Vocabulary : Oidium to Oillet
Oidium : A genus of minute fungi which form a floccose mass of filaments on decaying fruit, etc. Many forms once referred to this genus are now believed to be temporary conditions of fungi of other genera, among them the vine mildew (Oidium Tuckeri), which has caused much injury to grapes.Oil : 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 animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol. ;; To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.
Oilbird : See Guacharo.
Oilcloth : Cloth treated with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering floors, etc.
Oiled : of Oil ;; Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil.
