twisted In Bud; Ten Stamens, Usually More Or Less United By The Filaments, ...
Or Pa Lik I
Palanquin, Or Pa Lik I, The Vehicle Commonly Used In Hindustan By Travelers, Is A Wooden Box. About 8 Ft. Long, 4 Ft. Wide, And 4 Ft. High, With Wooden Shutters Which Can Be Opened Or Shut At Pleasure, And Constructed Like Venetian Blinds .for The Purpose Of Admitting Fresh ...
Or Pacha Pasha
Pasha', Or Pacha, A Title Used In The Ottoman Empire, And Applied To Governors Of Provinces, Or Military And Naval Commanders Of High Rank. The Name Is Said To Be Derived From Two Persian Words—pa, Foot Or Support, And Ruler—and Signifies " The Support Of The Ruler." The Title Was ...
Or Palk Strait
Palk Strait, Or Palr's Passage, The Northern Portion Of The Passage Between The S. Coast Of Ilindustan And The Island Of Ceylon. This Passage Is Continued Southward By The Gulf Of Manaar (q.v.). It Is From 40 To 80 M. In Width, And Is 80 In. In Length. It Is ...
Or Papipeluna
Papipelu'na, Or Pamtmo'na, A Fortified City Of Spain, Capital Of Navarre, Of Which It Is Tilt: Lev, Occupies An Eminence Not Commanded By Any Neighboring Height, On The Left Bank Of The Argil, A Tributary Of The Ebro, Ill M. N.n,w. Of Saragossa By Railway, And 200 In. N.n.e. Of ...
Or Pathological Anatomy
Pathological Anatomy, Or The Anatomy Of Diseased Organs, Is Included In, But Must Not Be Confounded With Pathology, As Until Comparatively Lately Was Often The Case. It Is Merely A Section—although A Most Important Section—of Pathology, Con Tributing (as Prof. Vogel Has Well Remarked "to Practical Medicine The Solid Materials ...
Or Pe King Pekin
Pekin', Or Pe-king' (i.e., Northern Capital), The Capital Of The Chinese Empire Since 1421 A.n., Is Situated On A Sandy Plain About 13 M. N.w. Of The Peiho, In Lat. 39° 54' 10" N., And Long. 116° 28' 54" E., In The Northern Province Of Chili-le, At A Distance Of ...
Or Peafowl Peacock
Peacock, Or Peafowl, Pavo, A Genus Of Gallinaceous Birds Of The Family Paronidw, Or Phaffianidte, Of Which Only Two Species Are Known, Natives Of The East Indies; Birds Of Size, And Remarkable For Magnificence Of Plumage. The Bill Is Of Moderate Size, ;oinewhat Arched Towards The Tip; The Cheeks Nearly ...
Or Pericarditis
Pericarditis, Or Inflammation Of The Pericardium (q.v.), Is A Disease Of Frequent Occurrence; The Result Of A Very Large Number Of Post-mortem Examinations Being To Show That About 1 In 23 Of All Who Die At An Adult Age Exhibits Traces Of Recent Or Old Attacks Of This-disorder. For Reasons ...
Or Peshi10
Peshi10, Or Rather Pesurr'to (syr. Not, As Generally Cupposed, "'simple," " Faith Ful," Sell. Version, But The "explained," I.e„ Translated, Bible), Is The Name Given To The , Authorized Syriac Version Of The Old, And The Greatest Part Of The New Testament. This Version Holds Among The Syrian Christians The ...
Or Phalangist Phalanger
Pha'langer, Or Phalangist, Phalangista, A Genus Of Marsupial Quadrupeds, Hav Ing A Rather Short Head, Short Ears, Short Woolly A Long Prehensile Tail, Sometimes Completely Covered With Hair, And Sometimes Only At The Base, And Scaly Towards The Extremity; The Dentition Somewhat Various As To The Number Of Premolars, The ...
Or Pheidias Phidias
Phidias, Or Phei'dias (lat. Phidias), Son Of Charmides, The Greatest Sculptor Of Ancient Greece, B. At Athens Probably Between 500-400 P.c. Ills First Instructor In Art Was Hegias Of Athens; He Afterward Studied Under A More Famous Master, Agelatlas Of Argos. He Appears To Have First Acquired Distinction In His ...
Or Piemont Piedmont
Piedmont, Or Piemont (fr. Pied, Foot, Mon& Mountain). An Italian Principality. Which Now Forms The N.w. Part Of The Kingdom Of Italy, Is Inclosed Mostly By Natural Boundaries, Having On The N. The Pennine Alps, On The W. The Graian And Cottimi Alps. On The S. The Maritime Alps And ...
Or Pieng An Ping Yang
Ping Yang, Or Pieng-an, The N.w. Province Of Corea, Bordering On Mantelthria, Hav Ing Its Capital City Of The Same Name. The Province Is Bounded On The W. By The Yalu River And The Yellow Sea. The Only.legal Place Of Ingress And Egress From China Or Elsewhere, Or Out Of ...
Or Pigeon Pidgin
Pidgin, Or Pigeon, English. A Lingo" Used In California And In The Pacific Ports Of Asia, Between The Asiatics And Mercantile Foreigners. "pidgin" Is The Word F R "business," As It Issues From The Guttnral Organs Of A Chinaman, As "eumshaw" Is That For "commission" Or Gift. The Chinaman Accustomed ...
Or Piles
Piles, Or Are Small Tumors Situated Either Within Or On The Verge Of 11w Anus. They Consist Of Folds Of Mucous And Sub-mucous Membrane In An Inflamed, Infiltrated, Or Permanently Thickened Condition, And Usually Contain Enlarged Veins. There Are Several Varieties Of These Tumors. Somelhnes The Pile Is Mainly Composed ...
Or Pinnipedes Pinnigrades
Pin.nigrades, Or Pinnipedes. A Section Of Carnivore, Comprising Seals And Wal Ruses, In Which The Fore And Hind Limbs Are Short And Expanded Into Broad, Webbed Swimming Paddles.. The Hind Feet Are Placed Very Far Back, Nearly In A Line With The Axis Of The Body, And Somewhat Incorporated With ...
Or Pleurisy
Pleurisy, Or Inflammation Of The Investing Membrane Of The Lung, Is One Of The Most Serious Diseases Of The Chest. It Is Very Often, But By No Means Invariably, Associated With Inflammation Of The Substance Of The Lung, Commonly Known As Mien Omit, (q.v.). Pleurisy Without Pneumonia Is Much More ...
Or Pneumogastric Nerve
Pneumogastric Nerve, Or Par Vagum, Derives The First Of Its Names From Its Sup Plying Th,e Lungs And Stomach With Nervous Filaments, And The Second From The Wander Ing Course Which It Pursues. It Emerges From The Medulla Oblongata By Eight Or Ten Filaments, Which Unite And Form A Flat ...
Or Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Or Inflammation Of The Substance Of The Lungs, Is A Disease Which Is Divided By Pathologists Into Three Distinct Stages, Corresponding To Different Degrees Or Periods Of Inflammatory Action. The First Stage Is That Of Engorgement, In Which The Lung Or A Portion Of It. Is Gorged With Blood, ...
Or Poitiers Poictiens
Poictiens, Or Poitiers, A Corruption Of The Latin Pictavium, So Called By The Gallic Tribe, The Pietaii, Who Inhabited The District In Ctesar's Time, Is One Of The Old Est Towns In France; It Is The Capital Of The Department Of Vienne, And ;formerly Of The Province Of Poitou. It ...
Or Poixandria Polyandry
Polyandry, Or Poixandria, That Form Of Polygamy Which Permits A Woman To Have Several Husbands. See Manninoe. The Hot-bed Of Polyandry Is Thibet. There A Wife Commonly Is The Wife Of A Whole Family Of Brothers—the Elder Brother Being Chief Husband. In The Himalayan And Sub-himalayan Regions Adjoining And Under ...
Or Pola Ris Pole Stab
Pole-stab, Or Pola Ris, The Nearest Conspicuous Star To The North Pole Of The Celes Tial Equator. The Star Which At The Present Time Goes Under The Name Of The " Pole-star" Is The Star A In The Constellation Of Ursa Minor. By Examining Attentively The General Movement Of The ...
Or Polygalace2e Polyoalee
Polyoalee, Or Polygalace2e, A Natural Order Of Exogenous Plants, Herbaceous Or Shrubby, Sometimes Twining; The Leaves Without Stipules, And Generally Simple; The Flowers Resembling Papiliouaceous Flowers, But The Odd Petal Inferior, And The Odd Sepal Superior; The Flower-stalks With Three Bracts; The Calyx Of Five Very Irregular Sepals; Of Which ...
Or Polygonace1e Polygonee
Polygo'nee, Or Polygonace1e, A Natural Order Of Exogenous Plants, Mostly Herba Ceous Plants, But Including A Few Shrubs, And Even Trees. The Leaves Are Alternate, Sometimes Without Stipules, Hut More Generally With Stipules Cohering Around The Stem. The Flowers Are Not Unfrequently Unisexual. They Have An Inferior, Often Colored Peri ...
Or Polynesia
Polynesia, Or The Region Of Many Islands (gr. Poiys, Much Or Many, And Pesos, An• Island), Is The Name Usually Given, With More Or Less Of Limitation, To The Numerous Groups Of Islands, And Sonic Few Single Islands, Scattered Throughout The Great Pacific Ocean, Between The Eastern Shores Of Asia ...
Or Polyps Polypi
Polypi, Or Polyps, A Class Of Animals•which Were, Till The Last Few Years, Included In The Raimata Of Cuvier, But Which, Since The Radiata Have Ceased To Be Regarded As A Subkingdom, Have Found A Place In The Subkingdom Ccelenterata. See Subking Doms, Animal. The Name Polypi, Or Polyps, Was ...
Or Pompholyx Pemphigus
Pemphigus, Or Pom'pholyx, Belongs To That Order Of Skin-diseases Which Is Charac Terized By An Eruption Of Large Vesicles, Filled With Serous Fluid, And Known As Mice. The Disease Occurs Both In The Acute And In The Chronic Form. In A Mild Case Of Acute Pcmphigus, Bullre, Or Blisters, From ...
Or Tile Oxalic Oxaviipia
Oxaviipia, Or Tile Oxalic Am) Drattr'ests, Is A Morbid Condition Of The System, In Which One Of The Most Prominent Symptoms Is The Persistent Occurrence Of Crystals Of Oxalate Of Lime In The Urine. These Crystals Most Commonly Occur As Very Minute Transparent Octohedra, But Sometimes In The Form Of ...
Or Tubes Pipes
Pipes, Or Tubes, Are Made Of Various Materials And For Various Purposes. Thus, We Have Draining-pipes For Agricultural And Sanitary Purposes, Made Of Earthenware, Wood; And Metal; Pipes Of Various Kinds Of Metals For A Great Variety Of Pin Poses, And Tobacco-pipes (q.v.) Of Various Materials. Formerly, Wooden Pipes Were ...