In chem., a termination denoting an ether derived from a phenol: as, anisoïl (formerly called anisol).
To smear or rub over with oil; prepare for use by the application of oil: as, to oil a rag; oiled paper or silk.
To anoint with oil.
To render smooth by the application of oil; lubricate: as, to oil machinery; hence, figuratively, to render oily and bland; make smooth and pleasing.
to make it water-proof, as in China, Japan, etc., where oiled paper is extensively used for umbrellas, water-pails, lanterns, rain-clothes, etc.
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Indian geranium or palmarosa oil (formerly called Turkish geranium-oil), a fragrant essential oil distilled from the leaves of Andropogon Schœnanthus, used in perfumery. It comes from the Bombay Presidency in India.
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The general name for a class of bodies which have all or most of the following properties in common: they are neutral bodies having a more or less unctuous feel and viscous consistence, are liquid at ordinary temperatures, are lighter than water, and are insoluble in it, but dissolve in alcohol and more readily in ether, and take fire when heated in air, burning with a luminous smoky flame.
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Specifically Oil as used for burning in a lamp, to afford light: as, to burn the midnight oil (alluding to nocturnal study).
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An oil of indifferent scent from the Lebanon cedar.
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Oil of chrism, oil mixed with balsam, or with wine and aromatics, used at baptism, confirmation, coronation of sovereigns, etc.: also called chrism.
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Oil of the sick, oil used at the unction of the sick. See euchelaion and unction.
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Especially, in the Greek Church, oil which has been in contact with a relic or other sacred object, or has been taken from a church lamp.
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Oil of myrcia.
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Punishment with a birchen switch; a beating.