Olive definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary OL'IVE, n. [L. oliva, from olea, an olive tree; Gr. See Oil] A plant or tree of the genus Olea. The common olive tree grows in warm climates and rises to the height ... of Europe for its fruit, from which is expressed the olive oil, and which is used also for pickles. WordNet (r ... a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive n 1: small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil 2: evergreen ...
olive tree definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... in Aramaic, Ethiopic and Arabic; in the last it means "olive oil," and zaitun, "the olive tree"; elaia): 1. The Olive Tree: The olive tree has all through history been one of the most ... the children of Israel came to the land they acquired olive trees which they planted not (De 6:11; compare ...
olive branch definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: something ... adversary in the hope of obtaining peace [syn: peace offering, olive branch] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 14th century 1. a branch of the olive tree especially when used as a symbol of peace 2 ... or gesture of conciliation or goodwill Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olive Ol"ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr ... yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo["o] ...
olive green definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a color that is lighter and greener than olive [syn: olive green, olive-green] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1699 a greenish olive Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olive Ol"ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to ...
olive oil definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: oil ... a salad oil and in cooking Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olive Ol"ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr ... yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo["o]l ... oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.] 3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) One ... up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of ...
wild olive definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: erect shrub ... of India and China with red olivelike fruit [syn: wild olive, Elaeagnus latifolia] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olive Ol"ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr ... yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo["o]l ... oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.] 3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) ...
olive brown definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... shade of brown tinged with green Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olive Ol"ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr ... yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo["o]l ... oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.] 3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) One ... up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of ...
Bohemian olive definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olive Ol"ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr ... yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo["o]l ... oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.] 3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) One ... up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of ...
Olive ore definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olive Ol"ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr ... yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo["o]l ... oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.] 3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) One ... up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of ...
Olive-tree definitions Easton's Bible Dictionary is frequently mentioned in Scripture. The dove from the ark brought an olive-branch to Noah (Gen. 8:11). It is mentioned among ... present day the one characteristic tree of Palestine. The oldest olive-trees in the country are those which are enclosed in ... mentioned in Rev. 11:4 are spoken of as "two olive trees standing before the God of the earth." (Comp. Zech. 4:3, 11-14.) The "olive-tree, wild by nature" (Rom. 11:24), is the shoot or cutting of the good olive-tree which, left ungrafted, grows up to be a " ...
... antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits [syn: olive, European olive tree, Olea europaea] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olive Ol"ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr ... yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo["o]l ... oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.] 3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) ...
... 1: oleaster [syn: Elaeagnus, genus Elaeagnus] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olive Ol"ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr ... yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo["o]l ... oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.] 3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) One ... up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive crown, ...
... Etymology: Middle English oile, from Anglo-French, from Latin oleum olive oil, from Greek elaion, from elaia olive Date: 13th century 1. a. any of numerous unctuous combustible ... f. AF, ONF olie = OF oile etc. f. L oleum (olive) oil f. olea olive Webster's 1913 Dictionary Candlenut Can"dle*nut`, n. 1 ... oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. Olive.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of ...
E angustifolia definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olive Ol"ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr ... yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo["o]l ... oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.] 3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) One ... up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive crown, ...
olive drab definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown [syn: olive drab, drab] 2: military uniform of the United States Army; made from cloth of a dull olive color [syn: olive drab, olive-drab uniform] 3: a cloth of an olive-brown ...