- oral arm (anatomy)
Chrysaora: Four long tentacles, commonly called mouth, or oral, arms, hang from the centre of the underside, where the mouth of the jellyfish is located. In most cases, 24 other, thinner extensile tentacles hang from the rim of the bell. Uniformly ciliated larvae, or planula, are brooded within the adult. The…
- oral cancer (pathology)
oral cancer, disease characterized by the growth of cancerous cells in the mouth, including the lips. Oral cancer is often associated with cancers of the cavity located behind the tonsils and the back of the throat (oropharyngeal cancer). Most cases originate from the flattened cells that make up
- oral candidiasis (medicine)
thrush, fungus infection characterized by raised white patches on the tongue. When gently scraped off, these patches reveal inflamed tissue that tends to bleed easily. Beginning on the tongue, the creamy white spots can spread to the gums, palate, tonsils, throat, and elsewhere. The causative
- oral cavity (anatomy)
mouth, in human anatomy, orifice through which food and air enter the body. The mouth opens to the outside at the lips and empties into the throat at the rear; its boundaries are defined by the lips, cheeks, hard and soft palates, and glottis. It is divided into two sections: the vestibule, the
- oral challenge (medicine)
food allergy: …confirm a food allergy, an oral challenge may be undertaken (with medical supervision). In this test the suspected food is eaten in increasing amounts over a period of time until a reaction occurs. An oral challenge may not be possible for those who experience anaphylactic reactions.
- oral contraceptive
oral contraceptive, any of a class of synthetic steroid hormones that suppress the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland in the female body. FSH and LH normally stimulate the release of estrogen from the ovaries,
- Oral History (novel by Smith)
Lee Smith: …rural Southerners in the novel Oral History (1983), which presents a century of fictional family history.
- Oral law (Judaism)
Judah ha-Nasi: …the centuries a body of Oral Law had developed. In order to preserve this tradition, Judah spent some 50 years in Bet Sheʿarim sifting the Oral Law, which he then compiled into six orders dealing with laws related to agriculture, festivals, marriage, civil law, the temple service, and ritual purity.…
- oral literature
oral literature, the standard forms (or genres) of literature found in societies without writing. The term oral literature is also used to describe the tradition in written civilizations in which certain genres are transmitted by word of mouth or are confined to the so-called folk (i.e., those who
- oral medicine (dental medicine)
dentistry: Other disciplines: Oral medicine, or stomatology, treats the variety of diseases that affect both the skin and the oral mucous membranes. Some of these diseases, such as pemphigus vulgaris, can develop their first manifestations in the mouth and can be life-threatening. Oral cancer also has a high mortality rate, partly…
- oral microbiology (medicine)
dentistry: Oral microbiology: Oral microbiology, which is concerned with the effects of the more than 600 different species of oral bacteria on the teeth, gums, mouth, and other parts of the body that connect to the mouth through the digestive system and the circulation, is an…
- oral pathology (dentistry)
dentistry: Oral and maxillofacial pathology: Oral pathology is the study of the causes, processes, and effects of oral disease, together with the resultant alterations of oral structure and functions. The oral pathologist provides diagnoses on which treatment by other specialists will depend.
- oral pharynx (anatomy)
pharynx: …to the second region, the oral pharynx, by means of a passage called an isthmus. The oral pharynx begins at the back of the mouth cavity and continues down the throat to the epiglottis, a flap of tissue that covers the air passage to the lungs and that channels food…
- oral poetry
Vietnamese literature: …languages 1,000 years ago, the oral poetry tradition probably has its origins in the agrarian prayers common to the prehistory of the Mon-Khmer language family. The oral poetry, still sung today in the countryside, remains a strong influence in contemporary poetry and fiction writing. Its word stock, prosodic patterns, and…
- oral polio vaccine (medicine)
Albert Bruce Sabin: …best known for developing the oral polio vaccine. He was also known for his research in the fields of human viral diseases, toxoplasmosis, and cancer.
- oral poliovirus vaccine (medicine)
Albert Bruce Sabin: …best known for developing the oral polio vaccine. He was also known for his research in the fields of human viral diseases, toxoplasmosis, and cancer.
- oral proceedings (law)
evidence: Oral proceedings: Under both systems of presenting and obtaining evidence, oral proceedings are generally accepted. The written proceedings favoured during the Middle Ages have been abolished, although the parties prepare their lawsuits through briefs, and parts of the preliminary proceedings can be handled in writing.…
- oral rehydration therapy (medicine)
oral rehydration therapy (ORT), treatment consisting of a salt-and-sugar-based solution taken orally to treat dehydration from diarrhea. The salts can be prepackaged and typically include a combination of sodium, glucose, potassium, and citrate to be mixed with clean water. Oral rehydration therapy
- Oral Roberts University (university, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States)
Oral Roberts University, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. An interdenominational Protestant university, it emphasizes fundamentalist Christian values in its programs. A range of undergraduate programs leading to a bachelor’s degree is offered through
- oral stage (psychology)
oral stage, in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, initial psychosexual stage during which the developing infant’s main concerns are with oral gratification. The oral phase in the normal infant has a direct bearing on the infant’s activities during the first 18 months of life. For the newborn, the
- oral testimony (law)
evidence: Witnesses: The oral testimony of witnesses competes in a sense with documentary evidence to the extent that one may exclude or supplement the other. Under Anglo-American law, almost anyone can be a witness, including the parties and experts; even insane persons, children, and convicted felons may testify.…
- oral tradition
folk literature, the lore (traditional knowledge and beliefs) of cultures having no written language. It is transmitted by word of mouth and consists, as does written literature, of both prose and verse narratives, poems and songs, myths, dramas, rituals, proverbs, riddles, and the like. Nearly all
- oral tradition (communication)
oral tradition, the first and still most widespread mode of human communication. Far more than “just talking,” oral tradition refers to a dynamic and highly diverse oral-aural medium for evolving, storing, and transmitting knowledge, art, and ideas. It is typically contrasted with literacy, with
- oral transmission (literature)
education: The Aztecs: …cultural preservation relied heavily upon oral transmission and rote memorization of important events, calendrical information, and religious knowledge. Priests and noble elders, who were called conservators, were in charge of education. Since one of the important responsibilities of the conservator was to censor new poems and songs, he took the…
- oral will (law)
inheritance: Formalities of wills: A nuncupative (orally declared) will is exceptionally admitted in some jurisdictions in emergency situations, such as those of the soldier on active war duty, the sailor on board ship, or a person finding himself in immediate danger of death.
- oral-aboral axis (anatomy)
symmetry: Symmetry in animals: …axis is hence termed the oral-aboral, or anteroposterior, axis. Except in animals having an odd number of parts arranged in circular fashion (as in the five-armed sea stars), any plane passing through this axis will divide the animal into symmetrical halves. Animals having three, five, seven, etc., parts in a…
- orality (communication)
oral tradition, the first and still most widespread mode of human communication. Far more than “just talking,” oral tradition refers to a dynamic and highly diverse oral-aural medium for evolving, storing, and transmitting knowledge, art, and ideas. It is typically contrasted with literacy, with
- Oralloossa (work by Bird)
Robert Montgomery Bird: …study of Spanish-American history in Oralloossa (1832), a romantic tragedy of Peru at the time of the Spanish conquest. Eighteenth-century Colombia was the scene of The Broker of Bogota (1834), a domestic drama considered his best by many critics.
- Oran (Algeria)
Oran, city, northwestern Algeria. It lies along an open bay on the Mediterranean Sea coast, about midway between Tangier, Morocco, and Algiers, at the point where Algeria is closest to Spain. With the adjacent city of Mers el-Kebir, a fishing centre at the western end of the bay, Oran is the
- Oran Coire a Cheathaich (work by Macintyre)
Celtic literature: Developments of the 18th century: …Praise of Ben Dorain) and Oran Coire a Cheathaich (“Song of the Misty Corrie”). His most famous love song is addressed to his wife, Màiri.
- Oran do’n Rìgh (work by Macintyre)
Celtic literature: Developments of the 18th century: …later praised George III in Oran do’n Rìgh (“Song to the King”), but he had been a forester on the Perthshire–Argyllshire borders in early manhood, and this is the setting of his greatest poems, Moladh Beinn Dóbhrainn (The Praise of Ben Dorain) and Oran Coire a Cheathaich (“Song of the…
- Oran, Great Mosque of (mosque, Oran, Algeria)
Oran: The contemporary city: …the old town is the Great Mosque, built in 1796 with money obtained by ransoming Spanish captives. To the east lies the Château Neuf, former residence of the beys of Oran and later a French army headquarters. Near the Casbah, which surrounds the old Spanish castle, are the mosque of…
- Orang Asli (people)
Malaysia: Peninsular Malaysia: …region, these include the various Orang Asli (“Original People”) aboriginal peoples, the Malays, the Chinese, and the South Asians. In addition, there are small numbers of Europeans, Americans, Eurasians, Arabs, and Thai. The Orang Asli constitute the smallest group and can be classified ethnically into the Jakun, who speak a…
- Orang Jawa (people)
Javanese, largest ethnic group in Indonesia, concentrated on the island of Java and numbering about 85 million in the early 21st century. The Javanese language belongs to the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) family. Islam is the predominant religion, though Hindu traditions of an earlier era are
- Orang Melayu (people)
Malay, any member of an ethnic group of the Malay Peninsula and portions of adjacent islands of Southeast Asia, including the east coast of Sumatra, the coast of Borneo, and smaller islands that lie between these areas. The Malays speak various dialects belonging to the Austronesian
- Orang Ulu (people)
Malaysia: Sarawak: …indigenous groups, such as the Orang Ulu—an ethnic category embracing the Kenyah, Kayan, Kelabit, Bisaya (Bisayah), Penan, and others—also contribute much to Sarawak’s ethnic and cultural character. The Kenyah, Kayan, and Kelabit generally trace their origins to the southern mountains on the border with
- orang-utan (primate)
orangutan, (genus Pongo), any of three species of Asian great apes found in rainforests on the Southeast Asian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) inhabits large portions of Borneo, whereas the Sumatran orangutan (P. abelii) and the Tapanuli orangutan (P.
- Orange (Texas, United States)
Orange, city, seat (1852) of Orange county, southeastern Texas, U.S. It lies at the Louisiana state line. Orange is a deepwater port on the Sabine River, which has been canalized to connect with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. It is linked to Beaumont and Port Arthur by the tall Rainbow Bridge
- Orange (New South Wales, Australia)
Orange, city, east-central New South Wales, Australia. It is located near the slopes of Mount Canobolas, an extinct volcano. In 1828 the area was named by Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, the surveyor general of New South Wales, in memory of the prince of Orange (later William II), with whom he
- orange (fruit)
orange, any of several species of small trees or shrubs of the genus Citrus of the family Rutaceae and their nearly round fruits, which have leathery and oily rinds and edible, juicy inner flesh. A number of species and varieties of orange are economically important, namely the China orange, also
- Orange (county, Vermont, United States)
Orange, county, eastern Vermont, U.S., bounded to the east by New Hampshire; the Connecticut River constitutes the border. It consists of a piedmont region that includes Butterfield, Knox, and Braintree mountains. The county is drained by the Ompompanoosuc, White, Waits, and Wells rivers; Lakes
- orange (color)
orange, in physics, light in the wavelength range of 585–620 nanometres in the visible spectrum. After the wavelengths of red, those of orange are the longest discernible to the human eye. In art, orange is a colour on the conventional colour wheel, located between red and yellow and opposite blue,
- Orange (France)
Orange, town, Vaucluse département, Provence–Alpes–Côte d’Azur région, southeastern France. It lies in a fertile plain on the left bank of the Rhône River, north of Avignon. Orange derives its name from Arausio, a Gaulish god. Under the Roman emperor Augustus’s rule it became prosperous. In the 5th
- Orange (Connecticut, United States)
Orange, town (township), New Haven county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S., west of New Haven on the Housatonic River. Originally a part of Milford colony (on land bought from the Paugusset Indians and settled in 1639), it was known as North Milford. In 1822 the latter joined with part of New Haven
- Orange (county, New York, United States)
Orange, county, southeastern New York state, U.S., located mostly in the Hudson River valley. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the northwest (the Delaware River constituting the boundary), New Jersey to the southwest, and the Hudson River to the east. Among the other waterways are the Wallkill and
- Orange (New Jersey, United States)
Orange, township, Essex county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S. It lies just west of Newark. Named Mountain Plantations when it was settled in 1678, it was later renamed to honour William, prince of Orange, who became William III of Great Britain. Orange was a part of Newark until 1806, when it
- Orange (California, United States)
Orange, city, Orange county, southern California, U.S. Adjacent to Anaheim (west) and Santa Ana (south), it lies along the Santa Ana River. Part of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, the city was founded as Richland in 1869 by Alfred Chapman and Andrew Glassell, who received the land as payment for
- Orange basin (basin, Africa)
Africa: Orange basin: The Orange River is the longest in South Africa. Flowing across almost the entire width of the country, it makes its way from the highlands in the east through the Kalahari depression in the west to empty into the South Atlantic Ocean. Its…
- Orange Bowl (football game)
Orange Bowl, American college postseason football game played on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day in Miami. It is one of six bowls that take turns hosting the semifinals of the College Football Playoff that determines the national champion of Division I college football (the others are the Cotton
- Orange Bowl Festival (festival, Miami, Florida, United States)
Orange Bowl: The Orange Bowl Festival features, in addition to the football game, a parade, a tennis tournament, a basketball tournament, a fireworks display, and a sailboat regatta.
- Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (English literary prize)
Women’s Prize for Fiction, English literary prize for women that was conceptualized in 1992 and instituted in 1996 by a group of publishing industry professionals—including agents, booksellers, critics, journalists, and librarians—who were frustrated by what they perceived as chauvinism in the
- orange clown anemone fish
perciform: Interspecific relationships: …the clown anemone fish (Amphiprion percula), which is found among the tentacles of sea anemones. The mucous substances secreted by the anemone fish protect it from the stinging cells of the sea anemone. Some anemone fishes seek out only one type of sea anemone; others do not show any…
- orange clown fish
perciform: Interspecific relationships: …the clown anemone fish (Amphiprion percula), which is found among the tentacles of sea anemones. The mucous substances secreted by the anemone fish protect it from the stinging cells of the sea anemone. Some anemone fishes seek out only one type of sea anemone; others do not show any…
- Orange County (film by Kasdan [2002])
Catherine O’Hara: …Before This (1999), the comedy Orange County (2002), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), the fantasy Penelope (2006), Away We Go (2009), and the TV movie Temple Grandin (2010). She appeared in several TV comedies and had a recurring role (2003 and 2005) on Six Feet Under. Her voice work…
- Orange Dale (New Jersey, United States)
South Orange Village, township (town), Essex county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., immediately west of Newark. Following the American Civil War, many residents of New York City were attracted by the natural beauty of the open, rolling country and moved into the area. It was originally the Orange
- Orange Democratic Movement (political party, Kenya)
Kenya: Kenya under Kibaki: …coalition of political parties, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), which included KANU. In 2007 dissension caused a rift within ODM, resulting in the formation of an additional coalition group, the Orange Democratic Movement–Kenya (ODM-K).
- Orange Democratic Movement–Kenya (political party, Kenya)
Kenya: Kenya under Kibaki: …an additional coalition group, the Orange Democratic Movement–Kenya (ODM-K).
- Orange Economy: An Infinite Opportunity, The (work by Duque and Restrepo)
Iván Duque: The Orange Economy: An Infinite Opportunity (2013), written with Felipe Buitrago Restrepo, is a manual for a creative economy that advises readers to “squeeze all the juice” from it. Among Duque’s other books are Maquiavelo en Colombia (2007; “Machiavelli in Colombia)” and El futuro está…
- Orange Free State (historical province, South Africa)
Orange Free State, historical Boer state in Southern Africa that became a province of the Union of South Africa in 1910. One of the four traditional provinces of South Africa, it was bordered by the Transvaal to the north, Natal and the independent state of Lesotho to the east, and Cape Province to
- Orange Is the New Black (American television series)
Laverne Cox: …acting category (in 2014 for Orange Is the New Black), and she was the first transgender person to win (2015) a Daytime Emmy as a producer.
- orange jessamine (plant)
Rutaceae: Orange jessamine (Murraya paniculata) is native to Southeast Asia and is widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental. Perhaps the most unusual is the gas plant (Dictamnus albus), a poisonous perennial herb that has attractive white or pink flowers. The leaves can be squeezed…
- orange juice (beverage)
orange: History and use: The spread of orange-juice drinking, in contrast with eating of the fresh fruit, significantly increased the per capita consumption of oranges. Also important was the growing appreciation of the dietary value of citrus fruits; oranges are rich in vitamin C and also provide some vitamin A. The most…
- orange milkweed (plant)
butterfly weed, (Asclepias tuberosa), North American plant of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), a stout rough-haired perennial with long roots. The erect, somewhat branching stem grows up to 1 metre (3 feet) tall and has linear, alternately arranged leaves. In midsummer it bears numerous clusters
- Orange Order (Irish political society)
Orange Order, an Irish Protestant and political society, named for the Protestant William of Orange, who, as King William III of Great Britain, had defeated the Roman Catholic king James II. The society was formed in 1795 to maintain the Protestant ascendancy in Ireland in the face of rising
- orange osmanthus (plant)
tea olive: Orange osmanthus (O. aurantiaca), 2.5 metres in height, has fragrant orange flowers. Holly osmanthus, or false holly (O. heterophyllus), distinguished by its holly-like leaves, bears white flowers, on 5-metre trees. Osmanthus delavayi reaches 2 metres and has small, oval leaves and white flowers. The main…
- Orange parties (Ukrainian political alliance)
Yulia Tymoshenko: …November 2001 she founded the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYT; originally the National Rescue Forum) in opposition to Pres. Leonid Kuchma. Although Tymoshenko had previously been considered a strong candidate for the presidency, she formed an alliance with Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine party and supported his bid for president in 2004. During…
- orange peel bucket sampler (tool)
undersea exploration: Exploration of the seafloor and the Earth’s crust: Other grabbing devices include the orange peel bucket sampler, which is used for collecting bottom materials in shallow waters. A small hook attached to the end of the lowering wire supports the sampler as it is lowered and also holds the jaws open. When contact is made with the bottom,…
- Orange Prize for Fiction (English literary prize)
Women’s Prize for Fiction, English literary prize for women that was conceptualized in 1992 and instituted in 1996 by a group of publishing industry professionals—including agents, booksellers, critics, journalists, and librarians—who were frustrated by what they perceived as chauvinism in the
- Orange Range (mountains, Indonesia)
Jayawijaya Mountains, eastern section of the Maoke Mountains, part of the central highlands of the island of New Guinea. Located in the Indonesian province of Papua, the range extends for 230 miles (370 km) east of the Sudirman Range to the Star Mountains and the border with Papua New Guinea. The
- Orange Revolution (Ukrainian history)
Ukraine: The Orange Revolution and the Yushchenko presidency: The presidential election of 2004 brought Ukraine to the brink of disintegration and civil war. Cleared to seek a third term as president by the Constitutional Court, Kuchma instead endorsed the candidacy of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, who was…
- Orange River (river, Africa)
Orange River, river in southern Africa, one of the longest rivers on the continent and one of the longest south of the Tropic of Capricorn. After rising in the Lesotho Highlands, less than 125 miles (200 kilometres) from the Indian Ocean, the river flows to the Atlantic Ocean in a generally
- Orange River Project, The (dam project, South Africa)
Orange River: Irrigation: …comprehensive control of the river, the Orange River Project was located farther upstream, between the Caledon and Vaal confluences. The plan consists of a number of dam and canal projects; work began in 1962. The completed projects include the Gariep Dam (1972), which has formed the Gariep Reservoir; the Van…
- Orange Society (Irish political society)
Orange Order, an Irish Protestant and political society, named for the Protestant William of Orange, who, as King William III of Great Britain, had defeated the Roman Catholic king James II. The society was formed in 1795 to maintain the Protestant ascendancy in Ireland in the face of rising
- orange sulfur butterfly (insect)
sulfur butterfly: For example, the alfalfa butterfly (Colias eurytheme) is usually orange with black wing margins, but some females are white with black margins. The larvae feed on clover and may seriously damage crops, including alfalfa and soybeans.
- Orange Tree Egg (decorative egg [1911])
Fabergé egg: The Orange Tree (1911; also called Bay Tree), one of the larger pieces, had an egg that was more than 10 inches (25 cm) tall. Nephrite and various gems were used to create the leaves, flowers, and berries of the tree, while the trunk stood in…
- Orange Walk (Belize)
Orange Walk, town, northwestern Belize, situated on the left (west) bank of the New River. Established in early colonial times, it was pillaged by rebellious Maya in 1872. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it conducted a thriving trade in mahogany. The town declined after demand for
- Orange, councils of (Christian synods)
councils of Orange, two church synods held in Orange, France, in 441 and 529. The first, under the presidency of St. Hilary of Arles, dealt mainly with disciplinary matters. The second, and by far the more important, was concerned with refuting the Semi-Pelagianism of Faustus of Riez. It was
- Orange, Guillaume d’ (French politician)
chanson de geste: …of 24 poems dealing with Guillaume d’Orange, a loyal and long-suffering supporter of Charlemagne’s weak son, Louis the Pious. Another cycle deals with the wars of such powerful barons as Doon de Mayence, Girart de Roussillon, Ogier the Dane, or Raoul de Cambrai against the crown or against each other.
- Orange, House of (European dynasty)
House of Orange, princely dynasty that derived its name from the medieval principality of Orange, in old Provence in southern France. The dynasty was important in the history of the Netherlands and is that nation’s royal family. The counts of Orange became independent upon the disintegration of the
- Orange, Maurice, Prince of (stadholder of The Netherlands)
Maurice was the hereditary stadtholder (1585–1625) of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, or Dutch Republic, successor to his father, William I the Silent. His development of military strategy, tactics, and engineering made the Dutch army the most modern in the Europe of his time. Maurice was
- orange-fronted parakeet (bird)
conure: Among them is the half-moon conure, A. canicularis, called Petz’s conure, or “dwarf parrot”; from Central America, it is 24 cm (about 10 inches) long and mostly green, with orange forehead, dull-blue crown, and blue in the wings. The large (to 50 cm [20 inches]) Patagonian conure, or burrowing…
- orange-mouthed olive (snail)
olive shell: …region is the 8-centimetre (3-inch) orange-mouthed olive (O. sericea).
- orange-tip butterfly (insect)
orange-tip butterfly, (genus Anthocharis), any of a group of butterflies in the subfamily Pierinae (family Pieridae, order Lepidoptera) that have a wingspan of 37 to 63 mm (1.5 to 2.5 inches). The orange-tips, so called because most species have an orange spot on the top of the forewings, have
- Orangeburg (South Carolina, United States)
Orangeburg, city, seat of Orangeburg county, central South Carolina, U.S. It is situated on the North Fork Edisto River. In 1735 Germans, Swiss, and Dutch established a settlement, naming it for William IV, prince of Orange. The Donald Bruce House (c. 1735), on nearby Middlepen Plantation, served
- Orangeburg (county, South Carolina, United States)
Orangeburg, county, central South Carolina, U.S. The South Fork Edisto and Edisto rivers form the southwestern boundary, and the North Fork Edisto River flows through the southwestern part of the county. Lake Marion lies along the irregular northeastern end, with Santee State Park on the lakefront.
- Orangeburg Massacre (United States history [1968])
South Carolina: South Carolina since c. 1950: …tragic events, such as the Orangeburg Massacre (1968), in which three African American students died in a confrontation with state police on the South Carolina State College campus after attempting to integrate a bowling alley. Moderate governors, such as Ernest F. (“Fritz”) Hollings (1959–63), Donald S. Russell (1963–65), Robert E.…
- Orangemen (Irish political society)
Orange Order, an Irish Protestant and political society, named for the Protestant William of Orange, who, as King William III of Great Britain, had defeated the Roman Catholic king James II. The society was formed in 1795 to maintain the Protestant ascendancy in Ireland in the face of rising
- Orangerie (museum, Paris, France)
Paris: The Triumphal Way: …a hothouse, known as the Orangerie, and the Jeu de Paume, an indoor court for tennis. Both eventually were adapted as museums: the Orangerie had a small permanent collection, including a group of 19 of Claude Monet’s paintings of water lilies displayed as panoramas; and the Jeu de Paume housed…
- orangeroot (plant)
goldenseal, (species Hydrastis canadensis), perennial herb native to woods of the eastern United States. Its rootstocks have medicinal properties. The plant has a single greenish white flower, the sepals of which fall as they open, followed by a cluster of small red berries. Goldenseal is sometimes
- orangery (building)
orangery, garden building designed for the wintering of exotic shrubs and trees, primarily orange trees. The earliest orangeries were practical buildings that could be completely covered by planks and sacking and heated in the cold season by stoves; such buildings existed in Great Britain and
- Oranges and Lemons (game)
tug-of-war: …the British singing game “Oranges and Lemons,” which concerns the bells of the churches of London. Two children form an arch with their arms: one child is “oranges” and one is “lemons.” All the children file under the arch while singing:
- Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (novel by Winterson)
bildungsroman: …Mockingbird (1960) by Harper Lee, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1985) by Jeanette Winterson, and Black Swan Green (2006) by David Mitchell.
- Oranges, The (film by Farino [2011])
Hugh Laurie: …Flight of the Phoenix (2004), The Oranges (2011), and Tomorrowland (2015). Laurie later assumed the role of Mycroft Holmes, brother to Sherlock, in Holmes & Watson (2018), a comedic take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle mysteries. He then was cast as Mr. Dick in The Personal History of David…
- Oranges, War of the (Iberian history)
War of the Oranges, (1801), brief conflict in which France and Spain fought against Portugal. The war was brought about by Portugal’s refusal in 1800 to accept Napoleon’s demands to become a political and economic extension of France and to cede to France the major part of its national territory.
- Oranging of America, The (work by Apple)
Max Apple: …and fictional creations, as in The Oranging of America (1976), with its stories about materialism that feature such historical figures as cereal manufacturer C.W. Post, restaurant and motor-lodge entrepreneur Howard Johnson, and novelist Norman Mailer. In Zip: A Novel of the Left and the Right (1978), a Jewish man from…
- orangutan (primate)
orangutan, (genus Pongo), any of three species of Asian great apes found in rainforests on the Southeast Asian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) inhabits large portions of Borneo, whereas the Sumatran orangutan (P. abelii) and the Tapanuli orangutan (P.
- Oranian industry (archaeology)
Ibero-Maurusian industry, North African stone-tool industry dating from the late Würm (last) Glacial Period, about 16,000 years ago. The former presumption that the industry extended into Spain explains the prefix “Ibero-” in the name. The industry does bear a close resemblance to the late
- Oranienbaum (Russia)
Lomonosov, town, Leningrad oblast (region), northwestern European Russia, on the Gulf of Finland. Lomonosov was founded in 1710 by Prince Menshikov and was a summer retreat of the Russian royal family. The palace of Peter I (the Great) (1714) and the Chinese Palace, designed by the Italian
- Oranje en Stuart, 1641–1672 (work by Geyl)
Pieter Geyl: Oranje en Stuart, 1641–1672 (1939), considered his best monograph, recounted, analyzed, and evaluated the conflict between Orange and national interests.
- Oranje, Maurits, Prins van (stadholder of The Netherlands)
Maurice was the hereditary stadtholder (1585–1625) of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, or Dutch Republic, successor to his father, William I the Silent. His development of military strategy, tactics, and engineering made the Dutch army the most modern in the Europe of his time. Maurice was