oil of olives en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English oile of olyvys.
Meanings
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(archaic, uncountable) Olive oil.
Common Oil of Olives, is pressed out of ripe olives, not out of the stones.
1652, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician:Oil of olives.—The province of Suse produces great abundance of this oil.
1809, James Grey Jackson, An Account of the Empire of Marocco, section VIII:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oil of olive | alternative | lexicographic |