Meaning of OLIO
 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O"li*o\, n. [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.) A collection of miscellaneous pieces.
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