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Baltimore oriole Baltimore bird Bal"ti*more bird` Baltimore oriole Bal"ti*more
o"ri*ole (Zo["o]l.)
A common American bird (Icterus galbula), named after Lord
Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like
those of his coat of arms; -- called also golden robin.
Gloriole Gloriole Glo"ri*ole, n. [L. gloriola a small glory, dim. of
gloria glory.]
An aureole. [R.] --Msr. Browning.
Orchard oriole Orchard Or"chard, n. [AS. ortgeard, wyrtgeard, lit., wortyard,
i. e., a yard for herbs; wyrt herb + geard yard. See Wort,
Yard inclosure.]
1. A garden. [Obs.]
2. An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit
trees, collectively; -- used especially of apples,
peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less
frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees.
Orchard grass (Bot.), a tall coarse grass (Dactylis
glomerata), introduced into the United States from
Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of value
for forage and hay.
Orchard house (Hort.), a glazed structure in which fruit
trees are reared in pots.
Orchard oriole (Zool.), a bright-colored American oriole
(Icterus spurius), which frequents orchards. It is
smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole.
orioles Troupial Troup"i*al, n. [F. troupiale.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of bright-colored American birds
belonging to Icterus and allied genera, especially Icterus
icterus, a native of the West Indies and South America. Many
of the species are called orioles in America. [Written also
troopial.]
