ogre, n.m., ogre. Il mange comme un —; he eats like a wolf.
ogresse, n.f., ogress.
oh! int., O! ho!
oïdium, n.m., (n.p.) (agri.) oidium, vine-mildew.
oie, n.f., (orni.) goose; simpleton, ninny. Plume d’—; goose-quill. — de mer; merganser. Contes de ma mère l’—; tales of Mother Goose, fairy tales. Jeu de l’—; game of goose. Patte d’—; goose-foot; (fig.) crow’s foot, cross- (of roads).
*oignon, n.m., onion; bulb, bulbous root; bunion; turnip (watch). Regretter les —s d’Egypte; to sigh for or hanker after the flesh-pots of Egypt. Chapelet d’—s; ropeway of onions. Un — de tulipe; a tulip bulb. Être en rang d’—; to be all in a row, in a file. Se mettre en rang d’—; to take one’s place in a row.
*oignonet, n.m., ognonet (summer pear).
*oignonière, n.f., onion-bed.
oïl, adv., (old French) yes. Langue d’—; language spoken north of the Loire.
☉*oille (o-ye), n.f., (cook.) olio.