*oliv*

‖n. [ L. an olive. ] (Zool.) A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully colored. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. oliva olive. ] Resembling the olive; of the color of the olive; olive-green. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

a. [ L. oliva olive: cf. F. olivâtre. ] Of the color of the olive; tawny. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. &unr_;. 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 ]

☞ 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 ]

a. Decorated or furnished with olive trees. [ R. ] T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) An olive-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of copper (Cu2(AsO4)(OH)); olive ore. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. 1. [ OF. oliviere. ] An olive grove. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ F. olivier. ] An olive tree. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eng. Hist.) An adherent of Oliver Cromwell. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) (a) The wood of the olive. (b) An Australian name given to the hard white wood of certain trees of the genus Elaeodendron, and also to the trees themselves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. olivile. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties. [ Written also olivile. ] Gregory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; -- called also olivite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. olivine. ] (Min.) A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks. It is a silicate of magnesium and iron ((Mg, Fe)SiO4). [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Chem.) See Olivin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A pulley. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

. [ Cf. Sp. aceituna de la Reina olive of the Queen. ] (Olive Trade) Properly, a kind of superior olive grown in the region of Seville, Spain. It is large size and oblong shape with a small but long pit; it is cured when green, keeps well, and has a delicate flavor. Loosely, any olive of similar character. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. solus alone + vagans wandering. ] Wandering alone. [ R. ] T. Grander. [ 1913 Webster ]