Vocabulary : Ointed to Old

Ointed : of Oint
Ointing : of Oint
Ointment : That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
Okapi : A peculiar mammal (Okapia johnostoni) closely related to the giraffe, discovered in the deep forests of Belgian Kongo in 1900. It is smaller than an ox, and somewhat like a giraffe, except that the neck is much shorter. Like the giraffe, it has no dewclaws. There is a small prominence on each frontal bone of the male. The color of the body is chiefly reddish chestnut, the cheeks are yellowish white, and the fore and hind legs above the knees and the haunches are striped with purplish black and cream color.
Oke : A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 2/ pounds. ;; An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 2/ pints.
Okenite : A massive and fibrous mineral of a whitish color, chiefly hydrous silicate of lime.
Oker : See Ocher.
Okra : The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a dish prepared with them; gumbo. ;; An annual plant (Abelmoschus, / Hibiscus, esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo.
Olay : Palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a style pointed with steel.
Old : Open country. ;; Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree. ;; Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship. ;; Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise. ;; Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old. ;; Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice. ;; Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared. ;; Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes. ;; More than enough; abundant. ;; Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- use
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