OLIOS

Noun

olios

plural of olio

Source: Wiktionary


OLIO

O"li*o, n. Etym: [Sp. olla a round earthen pot, a dish of boiled or stewed meat, fr. L. olla a pot, dish. Cf. Olla, Olla-podrida.]

1. A dish of stewed meat of different kinds. [Obs.] Besides a good olio, the dishes were trifling. Evelyn.

2. A mixture; a medley. Dryden.

3. (Mus.)

Definition: A collection of miscellaneous pieces.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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