Oriole Of
O'riole (of. Oriel, From Lat. Aureolus, Gold En). Any Of Several Small Birds Whose Plumage Is Yellow Or Orange And Black. It Was Given First To The Old World Family Oriolithr, And Was Nat Urally Transferred To The American Hangnests By Early English Travelers And Settlers On Account Of The ...
Orion
Ori'on (lat.. From Gk. In Greek Legend, A Giant Hunter; Also The Name Of A Con Stellation. In The Homeric Poem: Orion Appears As The Name Of A Constellation, Conceived As A Hunter Who Is Watched By The Bear, And Of A Handsome Hero, Beloved By Eos And Slain By ...
Orissa
Oris'sa A Former Kingdom On The East Coast Of Llindustan. Which Extended From Bi 'mg A 1—n Part Of Which It Included—on The North To The Banks Of The Godavari On The South, And From The Coast On The East To Goid1 \vilna On The West, Embracing, An Area Much ...
Orkney Islands
Ork'ney Islands. An Archipelago Lying North Of Scotland, And Separated From Caithness By The Pentland Firth (slap: Scotland. F 1). It Consists Of About 70 Islands; And Islets, Of Which 29 Are Inhabited. The Principal Islands Are Pomona Or Mainland. Hoy. South And North Bonaldsay, Flotay, Burray, Bonsay, Shapinsay, Stronsay, ...
Orleans
Orleans. The Former Capital Of Orli.anais. France. And Now The Capital Of The Department Of Loiret, Situated On The Right Bank Of The Loire. Spanned Here By A Magnifieent Bridge, About 70 Miles South-southwest Of Paris ) Slap: France. 11 4). Oric.ans Lies On A Forested Plain. It Is A ...
Orleans_2
Orleans. The Name Borne By A Eadet Branch Of The Valois And Bourbon Houses Of France. Philip. The Fifth Son Of Philip Vi. Of France, Was Created Duke Of Orleans In 1344. After His Death, Without Issue, The Duchy Was Be Stowed (1392) On Louis. Count Of Valois, The Younger ...
Orley
Orley, Cleft, Bernaert. Or Barend Van (e.1492-1542). A Flemish Painter, Born At Brus Sels, Hence Also Called Liarend Van Brussel. Prob Ably A Pupil Of His Father, Valentyn Van Orley (1466-c.1530). Lie Went To Ilmne After 1509 And Became A Successful Imitator Of Raphael, In Whose School He Studied. Ile ...
Ormonde
Ormonde, Or'mond, James Bvtler, Twelfth Ear] And First Duke Of (1610-1688). A British Soldier And Statesman, The First Of The Ancient Afigho-lrklf Fancily Of Butler On Whom The Ducal Title Was Conferred. Lie Was Horn In London. On His Father's Death He Became Viscount Thurles, And Heir To The Title. ...
Ornament Of
Ornament (of., Fr. Ornemcnt, From Lat. Ornainetum, Adornment, From (,rnarc, To Adorn. Equip). In General, Any Adornment Executed Not For Its Own Sake. But For That Of The Object Or Structure To Which It Is Applied; In A Narrower Sense, Any Motive Or Element In A Decorative Scheme Or Pattern. ...
Ornithology
Or'nithol'ogy (from Gk. Lipvis, Orals, Bird Ncyfa, Togia, Account. From Xi-yety, To !.ay Science Of Bird Study. The Word Was First Used. So Far As Is Known, In 1670, In Blount's Ti/ussouraphia, Where It Is Mentioned As The Title Of A Late The Ilebrew Scriptures (jer. Viii. 7. And Song ...
Oropus
Oro'pus (lat., From Gk. Oropos). A Town In Northwestern Attica, On The Border Of Neotia, Celebrated For Its Temple And Oracle Of Amphiaraus. Its Situation Led To Constant Strife Between The Thebans And The Athenians For Its Possession. The Former Held It B.c. 412-383 And 366-338. Subsequently The Town Scents ...
Orosius
Oro'sius, A Spanish Cleric And Historian. He Was Born At Tarragona. In The Latter Part. 01 The Fourth Century. Lie Went T1 Africa In 415 To Get The Advice Of Augustine At Hippo As To The Suppression Of Heresy In Spain. And Thence. On Augustine's Advice, To Palestine To Con-lilt ...
Orphans Court
Orphans' Court. See Surr“gate. Orpheus, (lat.. From Gk. 'opovir, Of Uncertain Origin; Possibly Ennnected With The Skt. Rbhus, Divine Artists In The Vedas, Or, Per Haps With Greater Probability, With Gk, Opcb-, Orph-, Dark). A Greek Legendary Musician, Whose Prominence Is Lar_ply Dm To His Connection With A Body Of ...
Orsini
Orsini, Or,i7416. A Noble Family Of Rome, Celebrated As The Champions Of The Guelphie Cause Against Their Hereditary Enemy. The Colonna (q.v.). They Trace Their Origin To The Early Cen Turies Of The Christian Era, But First Appear Prom Inently Toward The End Of The Twelfth Century, When A Member ...
Ortel Ortelius
Orte'lius, Ortel, Or Oertel, Er't61, Abraham (1527-98). A Flemish Geographer, Born At Antwerp. He Was The Author Of The Fa Mous Atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570), Long Authoritative Throughout Europe; Thesau Rus Geographicus (1596) Itincrarium Prr Von Nrllas Ceplye Be/pica- Partes (1584) ; And Other Geographical Works. Philip 11. Of ...
Ortgon
Ortgon (named From The Oregon, Now The Columbia, River. Probably An American Indian Name). A Faestern State Of The United States, Lying On The Paeitie Slope, Between Latitudes 42° And 46 Is' N., And Betm.en Longitudes 33' And 25' \v. It Is Bounded On The North By The State Of ...
Orthoceras
Orthoceras, 6r-th6s16-riis (neo-lat.. From Gk. Opfik, Ort/tos, Straight. Correct -4- Kr Dac. Keras, Horn). A Genus Of Fossil Nautiloid Ceph Alopods, Characterized By Straight Conic Whose Surface May He Either Smooth Or Trans Verhely Striated. The Interior Of The Shells Is Divided Into Chambers By Simple Transverse Septa, And There ...
Orthoptera
Orthop'tera (neo-lat. Nom. Pl., From Gk. Having Upright Wings, From 6p06s, Straight, Correct 9rrep6v, Ptcron, Wing). A Large And Important Group Of Insects Comprising The Forms Known As The Straight Winged Insects, And Including The Grasshoppers Or True Locusts, Long-horned Grasshoppers (in Eluding Katydids), Crickets, Cockroaches, Walk Ing-sticks, And Leaf-insects, ...
Osculation
Osculation (lat. Osculatio, A Kissing, From Oseulari, To Kiss, From °seldom, Kiss, Little Mouth, Diminutive Of Os, Skt. Asya, Mouth). One Curve Is Said To Osculate Another When The Curves Have Several Consecutive Points In Com Mon, And The Degree Of Osculation Depends Upon The Number Of Points Of Contact ...
Oshima
Oshima, (jap., Big Island). The Name Of At Least Twenty Places In Japan. The Two Most Important Are: (1) The Most Northerly Of The "seven Islands Of Idzu," Which Stretch Southward For 100 Miles Toward The Ponin Islands, And Is Best Known To Foreigners As Vries Island. It Is Of ...
Osier Of
Osier (of.. Fr. Osier, From Gk. Oic-os, Oisos, Oro-uov, Oisgon, Oto-va, Oisya, Sort Of Osier; Con Nected With Gk. Tria, Itea, Lat. Vitex, Withy, Ritis, Vine. Opruss. Ritro, Ohg. Weda, Ger. Weide, As. Repig, Eng. ?pithy). The Popular Name Of The Bushy Willows Used For Making Wicker-work. Their Loug And ...
Osiris
Osi'ris (lat., From Gk. 'oeipic,. From Egypt. //esti, .1 Wort-, A Sini). One Of The Principal Egyp Tian Deities. Originally The Local God Of Abydos And Busiris, Who Early Acquired A Solar Character And Was Identified With The Setting Sun. Lie Thus Came To Be Regarded As The Ruler Of ...
Osmosis
Osmosis (neo-lat., From Gk. 410'1165, &)nos, 11111mision, From Dptkey, Stlicin, To Push). This Phenomenon, Which Is Discussed In Its Funda Mental Form And From The Physical Point Of View Under Solution, Plays An Important Part In Plant Physiology. The Plant Cell, Consisting Of A Mass Of Protoplasm, Surrounded By A ...
Osnabruck
Osnabruck, Ts'na-brnk (formerly Called Osnalmrg By English Writers). An Ancient Town In The Province Of Ilanover, Prussia, Situated On The Hase, About :30 Miles Northeast Of Spinster (slap: Prussia, B 2). It Consists Of The Old, Ir Regular Town, Surrounded By Promenades Laid Out On The Site Of The Ancient ...
Osprey
Osprey (from Of. Orfraie. From Lat. Ossi Fragus, Osprey, Bone-breaker, From Os, Bone + Frangere, To Break), Or Fisu-hawk. An Accipi Trine Bird, Which Represents The Genus Pandion And Family Pandionida, And Differs From The Ordinary Falcons In The Reversible, Owl-like Outer Toe, The Lack Of An Aftershaft To The ...
Ossian
Os'sian, More Correctly Oisin, Or Ossin. A Character Of Irish Literature, Whose Exploits Are Connected With Historical Events Of The Last Days Of Heathendom In Ireland. As Time Went On Poems About Ossin Spread Over Ireland And Scotland. The Whole Cycle Underwent Changes In Individual Poems. The Tradition Was Embel ...
Ossification
Ossification (from Lat. Os, Bone + Fa Cere, To Make). The Vital Process By Which Calcareous Matter Is Deposited In Cartilage Or Membrane. Giving Rise To Bone. At A Very Early Period Of Embryonic Life, As Soon As Any Struc Tural Differences Can Be Detected, The Material Front Which The ...
Ostade
Ostade, Os't»-de, Adriaen Van (1610-85). One Of The Greatest Of Dutch Genre Painters. Lie Was Born At Haarlem, December 10, 1610. And Was A Pupil Of Frans Llals. Ile Was, However, More Influenced By His Fellow-pupil Brouwer. In Whose Manner He Painted Tavern Scenes From Peasant Life, During What May ...
Ostade_2
Ostade, Tsaan Van (16:11-491. A Dutch Landscape And Genre Painter. Be Was Born At Haarlem, And Was A Younger Brother And The Principal Pupil Of Adriaen Van Ostade. From Whose Storks It Is Difficult To Distinguish His Early Genre Paintings, Which Are Not Signed. Lie Soon Den Eloped An Independent ...
Osteoivialatia
Os'teoivialatia (neo-lat., From (. Bo-rlov, Osteon, Bone P.axada, Inalak'-•. So ;s. From Acinakos, Nialakos, Soft), Mottme:: 0 Or Malacosteon. A Disease Of Adult Lift, E Terized By Progressive Softening Of The Various Parts Of The Skeleton, With Resulting Deformities. It Is Very Rarely Seen In Children Or Old Persons. Li ...
Osteopathy
Os'teop'athy (from Gk. Dareov, Ost Fon, Bone + Reioos, Pathos, Suffering, Disease). A Method Of Treating Disease By Manipulation. For Which Its Adherents Claim A Universal Curative Power. It Was Invented By Andrew T. Still, Of Kirksville, Mo., In 1893. The Underlying Prin Ciples Of Osteopathy Are Briefly As Follows: ...
Ostia
Os'tia. An Ancient City Of Latium, At The Mouth Of The Tiber. 15 Miles From Rome. It Is Said To Have Been Founded By Anew; Marcius, And Was Regarded As The Oldest Roman Colony. It First Acquired Importance From Its Salt Works, The Establishment Of Which Is Attributed To Ancus ...
Ostiaks
Os'tiaks. A Name Which Scents To Have Been Applied At First To The Primitive Finnic Peoples Of The Middle Upland Valleys By The Russians And Afterwards Extended To Trans Fralian Tribes As Far As The Yenisei. The Ety Mology Of The Name Is Uncertain, And Its Ethnolog Ical Value Has ...
Ostracism
Ostracism (gk. Krimmo-a6s. Ostrakismos, From Pasiotv, Ost Rak Izci , To Ostracize. From Ismrpahav, Ostrukon, Potsherd ). A Method Of Political Procedure In Ancient Athens, Whereby A Citizen Whose Presence Seemed Dangerous To The State Might Lie Exiled For A Time. It Was Said To Have Been Introduced By Clisthenes ...
Ostrich Farming
Ostrich-farming. For Many Centuries Os Triches Have Been Partially Tamed Or Domesticated On A Small Scale By Some Of The Tribes Of Central And Northern Africa, Hut It Is Only Since About Ls130 That Any Extensive Efforts Have Been Made To Supply The Demand For Ostrich Plumes From Domesticated Birds. ...
Ostrich Of
Ostrich (of. °struck., Austruchc, Fr. Au Truche, Sp. Arestruz. From Lat. Ens Struthio, Ostrich Bird, From Axis, Bird, And Struthio, From Gk. Arpovelcup, Stroulltion, Ostrich. Strouth Iokamf7los, Ostrich, Camel-sparrow, So Called From The Long Neck Of The Bird, From Strouthos, Bird, Sparrow). The Ostrich Is The Largest Of Living Birds, ...
Ostrovski
Ostrovski, As-trtesk4. Alexander Nikola Yevitell (1823-86). A Russian Dramatist. Lie Was Horn In :moscow. In 1843 He Accepted A Position In The Commercial Court, And To This Is Largely Due His Minute Knowledge Of Tiler Pantile Scheming And Fraud, Which Play Such An Important Part In His Comedies. After Making ...
Oswego
Oswego. A City, Port Of Entry, And The County-seat Of Oswego County, N. Y., 36 Miles North By West Of Syracuse; The Terminus Of The Oswego Canal. On Lake Ontario At The Mouth Of The Oswego River, And On The New York, Ontario And Western, The Delaware. Lacka Wanna And ...
Otfried
Otfried, Ot'frk (c.800-e.870). An Alsatian Poet And Theologian. As A Student At The Abbey Of Saint Gall He Was A Friend Of Solomon, After Wards Bishop Of Constance; He Then Studied At Fulda Under Rabanus Maurits. Next Otfried Be Came Priest And Monk In The Wealthy Abbey Of Weissenburg, Where ...
Othman
Othman, (ar. `uthmtin, Fiin). The Third Caliph Of The Moslems. Lle Was Born About 574. He Belonged To The Family Of The Prophet, And Was Cousin German Of Abu Suf Yan. An Early Convert To I Slam, He Was One Of Its Most Zealous Supporters, And Linked Himself Still More ...
Otho Of Nordheim
Otho Of Nordheim, ( ?-1083). A Well-known German Noble, Who Played An Active Rule In The Struggles Of The Reign Of Henry ( )tho Was Descended From An Old Saxon Family, Whose Seat Was Near G5ttingen. In 1061 Agnes Of Poitiers, Who Was Regent During The Minority Of Her Son, ...
Otitis Media
Otitis Media (neo-l.at., Inflammation Of The Middle Earl. An Intlammat Ion Of The Struc Tures Of The Tympanic Cavity Of The Ear. It May He Acute Or Chronic. There Is An Effusion Of Fluid Into The Middle Ear, Which May Be Serous The Catarrhal Form) Or This May Become In ...
Ottawa
Ottawa, An Important Algon Quian Tribe Originally Living About The Upper Ottawa River, Canada, And Carrying On An Active Trade By Water Between The Eastern Tribes And Those Of The Lakes. They Were The Allies And Friends Of The French And The Huron, By Which They Incurred The Hatred Of ...
Ottawa_2
Ottawa. The Capital Of The Dominion Of Canada And Of Carleton County. Ontario, At The Junction Of The Ottawa And Rideau Rivers, On The Canadian Pacific. The Canadian Atlantic, The Ottawa And New York, And Several Other Rail Roads, 101 Miles West Of Montreal (map: Canada, P 7). :it Communicates ...
Otter
Otter (or Ancon ) Sheep. An Aberra Tion Or Sport Of The Ordinary Breed Of Sheep, Which By Artificial Selection Became The Founder Of A Distinct Breed. Seth Wright, A Farmer Of Dover, Mass., Kept A Flock Of 15 Ewes And One Ram. In 1791 One Of The Ewes Produced ...
Otter Shrew
Otter Shrew. A West -african Insecti Vore Or Kind Of Shrew (potamoyale Relor), Which Resembles With Otter, Lives In Clear Streams, And Swims With Great. Rapidity And Strength. The Union Of The Second And Third Toes Serving The Purpose Of Webbing. It Is Larger Than A Weasel, Dark-brown In Color, ...
Otter As
Otter (as. Otor, Otter, Oter, 0110. Otter, Ger. Otter, Otter; Connected With ()church Slay. Tydra, Litt]. Vdra, Otter, Gk. ;?jpoc, Hydros, Upa, Hydra, Water-snake, Skt. Vdra, Otter, Also With (7k. Fidlop, Km/(77-, Skt. Whin, Water, And Ultimately With Eng. Ioatcr). The Otters Are A Small But Subfamily (lutrina.) Of Fur ...
Outlawry
Outlawry. An Ancient Common-law Pro Cess For Compelling The Appearance Of A Person Before A Court Of Justice. Its Origin Dates Back To The Reign Of King Alfred, And It Was Probably Devised As The Most Efficient Means Of Securing The Punishment Of A Culprit. The Courts And Officers Of ...
Outposts
Outposts. The Security Of Troops At A Halt, That Is, In Camp, Bivouac, Or Cantonment, Is Insured By Means Of Outposts, Or Detachments Thrown Out From The Main Body To Protect It From Surprise. These Are Either Separate Detachments. At Important Points, Or A Continuous Chaim. The Latter Is Rarely ...
Outran
Outran, Itivtram, Sir .tames (1803-f31. A British-indian Soldier And Statesman. He Was Born At Butterley Hall. Derbyshire, And Wa, Educated At Ltdny, Aberdeenshire, And Afterwards At Jlarisc•hal College. Aberdeen. Lie Received His Commission, And Was Sent To India As A Cadet In 1819. Ile Gained Distinetion In His Conduct Of ...
Ovary
Ovary (from Lat. Orlon, Egg; Connected With Gk. 4i6v, Oo-n, Ochurch Slay. Aye, Gage, 011g. Ei, Ger. Ei, As. Wg, Eng. Egg). One Of The Pair Of Organs Which In The Female Of Any Species Produce The Ova, Or Female Reproductive Bodies. They Are Analogous To The Testes In The ...
Oven Bird
Oven-bird. A Bird That Builds A Domed Nest Somewhat Like An Old-fashioned Outdoor Oven. The Name Belongs Primarily To Certain Species Of South American Tree-creepers Of The Genus Furnarius And Family Dendrocolaptidar, Which Are Small, Non-oscine, Passerine Birds With Short Wings, Feeble Power Of Flight, And Plain Brownish Colors. These ...
Overseers Of The Poor
Overseers Of The Poor. Unpaid Par Ish Officers In England, Whose Chief Duty It Is To Assess The Poor Rates And Collect Them. Overseers Were First Authorized In 1572 (14 Eliz., Ch. 5), But No Specific Duties Were Assigned. In 18 Eliz. They Are Called "collectors And Governors Of The ...
Overture Of
Overture (of. Orerture, Fr. Ourerture, Opening, From Of. Overt, Fr. °avert, Open, From Of. Eerie, Fr. To Open, From Of. Aorrir, Ancrir, To Open. Front Lat. Ad, To 4- Deoperire, To Open, From Off + Operirc, To Cover, From Ob. Before 4- •rerirc, To Open ; Connected With Lith. Rerti. ...
Overweg
Overweg, (i'ver-vau, Anor,f (1822-52). A German Explorer. Be Was Born In Hamburg, And Studied Geology At The Universities Of Bonn And Berlin. In 1850 Lie Joined Barth And Richardson In Their Explorations Of Central Africa. He Reached Lake Chad With A Boat Which Had Been Brought Overland From Tripoli, And ...
Ovule
Ovule (fr. Ovule, From Ml. Orufune Little Egg). The Structure Which In Seed-plants Tsper Matophytes) Becomes A Seed. The Name Refers To The Old Mistaken Belief That The Ovule Of A Plant Represents The Egg Of An Animal, And That It Is Fertilized And So Produces A New Plant. The ...
Owen
Owen, We'll, David Dale (1807-60). The Second Son Of Robert Owen; Born In Scotland. He Came To The United States In 1823, Took A Degree Froin The Ohio Medical College. And For Some Years Studied His Profession And Scientific Branches In Europe. In 1833 He Returned To The United States ...
Owen Roe Oneill
O'neill, Owen Roe (gael. Eoghan Ruadh, Red Owen) ( ?-1649). The Eommander Of The Irish Forces In The Against The English In The First Half Of The Seventeenth Century. He Was The Nephew Of Hugh O'neill, Lord Of Tyrone, And On The Flight Of The Northern Chiefs In 1607 Lie ...
Owen_2
Owen, Sir Pichmid (1so4-92). An English Comparative Anatomist. Born At Lancaster. Eng Land. July 20, 1804. He Studied Medicine In Edinburgh, London. And Also Under Curler In Paris. He Became A Member Of The Royal T'ol Ieee Of Surgeons In 1526. And Practiced His Pro Fession In London, But Was ...
Owen_3
Owen, Ronear (1771-1858). An English Social Reformer, Born May 14, 1771, At Newtown, Montgomeryshire, North Wales. Be Was The Son Of Poor Parents, And Was Apprenticed At Ten Years Of Age To A Draper. Ile Developed Au Un Usual Power Of Organization, And At Nineteen Years Of Age Became Manager ...
Owl As
Owl (as. Ale, 011g. Au-ilu, Via, Hairela. Ger. Ellie, Owl; Probably Onomatopoetic In Origin J. Any Of A Numerous Well Defined Group Of Birds, The Nocturnal Birds Of Prey, Constituting The Linn:can Genus Strix. Now The Suborder Striges. Although They Were Formerly Placed Unhesitatingly In The Order Raptures. Of Recent ...
Owlet Moth
Owlet-moth. Any One Of The Night-flying Moths Of The Family Noctuidw. This Is A Large Assemblage Of Moths Of Rather Strikingly Char Acteristic And Rather Uniform Appearance, Com Prising In The United States More Than 2100 Species, Which Are Almost Without Exception In Jurious To Vegetation. The Moths, As A ...
Oxalis
Oxalis (lat., From Gk. Sorrel). A Genus Of The Natural Order Geraniacefe, Accord Ing To Bentham And Hooker, Including Herbs And Shrubs With Generally Compound Alternate Digi Tate Or Ternate, Rarefy Simple Or Pinnate Leaves. There Are Upward Of 200 Known Species, Na Tives Of Warm And Temperate Climates, Par ...
Oxaluria
Oxaluria (neo-lat., From Eng. Oxal-ic Gk. Dpoy, Uuron, Urine), Or Oxalic Acid Dia Thesis. A Morbid Condition Of The System, In Which One Of The Most Prominent Symptoms Is The Persistent Occurrence Of An Excess Of Crystals Of Oxalate Of Lime In The Urine. Oxalate Of Lime Is Normally Present ...
Oxford
Oxford. The Chief City And County-seat Of Oxfordshire, England, And The Cathedral Town Of The Diocese Of Oxford. It Is Situated 52 Miles (63 By Rail ) West-northwest Of London, At The Junction Of The Isis (thames) And Cherwell Rivers (map: England E 5). Its Chief Importance Is Due To ...
Oxford Movement
Oxford Movement. The Name Common Ly Applied, From Its Place Of Origin, To The Re Vival Of The Doctrines And Practices Of An Earlier Age Which Took Place In The Church Of England In The Early Years Of The Victorian Era. Though Local In Its Inception, It Achieved Unexpected Re ...
Oxford University
Oxford University. One Of The Two Principal Universities Of England. The Legendary Stories Of Its Foundation By King Alfred May Be Neglected; But As Early As 1117 There Are Notices Of Continental Scholars Lecturing At Oxford, Pos Sibly Attracted By The Neighborhood Of The Palace Of The Scholar King. Henry ...
Oxygen
Oxygen (from Gk. 60s, Oxys, Sharp, Quick, Acid + --yevhs, -genes, Producing, From Ylyvegoal, Yignesthai, To Become). A Gaseous Element Iso Lated By Priestley In 1774. Priestley's Classical Researches In Pneumatic Chemistry Led Him To The Discovery That When Red Mercuric Oxide Is Heated By The Sun's Rays It Decomposes ...
Oyer And Terminer 1af
Oyer And Ter'miner 1af., To Hear And To Determine). In English Law, A Commission Under The King's Great Seal Appointing Certain Judges To Hear And Determine Criminal Causes In And For Designated Circuits. This Eommission Was Very Ancient In Its Origin, It Having First Been Employed Some Time After The ...
Oyster Ok
Oyster (ok Oistre, Ouistre, Huistre, Fr. Hnitre, From Lat. Ostrco, Ostreuui. From Gk. 6cr Rpeov, Oyster; Connected With 6crrlov, 081e071, Lat. Os, Bone). A Sessile Bivalve Mollusk Of The Fam Ily Ostreidie, Especially Any Of The Numerous Species. Extinct And Extant, Of The Genus Ostrea. The Shells Are Irregular And ...
Pachacamac
Pachacamac, Pii'eha-kii'mitk. Ruins Of. The Remains Of A Vast City Of The Vuneas, The Ancient Coast Indians Of Peru, Situated About 20 Miles Southeast Of Lima. It Was Their Sacred City Before The Conquest Of The Incas, And Held The Shrine Of Pachacamac, The Creator Or Maker Of All Things. ...
Packing Industry
Packing Industry. The Slaughtering Of Cattle, Sheep, And Hogs, And The Utilization Of Their Carcasses Is An Important Industry In Many American Cities, Especially In The Middle West. The Choicer Parts Of The Animals Are Shipped In Refrigerator Cars And Vessels To The Markets Of This Country And Europe For ...
Paddle Wheel
Paddle-wheel. An Appliance In Steam Vessels Be Whirl The Power Of The Engine Is Made To Act Upon The Water And Produce Locomotion. It Consists Of A Skeleton Wheel Of Iron. On The Outer Portion Of Whose Spokes Flat Boards, Called Floats Or Paddles, Are Fixed, Which Beat Upon The ...
Paderborn
Paderborn, Pii'der-bt?rn. A Town In The Province Of Westphalia, Prussia, Situated At The Source Of The Pader (hence The Name Of The Town), About 15 Miles Southwest Of Detmold ( \1ap: Prussia, C 3). It Has A Modern Aspect, A Considerable Part Having Been Rebuilt Since The Conflagration Of 1875. ...
Paderewski
Paderewski, Pii'dr-ref'ske, Ignace (1859 —). A Famous Polish Pianist And Composer. He Was Horn In Podolia, Russia. \\lien Only Three Years Of Age He Showed Great Fondness For Music, And At Seven Was Placed Under A Teacher, Making Such Rapid Progress As A Pian Ist That In Five Years He ...
Padija
Padija. The Capital Of The Province Of Padilla, Italy. Situated 22 Miles By Rail West Southwest Of Venice (map: Italy, F2). Several Arms Of The Bacchiglione. Here Canalized. Flow Through The City And Are Crossed By A Number Of Old Roman Bridges. The City Lies In A Compact Shape In ...
Paducah
Paducah, Pit-dina. A City And The County Seat Of Mccracken County, Ky., 48 Miles East By North Of Cairo, Ill., And 165 Miles Southeast Of Saint Louis, Slo.; At The Confluence Of The Ohio And Tennessee Rivers, And On The Illinois Central And The Nashville, Chattanooga And Saint Louis Railroads ...
Paez
Paez. A Mountain Tribe Of Colombia, Occupying About Twenty Villages In High Central Cordilleras. Westward From Bogota. They Are Believed To Be The Principal Modern Represen Tatives Of An Ancient Group Of Allied Tribe:, Hos Tile To The More Civilized Chibcha (q.v.). And Constituting A Distinct Linguistic Stock. They Are ...
Paganini
Paganini, Ntccolo (1782 1840). A Famous Violinist, Born In Genoa, The Son Of A Poor Shopkeeper. Under His Father's Encouragement The Child Was Early Imbued With The Ambition To Become A Great Violinist, And Formed The Habit, Which Lie Maintained Through Out His Career, Of Incessant Practice. Ile Studied At ...
Pagoda
Pago'da (sp. Pagoda, From Pers. Butkadah, Idol Temple, Pagoda. From But. Idol + Kadah, Temple: Chinese, Pch-kuh-pa, Poll-kith-1'a, White Bone Tower. Pao-t'a. Precious Tower, Fa, Tower. Pile). A Temple Of Eastern Asia, Or Part Of A Temple. And Generally A Tower-like Mass Of Many Stories. As The Term Is European ...
Pahang
Pahang, Pfi-iffing,'. The Largest Of The Federated Malay States (q.v.), Situated On The Eastern Coast Of The Malay Peninsula And Bounded By The Independent Native States Of Kelantan And Trengganu On The North, The China Sea On The East, The States Of Negri Sembilan And Johor On The South, And ...
Pahlavi
Pahlavi (pli'la-v0 Language And Literature ( From Pers. Pahlav, Hero, Name Of A District About Ispahan, From ()pers. Paroava, Parthia: Cf. Skt. Pah(ara, Persian). The Lan Guage And Literature Of The Middle Persian Period, Extending From The Third To The Ninth Or Tenth Century A.d. The Language Is Closely Akin ...
Pain 11
Pain (1)1'.. Fr. Pine. From 1\1l. Prima. Lat. Pa-na. Pain, Punishment. From Gk. 7rotvh, Penalty; Connected With Gk. Rimy, Finely. To Pay, Skt. Ri. To Avenge). A Term Employod By The English Assoc-iationist School (see .‘,()ciati(1n Or Idea, For What We Haxe Termed Unpleasantness (see Affection ) , Pleas Ure ...
Paints
Paints. A Paint Is Composed Of A Pigment, Which Is A Solid Substance 7round To A Fine Powder. Mixed With A Liquid Of Such A Nature That When Spread In A Thin Film And Exposed To The Air It Will Turn Into An Adhesive And More Or Tough Solid Substance, ...
Paisley
Paisley, Prizii. A Town, Municipal And Parliamentary Burgh Of Rom Frewshire, Scotland, On The \\ Hit. Cart, Din, Miles Above It, Jimetion With The Clyde, And Seven Miles West-southwest Tit Idasgow C :\lap: Scotland, D 4). The Town Comprises The Old Portion On The West Bank Of The River, With ...
Palacio Valdes
Palacio Valdes, Pa-iii'th6-5 Anma.noo 11853-1. A Spanish Novelist, Horn At Entrcalgo, In Asturias. He Passed Much Of Hi; Youth At Avws, On The Coast. After A Prelimi Nary Training At Oviedo, He Went To Aladrid To Ile\ Ote Himself To The Study Of Jurisprudence And Political Economy. He Became A ...
Palais Royal
Palais Royal, (fr., Royal Palace). The Name Now• Borne By A Hetero Geneous Mass Of Buildings On The Eastern Side Of The Due Riehelicu In Paris, Nouposed Of A Palace, Theatres, ',oldie Gardens, Bazaars, Shops, Eafas, And Restaurants. The Old Palace Was Built Be Tween 1619 And 1636 On The ...
Palate We
Palate We. Pilaf, From Lat. Polatom, Otis, Palate• Roof Of The Mouth). The Palate Forms The Roof Of The Mouth. And Consist- Of Two Portions, The Bard Palate In Front And The Soft Palate Behind. The Framework Of The / Ord Pabitc Is Formed By The Palate Process Of The ...
Palatinate
Palatinate ( Palatinal, From L. Pal Ations, Palatine, From Lat. Pa/atinus, Relating To A Palace, Or To The Palatine Hill, From Palation?, Palace. Palatine Dill). A Feudal District Whose Ruler Exercised Nearly All The Prerogatives Of Sovereignty. L'uder The Frankish 11ierovingian Kings, A Conies Ilf//alinus. Or Count Of The Palace, ...