Found 8 hits - Term: olive, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
olive \ol"ive\, a.
approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark
brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
1913 webster
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
olivary \ol"ivary\, a. l. olivarius belonging to olives, fr.
oliva an olive: cf. f. olivaire. anat.
like an olive.
1913 webster
olivary body anat., an oval prominence on each side of
the medulla oblongata; -- called also olive.
1913 webster
see also:
olivary body olive
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
olive \ol"ive\, n. f., fr. l. oliva, akin to gr. ?. see oil.
1. bot.
a a tree olea europaea with small oblong or
elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and
oval, one-seeded drupes. the tree has been cultivated
for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches
are the emblems of peace. the wood is 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.
1913 webster
2. zool.
a any shell of the genus oliva and allied genera; --
so called from the form. see oliva.
b the oyster catcher. prov. eng.
1913 webster
3.
a the color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish,
yellowish, or tawny green.
b one of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and
green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
1913 webster
4. anat. an olivary body. see under olivary.
1913 webster
5. cookery a small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and
cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
1913 webster
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 garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc.
1913 webster
bohemian olive bot., a species of elaeagnus elaeagnus
angustifolia, the flowers of which are sometimes used in
southern europe as a remedy for fevers.
olive branch.
a a branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of
peace.
b fig.: a child.
to hold out an olive branch, to offer to make peace with a
rival or enemy.
olive brown, brown with a tinge of green.
olive green, a dark brownish green, like the color of the
olive.
olive oil, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the
olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and
the arts.
olive ore min., olivenite.
wild olive bot., a name given to the oleaster or wild
stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more
or less resembling the olive.
1913 webster +pjc
see also:
oil olea europaea oliva olivary bohemian olive elaeagnus
elaeagnus angustifolia olive branch to hold out an olive branch olive brown olive green
olive oil olive ore wild olive
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. opposite of colorless.
note: narrower terms: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled
syn: colourful.
wordnet 1.5
2. striking in variety and interest. opposite of colorless
or dull. narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty; picturesque
wordnet 1.5
3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
note: narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown; amethyst; auburn,
reddish-brown; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome; blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue; blushful,
blush-colored, rosy; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; canary,
canary-yellow; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; earth-colored,
earthlike; fuscous; green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green; jade, jade-green; khaki; lavender,
lilac; mauve; moss green, mosstone; motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown; sorrel,
brownish-orange; stone, stone-gray; straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, chinese-red; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; blae
bluish-black or gray-blue; coral; creamy; cress
green, cresson, watercress; hazel; honey,
honey-colored; huedpostnominal; magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green also see: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.
syn: colored, coloured, in colorpredicate.
wordnet 1.5
see also:
colorless changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot deep, rich flaming fluorescent, glowing prismatic
psychedelic red, ruddy, flushed, empurpled dull brave, fine, gay, glorious flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained
flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty picturesque monochrome tinted touched, tinged
amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown amethyst auburn, reddish-brown aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue
bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome blue, bluish, light-blue, dark-blue blushful, blush-colored, rosy bottle-green bronze, bronzy
brown, brownish, dark-brown buff canary, canary-yellow caramel, caramel brown carnation
chartreuse chestnut dun earth-colored, earthlike fuscous
green, greenish, light-green, dark-green jade, jade-green khaki lavender, lilac mauve
moss green, mosstone motley, multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured mousy, mouse-colored ocher, ochre olive-brown
olive-drab olive orange, orangish peacock-blue pink, pinkish
purple, violet, purplish red, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet red, reddish rose, roseate rose-red
rust, rusty, rust-colored snuff, snuff-brown, snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored, snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown sorrel, brownish-orange stone, stone-gray straw-color, straw-colored, straw-coloured
tan tangerine tawny ultramarine umber
vermilion, vermillion, cinibar, chinese-red yellow, yellowish yellow-green avocado bay
beige blae bluish-black or gray-blue coral creamy cress green, cresson, watercress
hazel honey, honey-colored huedpostnominal magenta maroon
pea-green russet sage, sage-green sea-green chromatic
colored dark light
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
olive
adj : of 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 tree cultivated in the mediterranean region since
antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
syn: european olive tree, olea europaea
3: hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in
cabinetwork
4: one-seeded fruit of the european olive tree usually pickled
and used as a relish
5: a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
see also:
european olive tree olea europaea
- [6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
43 moby thesaurus words for "olive":
aestival, beryl-green, berylline, blue-green, bluish-green,
chartreuse, chloranemic, chlorine, chlorotic, citrine, citrinous,
emerald, foliaged, glaucescent, glaucous, glaucous-green, grassy,
green, green as grass, green-blue, greenish, greenish-blue,
greenish-yellow, greensick, holly, ivy, ivy-green, leafy, leaved,
olivaceous, olive-green, porraceous, smaragdine, springlike,
summerlike, summery, verdant, verdurous, vernal, vernant, vert,
virescent, yellowish-green
- [7] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
olive
the fruit of the olive-tree. this tree yielded oil which was
highly valued. the best oil was from olives that were plucked
before being fully ripe, and then beaten or squeezed deut.
24:20; isa. 17:6; 24:13. it was called "beaten," or "fresh oil"
ex. 27:20. there were also oil-presses, in which the oil was
trodden out by the feet micah 6:15. james 3:12 calls the
fruit "olive berries." the phrase "vineyards and olives" judg.
15:5, a.v. should be simply "olive-yard," or "olive-garden," as
in the revised version. see oil.
see also:
oil
- [8] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
olive, mt
zip codes: 59343
Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about olive: Olive
>> O Words
Olive, definition of term: Olive
olive_pag1.html Olive Oil
>> O Words
Olive Oil, definition of term: Olive Oil
olive+oil_pag1.html Russian Olive
>> R Words
Russian Olive, definition of term: Russian Olive
russian+olive_pag1.html Black Olive
>> B Words
Black Olive, definition of term: Black Olive
black+olive_pag1.html
Last accessed:2008/10/06 23:55:56 [Total processing time: 1 seconds] |